/ot/ - off-topic

>>2565676
Someone wanted this from the requests thread, I hope the image is OK!

I have to do a lot of writing for my current job. I love it but sometimes it's so hard to start or get back into a piece that is half finished. Realised watching long braindead YT videos on split screen is a great way to get into the zone kek although it seems unintuitive. Think it means I'm not constantly overthinking my choice of words and have more to work with when I edit later.

I did 1k words today with Caleb Hammer shouting quietly in the background, I'm about to churn out some more to the Lottie Moss podcast. Wishing heights of productivity for all anons!!

How do you guys with mental or physical illnesses keep up to date with things you need to do? I get overwhelmed easily, have little to no discipline or motivation (until last minute when I can't procrastinate) and beyond disorganised. I also have such little energy to actually do anything even if I want to.

>>2565683
It might be helpful for you to have a low but existent baseline expectation for a 'good day' and try to set up a streak where you meet it consecutively. Like a points system - so maybe you decide it's 5 points per day to feel comfy/in control, designate a value to each task as you get it, and earn points with a mixture of life admin/hygiene, work/school tasks, hobbies etc. There are streak counter phone widgets to track this in a visual way if you're into that. The basic point is that you're not beating yourself up all the time but you are consistently getting the basics done, not falling behind, and going to bed happy with yourself - meaning self-confidence and hopefully motivation will rise. You could even start at one task a day and slowly build it up as you get used to it

>overwhelm
Randomise the tasks on your to do list, that way you only get one to do at a time so it feels more manageable than the normal load. Keep these lists short and mix in things you actually want to do.

>motivation
What do you normally spend the day doing and what motivates you to do it? If you like video games you can gamify basically any task with a DIY spreadsheet or an app like Forest/Habitica. If it's TV or doomscrolling you can try timing yourself and enjoying 15 mins of no brains head empty for every half hour working, or vice versa.

>energy
Depends on which illnesses you have. A little bit of daily movement (within your safe range - there are adaptable exercises on YT you can do from a bed or chair) will have a positive knock-on effect. So will healthy food if that's within your means

>>2565676
Nta who requested the thread but I am excited we have one like this now!!

I didn’t get as much done today as I really wanted, partly because I managed to hurt my wrist so working on the computer for long periods of time was difficult. I have a meeting on Wednesday to go over progress on the project but ideally I want to get my part done before then. I messed up my sleep schedule but I think I fixed it today thankfully, so I am counting that as my main success. Hopefully a night of rest will let my wrist heal enough I can get back at it tomorrow.

Some work related questions for others:
>Do you always work at the same spot like a desk or office, or do you prefer changing it up and visiting places like coffee shops?
>How do you feel about background noise? Need it? Loathe it? Prefer only specific forms like the radio/youtube video/other people chatting?
>Do you keep track of your time when being productive? How so?
>What’s a tool/resource that unexpectedly helped you?

Today's to-do list
>finish bit of writing from last night (it'll just be editing and stringing stuff together now)
>1000 words on personal writing project
>read for 2 hours
>spend an hour editing audio project
>do my nails

good thread idea nona!! a pattern i noticed in my life is when i try to add something new into my daily schedule, i'm super active with it when i first start and then struggle to do it a later on. i used to spend 30-40 minutes working out but now only do some squats and dumbells at random intervals. when i started learning gamedev i spent a short amount of time on the first tutorial i looked up but i can't seem to get myself to keep going. i also remember drawing much more as a teenager but now i can't seem to get myself to focus on a piece for a good amount of time and that's probably partially due to the feeling of not being good enough at art kek. these are just a few examples but there's so much more i can think of. it makes me feel bad because i remember wanting to make "there are better things to worry about" a philosophy in my life but i can't seem to get myself to do anything about that.

>>2566469
This drawing is cool af who's the artist?

>>2566507
bazbon

Would a kind nonnie give me some encouraging words to help motivate me do something enjoyable? I've been struggling with anhedonia for a long time and I haven't been induldging in hobbies because I just can't bring myself to start. I want to play Animal Crossing today, and have kept thinking of it for months but still haven't felt motivated to open the game, I know it'll make me happy but I'm worried it won't work and I'll feel sadder. Thank you in advance!