#evil pomodoro

[slav-every-day]

[kradeelav]

making great progress with projects, treated myself to the ol' standby ~

[thedrotter]

I have a gift for y'all today !!! 😊 Ever wanted to find a line in Re:Kinder in a single place for the sake of reference?? How about multiple chunks of lines. how about all the little variations that arise in the text with it's many endings, item descriptions, text that comes from interacting with the enviroment, and character info from the menu without having to boot up the game and go through it at long minutes!!???

well i sure did😊 Since I do a lot of fanart and think up my own silly theories and thoughts that need me to reference the game lines a lot, i have made a transcript for it for convenience's sake. A weirdly thorough transcript handwritten and proofread by me including all character lines available in-game. And I'm sharing it with you all today for anyone that wants it !!! :3 To use as a reference for creative fanworks or a quick search for a line in-game, whatever you wish to use it for!!

It uses the english translation of the game by vgperson. So naturally all credit for the game lines available in here is to her and Parun who made the game.

I did my best to organize it in a way easy to digest. Do note that I'm still human, and there's still the chance for mistake in it no matter how much I've proofread it, since I'm not even an english native speaker ^^. But I hope it serves you well nonetheless if you wish to use it.

That's my gift for today!!! Not the usual art, but still a project I'm proud of. Enjoy!!! 😊

[da-riya]

My study strategy can be best described as "The inverse pomodoro" (25 minutes of faffing about with 5 minute breaks of actual study)

[pithyorangecurd]

Kulemii its so fucked up. Its evil. Its evil. They should free us. From this hell.

[syrinq]

me making a discord channel in my reminder server with a list of things i like such as movies and shows and games and other Fun Nice Things because the Paranoia Of Forgetting Every Single Thing You Know Or Enjoy Is Real

[rascal-rose]

due to request and I thought it would be fun; Pepton fusion now in different flavors! 

what each one is exactly and a fun fact I thought of while designing these losers:

wrecking star (pizzano x swap anton): sounds of a live studio audience follows him around pomodoro marcio (evil peppino x evil anton): pocket knife hand is hammer space-esce, can pull out any tool he needs no matter how comical cancelled classic (pizza massacre peppino x antonball anton): roundest and shortest of the fusions paptun (fake peppino x paul): despite the blocky look, has the feel of playdough to the touch

[nanowrimo]

Write Meow! 4 Writing Tips Cats Teach Us

Did you know cats have a lot of wisdom about the writing process? It's because of their cat lifestyles! NaNo Participant Megan Jenkins lets us know what our wise cat friends can teach us about writing.

“Cats are too human-like,” my friend complained while explaining to my cat-lady-self why she’s a dog person. I laughed, but after pondering my cat’s behavior, I realized just how much cats can teach us about becoming a better human, and more importantly, a better writer. (Arguably.)

Here are a few writing lessons we can learn from cats.

1. Have a Routine

As someone who rolled her eyes at this advice for years, I still cannot believe that my cat hoodwinked me into a morning routine. 

My cat was right though. 

Writing for 15 minutes during my cat’s breakfast has me writing more than ever before. While 15 minutes may not seem like a lot, giving yourself prompts for the next session and having consistent sessions helps you accomplish more than you would think.

Also, cats are great accountability partners. If you stray from their routine, they will meow loudly and slap you with their paw. (Or is that just my cat?)

2. Take Breaks

Before my cat, my writing process was to write for hours at a time on a random weekend day. This process was exhausting and made me feel like I had to block an entire day for writing, which is becoming increasingly impossible. 

However, cats inherently know the importance of taking breaks and stepping away from screens, which is why they sit in front of our keyboards and computers when we spend too much time on them (I assume). 

One way to remember to take breaks is to participate in writing sprints, in which writers write together for a set time. 

For any fellow introverts, the Pomodoro Technique, in which you work for 25 minutes then break for 5 minutes with a longer break after four rounds, has been shown to increase productivity. 

You might hesitate to try sprints or Pomodoro like I did because you love to emerge yourself in your writing for hours. However, I have found that both methods have built my endurance, allowing me to write longer. 

Plus, the frequent breaks to entertain my cat prevent her from hijacking my keyboard. 

3. Prioritize Meals

Cats are grazers, meaning they eat several small meals throughout the day, which they do not like to miss. 

Unlike my cat, I skipped meals all the time. I couldn’t be like Pippin in The Lord of the Rings asking for second breakfast while on an important quest!

However, modeling my cat, I now prioritize my eating. While it may not work for everyone, eating throughout the day gives me energy to write after work, not just rewatch The Lord of the Rings.

