#focus strategies

[ironmindsetmagic]

Focus Better, Achieve More: Your Guide to Success

Hello there, fellow focus seeker! Do you often find yourself getting lost in the black hole of social media or staring at your to-do list, wondering where to even begin? If you nodded your head or thought, “Yep, that’s me,” then you’ve come to the right place. Learn how to stay focused and achieve your goals with practical tips and techniques that will help you overcome distractions and reach…

[constructionsafetynetwork]

How Do You Manage Screen Time for Yourself? Strategies for Construction Safety Professionals

How do you manage screen time for yourself? Effective screen time management for construction safety professionals is a balancing act between staying informed and avoiding digital distractions. Staying connected with the latest safety updates and communications is essential, yet it’s equally important not to be overwhelmed by the constant flow of information. This balance ensures that safety…

[animakis]

3 Simple Ways to Eliminate Distractions and Boost Your Productivity

Distractions are everywhere, and they can significantly reduce productivity, leading to poor performance and missed deadlines. By identifying your biggest distractions and taking steps to eliminate them, you can improve focus, increase efficiency, and achieve your goals faster. In this article, I will provide practical tips and techniques to help you identify your biggest distractions and…

[dungeonmechoui]

Unprofessional yuri save me.. save me unprofessional yuri.. (image description in alt text)

[miirshroom-art]

Blue Skies

Both 9.5" x 7.5" watercolours

Some studies of landscapes. The view of the urban forest and the lake from my balcony, and some wind turbines that I photographed in the countryside.

[resiliencewithin]

Going into the next week I have two focuses:

being social

journaling

when other things vie for my attention or cause anxiety because I am not giving them “enough” of my time and energy, I will remind myself that that’s okay because these two things take priority.

I can’t do everything everyday.

I can’t strike a perfect balance.

[cuties-in-codices]

Where do you find these manuscripts? Is it like a website or do you find it randomly??

hey, thanks for the curiosity! lenghty answer below the cut :)

1)

medieval manuscripts are typically owned by libraries and showcased on the library's websites. so one thing i do is i randomly browse those digitized manuscript collections (like the collections of the bavarian state library or the bodleian libraries, to name just two), which everybody can do for free without any special access. some digital collections provide more useful tools than others (like search functions, filters, annotations on each manuscript). if they don't, the process of wading through numerous non-illustrated manuscripts before i find an illustrated one at all can be quite tedious.

2)

there are databases which help to navigate the vast sea of manuscripts. the one i couldn't live without personally use the most is called KdIH (Katalog der deutschsprachigen illustrierten Handschriften des Mittelalters). it's a project which aims to list all illustrated medieval manuscripts written in german dialects. the KdIH provides descriptions of the contents of each manuscript (with a focus on the illustrations), and if there's a digital reproduction of a manuscript available anywhere, the KdIH usually links to it. the KdIH is an invaluable tool for me because of its focus on illustrated manuscripts, because of the informations it provides for each manuscript, and because of its useful search function (once you've gotten over the initial confusion of how to navigate the website). the downside is that it includes only german manuscripts, which is one of the main reasons for the over-representation of german manuscripts on my blog (sorry about that).

3)

another important database for german manuscripts in general (i.e. not just illustrated ones) is the handschriftencensus, which catalogues information regarding the entirety of german language manuscripts of the middle ages, and also links to the digital reproductions of each manuscript.

4)

then there are simply considerable snowball effects. if you do even just superficial research on any medieval topic at all (say, if you open the wikipedia article on alchemy), you will inevitably stumble upon mentions of specific illustrated manuscripts. the next step is to simply search for a digital copy of the manuscript in question (this part can sometimes be easier said than done, especially when you're coming from wikipedia). one thing to keep in mind is that a manuscript illustration seldom comes alone - so every hint to any illustration at all is a greatly valuable one (if you do what i do lol). there's always gonna be something interesting in any given illustrated manuscript. (sidenote: one very effective 'cheat code' would be to simply go through all manuscripts that other online hobbyist archivers of manuscript illustrations have gone through before - like @discardingimages on tumblr - but some kind of 'professional pride' detains me from doing so. that's just a kind of stubbornness though. like, i want to find my material more or less on my own, not just the images but also the manuscripts, and i apply arbitrary rules to my search as to what exactly that means.)

5)

whatever tool or strategy i use to find specific illustrated manuscripts-- in the end, one unavoidable step is to actually manually skim through the (digitized) manuscript. i usually have at least a quick look at every single illustrated page, and i download or screenshot everything that is interesting to me. this process can take up to an hour per manuscript.

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in conclusion, i'd say that finding cool illuminated manuscripts is much simpler than i would have thought before i started this blog. there are so many of them out there and they're basically just 'hidden in plain side', it's really astounding. finding the manuscripts doesn't require special skills, just some basic experience with/knowledge of the tools available. the reason i'm able to post interesting images almost daily is just that i spend a lot of time doing all of this, going through manuscripts, curating this blog, etc. i find a lot of comfort in it, i learn a lot along the way, and i immensely enjoy people's engagement with my posts. so that's that :)

[salty-an-disco]

Hero in A1,please?Also I hope you're having a nice day!

thanks! it's been a lower energy day, but otherwise, been pretty nice :]

and here's Hero in his softboi era <3

the pants and socks feel very stuffy and uncomfy on his feathers, but he can't deny how cute those soft colors make him look (will still take those off as soon as he can tho. the sweater can stay, it's loose enough where it doesn't bother him)

[imaginalstudio]

rather give attention to positivity than negativity

[adorablegorilla]

I like how their playstyles match their personalities. Ifrit plays childishly, going for simple line block drops like beginners do, but still manages to keep up, probably due to how fast she builds. Sesa is clearly more experienced, going for a somewhat advanced T-Spin setup. Kirara has gone for a similar strategy, but it appears she wasn't able to keep up with the other two and has some junk she has to race to clear. Perhaps she couldn't match their chuuni energy, or maybe she only knows the strat from game guides and doesn't have much experience putting it in practice.

And then Mizuki beats them all anyway.

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

I agree that we educators need a place to vent about our jobs, online places as well… but I draw the line at recording yourself interacting with a student who is clearly disregulated. I don’t care if you can’t see the student and can only hear their voice; you are recording their voice during a vulnerable moment. That’s almost on-par with autism parents recording their autistic children having a meltdown. I don’t care how much of an asshole your student is; you don’t do that.

[dearweirdme]

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[agnesandhilda]

very interesting to watch isagi's character arc go from "claiming to be the king of soccer is cringe" to "me and this other guy (both soccer players) are like two warring nations and I'm going to be a better dictatorship than him"

[animakis]

The Pomodoro Technique" by Francesco Cirillo:

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and unproductive? Do you find yourself easily distracted and struggling to stay focused on your tasks? If so, then “The Pomodoro Technique” by Francesco Cirillo might be the solution you’ve been looking for. This book offers a simple yet effective time management method that can help you boost your productivity and achieve your goals. The technique involves…

[nocturnalnewsiestrash]

There are two types of Bottoms (2023) rewatches (for me at least)

Or

[ardentpoop]

GNASHING MY TEETH