jasmine

today has been one of the worst days of my entire life, and this post somehow made its way back to me, like a mental-health chef boyardee can.

[Bridge] Do you think this is enough for all the Christmas cakes that I was gonna make in, eh— Christmas? No. So fuck you, American… mn— h— (inhale) s— bh— p— d— people. Because, you don’t know how it feels, being without butter in Christmas time.

I find completing tasks really challenging because I either get super overwhelmed, distracted, or my pain/fatigue levels rise too much and I get defeated.

So I recently introduced the 10 Minute Block rule. It's super simple. I simply pick one thing I need to do, set a timer usually for 10 mins (+/- 5 mins depending on fatigue/pain levels) and then go go go! And I try and do as much of that one thing as I can within the time limit. The rule is that I have to stop after 10 minutes.

If I feel spurred on after the 10 mins is up, then I'm free to start another 10 minute block (either to carry on with the same task or start a new one) and do this repeatedly for as long as I wish, but I absolutely must stop after each block and assess how my body is doing and finish blocking when my body tells me to.

If I am feeling defeated or tired or whatever after 10 mins, even if the task isn't finished, I stop. I rest, congratulate myself on doing those 10 minutes, and then find something fun/restorative to do instead without feeling guilty.

It's really improved my perception of productivity as well as taught me how to pace my body better.

yesss, ofc!! usually i use the same two brushes ngl but these are the ones that have worked the best for me so far. it also depends on what your style is and what you wanna do tho.

It's online. The book was carefully and wonderfully recreated online by hand. You can find it here. The entire book is this easy.

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