Since you are likely not on a quest to eliminate all evil, try prioritizing eating, like cats (and hobbits) do, and see how it impacts your writing. 

4. Focus on the Present

Do you sometimes focus so much on the past or the future that you forget about the present? I do. With NaNoWriMo especially, I tend to over-plan and dwell on any minor failures. 

Cats don’t do this. Cats live in the present, and while cats learn from their past, they do not dwell on their failures or worry about the future. Instead, cats deal with problems when they arise.

Similarly, do not torture yourself if you have a bad writing day (or week or month) or worry about every what-if. Instead, use the past to improve your current writing session.

As NaNoWriMo begins, I hope what I have learned from cats’ behavior helps remind you to have a healthier relationship with writing, which is ultimately the goal of NaNoWriMo. Besides the 50k.

Megan is a business risk and control advisor at a financial institution. The rest of her time, she spends dreaming of fantastical places. Her love for language led her to obtain a BA in English with a concentration in professional writing and an MA in Technical Communication and Rhetoric. When she is not writing, reading, or editing, she also enjoys traveling, watching movies, and spending time with her family and cat, Sophie. Connect with her on Linkedin or Goodreads!

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[topazadine]

I am very tired of people erasing bipolar people when it comes to neurodivergencies, claiming certain symptoms are only signs of ADHD or autism. So many posts completely ignore that those issues are common to a broad range of neurodivergencies.

Like. Bipolar patients have many, many, many of the same symptoms:

Misophonia

Time blindness

Fidgeting/stimming

Trouble concentrating

Difficulty initiating tasks

Difficulty self-soothing/meltdowns

Difficulty with object permanence (forgetting that something is there if it is not immediately visible)

Struggling to complete tasks without a deadline crunch/sense of urgency

Sensory challenges (hating certain textures, only wanting certain foods, requiring deep pressure to calm down)

Which makes complete sense, because there is a lot of overlap between both bipolar disorder and ADHD, and between bipolar disorder and autism. So much so that many people are often misdiagnosed, or one of the comorbidities is ignored in favor of the other.

Many of the same neurotransmitter dysfunctions are at play in all of these disorders, and there are structural changes in the brain that mirror each other in each of these issues.

A lot of the same "everyday" treatments that help autistic or ADHD people also help bipolar people: weighted blankets, fidget toys, caffeine, CBD supplements, earplugs/headphones, the Pomodoro method, etc.

Bipolar is actually MORE prevalent in society (autism affects 2.2% of the population and bipolar affects about 2.8% of the population) yet when talking about neurodivergency, no one wants to talk about it. They don't to acknowledge our shared struggles because bipolar has been painted as a "scary" disorder that only affects "evil" or "crazy people."

It's ableist to exclude us.

In fact, a lot of the neurodivergency community is ableist as fuck against bipolar people, including ignoring the overlap between our challenges. You want advocacy and visibility, yet shit on mentally ill people because we're not as "socially acceptable."

Do better.

Next time you're talking about ADHD or autism or AuDHD, maybe think about whether you are actually discussing a more universal neurodivergent experience. Stop claiming that certain symptoms are only for autistic people or only for ADHD people or only for AuDHD people.

Learn about us and include mentally ill people in your conversations. Stop distilling neurodivergency down to just autism and ADHD. Care about our needs and consider us when you discuss mental health.

And stop acting like you're too good to be in community with "crazy" mentally ill people. Because you're not. We face many of the same societal challenges, including access to treatment and accommodations. You're not benefiting anyone by ignoring a significant part of the neurodivergency community. The more that neurodivergent people band together, the more we can create a more equitable society.

[dipstick-university]

i'm further processing my decision to move away from wifi, and so i'm trying to make a list of all the ways i have attempted to lessen unnecessary internet use. almost every tactic worked a maximum of three times and then i forget about them and went back to my ways:

scheduling when i can access the internet

setting time limits which i immediately turn off

buying $100 software that i eventually figure out how to turn off and forget to turn back on

hiding the phone somewhere inconvenient

turning the wifi off

only looking at the phone while standing up

using one of those cute grow-a-flower app (that one was actually nice and felt good and i should try it again)

physically giving my phone to someone nearby to 'hold onto' but then feeling too embarrassed to ever repeat the experiment

going a full day without (i always forget by like 11 am)

keeping my phone away from my bed (i go to sleep to audiobooks and i can't not. this is the actual most deeply ingrained habit and drives me nuts. i get a nice little kick knowing i get to lay in my bed, do crossword puzzles and listen to scifi)

