#fight that fucking burnout

[1jet2unknown]

Sterek Fall Fest 2023: Sweater Weather

I'm trying hard to keep up the creative streak I finally have again so decided to do a clean sketch for the Sterek Fall Fest's 1st prompt "Sweater Weather" and use the opportunity to also try out the new shadowing tool in CSP as a basis for a quick coloration. 😊

It feels so so sooo good to be halfway able to draw again 😭😭 I still am not confident enough to attempt a full fledged, proper & detailed artwork yet, but even seeing this sketch here colored was such a rush of endorphines - like I finally start feeling myself again.❤️

Hope you enjoy!

[vinnianlovesdinosaurs]

Keep going.

I know I haven't posted in a while or been on recently, but on top of my recent post, I just figured I would share some encouragement for this holiday season and the next four years. I know a lot of you are scared, devastated, and anxious. I completely understand. You aren't dramatic or delusional or ridiculous for fearing for your wellbeing. Do not let them take your voice away from you, but most importantly don't let them take your life from you. Keep living. Even when it feels impossible, even when it feels hopeless, you must keep living because that is how we win. I'm not sure what their name was, but I saw a video where someone said "No one ever won their rights back by hiding." Keep fighting for causes you believe in, keep fighting for your autonomy, keep raising your voice, and keep moving. We've gotten through this before. A hateful agenda is nothing new to us, we fight it every single day, but if we give up, go into hiding, or die, they win. By becoming statistics, we give them their satisfaction. Our fight is never over. We've been doing this for years, it would harm no one but us to stop fighting now.

With that, Free Palestine and Congo, keep boycotting, take care of yourselves, and have a great holiday season.

[askchilchuck]

Do you support Kamala?

No idea who that is.

[artificer-real]

ive started to really despise self help posts because all they do for me is illustrate just how apparently fucked i am compared to most other people

[b1tstar]

REQUESTFROM CHIP!!!

[cerbreus]

How I'm feeling on the last workday before my surgery STILL not being done with the plant textures

[sibillascribbles08]

VHHB anniversary is on the 10th.... trying to at least get chapter 3 of this thing done before then but god...............

[noah-infinity]

I'm participating in Artfight this year under Team Stardust! I can't promise a lot of art this year thanks to uni burnout and self doubt, but! I'm here!

[ranger-kellyn]

can't believe people """only"""" (bc we all know you can only talk about one singular thing and care about one thing at a time) want to talk about taylor's album and not the ever present horrors of the world. can't believe that so long as there is something bad happening in the world, we're not allowed to enjoy anything else or seek solace and refuge to give us the motivation to continue whatever fights we're fighting

[c0smiccom3t]

Im about to do the funniest thing ever to fight burnout.

teehee... TEEHEE AHAHAHAHAHAH--

[secret-keeper-speaks]

i apologize for not posting recently, strangers who follow me. i've had some...uh...attitude issues...recently, at least, according to my teachers.

[cartoonghosts]

my throat is bruised from trying to rip it out yesterday. It is impressive that ive made it to 16 honestly

[summoningspark]

guyysss We're So Fucking Back!!!

[quevadilla]

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[ink-and-radio]

I desperately need the housing market to crash or something to become affordable as soon as possible. I cannot live like this anymore.

[malusokay]

Little things that improved my life 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

Accepting my sleep schedule. I'm a night owl; I focus at night, I'm calm at night, I'm motivated at night. For a long time, I tried to fight this since everyone always preaches getting up early, but since I started accepting my natural sleep schedule, I've been feeling a lot better and have become way more productive.

"drink more water". TEA. Tea is the secret here. I will be honest, I hate drinking water; it doesn't matter if I have a cute water bottle or a cute glass, I still hate it. TEA.

Replying quickly. I used to be one of those people who get a text message and think, "Oh, I'll reply to that later", and then just forget about it entirely. Now, I text back as soon as I see the message. This has not only improved my texting anxiety (which I cause on my own by now replying and then feeling bad) but also deepened my connection to my friends. <3

Keeping my circle small and being okay with that. Over the past months, I've had this sudden urge to expand my social circle and get to know more and more people, especially after I moved in August. However, this quickly ended in what I like to call my "social burnout". I was tired, annoyed, and overwhelmed. It took a few weeks for it to settle, but I've come to the conclusion that I would much rather have a smaller circle of people who I trust and love deeply than a huge group of friends, and that's totally okay.

Wearing what I like. Even though I live in a big city, I'd still say that my style can sometimes be a bit more extravagant than what most people wear, another point is that I'm very uncomfortable with pants so I only wear skirts, which is also considered a bit odd where I live. But over the past years, I've come to accept that and have become so sure of myself and found such comfort in my style that I now just wear whatever I like, and it makes every day a little bit nicer.

Reading and writing for pleasure. Reading books outside of my studies and spending time researching topics that simply interest me is such a great way to calm your mind. Same for writing, I always like to say that to write is to think; putting your thoughts on paper in cohesive and well-crafted sentences that you can then reread and think over again is such a liberating thing to do.

Reaching out more. fuck the whole "double texting" and "no contact" thing. If you want to speak to someone because they mean something to you, then just do it. Unless they specifically asked for space, you shouldn't feel bad about wanting to be in touch with them. Many even really appreciate it when you show that you truly care. Let's stop the nonchalant act, and instead, let's face deep emotions and true vulnerability. <3

As always, please feel free to share your own little insights and things that helped you improve comments! <3

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