#If you want to be high energy then be high energy but you don't have to talk like every word out of your mouth is high comedy

[nenelonomh]

improving your focus

improving focus is crucial for several reasons, especially in today's fast-paced world dominated by rapidly consumed media. focusing enhances productivity by allowing you to complete tasks more efficiently and effectively, leading to better results in less time.

it also improves mental health by reducing distractions and lowering stress levels, creating a sense of accomplishment and control over your workload. deep focus helps you engage more thoroughly with your tasks, leading to higher quality outcomes and greater creativity. it is essential for lifelong learning, enabling you to absorb and retain information better for continuous personal growth.

in the information overload age, where digital platforms bombard us with constant information, maintaining focus helps prevent cognitive overwhelm and helps you to stay clear of the ever-growing brainrot. many apps and platforms are designed to fragment our attention, making it crucial to develop strong focus skills to concentrate on important tasks. focusing also promotes better mental well-being by creating mental space and clarity amidst the rapid consumption of media. it helps prioritize high-quality content and meaningful experiences over superficial information, ultimately contributing to your overall well-being and productivity.

improving your focus can make a big difference in your productivity and overall well-being. here are some tips to help you stay focused:

set clear goals: knowing what you want to achieve can keep you on track. break larger goals into smaller, manageable tasks.

create a routine: establish a daily routine that includes dedicated time for focused work. consistency helps train your brain to concentrate.

limit distractions: identify and eliminate things that divert your attention, whether it's unnecessary notifications or a cluttered workspace.

take regular breaks: use techniques like the pomodoro method to work in intervals and take short breaks. it helps prevent burnout and maintains mental sharpness.

stay organized: keep your workspace tidy and use tools like to-do lists or planners to prioritize and track tasks.

practice mindfulness: incorporate mindfulness techniques such as meditation or deep breathing to enhance your concentration and reduce stress.

stay active: regular exercise can improve your overall energy levels and cognitive function, helping you stay focused.

nourish your body: a balanced diet and proper hydration are essential for maintaining focus and mental clarity.

get enough sleep: prioritize quality sleep to ensure your brain is well-rested and ready to tackle tasks each day.

continuous learning: engage in activities that challenge your brain, like puzzles or learning a new skill, to keep your mind sharp.

now! don't read this and continue scrolling! get a drink of water! have a break! what's the point of any of these posts if you aren't actually going to make a change?

here, and here are 2 links to OFFICIAL studies conducted with rats on the effect of diet on the brain. in both of these studies, the rats consumed an equivalent of the standard american diet (SAD) - and were affected significantly more by health problems and memory issues than the control groups.

i hope this was helpful! send an ask if you have any questions?

❤️nene

[cheezybiscuits]

I wanted to take a crack at a murder drones hummoons au and give it a biblically accurate twist.

Ideas behind this flavor of au include:

-This is an urban fantasy post-apocalypse setting. Loads of witches n' stuff. Humans are separated by natural-borns and homunculi, the latter obviously being a slave class that makes up most of the survivors after the catastrophe.

-The kind of vampirism where mana/soul energy is consumed.

-Everything else is angel-like. After the apocalypse people call them "death angels" unless you're in one of those crazy cults who think humanity deserves this, those folks call em "god's wrath/soldiers"

-they don't wear shoes because divinity symbolism. Also I think it's pretty metal if V just lets her feet get sliced up on sharp debris out of sheer masochism.

-The other thing on their double halos are for hearing. One side senses low pitches and the other senses high pitches humans can't hear.

-Actually being angels is just the myths humans have come up with.

-The more I think about urban-fantasy absolute solver the more I realize it looks like the eldritch psychic powers in Akira so fuck it. Uzi's having that kinda bad time. As you can see I like to put fur on the viscera.

-This version of the solver intends to do the Flood(TM) thing where it collects as much assimilated biomass as possible for a huge fleshy home base.

[leoruby-draws]

I did a whole bunch of drawings for Jason's team two weeks back, so now its time to concentrate on Steph's team! Here we've got 4 new characters for her team, with a couple extra tomorrow as well. Lets go into to them, one by one.

First up is the lantern for the group, more specifically a Violet Lantern apprentice aka Miri Riam! Her reasons for coming to earth is unknown at the moment but they seem to have some connection to Carol Ferris. Carol's also a Violet Lantern and Hal's(Green Lantern) on-and-off girlfriend and occasional antagonist. Perhaps Miri was sent to become Carol's apprentice? I've got more info on whats happening there, but thats for later.

