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"Move slow and preserve things." (h/t Tom Beck)
I alternate between intensive and expansive periods.
During intensive periods, I'm hyperfocused on one subject or project. The last few days, that was marathoning a Chinese romance series as I'm diving back into intensive language study.
Today I've shifted into the expansive moved. Moving from topic to topic, interesting to interesting, slowly wandering my way to the next intensive interest dive.
There's no rush in either mode.
Everything connects one way or another to everything else.
During intensive periods, I'm hyperfocused on one subject or project. The last few days, that was marathoning a Chinese romance series as I'm diving back into intensive language study.
Today I've shifted into the expansive moved. Moving from topic to topic, interesting to interesting, slowly wandering my way to the next intensive interest dive.
There's no rush in either mode.
Everything connects one way or another to everything else.
It’s fall in the Midwest and that means soup! Can you guess what’s in the instapot?
It’s fall in the Midwest and that means soup! Can you guess what’s in the instapot?
After a 47 days posting here consistently, I lost my streak here in the channel. 🥲
My husband's fighting covid since last week and between taking care of him, walking our dogs alone and going to the drugstore for extra supplies, I simply didn’t even remember Farcaster was a thing.
It's silly, it's just a number but... it also made me a little sad. 🤷♀️
Today I'm trying not to get too attached to that and I'll be back on my (slow) game once covid is out of the picture!
My husband's fighting covid since last week and between taking care of him, walking our dogs alone and going to the drugstore for extra supplies, I simply didn’t even remember Farcaster was a thing.
It's silly, it's just a number but... it also made me a little sad. 🤷♀️
Today I'm trying not to get too attached to that and I'll be back on my (slow) game once covid is out of the picture!
Slow Saturday
I'm slowly rearranging the house now that I'm no longer working from bed all the time.
Today, I moved my bed from the bigger bedroom to the smaller one. I'd had a friend set up my bigger bedroom like a studio apartment while I was bedbound and spending all day long in there, but now that I'm not, I don't need all that space.
My house is less than 900 square feet and it still feels a bit too big for me.
I'm always a bit slow when rearranging because once I've moved something, I have to sit with the room and see what wants to be moved next and where it's going.
So it takes me a couple weeks to do.
But I like the process.
Slowly figuring out how a room wants to be arranged for the next season.
I'm slowly rearranging the house now that I'm no longer working from bed all the time.
Today, I moved my bed from the bigger bedroom to the smaller one. I'd had a friend set up my bigger bedroom like a studio apartment while I was bedbound and spending all day long in there, but now that I'm not, I don't need all that space.
My house is less than 900 square feet and it still feels a bit too big for me.
I'm always a bit slow when rearranging because once I've moved something, I have to sit with the room and see what wants to be moved next and where it's going.
So it takes me a couple weeks to do.
But I like the process.
Slowly figuring out how a room wants to be arranged for the next season.
Words of appreciation for /slowcore-hq:
This week most of my time has been occupied with family duties, which leaves me with very little time for casting.
(I'm typing this cast in the early morning when I'm the only one awake, since that's the most reliable way for me to get a bit of uninterrupted time to gather my thoughts at the moment).
I've bookmarked at least a dozen casts + discussion threads I'd like to return to later and comment on when I have more time for deep-dives.
/slowcore-hq is my favorite channel for that. Elsewhere, I'm less likely to return to "old" threads to add new comments, even if the subject matter is evergreen.
But sloth people welcome and encourage it. 🦥 💜
This week most of my time has been occupied with family duties, which leaves me with very little time for casting.
(I'm typing this cast in the early morning when I'm the only one awake, since that's the most reliable way for me to get a bit of uninterrupted time to gather my thoughts at the moment).
I've bookmarked at least a dozen casts + discussion threads I'd like to return to later and comment on when I have more time for deep-dives.
/slowcore-hq is my favorite channel for that. Elsewhere, I'm less likely to return to "old" threads to add new comments, even if the subject matter is evergreen.
But sloth people welcome and encourage it. 🦥 💜
Enjoy 🧘♀️
Resharing so that I can get the question frame to reward the most thoughtful answers. Moved so slowly that I lost the original cast.
I’ve been in a whirl of writing, reading and crafts lately. When my focus shifts like that I forget to post anywhere! More of a slow core go with the flow vibe.
