Basically, if a thing doesn’t exist in my #planner then it doesn’t exist in my brain. I have no idea why I’m wired this way but I can’t get electronic calendars to work for me - I need the visual spread of events.
Scheduling time for creative work means I prioritize that creative work instead of getting sidetracked, which is great. But seeing it laid out on paper also gives me a tangible record of things I am DOING to flip through when I feel like a loser who never gets anything done.
Perhaps, just perhaps, I should not have started my day with a playlist of covers of Leonard Cohen songs.
a = still grieving a lot of loss this year.
b = seasonal depression
c = Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah
a+b+c= crying in my car on the way to work
Good times!
I am countering this with the #CommunionAfterDark covers episode. It’s going to be a morning.
@jorty Ultimately only you can figure out your learning style but once you do it will help because you have a way to counter some of the anxiety.
I also really recommend trying LOTS of new things. Practice failing! It’s a skill just like anything else. The more you do it, the less it feels like everything depends on immediate success.
Remind yourself that your worth is not dependent on your success at a rando skill - your worth is reflected in your willingness to learn.
I wonder if there’s, like, an instance based on sharing and discussing femme skills. I’m plucking my eyebrows and I can talk about eyebrow shaping forever but also it’s a pretty specific interest but also also I’m not looking for a mainstream beauty situation. I want big queer aesthetic conversations and femmes across genders.
And also maybe new tweezers.
Dammit.