As for why Miri was chosen for the group, I knew I wanted some kind of Lantern for the team, but couldn't find a green lantern that was both in Steph's age group and have fun interactions with them. But then I thought, does it have to be a green lantern? I had a red lantern for Jason's group after all. I looked around and found Miri! I don't know her exact age but I knew she was a young adult, so I'm just gonna have her be around Steph's age group.

The Violet Lanterns Corps are very ...enthusiastic about the power of love and Miri's no exception. She wants everyone to know the joy of Love, she's honestly kinda annoying about it. I remember this one GL issue where she was destroying a city just to get Kyle and Soranik to resolve their love troubles. That pretty much became the basis for how I'm writing Miri's personality. Like I said above, I'll get more into Miri at a later time.

Next is Maxine Hunkel aka Cyclone, granddaughter of Ma Hunkel aka the golden age Red Tornado! I already posted a drawing of her a while back, I thought she'd make a fun fit for the team. She's has such high energy and so much enthusiasm I couldn't help but find her utterly endearing. I think at a later point she'll end up joining the JSA but for now she's just having fun with this team.

Btw I thought that maybe her grandmother, Ma Hunkel, could fit a similar role that the other Red Tornado did for Young Justice, helping out a young hero team. Just a way to emphasize how Steph and Tim's teams can serve as foils to each other.

Next up is the archer of the group, Mia Dearden aka Speedy II. Tho she should probably have a different name due to Roy still being Speedy atm. Maybe Speedette? Ehhh, gotta workshop that.

Anyways here's Mia and Steph meeting as civilians, with Mia showing off her bow. Mia seems to be in some sort of school uniform, perhaps Oliver is sponsoring her to go to a fancy academy? Her backstory is similar to canon, with Oliver saving her from bad people. I'm not sure if her story should be exactly the same as canon, since Mia is 10 but terrible things like that do happen in real life to young children. But I don't know if a goofy au like mine is the best place to show that. But for now lets just say Mia is currently trying to heal and become a hero like Green Arrow.

I imagine Steph and Mia get along really well, they just get each other in a lot of ways. Steph can see Mia might be hurting inside and wants to cheer her up, hopefully with all of Mia's new friends she can.

Last up is Jaime Reyes aka Blue Beetle III. Unfortunately I haven't drawn him all that much so no individual drawing for him, tho I do like him.

As for why Jaime, I remember liking him in the YJ cartoon and found him pretty likeable in the comics as well. But I've always like the spiderman hero archetype anyways, which Jaime fits really well (I mean, it was done on purpose). Static and Sideways also fit the archetype and are in the team as well. Arguably you can say add Steph to this too, probably more than Tim in my personal opinion.

Another reason I wanted to add Jaime is that he and Steph almost became teammates in canon, in a failed Young Justice project. What could have been huh. Third reason is more silly tho, if Barbara and Ted Kord start to date in this au, imagine how grossed out Steph and Jaime will be lmao.

So there's four new teammates for the team, but! I've got a couple extra for tomorrow! And later on I hope to finally post some more doodles of these characters (some of them are real old, more than a year old). Especially Miri, she turned out to be such a fun character, and I've always liked the all the lantern corps. Here's a bonus doodle of them btw (with bonus unmasked Sideways):

So many new members, well, hope you liked all that!

[joyfulzombieeagle]

I have to write my thoughts on Wednesday's game since I have woken up from the high of Azzi's return :

The game was ugly, especially the first quarter mind you they are playing an unranked pretty cupcake team. Rotations are messy; the team needs to practice more for the post and paint. Must figure things out, or it will be ugly in December. They will be ready by March, but I'm not sure by December.

I am not worried about Paige because there will be off-shooting nights. Fans are just expecting her to be perfect every game. She wasn't doing anything wrong, but sometimes, your shots won't fall. It happens to the best, but she contributed to everything else. This is why it is nice we have different offensive options. We don't want the ND game to happen again.

SARH STRONG IS SPECIAL. You know how good you have to be to stand out in a team that has Paige Buckers tbh she could be equal to Paige as FRESHMAN!!!!!! This, with her restricting herself and still being unselfish, as Geno said, is an all-around player, impacting every stat in the game!!! I know she got the 3PT shot, but I would love it if they did more plays for her in the paint. The UConn team will be ok with her, that is for sure.

Ice continues to improve and become more confident, which is why she is in the starting lineup. Also, her FG% is really good. She needs to take more shots and rebound more.

Ash is ash; she is streaky but doing well defensively.