I’m still here! Working on some macrame pet collars and jewelry. Pics soon!
I’m still here! Working on some macrame pet collars and jewelry. Pics soon!
This is from the 'Relating to Self' section from a course I started last week on Shapeshifting.
The care and gentleness in giving the students permission to go slow and take care of themselves brought a smile to my face.
Even more so seeing what @danicaswanson posted yesterday, mirroring this sentiment perfectly.
The care and gentleness in giving the students permission to go slow and take care of themselves brought a smile to my face.
Even more so seeing what @danicaswanson posted yesterday, mirroring this sentiment perfectly.
A slowcore reminder for overthinkers. 🐢
Needed this today.
Needed this today.
Request membership for slowcore-hq below
For now, if you would like an invite to become a member of this channel, DC me.
I've got to focus on school assignments this weekend, but I'll be exploring the different moderation tools this weekend to see which will work best for this channel.
I've got to focus on school assignments this weekend, but I'll be exploring the different moderation tools this weekend to see which will work best for this channel.
Once we see what the channel changes look like and how it all works, I'll be launching a /slowcore-hq Fan Token auction.
This channel will NOT be token gated, however membership will have some sort of screening mechanism to prevent spam and keep this community aligned with slow growth.
This channel will NOT be token gated, however membership will have some sort of screening mechanism to prevent spam and keep this community aligned with slow growth.
My word for the month of October is ~~momentum, gifted to me by @thecurioushermit .
It was spooky when Gwynne said that because... I had already been thinking of working with Momentum for a while. So I knew immediately it was right and I had to double down. 😂
For me, the idea of momentum was always attached to the idea of increasing speed. Thing is, its definition has nothing to do with that. According to the dictionary, momentum is simply the force that keeps an object moving.
So this time around, I'll focus on what keeps me going - but small incremental steps - and observe how that compounds over time. It's likely to change over the course of October, but I'm thinking I will:
-do a short mobility practice every morning
-keep my streak going here in the channel
-self-reflect and journal on where I want this momentum to take me (I'm navigating a potential career pivot)
Any thoughts on how to keep momentum in a slowcore way?
And what are your intentions going into October?
It was spooky when Gwynne said that because... I had already been thinking of working with Momentum for a while. So I knew immediately it was right and I had to double down. 😂
For me, the idea of momentum was always attached to the idea of increasing speed. Thing is, its definition has nothing to do with that. According to the dictionary, momentum is simply the force that keeps an object moving.
So this time around, I'll focus on what keeps me going - but small incremental steps - and observe how that compounds over time. It's likely to change over the course of October, but I'm thinking I will:
-do a short mobility practice every morning
-keep my streak going here in the channel
-self-reflect and journal on where I want this momentum to take me (I'm navigating a potential career pivot)
Any thoughts on how to keep momentum in a slowcore way?
And what are your intentions going into October?
I think we need a hero to create /lowenergy that can counteract all the Ⓜ️adness going on and teach ppl how to be NORMAL!🤡
Did you know that most socialization you do is NOT TRANSACTIONAL YET IT IS STILL PROFITABLE BC IDK YOU’RE HOOMAN?!?
Meme credit: @bighamenergy.eth
Did you know that most socialization you do is NOT TRANSACTIONAL YET IT IS STILL PROFITABLE BC IDK YOU’RE HOOMAN?!?
Meme credit: @bighamenergy.eth
I dropped of the Top Creators board today.
And I am relieved.
Keeping up that pace of engagement will get harder and harder to do as the semester progresses and I have more and more papers to write.
I'm sure I'll pop on and off of it over time, but the streak has ended, and now I can just flow how I flow.
And I am relieved.
Keeping up that pace of engagement will get harder and harder to do as the semester progresses and I have more and more papers to write.
I'm sure I'll pop on and off of it over time, but the streak has ended, and now I can just flow how I flow.
What are you looking for when you use FC?
✅Part of my intention is to find some random inspiration, idea, or opportunity
✅Another is to socialize w like minded folks who are Active Optimists
🚩My concern is spending more time searching than finding something useful
How do you avoid the 🚩?
✅Part of my intention is to find some random inspiration, idea, or opportunity
✅Another is to socialize w like minded folks who are Active Optimists
🚩My concern is spending more time searching than finding something useful
How do you avoid the 🚩?