Raquel Elane
@elane.vivienne
Raquel Elane
Rest as an important component of work. What to do when you’re feeling burntout; burnout;
love as care;
I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
-Tolkien
burnt out fatigue as butter on bread tired
“Once you grow up, you realize you don’t want to be crazy in love.
You want to be calm in love,
stable in love, patient in love,
understood in love, safe in love.
Your partner should give you peace of mind and reassurance, not constant little heart attacks and high anxiety.”
calm love patient love as opposed to highly emotional love as one settles into themselves
Get up—We’re Locked in for the Rest of the Year (Sep-Dec Reset)
youtu.bedissonance loops as a call for change call for action; importance of rest; creative cycle; planning and organization to avoid burnout or overstimulation; mental health and its relationship with consistency; grounding practices; self compassion
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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