setting the screen to black and white

pomodoro timing breaks of 20 min on 5 off

deleting all social media and scrolling apps

turning the damn thing off

taking up genuinely more fun hobbies

changing my screen wallpaper to remind myself to use the phone less

putting something around the phone that i then immediately forget to put back on

all the mindfulness stuff of examining why i compulsively check it (boredom, anxiety, a way to distance from larger feelings)

having only a flip phone for two years (i got lost soo often and i had to write everything down in a notebook because the phone was so poorly made. but i still loved it and i only gave it up because a friend very aggressively gifted me an iphone 5se that i still have)

the only thing thats actually lowered my usage is regularly reading communities like r/nosurf and going through their recommended book list. i knew that big tech was pretty evil, but hearing about it repeatedly in longform is forcing me to absorb it fully. really, all these books are just asking what the fuck we're doing here. everyone knows its not great for us and yet we continue on for the assumed benefits. isnt that one of the major signs of actual addiction?

and i hope it comes across that i say this with complete empathy for all of us. no judgement. it is just surreal to be in a crowd of people staring at their phones and feeling im the only one being so crabby about a social norm. i know im not and yet...!

i was at a party saturday and someone (can't even remember his name but it still felt important to cite that it was him) mentioned how to make art you now have to be a master of social media--a conversation for a different time--while also having the self control of an ascetic who can deny the siren call of checking checking checking the internet.

this combination makes it almost impossible for so many of us to make art, let alone have commercial success with it. so i ask again: what are we doing?

[bwoahtastic]

I am high on nicotine patches and caffeine drinks and I would just like to suggest a few random things until my pomodoro break timer runs out:

- merpup max au: Carlos being anxious at first and they give him bottles of warm milk before bedtime cos it helps him calm. Thet later realise carlos's lil tail wiggles like baby lamb's would when he is drinking milk cos he loves it!

- also dinner at the pack would be hilarious, you got the wolves cooking their food, nico and max trying some of it, Carlos having to be redirecting to his plate of food cos he will try to eat anything including plastic, Charles vibing with mostly veggies and Yuki looking someone dead in the eye as he holds a raw whole fish in his chonqy hands that he is eating from kwksks

- max in omega lessons being such a cute softie around hisbfirst pack Alpha jenson! I need more of it! Like max just purring up a storm and fussing over his nest to make it perfect for jenson! And dragging over Charles a lot cos pack Alpha dad must approve of mate (lewis is just amused he knows a first pack Alpha is very important, especially cos max was so young and imprinted on jenson ksks)

- kings au: queen nico being a drama queen first class and after a fight with jenson (number 7 of that day, advisor Swb was counting), he storms off away from the Palace and jenson finds him talking to someone in old, worn begger clothing, but later realise it was Keke in disguise trying to soothe Nico!

- girl seb always trying to find an excuse to go topless rocking up to the paddock in just a skirt and some tape over her nipples? Fia be panicking and trying to get her to cover up but she skillfully stays out of their grasp<3

- girl Fernando would be soooo chaotic omg, always coming up with her evil lil plans but also knowing when to bat her long eyelashes and make doe eyes at someone to get what she wants and look innocent lol. For sure she would help the younger girls in her own way, but maybe isn't always the best influence (Also Mark is smitten with her)

[energeticwarrior]

i still haven't watched new sims vid yet bc i need to study for the next 2hr (they fucking dropped new sims when i had just started a 4hr pomodoro they are so evil actually). i told my twt mutuals to yell at me if they saw me active so i escaped to tumblr lsfjslfkds anyways hope everyone is well

[dtwof]

Every weekend I am here trying to do my horrible evil dissertation

[sisterssafespace]

Salam Alaikum bestieee!!! Would u please let me know how to spend less time on social media :( I feel like I'm getting addicted coz it's my vacation now and I don't wanna regret wasting my free time instead of spending it in the rememeberence of Allah 😭 I wanna spend more and more time in ibadah but , as I read quran with meanings so I need to open my phone and after reading quran I Start wasting my time again on internet , also I don't have ANY friends as I'm damn introverted and I also don't prefer talking much . So people now keeps avoiding me :(( and also My hobby is painting and drawing and I cannot do it without seeing.. so here again I gotta use my phone and AGAIN start to waste my time . . Sobbing** i . . Don't wanna use my phone but. . . I HAVE to use 🥲 what should I even doooo 😭

wa alaykum assalamu wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuhu cutiepie 😍

MashaAllah we have a talented one here ! Allahuma barik ✨

Okay so, obviously the phone is like an evil we can't live without or whatever the arab proverb goes like..

