#remove distractions

[retrospeaks2me]

4 GUARANTEED HABITS TO BUILD DISCIPLINE AND STAY CONSISTENT.

To choose discipline and consistency is to program your mind to behave in a manner that results to change. Cultivating discipline and consistency, let’s be honest is an everyday struggle if you have not yet mastered them. However, if you are reading this article, it means that you are done procrastinating and you are tired of not seeing results. You have heard a number of techniques from the…

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#accountability #be productive #consistency #discipline #habits #pareto principle #procastination #Productive #remove distractions #reset #time management #visualization

[sproutedlavender]

Why are we afraid of silence?

In this day and age, it’s easy to be consumed by distractions; from TikTok, YouTube and Instagram to tv, gossip and drama, it seems everywhere we look there is something to distract us. From the moment our alarms go off, our days are filled with noise. We play music while we get ready for the day and watch videos or tv to pass the time. It’s becoming more and more common to have background noise, like playing a movie or turning on the radio while we’re working on something, just for the noise and distraction. It seems that for some reason or another, we’re constantly trying to fill the silence in our lives.

There is something powerful in quieting the mind and being in a state of silence, but silence has become uncomfortable for many of us. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why people have such a difficult time meditating. The silence is unfamiliar so they tend to shy away from it. But why is that?

When you quiet down your mind and find yourself in a space of silence, there are no thoughts, emotions, or ego, and that can be scary. Maybe we’re afraid of losing our sense of self, so we fill our days with distractions and our mind with thoughts, never allowing silence to enter. This way we won’t lose control over our sense of self. This way we won’t be uncomfortable.

Silence is scary

When you are in a space of silence, you put yourself in the most vulnerable state you possibly can. You break down your strong walls and you allow yourself to be vulnerable with yourself. A lot of things come up in the silence. Some things are nice, like forgotten, happy memories or feelings of joy and contentment. Others, not so much; for example, feelings of regret, shame and fear as well as many other things you may have tried to hide and bury deep within you can come crashing to the surface.

Maybe that’s why we distract ourselves. If we aren’t focused on ourselves, our inner selves, we don’t have to unwrap and experience all our negative thoughts and feelings.

The problem is, there are also a lot of positive things within us which can help us to learn, grow and expand our views on life, but we’ll never find them if we don’t go searching.

There are a lot of reasons why you might be uncomfortable or even afraid of silence.

You don’t know who you are

This can be the case for many people. They’ve created a character or an image that they present out into the world. This could have been done for many reasons, maybe they were trying to fit in when they were young and changed themselves in order to be accepted; or maybe they were taught to behave a certain way and were never allowed to discover who they truly were.

For whatever reason they just don’t know who they truly are. Not knowing yourself can be scary, but sometimes knowing yourself can be even scarier. This is because going deep within yourself forces you to face beliefs and thought patterns which you may have subconsciously created in order to protect yourself from negative feelings, almost like a sort of protective barrier to shield you from emotional harm.

By going within, you may have to confront these not-so-fun subconscious beliefs about yourself and the world around you, which can be quite intimidating and unsettling, but knowing who you are is a powerful tool.

When you know who you are, you also know who you aren’t, and you’re able to release that image of yourself and allow the real you to shine.

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#peace #life #how to life peacefully #silence #quiet #why are we afraid of silence? #distractions #remove distractions #life hacks #meditation

[prolibytherium]

Cuz I know you man! Also you casually mention RPGs like, a weird amount.

(The Gang Tends Bar themed carfire for @its-always-ziney-in-philadelphia Valentines Zine)

#iasip #mac macdonald #dennis reynolds #sketches #I will be real: I hoped this would come out goofier than it actually did and was in agony for much of the process. Enjoy! #I had a fun time drawing the fire though #Also I had this thing I did to cope where every time I was getting distracted/frustrated I would write down whatever #song lyrics or TV lines I was hearing at the moment on a designated layer (the full image with all layers visible is pretty funny) #but I didn't alwlays remember to switch the layers and had to go through and do a final sweep of removing shit I put on visible layers #and I missed one before submitting it so there is a line from 'The Carpet Crawlers' by Genesis very faint on part of the truck LOL

[brainrot-mp4]

Quick ps2 model render lol

#raiden #metal gear #mgs2 #my art #i added the cat ears as a distraction but then they looked too good to remove

