tanjatuulia

I work as a business consultant for social enterprises. I'm also a facilitator and a participatory process designer and a permaculture teacher. I like to dance and tend to my garden. This is a collection of stuff I'm inspired by.  

[faustus-syndrome]

When you reveal more, you have less to hide. When you have less to hide, you are less worried about being found out. When you are less worried about being found out, you can pay better attention to someone else. In this way, telling the truth makes intimacy and freedom possible.

Radical Honesty (via faustus-syndrome)

[crossconnectmag]

Submission: Art from Anirudh Acharya

Anirudh Acharya creates mixed media artwork, paintings, photos and drawings. Born and raised in India, he is a self-taught artist who works at pursuing both his passions simultaneously- art and science. After completing his Bachelors in Physics, he is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Mathematics at the University of Nottingham. He divides his time equally between equations and art.

Instagram: @crossconnectmag

[tanjatuulia]

Sehnsucht (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːnˌzʊxt]) is a German noun translated as "longing", "pining", "yearning", or "craving",[1]. Some psychologists use the word Sehnsucht to represent thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences.

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BLOCBIRDS entire set

Guess which bird? 

BLOCBIRDS is an artproject by Studio 212 Fahrenheit

[demiiwhiffin]

[love]

by Olivia Notter

[davidhansendesign]

Vincent van Duysen interior

#Built Beauty

[davidhansendesign]

Tribeca Penthouse by Axel Vervoordt

#Built Beauty

[lepetitdragonvert]

East of the Sun, West of the Moon : Tales of the North

1914

Artist : Kay Nielsen

[lazyyogi]

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views of them.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via grayskymorning)

[oaluz]

The practice of assertiveness means acting. Act as if you are already the healthiest person you can be. Do not wait until you feel better about yourself or until you believe you have what it takes. Act as if you are self-actualised and your beliefs will follow suit. Act while you fear rather than waiting until you feel unafraid. “Acting as if” is a form of playfulness. Play successfully combines contrasts and opposites. When we act as if we are already more advanced than we imagine ourselves to be, we are creatively playing with an old, habitual self-image and welcoming a new self that wants to emerge. This new self is encouraged into existence by the image we are displaying when we “act as if.”

David Richo, How to Be an Adult  (via thatkindofwoman)

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Muutama tärkeä lause ja kuva ohjenuorakseni tälle vuodelle <3 

Kuvat: @tanjatuulia

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[visvya]

[fumiyayamamoto]

Flower: Larkspur Vase: Tom Dixon Warp Bowl

[eintsein]

A friend once asked me how I manage to do my tasks so efficiently. I wrote a 500-word essay in 20 minutes. I finished my math homework and studied for a quiz in the half hour before morning assembly. I sleep at 9 pm on most nights. But how can I possibly achieve that?

I’ve seen people, even good students, check their phone every minute or two as they’re studying. I’ve seen students “study” for six hours straight, meaning taking down some notes then watching a YouTube video then reading their textbook then opening Instagram… you know what I mean.

My advice is to commit to whatever you’re doing. Not too long ago, another friend asked me, “Jo, do you ever get distracted at home?” to which I replied, “Distracted by what?” They told me about how they always have the urge to check their phones, talk to their friends, or get some food.  I can’t say I never get distracted, but it very rarely happens to me because I focus on what I’m doing–and only what I’m doing. Here’s how:

1. During the time I allocate for working, I turn my phone to airplane mode (with WiFi switched off, of course). No messages or notifications will distract me from what I’m currently doing. Recently, though, I’ve left my phone on in case there’s anything important. There might an RMUN photoshoot tomorrow, or a Physics quiz, or a music showcase. I know myself well enough to know that I have the discipline to do nothing more than glance at the notification. However, if this isn’t true for you, then I suggest you keep your phone on airplane mode.

2. When I allocate time for relaxing, that’s all I do. No homework. No textbooks. No opening emails as they come. Just me and a good book or Photoshop or the piano or something. That way, I can satiate my thirst to relax within the half hour or so and not crave more when I start working

As for music, it’s been proven that music makes you less productive when trying to recall and absorb information (studying, in other words). Music only makes you happier when you’re doing things but not more productive.

By this, I don’t only mean which ones are most urgent, but which ones you can’t accomplish anywhere other than at home. For example, let’s say you have these three tasks: a) research about structural unemployment; b) write a poem with the theme of death; c) answer some questions about quantum physics; d) do a problem set about implicit functions; and e) memorize a set of chemical reactions. This is how I would do them:

Write the poem on the way to school. Maybe this is just because I like poetry. And because I can’t write when other people are around. I’d probably get a first draft done by the time I get home.

Do the research about structural unemployment. My school’s WiFi is terrible.

Answer the quantum physics questions. The new information is still fresh in my brain and doing the homework will help me revise, easing the process of spaced repetition.

Memorize the chemical reactions before I go to bed. Studying before you sleep is supposed to improve your memory, and since my memory is terrible, that’s exactly what I’ll do.

Do the implicit functions problem set as soon as I get to school the next morning. Math is undoubtedly my best subject, and it’s very refreshing to do math at 6:45 AM in the morning.

If you saw the pattern, I assigned each task a time slot when I would be most productive. I also did them from easiest to most difficult to the easiest again. Because everyone works differently, I suggest you find out which types of tasks are the most difficult (memorizing, in my case) and which types of tasks require a certain environment (e.g. requiring WiFi for doing research).

I guess that’s pretty much self-explanatory. I like to nap right after I get home from school if I’m feeling especially tired. As for breaks, I prefer to take them between tasks instead of every 25 minutes because of my high study inertia.

Commit to what you’re doing

Delegate and prioritize

Give yourself shorter deadlines

Take breaks!

And that’s it! Hope this guide to efficiency was helpful in some way. I do believe that by following these four steps, you can accomplish all your tasks in a much shorter amount of time. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to drop me an ask!

[kenmarten]

Evening Peonies