Here are some of my most frequent tips:

- If you can't stay away from the phone or social media, at least filter what you spend your time consuming, what you expose yourself and your brain to; for example, unfollow the random non-useful pages or the pages with haram content, and start following pages with more beneficial content, whether religious knowledge or mental health or the artsy pages, or whatever you find interesting and beneficial to you. In that case, even if you are spending time on your phone it is not wasted, you're still learning something, you are coming out of it with some good knowledge.

- There are some apps like pomodoro that you can set a timer to while you do a task and then whenever you grab your phone you'll have a visual reminder to stay away.

- You can control your dara usage or the apps on your phone, for example you can go on the app settings for Instagram and turn off wifi and date usage and in that case Instagram will no longer be working even if you're on your phone until you switch it back on.

- DEACTIVATE the notifications. If you can't see it it doesn't exist.

- Make a timetable, or like a to-do list where you write down the important things you have to do like reading your adhkar for example and reading your daily section of the Qur'an, you can have an app on your phone with widgets that remind you of what you have to do, use reminders and alarms on your phone as well..

- If you can cut off the internet source on your phone for even an hour per day that's also great!

- And if possible for you to do some other activities that would really help, like you can go out for a walk, go to a park or a library, read from a hard copy, etc.

I hope this was helpful my dear! I wish you the best of luck 🩷

- A. Z. 🍃

[cloutchaserkineme]

palakol grades and lawyers

March 11, 2024, Monday, 8:29 PM while my mom sleeps a head cold and sore throat off in the other room

Hey so uhm. I flubbed hard on an earlier conversation with two lawyers and got laughed at (though I know they meant well, they -

(5 minute cutoff pomodoro ass)

-they were doing it to rib a freshie tadpole into the world of Law but ohhhmygosh did it feel like hell to be put on the spot and miss an Intelligence check in the lobby of that hotel) so I excused myself from tonight's class, which was starting on the chapter on Obligations. Judging from the chatter in the GC, the discussion went by incredibly fast, which means that I have to gallop and not trot in order to keep up for our next class this Friday.

However, I had no bullet in this gunfight, so to speak, because of the work thing. The work thing that I got ribbed by the lawyers for- because while I am studying to be included in their profession, I am already a card-carrying member of yet another subset of Humanities Work in our little group of islands.

I was accompanying an anonymous person whom I interviewed, who was a victim of a Big Bad Evil Thing in A Specific Department, to give her statement to these lawyers. I went there as a friend, and for quiet moral support, because they were there for her side of things, which I already knew and had exclusively reported on already.

I was not media, I was friend-typing-on-phone. And when the recording was off, and they were just thirty year olds talking about Big Serious Adult Things such as formally telling someone to Swiper, No Swiping (other people's professional licenses) through legal action, did I tell him that I was the one who wrote the article that got them to be aware that there was another victim of the Big Bad Evil Thing in A Specific Department, and that there may be many, many others who were just unwilling to speak up because we're all shy types and anti-boat rockers, living together on an island as we were. I was trying to say that he wouldn't have noticed her plight had I not done my job and gave a platform for her to voice out her issues.

This guy immediately goes, "you media people are always looking for a scoop", as if he didn't arrange that entire meeting to get an additional lawsuit. Babes, we are BOTH always looking to offer something to the God of labor that governs our work. This is natural. I am nosy by default and you were born argumentative- we are shaped by what we want to be defined as, within the limitations of our skills you twit.

Never mind that, though I was politely trying to assert that I was there as a friend and he was there to politely tell her that he was going to defend her to the end, we were both there for her.

All of this shit, the drudge, the long hours of typing work and recording conversations, and the way we both went out of our way to talk to the person about how she wants to proceed with doing something we think is right, and how we could help her (and hopefully by proxy others like her) to Eradicate that Big Bad Evil Thing in A Specific Department- it is in service to the God of Love and Kindness, who is right now wearing the skin of both our labor professions.

He might've felt put on the spot and ambushed by a writer, and I might (still feel) very insecure and proven ignorant by a lawyer, but we're both working towards that same goal.

I feel so stupid, fresh, and idiotic, but it all went away when I saw my friend walk out of that hotel lobby confident and with a pep in her step, her belief in a world that has people willing to help someone in need to do the right thing refreshed anew.

It feels better than any recit high, honestly.

(30) 9:22 pm, same shit different crash

[coldmilkchoices]

evil pomodoro method (salt and pepper diner challenge while studying)