Oof, can so relate to this experience of gearing up for an epic productivity week—and then spiraling the entire time 😵💫 Appreciate these gentle reminders of how to reset for the all-important week *after* panic week!
Enjoyed this! I can feel and relate to the panic! I spend too much time getting mad at myself for being unproductive, not starting early enough, being unfocused, having a headache which is my fault because I didn't sleep well which is my fault because XYZ. ETC! When it comes to the work, I find I can de-escalate my aggravation and catastrophizing by focusing on minimal time chunks, i.e., instead of outcome-focused thoughts--"I need to finish writing this book! Prepare for this class! Answer all emails!" I will try, "Can I work for one hour on each of three tasks, and truly expect nothing else, regardless of actual work accomplished in that time?"
Crashing in here to say how much I LOVED the Comedy Writing for Non-Comedians workshop on Saturday! Thank you so much. Not only did I learn a ton, and refresh a ton, you also inspired me to actually write a few pieces. New goal: one moderate-to-excessively hilarious piece per week, good enough to submit. I’ve already started “the proper method of eating cheese” and “if bird nests were for sale”. THANK YOU!
So absolutely some boxes are better than others but to be so honest with you I really don't like the burnt ones which is a blasphemous take... it needs to be cheezy and crisp but NOT burnt.
I can relate to everything about this. When I lose creative time I try to fool myself into thinking it was simply another necessary "incubation" period, which sometimes has even proven to be true 😁
Oh, man, I relate to this 1000000000%! Also! Here to share that the myth of the burnt Cheez-Its was so popular the brand actually turned them into a real thing! (I feel like there’s a whole lesson in there somewhere. When work panic gives you burnt Cheez-Its, rebrand ‘em as toasted? Or something like that?)
Wow! That panic is real....I always make sure I have done something for the body...yoga, walk dance etc.. otherwise the mind is a labyrinth mess. And I can lose sight of the passion I had in the first place for the task which is usually art.
This was SO relatable. I will be stealing, "INSERT ACTUAL THOUGHT HERE." I also love clocking off early to preserve the win. I'll be very conscious about my next CheezIt consumption, as I had never heard this theory before!
Oof, can so relate to this experience of gearing up for an epic productivity week—and then spiraling the entire time 😵💫 Appreciate these gentle reminders of how to reset for the all-important week *after* panic week!
Enjoyed this! I can feel and relate to the panic! I spend too much time getting mad at myself for being unproductive, not starting early enough, being unfocused, having a headache which is my fault because I didn't sleep well which is my fault because XYZ. ETC! When it comes to the work, I find I can de-escalate my aggravation and catastrophizing by focusing on minimal time chunks, i.e., instead of outcome-focused thoughts--"I need to finish writing this book! Prepare for this class! Answer all emails!" I will try, "Can I work for one hour on each of three tasks, and truly expect nothing else, regardless of actual work accomplished in that time?"
Crashing in here to say how much I LOVED the Comedy Writing for Non-Comedians workshop on Saturday! Thank you so much. Not only did I learn a ton, and refresh a ton, you also inspired me to actually write a few pieces. New goal: one moderate-to-excessively hilarious piece per week, good enough to submit. I’ve already started “the proper method of eating cheese” and “if bird nests were for sale”. THANK YOU!
So absolutely some boxes are better than others but to be so honest with you I really don't like the burnt ones which is a blasphemous take... it needs to be cheezy and crisp but NOT burnt.
I can relate to everything about this. When I lose creative time I try to fool myself into thinking it was simply another necessary "incubation" period, which sometimes has even proven to be true 😁
“Acting like a brain stem” 😂 every day! Ha
Oh, man, I relate to this 1000000000%! Also! Here to share that the myth of the burnt Cheez-Its was so popular the brand actually turned them into a real thing! (I feel like there’s a whole lesson in there somewhere. When work panic gives you burnt Cheez-Its, rebrand ‘em as toasted? Or something like that?)
https://www.cheezit.com/en-us/products/cheez-it-extra-toasty-extra-toasty.html
Wow! That panic is real....I always make sure I have done something for the body...yoga, walk dance etc.. otherwise the mind is a labyrinth mess. And I can lose sight of the passion I had in the first place for the task which is usually art.
I really needed this! Thanks for helping me out of my own panic week 😅
This was SO relatable. I will be stealing, "INSERT ACTUAL THOUGHT HERE." I also love clocking off early to preserve the win. I'll be very conscious about my next CheezIt consumption, as I had never heard this theory before!