#the grind

[skullgrind]

THE GRIND - 4/26/24 MIX (TANKS OF TURGIDITY)

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[typhlonectes]

[dispatchesfromtheclasswar]

[treason-and-plot]

Meanwhile, at The Grind….

Martin stage-whispers to Joel that Monica is headed their way, and she looks pissed. It’s the first time any of her staff have sighted her tonight and Joël was hoping she wasn’t going to be working at all but here she is, her mouth a vivid slash of disapproval, her hair virulent purple, and his hopes for a conflict-free evening have just been destroyed as cruelly as a cigarette butt beneath a size ten stiletto heel.

“Jo-ël,” she hisses at him. “Why are you wearing that stupid sweater? Why aren’t you wearing your uniform?”

“I’m not really feeling the uniform tonight,” he says.

“What the hell are you talking about? Wearing your uniform is a job requirement!”

“Maybe I’m just not in the mood to be treated as a piece of meat,” he says.

“This may come as a shock, but you weren’t hired for your bartending skills, you know,” she says. “Now, stop being such a fucking prima donna and take that sweater off! NOW!”

“No,” he says. “Sorry.”

[prole-log]

[odaatlover]

Is there anyone on here who still reads Wynonna Earp fanfics? …anyone still interest in The Grind? 😅 If so, this message is for you…

NEW CHAPTERS STARTING NEXT MONDAY 11/6!

[theblackknightofworcestershire]

I am on that hustle culture grindset. Every morning I wake up at 5 am to return every last boop I received overnight. Then all morning I get ahead in my boops, making sure every single one of my mutuals gets drowned in superboops. They can't even open their activity page without crashing their phone because I've been booping all. day.

Then the afternoon and all evening I am booping everyone on this site I can find. No one is booping more than me. You boop me? I already booped you ten times while you were still in bed.

If you want to stop wasting your life, if you've decided it's time to make something of yourself, then take advantage of my program BOOPMAXXING, everyone who clicks this link will get half off, that's a two thousand dollar value for NOTHING

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

My issue with grind culture is the fact that I had a hyperfixation for a bit about Tip of the Tongue moments and what causes them.

Tip of the Tongue moment occurs when the brain gets "stuck". It's primarily associated with getting "stuck" looking for a word, phrase, or name, but can occur when getting "stuck" on a great many things including difficult problems at work. Really anything.

And the more you focus on being "stuck" and bring stressed or upset about being "stuck". The worse it'll become. The best way to deal with a Tip of the Tongue moment is to move on. The answer will come to you later.

How does this relate to find culture? Because sometimes you are stuck on a difficult problem at work, and you'll be so frustrated that it's not coming to you. And the best way to deal with that isn't by sitting at your desk for 12 hours trying to work. The best way to deal with that is task your brain with something else, and the answer will come to you.

Yes. I just said the best way to deal with being stuck on your work isn't working harder. It's getting up. Stretching your legs. Going on a short walk. Grabbing a snack. Literally thinking about anything but the problem for a minute until the answer comes to you.

Your brain is imperfect. Answers don't always come smoothly. Sometimes the best way to move past an obstacle is by taking a short break to watch a quick episode of your anime. What'll get your answer faster. Sitting for 3 hrs being flustered about being stuck? Or 30 minutes focusing on not work until the answer comes to you?

And that looks like laziness in the grind mindset, but to me it's the easiest way to obtain maximum efficiency to get shit done with the least amount of stress.

-fae

[doctorslippery]

[khaosritual]

[seonghwadyke]

[typhlonectes]

[random-xpressions]

From which direction does this sense of purposelessness creep into my heart, I do not know. The question keeps coming back time and again - am I wasting away my life? Am I at the right place doing the right thing? Could my energy be diverted to some higher and nobler cause or am I just existing on an animal level - slog, eat, sleep, repeat? I hope I find some answer to these deeply bothering matters but for now I'll just wander like someone who's killing away his time...

Random Xpressions

[treason-and-plot]

Monica sends Joël to clean the toilets, and after that orders him to take over from new starter Fabian in the upstairs bar. Fabian is to go downstairs to work with Martin. Fabian has already been busted for drinking on the job but is obviously also a gym rat and isn’t shy about flaunting his body, which is all Monica cares about. The upstairs bar has a pool table and an atmosphere of tired sleaze (it’s also where Anita once famously attacked Georgina with a pool cue- Joël personally wouldn’t pick up any of the pool cues unless he was wearing gloves because….well, suffice to say in his years working here he’s Seen Some Things.) But probably the biggest difference between this bar and the main bar downstairs is that up here the patrons don’t tip…the majority aren’t here to drink either, just to chill out or play pool or hook up on one of the stained and crusty couches.

Which means that tonight Joël will have plenty of time for reflection.

[1andonlyfothermunker]

I'm so FUCKInG out of it..... Needa be back on the grind

[thissweetenamor]

gym time grind, the usual.