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Quatre QuartsPourquoi ne rien faire peut être l’une des meilleures choses à faire <a href="https://quatrequarts.blog/2025/06/27/why-doing-nothing-might-be-one-of-the-best-things-you-can-do/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">🇬🇧 English</a> – <a href="https://quatrequarts.blog/2025/06/27/por-que-no-hacer-nada-puede-ser-una-de-las-mejores-cosas-que-podemos-hacer/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">🇪🇸 Español</a> – <a href="https://quatrequarts.blog/2025/06/27/warum-nichtstun-vielleicht-das-beste-ist-was-man-tun-kann/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">🇩🇪 Deutsch</a><blockquote>Et si “ne rien faire” était une forme de sagesse ? Dans un monde qui valorise l’agitation et la performance, il devient urgent de réhabiliter le vide, le silence, la pause. Voici une réflexion personnelle sur ce luxe discret mais nécessaire : celui de s’arrêter pour mieux vivre.</blockquote>Pourquoi ne rien faire peut être l’une des meilleures choses à faireOn considère souvent que ne rien faire est une mauvaise chose. Une chose qu’on ne peut se permettre. On l’associe à la paresse, à un mal-être potentiel, voire à un risque de dérive physique ou psychologique.Et pourtant, ce discours commence à vaciller, mis à l’épreuve par les maux modernes comme le burnout, le surmenage ou la surcharge — qu’elle soit professionnelle ou personnelle. Des maux qui ont désormais des mots. Ils sont nommés, reconnus, médicalisés.Personnellement, j’ai longtemps douté. Il m’arrive encore de me montrer sceptique quand j’apprends que telle ou telle personne est en burnout et ne peut plus travailler. Dans mon petit univers, j’ai tendance à considérer que c’est une question de mauvaise organisation, de mauvaise priorisation, d’un manque de professionnalisme ou de résilience. Bref, une faiblesse.Mais ce jugement est facile lorsqu’on n’a jamais été confronté à cette réalité. Et pourtant, petit à petit, on apprend. On apprend que ce rythme sans pause qu’on s’impose — ou qu’on nous impose — mène au mal-être. Qu’il faut apprendre à le reconnaître, à le traiter, et, autant que possible, à l’éviter.Il n’y a pas de solution miracle. Chaque personne a sa propre voie. Je n’énumérerai pas ici les mille et unes activités qui permettent de « se reposer en faisant ». Ceux qui ont la chance d’en disposer n’ont pas besoin qu’on leur donne ces conseils. Les autres, eux, cherchent du temps, cherchent la vie, ou un moyen de s’y raccrocher.Moi, j’aime écrire. Donc j’écris. Ce temps est un plaisir. Certains aiment pêcher, d’autres chasser. J’éprouve aussi le besoin, parfois, de ne rien faire. Ce luxe que je m’accorde, quand je le peux, me plonge dans un état où mes pensées s’ordonnent, où mes souvenirs remontent, où le temps n’existe plus. Un état suspendu. Et grâce à lui, je reviens plus lucide, plus aligné : prêt à affronter, organiser, avancer.On me dira peut-être : “tu ne fais pas rien, tu penses”. Et c’est là que réside, à mes yeux, le vrai malentendu. L’expression “ne rien faire” ne devrait pas s’appliquer à l’humain. Dormir, c’est se réparer. Penser, c’est se reconstruire. Le véritable “rien”, c’est l’absence de vie. C’est la mort.Alors oui, ne rien faire est peut-être la meilleure des choses, pour qui aime la vie. C’est faire quelque chose qui n’existe pas, mais qui a pourtant un pouvoir immense.On pourra y voir une excuse commode à l’apathie. Mais chacun doit réfléchir à ce que signifie vraiment “vivre”. Et on aurait manqué de bien des idées précieuses si certains penseurs n’avaient passé une grande partie de leur vie à “ne rien faire”, selon certains regards.Il est essentiel de consacrer des moments à ce qui, pour vous, représente ce “rien”. Se dire “aujourd’hui, je ne fais rien”, c’est parfois décider de penser, de prioriser, de prendre du recul. C’est un temps de vie dans sa forme la plus pure, la plus nue.Savoir s’arrêter, profiter, dire stop : c’est refuser de passer sa vie… à côté de sa vie. Si votre seul moment de la semaine à passer en famille est le samedi soir, alors ce moment est sacré. Si vous vous sentez oppressé, alors prenez le temps de respirer — le temps qu’il faut — pour vous sentir à nouveau vivant.Il n’y a pas de remède à quelque chose qui n’existe pas. Ne pas avoir le temps de ne rien faire, c’est peut-être ne pas avoir le temps de vivre.Alors oui : vivre pleinement, profondément, consciemment… Voilà peut-être la meilleure décision à prendre aujourd’hui. <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/ecriture/" target="_blank">#écriture</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/equilibre/" target="_blank">#équilibre</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/bien-etre/" target="_blank">#bienêtre</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/burn-out/" target="_blank">#burnOut</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/contemplation/" target="_blank">#contemplation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/fatigue-mentale/" target="_blank">#fatigueMentale</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/introspection/" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/lenteur/" target="_blank">#lenteur</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/meditation/" target="_blank">#méditation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/pause/" target="_blank">#pause</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/pleine-conscience/" target="_blank">#pleineConscience</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/ralentir/" target="_blank">#ralentir</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/reflexion/" target="_blank">#réflexion</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/resilience/" target="_blank">#résilience</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/repos/" target="_blank">#repos</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/silence/" target="_blank">#silence</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/surmenage/" target="_blank">#surmenage</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/temps/" target="_blank">#temps</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/vide/" target="_blank">#vide</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://quatrequarts.blog/tag/vivre/" target="_blank">#vivre</a>

