“Is the stress of late-stage capitalism making you unproductive? Here are some ways to improve your efficiency without questioning the underlying logic of the system.”
“Here is what you can subscribe to to feel better while making us money.”
Psychologists HATE this one simple trick…
Have you tried: not
If you’re homeless just buy a house.
Have you tried turning off and on, yourself?
Well turning off worked, but 27 minutes later the emergency services turned me back on.
Yeah, I keep turning myself on. Helps for a few minutes, but then I’m stressed even more about the mess!
are you depressed? just stop being sad!
- Why are you wasting time stressing about that? Here is a list of things that you should be stressed about…
- Keep It Up And I’ll Give You Something to Stress About?
Oh my god, the good ol’ stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
I do that now with the aid of medication.
gotta say, not giving a fuck feels great.
I used to put in 12-16 hours of work a day. now I’m averaging 3-6 a week.
it’s fucking amazing.
I love X-Men so much.
- Draw the rest of the fucking owl
Dr Xand Van Telleken, AI
I mean, depending on the situation, and this is much harder for neurodivergents, that’s not the worst advice.
Chances are you’re making a much bigger deal about the situation than it realistically is. The consequences for failing to meet expectations are probably not as bad as you’re imagining. Taking a step back to look at the situation holistically can sometimes break you out of the spiral
My therapist specialised in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, so we started out by trying to identifying things in my life that I was overreacting to. It turned out I was dealing with Real Shit, and remarkably chill under the circumstances. We had to abandon the CBT approach.
That was still helpful though. By asking the question, it validated my behaviour, so I didn’t doubt myself as much going forward. It helped me make some big life changes.
“Here’s some good advice to help you in hard times”
Lemmy: no, you don’t understand, this spilled milk is the worst thing that has literally happened to anyone, and it’s all because of CAPITALISM!!!
Needs more Linux and Star Trek.
Yes, or accepting that you are gonna fail, that it may be uncomfortable, and realising that life will go on, or that it doesn’t matter that much anyways.
gay.
