#Benefits of self-reflection

[justsaying4041]

Why self reflection is so important

Self-reflection is an essential practice that allows individuals to examine their thoughts, behaviors, and experiences to gain deeper insights into who they are and how they interact with the world. By taking the time to reflect, people can better understand their strengths, identify areas for improvement, and make more informed decisions about their future. The power of self-reflection lies in…

[sn0wbat]

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[einarr, he/him]

[xxdreamscapes]

diary 051325 | 11:00 am

Benefits of Journaling (a more light-hearted post)

Surprise bitch! Did you think this was the only place I did freewriting? Of course not, I feel like I’d be an insufferable person otherwise. This is where I express some strong feelings + offer advice . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ ₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎

But in my own life, I own a variety of journals — each with different uses. I have one to keep track of film/tv/music/books, my gratitude journals, one for dreams, one for music, one for brainless doodles, etc. You don’t need that many! I just write and create a lot, so do what's best for you

Journaling has so many benefits, most of which you won’t feel until you actually do it consistently. Here are some:

knowing yourself, what you like or dislike

tracking your personal growth

recalling & reflecting on events; learning

making connections between different areas of your life

building self trust, consistency, and a strong sense of self

inspiring & nurturing your creativity

memorization, better cognitive recall

helps us slow down in a world where everything is fastfastfast

emotional regulation: outlet for stress, tools for mental health, self-validation, safe space for venting personal frustrations

memories !!!!!! special interests, hobbies

And by the way, being consistent doesn’t have to mean journaling every day, it just means write enough enough to do it habitually

Don’t let the junk journal bitches intimidate you!! Your journals don’t need to be aesthetically pleasing or perfect ! That defeats the whole purpose. Just make it feel the most like you. Paste photos and reminders of specific moments — things you like. Add little doodles, arrows, or little pullout notes maybe. The journaling world is your proverbial oyster! It's self-care that's not rooted in consumption.

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p.s. Digital journals are fine to have as long as you work on them in tandem with physical ones. What are you gonna do the day aliens release an EMP that wipe out all our electronics? Focus on release that comes with writing things down physically. Not everything needs to be optimized or streamlined. Also, it's probably better for your eyes to not use your screens for everything.

[deimcs]

“Davrin doesn’t look like an elf”

Tell me which features specifically are being considered when you say that. Quickly.

[urboyval]

something that annoys the hell out of me is when you are given "evilish" options in an IF, but they don't offer any benefits. like if the only correct choice is choosing the good options why even put the evil options in??? why would i choose them? [especially when the game tries to shame you for choosing the evil option (YOU PUT IT THERE)]

[bckalleycat]

it's been really interesting watching the discourse between the LA wildfires and the hurricanes.

the vibe has shifted exponentially, even though they're arguably both bad states. and maybe it's just what i'm seeing from my algorithms

but idk i just saw a lot more sympathy and empathy go out to the victims of the hurricanes (which were some of the worst storms we've seen so far) and that energy isn't there with the wildfires, which are the worst we've ever seen as well.

[r0semultiverse]

My take on the whole World War 3 WWIII WW3 whatever you wanna call it

This is a very simple look at why you won't die in a new World War (if it even happens) and a simple point of view responding to it. There are far better educated people to speak on this more thoroughly if you feel like researching and looking for that.

[itspileofgoodthings]

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[dead-generations]

Muslims kill people for drawing Muhammad, black people kill people for saying a mean word. Every group has their slightly silly breaking point. If White men are so evil and resentful, I guess you should have left their video games alone

you really could not possibly be better demonstrating my point about young men and ressentiment as the principle-to-only motivator for actions, rhetoric and positions, even if you tried: to the audience and the anon, I would review the post I made and my last ask, and ctrl F "white".

[pinbones]

So many leftists have this singular idea of jobs where you show up and do precisely 4 hours' worth of email work stretched over however many hours the boss arbitrary allocated

Most jobs require many hours of constant labour. Checkout lanes, hospitals and care, driving jobs, these all take so many hours to do a day's work due to the timing and volume of labour and it's not easy/beneficial to change staff frequently in some of them. How are you going to squeeze a full day's shift looking after a dementia community into 4 hours? Do you know how many errors are made when staff change-overs at hospitals increase in frequency? There are always going to be 8 and 10 and 12 and 14 hour shifts, and you know what? I like doing 12 hour shifts a hell of a lot more than I like working three seperate 4 hour shifts.