SelfAwarePatternsWhat is it like to be you?In 1974, in a landmark paper, Thomas Nagel <a href="https://www.philosopher.eu/others-writings/nagel-what-is-it-like-to-be-a-bat/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">asks what it’s like to be a bat</a>. He argues that we can never know. I’ve <a href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/2022/05/19/what-does-it-mean-to-be-like-something/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">expressed my skepticism</a> about the phrase “what it’s like” or “something it is like” before, and that skepticism still stands. I think a lot of people nod at it, seeing it as self explanatory, while holding disparate views about what it actually means.As a functionalist and physicalist, I don’t think there are any barriers in principle to us learning about the experience of bats. So in that sense, I think Nagel was wrong. But he was right in a different sense. We can never have the experience of being a bat.We might imagine hooking up our brain to a bat’s and doing some kind of mind meld, but the best we could ever hope for would be to have the experience of a combined person and bat. Even if we somehow transformed ourselves into a bat, we would then just be a bat, with no memory of our human desire to have a bat’s experience. We can’t take on a bat’s experience, with all its unique capabilities and limitations, while remaining us.But the situation is even more difficult than that. The engineers hooking up our brain to a bat’s would have to make a lot of implementation decisions. What parts of the bat’s brain are connected to what parts of ours? Is any translation in the signaling necessary? What if several approaches are possible to give us the impression of accessing the bat’s brain? Is there any fact of the matter on which would be “the right one”?Ultimately the connection between our brain and the bats would be a communication mechanism. We could never bypass that mechanism to get to the “real experience” of the bat, just as we can never bypass the communication we receive from each other when we discuss our mental states.Getting back to possible meanings of WIL (what it’s like), Nagel makes an interesting clarification in <a href="https://www.philosopher.eu/others-writings/nagel-what-is-it-like-to-be-a-bat/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">his 1974 paper</a> (emphasis added):<blockquote>But fundamentally an organism has conscious mental states if and only if there is something that it is to be that organism—something it is like for the organism.</blockquote>This seems like a crucial stipulation. It is like something to be a rock. It’s like other rocks, particularly of the same type. But it’s not like anything for the rock. (At least for those of us who aren’t panpsychists.) This implies an assumption of some degree of metacognition, of introspection, of self reflection. The rock has overall-WIL, but no reflective-WIL.Are we sure bats have reflective-WIL? Maybe it isn’t like anything to be a bat for the bat itself.There is <a href="https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/25/AB_C_2019_Vol6(4)_Beran.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">evidence for metacognition in mammals and birds</a>, including rats. The evidence <a href="https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1189" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">is limited and subject to alternate interpretations</a>. Do these animals display uncertainty because they understand how limited their knowledge is? Or because they’re just uncertain? The evidence seems more conclusive in primates, mainly because the tests can be sophisticated enough to more thoroughly isolate metacognitive abilities.It seems reasonable to conclude that if bats (flying rats) do have metacognition, it’s much more limited than what exists in primates, much less humans. Still, that would give them reflective-WIL. It seems like their reflective-WIL would be a tiny subset of their overall-WIL, perhaps a very fragmented one.Strangely enough, in the scenario where we connected our brain