=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I think a lot of my problems would be solved if I could internalize the thought/feeling of telling yourself "stay focused" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4810 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I can type my thoughts 1000x more coherently than I can speak them. Hence why I post here. feels useless to speak 1on1 - feels insular to speak to a group. Hence why I speak here, which is totally public that anyone might see, and somehow I feel so much more productive engaging in an endless conversation with myself. you can't win a war by walking in circles... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 notes/I-want-to-feel-good --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I want to feel good about what I do I'm going to stop caring that someone is watching and just... do what I want to do as if I'm not paralyzed by something besides fear ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #3 fediverse/851 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-599 these are the kinds of things I say to myself all the time. I don't know why, but it feels true so I think it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/6362 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mental health, asking for advice │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1924 any advice for putting something out of my mind, given that thinking about it isn't really constructive right now? re-read a book that you haven't picked up in a long while ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3295 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-192 I never really imagined myself as a person in the future it was always focused mostly on handling the present ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1712 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-246 I think you're right, I tend to examine things at their most extreme as practice in identifying my own weaknesses. ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/6027 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── some days I feel like someone else's lesson and that can be hard. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse_boost/163 --- ◀═╦═════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ Other people's problems are much easier to solve than my own. I don't │ │ ║ │ need to do what I tell others to. Coaches don't play. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #9 fediverse/1092 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── if there's too much on your mind then you need more people thinking about those problems ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3437 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-579 my problem is figuring out which thoughts are intrusive and which are actually mine I usually err on the side of "would you want your sister to do this" or "how would you feel if your mom told you that" or "do you think a cute sweet soft cat would ever think such a thing" and that usually works. usually. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/1407 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── you always think you want something, but then you don't, because expectations are not reality, and you were just addicted to the feeling of hope. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4769 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── nobody ever tells me to stop, they just tell me to relax. to take care of myself. to be whole and healthy. that kind of thing... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5544 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── when people *need* you but don't *believe* in you, it's easy to find it difficult to get out of bed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3661 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1352 improving your environment? learning a new skill? reaching out to an old friend? visiting someplace new? trying a new recipe? watching something from your backlist? ... surely not *working*, or doing the thing that you're *supposed* to be doing, that would just be *productive* after all ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/3828 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── never stop learning be yourself, but... recognize when "yourself" could be improved and improve that, over time, when you learn about why you are flawed, and how to become better and when you are improved, relish yourself, savor your accomplishments, cherish your heart, and honor those who helped you be yourself never stop but do that which improves you never stop learning never stop being you can get there, wherever there is, but know that what lies between is more important than what is on the other side. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4342 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1268 keep it in the back of your mind and maybe it'll come to you ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/824 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── I once heard that time doesn't pass when you're well and truly in the moment, and I thought "that's not true, I'm always losing track of the moment". ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 messages/1018 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── If you want to get me to calm down, tell me this: "all you have are good things. Nothing here is bad." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2058 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1071 I have the opposite problem, where my ideas come too quickly and they're gone before I can implement. I think I'd prefer to burn out TBH because burning out just means an inexcusable output of energy (in return for not-enough-learning) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/6292 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I'm stuck. I don't know how to leverage whatever talents I have into making things happen. Maybe I should seek advice from a wise elder... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/3300 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1052 @user-192 I'd rather be unhappy and useful than happy and a burden ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/2937 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── If I could see myself today when I was 10 years younger I'd think *"holy shit... why can't I be like that today??"* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/3933 ---
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--- #24 fediverse/3660 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── *be me, improving my life bit by bit*: "I should stop procrastinating" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/3093 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── *life is so much more than following your rules and fulfilling your obligations* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/5169 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── if you ever find yourself in a situation where you have to describe everything that you do, leave that situation ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/5172 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── one side: "it's most important to be yourself" the other: "it's most important to be your best" neither of them is wrong. duh. use your head. people all agree on wisdom, so... share that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/3741 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── you can only be yourself once, and it happens while you're alive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 messages/377 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── infinite dedication implies stagnation, don't be so quick to trust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/2813 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── your reactions to your context are what define you, and when you're alone you are free to define yourself as you will. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #31 messages/1056 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── That which tends to guide your thoughts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/4083 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── It's easy to stop cringing at others, but how the heck do you stop cringing at yourself?? it's impossible!! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/1738 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: mh-, embarrassing │ └───────────────────────────┘ @user-889 perhaps you need a community, rather than a friend? just a guess ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