It's like that discourse about shops that open late done entirely by early risers who want to stop work at 2pm. I like shopping late and sometimes need to, I don't like waking up before 10am, and I like to work 12 hours and then get two days off. I'd certainly appreciate longer than a 30-min paid and a 30-min unpaid break, tho, and I hate getting up so damn early at my current job.

People like doing things. People are diverse. The important things are pay, conditions, and having choices

[femmefatalevibe]

Hello femme

what actions should you expect from a friends with benefits ? Once you leave their presence should they text you to make sure you arrived home safe? When In their presence what should their behaviour look like ?

Hi love! I think first and foremost, it's important to acknowledge that anyone who wants to have sex with you should do their best to make you feel comfortable in their presence. It's totally normal to feel a bit (or super) awkward before, during, and/or after the first time or two after you're intimate with one another. However, once it's an ongoing FWB relationship exists/is established, you should treat each other as friends who happen to bond over the mutual desire to have great (mind-blowing) sex with each other. Common courtesy and respect, like ensuring you got home safe (most men I know offer to call cars both ways, but I think norms are different outside of big cities), offering you a glass of water when you arrive, towels, extra clothes if needed, etc.

Different boundaries and expectations will exist depending if you're purely FWB for sex or have any actual friendship/socialize with your FWB on the side. However, universally, I would say the most important thing is that you're able to communicate openly and honestly with this person regarding your sexual preferences, likes and dislikes, tactful feedback, desires, fantasies, etc, so you need to feel okay being vulnerable to a certain degree.

Allowing yourself to let loose and laugh with this person is important because otherwise, you're going to get in your own way when it comes to the (primary) purpose of your relationship. If you're purely sex friends, it's nice to be able to chat about the more surface-level aspects of your lives, so you understand where the other person is at and are more attuned to their headspace. If there's some degree of actual friendship/social ties mixed into your dynamic, I think it's normal to be able to talk in person like second-tier friends (not besties).

However, I would caution surrounding having outside hangouts/"dates" and texting regularly with this person outside of scheduling in-person sessions. If you have an existing friendship, I definitely see nothing work with updating each other on more significant things you've talked about (work presentations/promotions, that new coffee shop you both wanted to try, cultural event milestones you chatted about, etc.).

Understand the dynamic you want with an FWB and be respectful of the other person's boundaries in this type of relationship. Some people just want to schedule and have sex, while some prefer some at-home dinner "date" nights before dessert, morning after breakfasts, or platonic lunches at a café outside of the platonic intimacy, too. It's all up to you both as individuals and what you're seeking from this unique type of relationship (it's personally my preference – but to each their own!).

Hope this helps xx

[minecraftdog]

I think wanting him to get therapy is a walid response. You don't know him, sure but your brain feels like you do. You can't talk to him to check up on him like you would with a friend but you still want him to be ok and happy. Therefore you want him to get therapy because that's the only possible way you can make sure he's taken care of, as someone who doesn't directly know him.

Is it para social? Yeah. But I don't think it's wrong to care about people. As long as you don't go to his chat or Twitter and tell him what he should do with his life I think it's good.

I'm not a psychologist but I think about it like that: You listen to cc's talk so much and you know a lot of things about them so your brain probably just assumes: yep that's my friend.

Like on a conscious level I know they're not my friends but on emotional level they feel like my friends anyway. Does it make sense? I hope you know what I mean.

thank you 🥺

parasocial relationships, that I think we all have here with them, aren't something inherently wrong or unhealthy. because obviously we all care about them. parasocial relationship is just a type of a relationship and they can be bad when we think they are something they are not. basically what is in my pinned, we can't demand anything from them and we can't control the relationship, if we don't like something we can only leave. when someone thinks they can make the ccs do something or control them, or that they should be doing something then it's unhealthy. they mix normal friendship with this relationship

[wawagooba]

I once saw a sis over here, randomly decry communism because her parents fled to america because the state seized their multiple housing assets. Its like sis... your parents r the villains in this story lol

[heyhoneyfox]

Dude what is SOAD doing on a list of random pop music 😭😭

It's??? My music taste??? What kind of question is this???

[pocket-deer-boy]

we can't even get a basic "all men structurally benefit from a misogynist society" to pass on this website without a bunch of queer men shooting themselves into a panic cause they get too uncomfortable about the idea of being culpable to self reflect. "feminist" website

[breatheandbloomquotes]

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