to a bat’s, it might actually allow us to experience more of their overall-WIL than what they themselves are capable of. Yes, it would be subject to the limitations I discussed above. But then a bat’s access to its overall-WIL would be subject to similar implementation limitations, just with the “decisions” made by evolution rather than engineers.These mechanisms would have evolved, not to provide the bat with the most complete picture of its overall-WIL, but with whatever enhances its survival and genetic legacy. Maybe it needs to be able to judge how good its echolocation image is for particular terrain before deciding to fly in that direction. That assessment needs to be accurate enough to make sure it doesn’t fly into a wall or other hazards, but not enough to give it an accurate model of its own mental operations.Just like in the case of the brain link, bats have no way to bypass the mechanisms that provide their limited reflective-WIL. The parts of their brain that process reflective-WIL would be all they know of their overall-WIL. At least unless we imagine that bats have some special non-physical acquaintance with their overall-WIL. But on what grounds should we assume that?We could try taking the brain interface discussed above and looping it back to the bat. Maybe we could use it to expand their self reflection, by reflecting the brain interface signal back to them. Of course, their brain wouldn’t have evolved to handle the extra information, so it likely wouldn’t be effective unless we gave them additional enhancements. But now we’re talking about upgrading the bat’s intelligence, “uplifting” them to use David Brin’s term.What about us? Our introspective abilities are much more developed than anything a bat might have. It’s much more comprehensive and recursive, in the sense that we not only can think about our thinking, but think about the thinking about our thinking. And if you understood the previous sentence, then you can think about your thinking of your thinking of….well, hopefully you get the picture.Still, if our ability to reflect is also composed of mechanisms, then we’re subject to the same “implementation decisions” evolution had to make as our introspection evolved, some of which were likely inherited from our rat-like ancestors. In other words, we have good reason to view it as something that evolved to be effective rather than necessarily accurate, mechanisms we are no more able to bypass than the bat can for theirs.Put another way, our reflective-WIL is also a small subset of our overall-WIL. Aside from what third person observation can tell us, all we know about overall-WIL is what gets revealed in reflective-WIL.Of course, many people assume that now we’re definitely talking about something non-physical, something that allows us to have more direct access to our overall-WIL, that our reflective-WIL accurately reflects at least some portion of our overall-WIL. But again, on what basis would we make that assumption? Because reflective-WIL seems like the whole show? How would we expect it to be different if it weren’t the whole show?Put yet another way, the limitation Nagel identifies in our ability to access a bat’s experience seems similar to the limitation we have accessing our own. Any difference seems like just a matter of degree.What do you think? Are there reasons to think our access to our own states is more reliable than I’m seeing here? Aside from third party observation, how can we test that reliability?<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/tag/consciousness/" target="_blank">#Consciousness</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/tag/introspection/" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/tag/metacognition/" target="_blank">#metacognition</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/tag/phenomenal-consciousness/" target="_blank">#phenomenalConsciousness</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/tag/philosophy/" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://selfawarepatterns.com/tag/philosophy-of-mind/" target="_blank">#PhilosophyOfMind</a>

