Notices by Tek dba Tek (tek@freeradical.zone), page 20

RT @sailorsocialist@twitter.com: Helping adults learn to not call the police with an image commonly used for kindergartners is incredibly my brand

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/sailorsocialist/status/1024295178260164608

@tek 🛬 💥

Oh! I totally forgot (see?) relatively recently learning about the Pomodoro technique. Short version: set a timer for 20 minutes and do just one thing. Nothing else. No mail or Slack checking. Afterward, take a 5 minute break to do anything you want. This helps 1) decompose daunting tasks into manageable chunks, 2) give your brain a chance to replenish neurotransmitters and consolidate memories, and 3) remind you to periodically snap out of hyper focus and eat, stretch, go to the bathroom, etc.

Getting here was NOT easy. Holy shit, no. And it’s not “solved”. I still struggle every day with a general inability to think the way people want me to. My goal here isn’t to tell others they’re not trying hard enough (like I was told). Instead, I want to offer a little bit of hope and a different perspective than you usually hear, and to mention some coping mechanisms that may making things just a little easier for someone out there.