#regimentation

[indizombie]

The predominant aesthetic of a large Indian school still resembles a peculiar fusion between the regimentation of a military garrison and the ritualisation of an authoritarian cult. Let’s begin with a simple deconstruction of the spectacle of the daily morning assembly: geometric rows of students neatly arrayed to military commands of ‘Attention’ and ‘Stand at ease’; the fervent chanting of patriotic and religious songs; the ‘pin-drop’ attention focused on the echoing voice of the Authority figure handing down moral and administrative instructions; and the swift action meted out against any deviation in appearance or behaviour. The ritual of the assembly reminds the student every morning that the individual student is an insignificant blob, whose only redemptive value lies as part of a collective body, while the Authority is all-knowing and all-powerful and, therefore, deserves to be obeyed. The daily meeting of the RSS’s shakha reproduces a similar message, except that it provides some allowance for democratic deliberation in the form of group discussions.

Asim Ali, ‘Imprisoned minds’, Telegraph India

[nemfrogfilms]

The workday begins. Enterprise. Caravel Films. 1948. Internet Archive

[nemfrog]

Cannon fodder. Comrade Gulliver. 1936.

[lroseliu]

In many ways, we are captives in our own minds. My ongoing series is about the day-to-day claustrophobic environment that forms mental and physical walls we create for ourselves. These walls impose limits on our thinking, stifling our behavior and creativity, and constraining our sense of self and perception of reality. My work explores the notions of confinement, regimentation, and repression through visual imagery. By making this body of work, I confront the desire to live up to social expectations that entrap many of us, thereby examining how we can break down the walls in which we imprison ourselves. I am drawn to the lines, shapes, and forms of architecture, and how they echo the uniform and regimented structure of the conditions for thinking. By using architecture as a metaphor, deconstructing its structural elements, and layering them, I enhance the effect of the repressive and claustrophobic atmosphere. In short, architecture metaphorically suggests my attempt at controlling chaos in a controlled space(s). Balancing on the edge of the real and the unreal, making new structures out of already-existing vernacular and stagnant buildings, and employing radical framing, I build an imagined reality. These images communicate the mental experience of the void, withdrawal, and suffocation.

[kissmewinchester-archives]

Censorship isn’t the answer to your hurt feeling. (I’m sorry?)

I recently saw this post that basically said that you shouldn’t use “anti” tags, and that you should only focus on things/posts that you enjoy instead, and I GOTTA SAY, it’s complete bullshit...

I have about four “anti” tags compared to HUNDREDS of tags that consist of content that I do enjoy, promote, or relate to. And I think that’s a pretty good ratio. You shouldn’t have to feel like you’re only “allowed” to post things that are “positive” 100% of the time, because that’s not genuine, nor realistic. This is MY blog, and I’m going to use it to be real.

I’m not sure about you, but I happen to not like certain things??? I mean, sometimes I do wanna share my “negative” feelings towards characters and such, and it’s normal, and also? unproblematic as long as you tag it correctly. So please stop pushing for this toxically-positive realm within fandom, because it’s fake and it’s confining.

[michael-almir-blog]

SOURCE : Instagram : @cardiganwelshcorgi #wales , #welsh , #corgi , #newworldorder, #regimentation , #rulers & #systemofgovernment . (at Kent Mountain Centre, Wales)

[bijuhero]

Day 427

Day 427 Record Keeping Day 396 Fixed Meditation Day 342 Bodyweight Exercise (FULL 25 lb KBell Tabata) Day 269 Writing (editing) Day 442 Eating Day 77 Dynamic Meditation = 78 (1 hour) Day 24 Marketing = 73 (action + research) Great sleep, great wakeup.  Excellent meditation, bodyweights. Cheat day for eating, and low will for marketing and writing. I think my threshold has been bad on days I do a full Tabata - I think I’ve naturally been cheating on those days, which is completely fine. I felt very low control with marketing which really really depressed me - that and writing. I think it’s really necessary to write out a list of tasks in a planner so I don’t have any question of what the next task is. Without a metric it can feel like I’m lost - working but not feeling like I’m progressing. That’s what I’m hoping the planner will counter.

Dynamic Med Notes (1 hour 10 min): x7 shoulders x6 fidgeting x2 anger/irritation arising innumerable arisings of fear and frustration and depression

[bijuhero]

Regimentation Strategies and a Rudimentary Scale

Here’s my first rough Scale for Regimentation:

1) When I do a scheduled task I do not think of other tasks 2) When I end a scheduled task I do not continue to think of it afterwards 3) I am able to leave off thinking of work when work is done 4) I don't work when it's not time to work 5) There is a strong line between work and non-work for me 6) Work stress doesn't tend to worry me out during non work times 7) I quickly get into a relaxed state once I finish work

Each question is a 7 point Likert Scale as is the Grit Scale and the SRHI. Do not agree at all = 1, Strongly agree = 7. I just took this and I scored a 17 our of a possible 49 points. Which sounds about right. Some possible additions? -I tend to put off tasks (procrastination seems to be a factor in regimentation) -I tend to ramp up and ramp down depending if it’s work or relaxation (might be too simple to question #7

Some Strategies:

“Sticky” or Absorptive Hobbies  Not looking at things like Facebook/work email Spend time outside Try to steer clear of staring at a computer screen. Having weekends Charting out a schedule for free time - I have a  tendency to let everything drop which inevitably leaves me feeling like I didn’t DO anything during my free time. Some amount of lazing is great, but total lazing makes me feel like I didn’t quite relax enough, as odd as that sounds. Having an intention to not think of work stuff and to relax