I went back to uni this year, and one of the #MentalHealth things i am working on is perfectionism, so i wanted to make sure i wouldn’t overwork/overprepare, to not be devastated at errors or losing marks, and allow myself to fail at small things.
I got top grades (straight 7s). So how the heck am i supposed to fix my perfectionism when i keep being perfect???
RE: https://masto.byrd.ws/@josh/114797751986933030
happy 10 years to me. here's to 10 more ✌️
@josh I appreciate your vegan advocacy, it’s changed my eating habits. I’m aiming for consistent vegetarian now (after falling on and off the vegan wagon because I found I’m intolerant to soy and some legumes, so I’m keeping eggs in)
It’s #popos Cosmic update day, laptop is getting a refresh
@beau big pineapple!
@HeathC but it’s so warm :\
My feelings-based scientific opinion is that the primary driver of increased #autism symptoms these days is sunflower/vegetable oil in everything. Too much omega 6, out of balance with omega 3. Not that this causes autism (it’s a natural, useful variation), but autistic people are more susceptible to the negative effects of imbalance. The effect is like an itch in your spine, a weight on your brain, a distortion pedal hooked up to your senses. (This is in context of a restrictive world and performance culture that is less tolerant of diversity.)
@nathanlovestrees what was your idea (or the scholar’s idea) about this chapter?
@mckra1g ⚡️ zap ⚡️
@nathanlovestrees is this the chapter with the butcher’s knife that is always sharp because it moves through the spaces between the joints? that’s one of my favourite images (not that i have any preferences, of course)
@josh later: Atlas Chucked
@ash it’s a little dry
This mandarin is flavourless.
@josh human infested sharks
@nathanlovestrees are they walking yet
This whole idea that "AI" is a helpful tool for autistic people, because it lets you write more "professionally" or whatever, is incredibly toxic and frankly demeaning. Insulting, even. It buys into the whole concept of "one correct way" to express yourself in society (the neurotypical way) and that being your authentic self is wrong. Having ways of expressing your thoughts that don't conform to that dogma is something you should repress. Hide. Feel ashamed of.
Fuck. That.
Late to it, but really like The Midnight Gospel (2020 animated tv series, 8 episodes, Netflix) and it is very much up my alley (i mean, how many shows have a cameo by Ram Dass?). Cried twice in the last episode.
Bit warm. #BNEWeather
I'm putting on another Brisbane LGBT+ and Allies in Tech pub meet: Thursday 13 Nov at The Plough.
It's a fun, casual event for drinks, finger food, networking, and good chats with fellow folks in (or interested in) tech. See you there?
Deets & RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/brisbane-lgbtq-in-tech-drinks-1125 #Brisbane
I know it’s very popular to think the world has gone bad and is some kind of unsalvageable, nightmare prison right now, but i think if you look away from your phone and from your ego for a minute, and give some attention to the real, actual world around you… you will notice the 99% of places where it’s not so bad.