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

Sum Hawke kimsses <3

#well deserved postgame fluff <3 #once again practice that got out of hand gjsgdkd #i think they turned out nice tho :] #cant decide if i like the colored or uncolored ones more so i just put both here lol #also please ignore that fenris and belas hair looks different every time i draw them <3 #fenris #isabela #oc: liam hawke #oc: lilian hawke #my ocs #my art #maybe shouldve given liam more greys cos this dude starts greying by act 3 already jdfjksd #lilian gets em later but her hair looked so empty and i think she deserves some grey streaks (bela too <3 #also fenris did have ear piercings but it was distracting to have so much shinies in one area so i removed them #just pretend theyre still there lol

[stlamb]

shittiest thing about unmedicated adhd is i feel like i have to keep open 8+ hours of time to complete a task that would likely take someone else 2-3 hours to finish ha ah ha

#no matter how much i remove all distractions or how much coffee i drink etc i don't understand. #i have so much time anxiety all the time #maybe i'm just stoopid

[000marie198]

Nine getting jealous that some of the other tailses are growing taller than him (poor boy didn't realize that welding a bunch of robot spider legs to his spine might stunt his growth)

Remember how in the show he always kept using them to gain height on others so he'd be taller and more intimidating? Yeah...

#yet another thing Tails had which he didn't. great. fantastic #Nine buddy plz stop trusting your thoughts. it's midnight #don't listen to them they distract you from good things #besides. that's a curse of older sibs. if you would be the oldest fox amongst your bros youd have to remain shorter for it sorry #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #sth #miles tails prower #nine the fox #tails nine #miles nine prower #tails squad #prime bros #anon ask #ask answered #i don't think they are welded to his spine yknow? there is definitely a neurotransmitter involved there but he's been using those spider #tails for years now and they're still eorking which requires energy which would mean either giving them an infinite powersource or charging #the later of which he cannot do if can't remove them and put them aside. #how does he sleep comfortably with those tails ?! Nine buddy u an enigma

[bonesandthebees]

there’s a bee invasion happening live during a tennis match rn. if you even care.

#I have been laughing at ‘time since bee invasion’ for five minutes now #the bee removal man showed up and everyone in the crowd has been high fiving him and asking him for pics #one of the players asked if he’ll lose a point if a bee appears and distracts him from the ball #the game stopped for nearly 2 hours over this #ramblings

[presiding]

humansider by @lapinneok

#dishonored #the outsider #death of the outsider #humansider #AU in which he takes up art :) #kind of interesting to consider him to go from someone who is removed from the tales he's narrating #to switching to a more immediate hands on style of communication now that living is more like that. you know? #last year i started work on a post-doto fic #its a coming of age for two people who are far older than the usual 'coming of age' protags. for different reasons. #billie and humansider are figuring out their lives now that everything has changed. featuring some cute corvosider #and billie x emily. who are even more complicated than usual. god help us. #i've been distracted by a jessamine is a literal ghost AU which is more experimental in terms of style and hopefully hard-hitting #but i can only selfishly keep a comm to myself for so long. so please enjoy <3 #the colours & lighting in this are absolutely beautiful #my commissions

[starlooove]

Also about the Duke holding himself to higher standards thing something about the black boy being unable to afford slacking off in a way is peers are allowed to/are comfortable with? At least to himself? Cmon….

#that’s a lot of hc territory but do u hear me #also btw I don’t think the others slack like that #but I also don’t think what Duke says is without merit #but also I acknowledge it’s like writers not giving a fuck about unamed background characters impacted by the bats #BUT THIS #REMEMBER I said idgaf about the assassins tim called and it’s not REAL if literally nobody felt the impact #like if tim ‘we don’t get to make that choice’ drake didn’t feel a thing about removing the choice for betterment from hundreds #is it real or did they write that in just to make him look cool #anyways all this to say IF DUKE FOUND OUT HED BE PISSED #listen ik it’s sounding judgmental without being there #that’s the point #it’s a flaw to an extent #a character trait that’s not all bright and bubbly unless it’s fun to say #anywayyys then ID care or believe tim did that #but yeah i got distracted but I promise I had examples #just him not letting shit slide like that bc they have a responsibility to the civilians #and sorry it gets continuing the cycle of abuse sometimes 💔 #‘u better depress that patrol route’ #etc. #HE GETS BETTER #GUYS JEFF!!! THIS IS WHY HES HERE #listen to ME #ok bye #AND THIS IS NAWT TO SAY ELAINE AND DOUG DID THIS #IK how y’all get. #I’m saying that elaine and Doug instilled a strong sense of personal responsibility and helping others in him #and once they’re gone he clings onto them fiercely! #and gets worse. #ily <3

