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asking for a demo from someone who knows more than you and then locking in like a child at a claw machine until you've learned a new skill
Mar 1, 2025
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like holy sh*t. there's so much to learn. and you can teach yourself? just by fucking around? and figuring shit out?? wtf???? how is that even possible! that's so cool!!! and when someone wants to teach you something.... wowwww..... so dreamy.....!! learning: ( ɵ̥̥ ˑ̫ ɵ̥̥)
Dec 23, 2023
a master in Japanese joinery gave a short lecture and demonstration to my carpentry class. he described Japanese carpentry as a whole body experience, and said that it depends on sensitivity, dexterity, going slow, staying grounded, listening to yourself, staying in the struggle, and learning from your mistakes. staying in the struggle means you grow and learn; if you stay outside of the struggle, you don’t grow. “eat your own shadow“
Mar 22, 2025
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like today i kept hearing in my head a nightcore version of unwritten by natasha bedingfield but none of the ones on youtube are exactly right so i went into logic and used varispeed to make it myself. or when i want to make a meme of a friend i go on photoshop and do it. or when i want a chair i know how to make it. etc. skills make you freer and less broke too
Jan 24, 2024
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i have been on a journey to untangle my tasks from my iPhone.
i'd be out in the world someplace, pull out my phone for something as menial as checking the time, or as well intentioned as capturing the moment in a pic, and immediately get sucked into texts and instagram™️ and all the virtual things happening in this tiny lil demon light box.
the goal: pull my phone out of my bag ONLY for phone things. that's texting, calling, and apps that can't be replaced
the solutions so far:
🕰️ i started with a watch (shoutout Casio) and i wear it every day. once I broke the habit of checking my phone for the time, I felt legitimately freed from something Major
📷 I bought a small digital camera to leave in my bag. the pics look better and I don’t get distracted by the virtual world when I'm trying to capture something in the now
📚 I bought a kindle. It fits in my jacket pocket (literally) and gives me something to do when I'm on the train or waiting for an appointment that isn't scrolling
I just realized so much of the time I spent on my phone was not intentional. It was a thing I was doing in between Other intentional moments. my screen time is still several hours a day (don’t get me wrong) but I think my brain has healed at least 3%.
welcoming other ideas as well💡
Sep 24, 2024
i was born a night owl and so i know what you're thinking: you'd rather roll out of bed 10 mins before your first zoom call than sacrifice ur late night scrolling BUT hear me out
Things u can do before you sit down at your desk:
‼️Shower
‼️Meditate
‼️Put a lil Outfit on
‼️Take a walk and/or Buy a latte
‼️Do an errand
‼️Move ur Body
‼️Do your dishes
‼️Read a chapter of ur book
‼️Squeeze in 1hr of Saturday every week day morning
Things this decreases:
🦺Existential dread
🦺Job-related resentment
🦺Days and weeks melting away into nothing but Emails
🦺Feelings of Impending doom
Sep 19, 2024