I love KK energy, but I don't see her in the starting lineup over Chen all season.

Chen is great, and she and Paige have great chemistry. She didn't have any turnovers, which is good.

JANA !!!! I wish you all give Ice the grace you give Jana. She is really good at rebounding especially offensive rebounds, but from the first game I saw, she is bad at layups. She just chucks them and hopes they go in, there is no need to rush her shot, but she does. I get why Geno was pissed as fuck. The layup she made was crazy. Who the fuck makes a layup like that? And she doesn't look athletic to me. I hope she proves me wrong.

Morgan is the best of the other freshmen. She makes many rookie mistakes, but you can see her hustle defensively, Allie still doesn't move me, I don't see her getting many minutes this season.

Q is not getting much time either.

For AZZI FUDD, I was so happy even if she didn't score anything. I am happy that the first game jitters were gone I am sure she was nervous as fuck and to me, she looked really really good for the limited time she got. I was most impressed with her defense; she was so aggressive, and she looked strong like the girl who fouled her was decked to the ground lol. Also, I think the team was not used to her playing with them, yet maybe they didn't practice together enough because when she subbed in the 3rd quarter, they passed her the ball once for a shot, and she missed lol. Her shots would fall eventually, and I see her getting in the starting lineup. The team needs her to be 100% the Azzi Fudd in March to win the ring. Let her accumulate, like Geno said, for now.

[thunder-wolf64]

Gugh I'm exhausted.

I woke up with bad nightmare-filled sleep.

First class of the day, dumb quiz

Second class of the day, be the mediator between my friends and people I still want to be nice to.

Lunch, I can hardly eat, want to throw up with anxiety. My friend is making it worse. I find myself with a hot temper...

Class three. Verbal test, shake and shake until it's my turn. Test, I'm a bit rough but I earn 100% so I chill out and immediately go to study for next verbal test.

Class four. A nice break, still anxious.

Class five. I go first so I can't get more scared than I already am. I do badly compared to my peers. My brain won't stop making me repeat the same three words for the rest of the class.

After school: 2nd sib is stuck doing homework aftw4 school. I spe d a bunch of energy helping them and staving off anxiety. Finally done helping sib, need to navigate across three dlors with locked doors, go up and down twice, go home.

Home. tensions high for some reason, I fi d out i probably can't go to a fun event i looked forward to. I give my dogs a bath, they don't like it. But now I'm here alone on the couch, two shivering dogs wrapped in a bundle of blankets across my lap. I think I might take a nap

You all should send some asks for when I wake up :) just chatting preferably, I don't have the energy to draw for others much apparently.

[divinityunleashed]

BGM: Dragon Ball Z - Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - High and Scream

"Do you really think you have enough power to beat me? Don't make me laugh."

Broly stopped releasing orbs, but kept his shield up as he stared down the Ascended Sovereigns, smirking as he created a small Ki Blast in his hands.

"If you'd just let me kill you sooner, you wouldn't be dealing with this pain now. You're all complete and utter waste of blood. But that's not going to matter. Struggle all you want. In the end you're still dead!"

He then released the Ki Blast in front of him with one hand, it slowly travelled towards the group before it expanded into a ginormous ball of energy! Then the Herrschers would hear a voice behind them...

"Hmph. I should of known this Ki signature belonged to you, Broly."

It was none other than Vegeta, the Prince of all Saiyans, in his Super Saiyan 4 state, arms crossed. Broly spotted this and continued to smirk as the giant energy blast slowly came closer to the group. Vegeta clasped his hands together and formed a blast of his own as he walked in front of the quartet.

"FINAL! FLASH!"

A large beam erupted from Vegeta's hands and made contact with Broly's Gigantic Omega, prompting a beam clash in the middle of them all.

"I am the Prince of all Saiyans, even you, Broly! Your reign ends here!"

"Then please, do your best to make me kneel before you. Hah!"

Vegeta then turned to the group of four.

"I can't hold this blast on my own. Amplify the clash with your own energy, and we might be able to overpower him. Broly is no ordinary opponent, it will take all our combined might to defeat him."

"Everyone, MOVE!"

The combatants that was the team SEPHIRA reacted quickly.

With the large Ki blasts being flung about every which way, anyone who was not a direct target of Broly's hostility was now at risk.

Some tried flying to weave out of the way of the blasts, some attempted to put of barriers of power to act as shields, and some simply teleported out of the line of fire. In Mukuro's case, she created a large wormhole infront of herself, Natsumi and Miku to redirect any stray blast coming towards them to a completely harmless area somewhere.