[hunny-bxscuit]

Wukong and Macaque's outfits from A Seer of Secrets by @crowboss-whore !! :D

Also extra doodles from ch. 10 lololol

#lmk #lego monkie kid #sun wukong #six eared macaque #lmk fanart #was supposed to draw the one with the keyhole for wukong but i always kept getting distracted 🧍‍♂️ #had to remove it HAHHAHDHS 😭😭😭 #blaming everything on u Crow smh smhhh /pos #my art

[ramseyr]

Also @staff

I'm not clicking on your ad links. Reinstate trans peoples accounts. And fire your CEO mattbrat.

#trans rights are human rights #you going “OOOOOOOOOO lookit this feature we got!” #is totally distracting from the real issue. #photomatt is unstable and should be removed from his position #if you can take a three month break #YOU'RE PROBABLY DOING FUCK ALL #Be better. #transgender #avewy #rita #lgbtq #predestrogen #predesterone

[stormrot]

"staff isn't doing x political thing right" and frankly some of us would rather it all be removed from site period so at least be happy they're on the appropriate side of arguments and let you have anything at all. this is a game for pixel dragons. this is not your social media to push one or another real world issue. it's fine if you want to do that on Tumblr or Twitter or whatever else but my god. y'all are so annoying complaining about this. I'm here for dragons, not the same politics I've blocked 100% of on every other website.

#flight rising #id say the same thing about any similar website or app for that matter #there's a time and place and pixel pet games are neither of those things #stop talking and stop being performative and focus your attention elsewhere if it bothers you sm #pixel pet games are not your outlet for politics or religion or what have you real world issues #that's what social media etc is for #im on sites like cs and fr to stay away from real world issues. leave it alone. #❤️ discussion #❤️ drama #got idiots coming out of the woodworks like ohhhh they released this with the expansion as a distraction #look I'M a conspiracy theorist and i think you're stupid. go outside. #and when i say it should all be removed i mean ALL. no religion no politics any which way period. this is not the place. im tired.

[perceptivehands]

why do i care so much about fictional characters jfc

#it's been four days and i'm still so devastated #all the history - the special bond - the buildup - the chemistry - ALL FOR NAUGHT #i don't even have anything else to look forward to or distract myself with which makes it even worse #i'm getting my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow and the only rest i will get will be the sedation #then i'll be on sick leave for a week and once again alone with my thoughts with nothing to distract me #feels like my heart is being ripped into shreds

[llumimoon]

Agree with you forever about hermie death your tags on that post are correct 10/10

WAUGH THANK YOU !! I've had like so many thoughts abt this. It's just really unfortunate !!!

#ask #mispelled #sorry for the short answer im abt to go to sleep #but im just so. AUGHFHFHDFF #its like hermie death felt like kicking normal while hes already down #like it obviously affects the other characters too but I feel like we didnt get to SEE that in their behavior or dialouge. #we did get ​a little bit from Scary at least #but its like. it would have been really interesting if they had Taylor react more strongly or something bc of their association #but Freddie isnt that kind of player which I'm not gonna hold against him. Hermie death came out of left field !! #i just feel like there was also more interesting ways to kill him or remove him from the story #maybe have him die while serving as a distraction or when he's in disguise during the final fight for extra tension #since we were apparently THAT CLOSE to the end #or throw him in for contender for the hell throne bc hes Jodie's son and have him die in the ring #or just have him fucking !! leave !!!!!! like Mae Hales did !!!!! #IDK its so . its disappointing. i understand that anthony didnt like him and apparently neither did the rest of the crw #but the fans DID and i felt like if he had to leave they could have at least done it properly #i liked the afternath funeral episode but im still disappointed . #dndads

[knickynoo]

J.J. visits the principal's office. High School U.S.A.

#michael j. fox #this is the scene i mentioned in my Marty & JJ rambling last night lol #tell me this isn't Marty behavior though! #Mr. Kinney out there having to remove Every Item away from the kid who is always in his office & is distracted by everything #it's reminiscent of the scene in BTTF III where Marty is wandering around Doc's house & touching/fiddling with everything he comes across