#Life advice

[victusinveritas]

[darkshrimpemotions]

If the right way is too hard, fuck it. Do it the wrong way.

Folding clothes keeps you from getting the laundry done? Stop folding clothes. Put a basket in your room and throw your unfolded clean stuff into it right out of the dryer, it's fine.

Rinsing dishes off keeps you from loading the dishwasher? Load them dirty and run it twice.

Chopping onions keeps you from making yourself dinner? Buy the freezer bags of chopped onions.

You forget to take your meds and don't want to get out of bed to get them? Start putting them next to the bed.

Can't keep up with the dishes? Get paper plates. Worried about environment impact? Order biodegradable ones online if your local store doesn't have one.

Make the task easier. Put things where you use them instead of where they "go." Eliminate the steps that keep you from finishing the task. Eliminate the task that is stressing you out.

Do it the "wrong" way. It's literally fine.

[savagebeauti]

@xtheadvent it’s the teaching your brain to enjoy things post. My therapist taught me something similar but I like having the steps written down here

If you have achieved something, please remember to observe a mandatory period of basking in the warm glow of your achievement like a lizard on a stone, lest you teach your brain that effort is futile, actually, because it didn't get to enjoy its happy chemicals, so, naturally, nothing good ever comes of trying. (And no, avoiding punishment is not a reward!)

I recommend, like, 5% of basking time in relation to whatever time you invested into achieving the thing minimum. And if you can't make your own bask, friend-brought is fine (= tell your friends!).

[flameraven]

[humunanunga]

You can believe in magic, but watch out.

[vintage-tigre]

[whendidmythoughtsgocrazy]

Don’t let anyone who hasn't been in your shoes tell you how to tie your laces.

k.b. // unknown

[dandeliont3aandsageleaves]

Remember folks. No matter your thoughts on the matter, it's illegal to say "I want to kill the president of the United States." It's also illegal to say "I really, really think somebody should kill the president of the United States."

I'm just saying those phrases so everyone knows how illegal they are. You should probably spread this message, just so everybody else knows that you can not say "I want to kill the president of the United States."

[queer-here-and-in-fear]

best piece of life advice when you want to change a bad habit: you cant remove something without replacing it. otherwise, you'll leave a hole that needs filled.

you want to distance yourself from that friend and interact less frequently? get closer with other friends, and talk with them more.

you want to drink less gatorade/soda? start drinking more water or tea.

you want to play less video games? play more card or board games.

you want to eat less junk food? cook more home meals or go to better restaurants where you can.

energy cant be created or destroyed, and that applies to your habits too.

[krumpkin]

Every word of this is accurate I think 🤔

[imkeepinit]

[electricboogaloosstuff]

LOUIS taught me to ignore the red flags

LESTAT taught me to be unemployed

CLAUDIA taught me to never forgive, never forget

DANIEL taught me to start shit with people more powerful than me

ARMAND taught me that lying is fine and fun

MADELEINE taught me to be rude at customers

Those are REAL life lessons that we should ALL FOLLOW.

[withinsight-motivation]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[arcticyarn]