For the hundred or so Jedi that was in the area to not only act as support, but to keep this entire fight contained to a limited area, they put up Force barriers to protect themselves and the Foundation and Colition Troops beside them, however some were not strong enough to withstand the blast and succumbed to them.

Yuna was able to grab Veridia and fly her over to where Tohka, Blanc and Xia were. Tenebria, who helped pull the injured Glacea and slightly injured Tohka over towards Xia and the others.

Xia projected a large blueish-purple barrier of Share Mana around them to protect them from the onslaught that was bearing down upon them all.

"Vivio, we can't keep this up. It's almost as if he's getting stronger and more erratic the longer this fight drags on. We need to end this."

"I know. Yuna, do you have those pills they gave us?"

"Oh, yes, I got them right here."

Taking out what looked like a round metal tablet, Yuna would distribute its contents to the rest of the group that was within Xia's barrier, everyone taking the pills as quickly as they could.

In almost an instant, the wounds they got from the fight would suddenly be healed. Glacea and Tenebria, who suffered the worst, were up on their feet and feeling good as new.

These were Bacta Pills.

A new type of medicine created from the same general healing properties as Bacta Water by the Ratatoskr Foundation. These pills were specifically modified through advanced technological and thaumatergical means to produce rapid healing.

And given that this was the first time these pills were officially being used in the field, it was safe to assume that its development was a success.

"Let's fucking go! I'm ready to tear into that roided up asshole for real this time!"

"Agreed. Using my body as a trampoline is a disrespect even I will not overlook. It is time to show him our true power together."

Tenebria, Glacea, and Veridia are all surrounded by a surge of Share Mana as their power rises, causing the air to be filled with static and the temperature to drop considerably.

Like Xia, they too had achieved a level of power beyond their base perimeters, all thanks to the same ritual that Xia underwent.

And so they had arrived.

Ascended Tenebria.

Ascended Glacea.

Ascended Veridia.

The four Sovereigns now stood together, the height of their power made evident as they were now ready to take on the Saiyan together.

[liauditore]

BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY! BDUBS DAY!

[shitpostingkats]

Brennan never let Riz and Ayda talk because the conversation would immediately devolve into autism-to-autism communication so powerful it could level entire cities.

[raynecloud06]

Okay okay, listen, y'all. Listen.

These guys.

Vampire heroes AU.

That is all.

[lesbianwyllravengard]

Starting to slowly realise I'm really not doing well mentally and it's. concerning. I feel like I should take a break from tumblr bc it takes some of what little energy I have but it's also my source of joy with friends so idk what to do, like I'd miss y'all more than I'd feel good about being away. But if you notice me talking less/not responding in days it's bc I just cannot. I leave your message notifs up so I don't forget tho <3

[antiyourwokehomophobia2]

I'm so tired of people who think they're comedians

[moongothic]

[tumbloggingattheendofitall]

And not that it's actually going to stop anyone from coming for me I guess, but like. Not voting in the US this election cycle because of your disgust at the handling of the Palestinian genocide by the US government isn't actually the Great Big Political Statement Of Solidarity you think it is

What it is, is apathy. No I'm not naïve enough to believe that voting blue absolves me of the crimes committed by my country on the word of a bunch of out of touch oligarchs. But not voting doesn't actually absolve us of any of that either, and it only materially makes things worse for everybody, locally and globally, when we allow our political apathy to keep us from Working Towards Better outcomes

[magentagalaxies]

so my friend and i are currently chatting about how i just discovered me referring to weed as "pot" makes me sound like a suburban mom even tho i didn't realize it was an "old-timey" term (??? it sounds just as normal as "weed" to me???)

and i just realized the reason i say pot is specifically because 1. watching kids in the hall (and other things from that era) and 2. talking about pot with the kids in the hall (the ones i know irl still use that word)

so for everyone's information i do NOT sound like a suburban mom for saying "pot" i sound like an old canadian gay man!!!!

but anyway that conversation moved on to talking about weed and the kids in the hall and now i must bring a poll to tumblr

(even if you have smoked before this is about placing yourself in the hypothetical situation i'd be in bc i've never been stoned before and my friend and i were joking about how my first time getting high would be with one of the kids in the hall lmao)

also in your opinion is saying "pot" weird???? literally so confusing to me like damn i guess all my interactions with weed are through the lens of 1. media from the 90s or 2. people who were young adults in the 90s

[phoenixcatch7]

The problem I'm having with one of my stories is that it is compelling - but not clicking.

