#and that i'm taking breaks

[veliseraptor]

Liseeeeeeee how can you be so productive like wow

first and foremost by being extremely fucking neurotic about it.

as a person I am trying to deprogram myself from the defining impulse that tells me that in order to prove my existence worthwhile I must be constantly contributing something of tangible worth, or else doing something, actively, that I can in some way convince myself is an Accomplishment, otherwise in short order I will become worthless, irrelevant, and a failure and nobody will like me anymore."

I mean, I think I am also relatively blessed with a brain that, for all its faults, does tend to focus pretty well once I can pin it down into doing a thing, and a life that is flexible enough to permit me to take the time out of it to do things like write fanfiction and knit and whatever.

but the point is that I don't actually really have advice about this because I honestly don't feel like I'm speaking from a place of giving advice, current evidence (me trying to finish a thing on time) notwithstanding in general I'm trying to give myself permission to be less productive, not trying to figure out how to enable or advance the ability to hold the (often punishing) pace I set myself. if that makes sense.

but yeah in honesty my answer to this question as far as the "how" remains the same: pretty sure it's mostly the neuroses. as a human being I think I'm about 70% running on questionable coping mechanisms, very good compartmentalization, and a strong "if you think this sucks it could be worse! so do what you gotta to make sure it doesn't get worse!" mentality.

[marzipanandminutiae]

"hey why are all the barrier garments like linen shirts or chemises or combinations going away?"

"oh we have more washable fabrics now! you don't need to worry about sweat reaching your outer clothing when you can just chuck it in the washing machine!"

"cool!"

[100 years later]

"so uh all of those new washable fabrics are leaching microplastics into our water, and the constant machine-washing wears garments out faster. they're also not really sturdy enough to be mended, so we keep having to throw them out and now the planet is covered in plastic fabric waste that will never break down. also it turns out that the new washable fabrics hold odor-causing bacteria VERY well. so could we get those barrier garments back please?"

"sorry babe linen now costs $100000/yard and since it's been so long without them, nobody knows how to adapt barrier garments to the current styles anyway"

"..."

"maybe try this new $50 undershirt made of Special Sweat-Wicking Plastic Fabric! :) :) :)"

[nariarts]

Spent a ridiculous amount of time last night obsessively editing my hand written zines in Photoshop to take away any tiny blemishes so they were definitely readable.

Whatever. Understand or don't.

[eastgaysian]

[sticksandsharks]

Dualayim & Tolpan from my comic Sacred Bodies!

[maeamian]

Part of the reason that Republicans are so desperately acting like they will never lose again is because they are deeply terrified that this is their last real chance to win. The big orange dipshit came in and gutted the party of everyone who wasn't a loyalist, which left it full of nasty little gremlins who have gaping voids where charisma and human decency is supposed to go.

They still hold a lot of power, but if we stop them this year the next presidential election may not be the Most Important One Of Your Life™, that's not a guarantee or anything, but if they don't win here and now their future looks grim, this dipshit is the only guy they have left and he's extremely diminished and has his brains leaking out of his ears at this point. We can beat him into the ground.

So that's what we're gonna fucking do. We're gonna break these fucking fash. They will crash upon us and we're gonna break their fucking necks. When they come for us they will lose because they're fucking losers and we have each other's backs which is something they fundamentally are incapable of comprehending.

[egophiliac]

give yourself a chance to just chill whenever you can 👍

[iliothermia]

Shana Tova!!! May your enemies, haters, and those who wish evil upon you be cut off. The blessing for the leek has always felt resonant but this year it's been on my mind a lot. For me at least, 5785 is a year of practicing healthy boundaries and taking care of myself - even if I have to run on spite. I hope everyone has a safe Rosh Hashanah ❤️

[swordsonnet]

i'm sorry but i don't think we should call this the "autism website" when there's still posts with tons of notes mocking people who:

struggle with social skills / have anxiety around social settings

are unemployed / unable to work certain jobs

have intense or "age-inappropriate" interests

haven't had certain life experiences that are deemed universal/essential

struggle with personal hygiene

don't have any friends or dating experience

don't go outside much or at all

take things literally / don't get sarcasm/jokes

have unusual ways of speaking

generally aren't "normal"

[xandrikart]

The most beautiful thing about Drawtectives is that you can choose any combination and you will be right. But no way I'm ignoring a beautiful garb next to York.

[ideotape]

eddie studies +bonus hen

[nosnexus]

Is this Justice? Is this a new dawn?

[artsarasp]

Uh oh! Happy Halloween!

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[peanutseagle]

tea time with the bestie

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Archery Nemesis.

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[hakogyi]

why do we always seem to end up going in circles?