How is anyone getting anything meaningful done at the moment?????!!!!! - ThreadSky

rburdine1.bsky.social • 28 days ago

How is anyone getting anything meaningful done at the moment?????!!!!!

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sarcasmprof.bsky.social•28 days ago

I'm not and I'm not even from the USofA

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

Drump is the gift that keeps on giving. (Sorry, BTW.)

nuclearalchemy.bsky.social•28 days ago

I am trying to move, start a new job, and defend my dissertation over the course of the next month and I think my brain has completely melted.

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

That is a LOT of upheaval and chaos. The good thing is those things will happen, and I'm sure you will rock the dissertation defense. Hang in there!

nuclearalchemy.bsky.social•28 days ago

Yeah, I just dissociate from the larger world for a bit to get things done when I have to. I can't meaningfully help anything right this instant, but if I keep my shit together long enough, I'll have income I can funnel in useful directions.

lunabrd.bsky.social•25 days ago

If i’m lucky, intense anxiety stays at the “restless energy” level and doesn’t progress to the “can’t focus, uncontrollably shaking” level.

zevonprice.bsky.social•28 days ago

I find drugs and spite to work pretty well. But I'm not advocating for anyone to look to me for answers. Dear god no.

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

Spite has been good for me in the past. Not so much at the moment, but I know it can work.

mumko.bsky.social•28 days ago

Define meaningful

I took a shower, did my laundry, watched some ⚽️ and read a book

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

Meaningful - advancing my work and keeping my mentees protected from those who should be looking out for them but aren't. Doing tasks that will hopefully let me regain some agency in how my work is going.

mumko.bsky.social•28 days ago

Good luck with your work.
Don’t let the bullshit distract you from doing what you love

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

Sincerely, thanks for that.

mumko.bsky.social•28 days ago

You’re welcome, if there’s anything I can do to help please let me know

I just found that our benefits are cut and I have to stretch my paycheck to feed four people for a month

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

oh no. I'm so sorry.

luisa-prieto.bsky.social•28 days ago

keeping things small. I get up, take care of the cats, try to keep the doom scrolling to a minimum, and watch some comedies. I find laughing helps me breath

mikefeigin.bsky.social•28 days ago

Who is?? Not me.

thinkythinkerton.bsky.social•28 days ago

“Meaningful” has fluid context. Sometimes the things that simply need doing are the most meaningful, even if you’d prefer to be doing something else.

mumko.bsky.social•28 days ago

Exactly

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

Good point. I'm conscious that doing what I need to do for my and my family's wellbeing isn't compatible with what I should be doing for my job.

karigregg.bsky.social•28 days ago

I flat out don't. I've been in survival mode since my dad died last fall. I get dressed in the morning. I walk every day. I feed the critters. I cook, load/unload the dishwasher. Do a lot of therapeutic journaling. A lot of my energy goes to being more okay than not.

luisa-prieto.bsky.social•28 days ago

I'm sorry about your dad. I'm glad you're having more okay days than not. Considering how much the other side wants us to feel overwhelmed, I think feeling okay despite them is a huge success

rburdine1.bsky.social•28 days ago

My condolences for your loss. I know how hard it is to just keep going. But keep going!

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