It's a sephiroth gets reincarnated into mdzs. Straightforward. I've got several branching paths: lwj, jc, nmj (my personal fave) and the jade twins (one mind in two bodies). All five of them have great potential, but for some reason my heart is set on sephiroth!lwj, because the aesthetic is sublime.

But! It's! Not! Working!

My main problems are a) despite similar surfaces, sephiroth has fundamentally different morals and life experiences to lwj and lwjs morals are a huge part of his and wwx's stories. B) I can't NOT have wangxian. I don't ship often at all, but when I do I'm pretty set on it lol. I don't want to deny soulmates. Unfortunately I HATE writing romance. C) I do not think sephiroth should be in any sort of romantic relationship at all nor can I see him wanting one. I've read tons of fics where he is in relationships (healthy or otherwise) and they're amazing, yes, but... Under my pen it's just not in the cards. And I do feel pairing him with wwx would just amplify wwx's worst traits, which is the opposite of what lwj does for him.

Everything's in conflict, but the lure of sephiroths second childhood in strict gusu and his complicated feelings about it, wwx being a perfect mix of all his important people with a spine of steel and righteousness that they all lost as everything fell apart, the relationship between sephiroth and his new mother, and how he'd inexplicably lose her too, the white on white aesthetic, the older identical brother, the cruel angels aesthetic with the benevolent demon, the angst of wwx's defection and death, his relationship with qi as a planet's overflowing life force, the tragedy of the mourning angel, monster x monster.... It calls to me.

But there's also the way wwx becoming a demonic cultivator was so vital to winning the war, and the way that affected things, gave him a legitimacy. Involve the silver soldier, and well. Everything else becomes a little extraneous lol. And sephiroth himself is such a big mover and shaker, I don't know what I could do to manage that without wiping out 80% of the remaining jianghu after the burial mounds siege with sephiroth appointing himself king lmao. He's not the kind of person to make small ripples, you know?

And I'd love a twin jades au to sort of turn the chaos inwards a bit (nmj and jgy would be Excellent foils) but again, I can't separate wangxian and imagining scenes feels a bit too close to incest for my tastes, even when it's ONE PERSON in identical bodies!

It's frustrating, wanting to write a non romance fic set in a love story lol. I just. I hate writing romance. But wangxian just don't want to be parted.

But the image of lwj in the xuanwu cave secretly covering a feverish wwx with his wing, only to notice a handful of white feathers pushing through the black as he unknowingly becomes a better person through showing care for other people, shaking his own deep belief that he is a horrible irredeemable creature incapable of love. Caught in an act of love. Hnggh.

Any ideas?!

[braisedhoney]

Heya Captain, I have a question 🙋

How would you deal with annoying people? (it's a strong word, but don't know how else to describe it)

Like fans who are just too much sometimes.

Would you ignore them, just tolerate them or deal with them somehow differently?

As a crewmate on this ship it’s important for me to do everything in my power not to be an annoyance o7 /j

But like I’m just curious on how creators deal with people they find annoying or fans who are just a bit TOO exited I guess. Like how other people deal with this kind of people without being rude or mean. Sometimes you just want the person to get off your back, but have no idea how to deal with it, you know?

If you don't feel comfortable answering this question I totally get it, you can just ignore this ask then

Thank you and have a honey day🐝

y'know, that's honestly a fair question to ask. it is kind of difficult to answer, but i know what you mean. i'll give it a shot.  

it's not that i'm really popular enough to have a huge group of "fans" (seems like too big a word!) but sometimes there have been people who just take it out of me a bit. i'm not a high energy person even if i do try, so i can't always match the enthusiasm—limited spoons and all that ;;

when i'm tired, low energy, or just generally not feeling the vibe, i just… trail off a little. not on purpose, i just do. my activity is already really sporadic, so sometimes i'll post art but not respond to things bc i post and go. it's just how it be. 

my only real piece of advice is this: do not spam. if someone is going to answer, they'll answer, but spamming them won't help. they might have other stuff going on or generally don't feel up to it—as a creator, you do still have the right not to mesh with people. spam won't make them want to talk to you more lol. being polite goes a long way! (this ask qualifies as polite, btw. very kind of you to worry <3)

just try to respect boundaries, and remember not everyone is immediately going to become your friend, creator or otherwise. life's funky and we all get through it our own way, but we'll be okay o7

(also aw, have a sweet day too, anon 🍯 hope you're alright.)