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Chaos Gremlins and B+ Work
The Portal: Issue 048
Internet People
September 13, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes
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We recently found ourselves spending a little too much time on The Portal, so we made a pact to be a less precious with it. Has anyone noticed? Probably not. Are we making decisions more quickly, second-guessing ourselves less, and actually putting more cool sh*t out into the world — f*ck yeah we are.
So without further adieu, we give you… our B+ work:
Us when we realized we didn’t need to treat The Portal like it was the next great American novel
💭 ONE THING WE’RE THINKING ABOUT
“I just need to make it through this week.”
—You, every single week
When the weight of upcoming tasks and looming due dates threatens to send us spiraling into overwhelm, it’s tempting to keep pushing harder in the hopes that we’ll find relief after the next project wraps. This is the instinct for many, yet somehow burnout still manages to find us.
What if we proposed that it's precisely in our busiest moments when we need to, perhaps counterintuitively, move more slowly?
On the blog this week, we dive into 6 steps to approach your daily plan more confidently, even when the chaos gremlins want to come out to play:
🎧 ONE THING WE’RE LISTENING TO
CREATIVE PEP TALK PODCAST:
The Real Thing That Stops Me from Doing the Work and How to Break Through (48 min)
So good that we listened to it twice! This is a great listen if you’re having trouble finding creative motivation, unsure of what’s stopping you from making progress, and struggling to stay consistent in your creative practice.
👀 ONE THING WE’RE OBSESSED WITH
For those of you that work from home, you know the feeling of needing a change of scenery to reignite your will to keep working.
For those times when you can’t get out of your house, try switching up the ambience! YouTube makes it so easy to find whatever you’re in the mood for — a rainy train ride, a cozy cabin in the snow, a beachfront cafe, or a trip through the solar system!
If you’re in the mood to add some real-life sounds to the mix, try these: The Sound of Colleagues and A Soft Murmur.
🤔 ONE QUESTION FOR YOU
⭐️ ONE LAST THING
Don’t be too afraid to bring your metaphorical fruits to the flea market that is life — someone wants your fruits!
If creative resistance has you in trapped in a mental prison, this could help:
@ayandastood what's holding you back creatively? Comment below! say what you need to hear this is me doing that 🥹 #creativeresistance #creativefear #ayandastood
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