Nebyoolae"Feel, don't think" <a href="https://ntietz.com/blog/feel-dont-think/?utm_source=indieblog.page&amp%3Butm_medium=feed&utm_medium=random&utm_campaign=indieblog.page" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ntietz.com/blog/feel-dont-think/?utm_source=indieblog.page&amp%3Butm_medium=feed&utm_medium=random&utm_campaign=indieblog.page</a><a href="https://masto.neb.host/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="https://masto.neb.host/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://masto.neb.host/tags/blob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blob</a> <a href="https://masto.neb.host/tags/external" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#external</a>

NeeAnahWhen I work on myself and I heal, I set a better example for others. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/realization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#realization</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a>

Jonathan BlackshireWritten by Google GeminiFebruary was a month of late-night ambient soundscapes for me! My "Most Listened" playlist is a journey into the world of immersive and atmospheric music, perfect for those quiet, contemplative hours. If you're looking for a moment of peace and introspection, especially as the day winds down, this playlist is for you. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/playlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#playlist</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mostlistened" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mostlistened</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/february" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#february</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambient</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drone</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimental</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/electronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electronic</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/atmospheric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atmospheric</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/latenight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#latenight</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tidal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tidal</a> <a href="https://tidal.com/browse/mix/0087ae54d4a70370d487c2c8a3ed30" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tidal.com/browse/mix/0087ae54d4a70370d487c2c8a3ed30</a>

NeeAnahMost people live on autopilot. Not really considering their thoughts and actions, or how their thoughts and actions impact their own internal world as well as the outside world.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/thoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thoughts</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a>

cohan<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArtAdvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtAdvent</a> Day 22 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/seasonal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seasonal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/decorations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decorations</a> (some will say <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christmas</a> I say <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Solstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solstice</a> 😆) This colourful chaos is the nexus of a couple of tinsel garlands and a string of multicoloured lights with a shiny paper backdrop. For these I'm using dark vignetting instead of white -makes the lights look better and recalls the long dark <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#winter</a> nights of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coziness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coziness</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> 📷❄️ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WinterBright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WinterBright</a>

fluffy 💜Sockpuppet: Blog: On success <a href="http://sockpuppet.band/blog/2700-On-success" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://sockpuppet.band/blog/2700-On-success</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introspection</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Career</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Goals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Goals</a> <a href="https://plush.city/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blog</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®“Popular culture recognizes only the fantasy version of artistic imagination and fails to appreciate that everyday conversation, daydreaming, map navigation, political strategizing, scientific hypothesising, moral reflection, field surgery, cooking, reading and lovemaking are all imaginative activities, too.”<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/imagination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imagination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conversation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/daydreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#daydreaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#STEM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a>

CM ThiedeWe're living in a <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#land</a> of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/confusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#confusion</a> and it's <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/intentional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intentional</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Yq7FKO5DlV0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Yq7FKO5DlV0</a>Where people can't be expected to use their own <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brain</a> for <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/thought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thought</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> and <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/rationalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rationalization</a> Hey xyz <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/agent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agent</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/hiveMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiveMind</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/whatever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#whatever</a> , do the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/thinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thinking</a> for me because I just don't have the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#time</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LandOfConfusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandOfConfusion</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#song</a> by <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Genesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genesis</a> from <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/InvisibleTouch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InvisibleTouch</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/album" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#album</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/MuzakLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MuzakLessons</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialCommentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialCommentary</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energy</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peace</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#violence</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#destruction</a> for what? <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/progress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#progress</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Define" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Define</a> it.

J.I'm using this emotion wheel per my therapist's suggestion. I have a hard time pinpointing what I'm feeling and as I use this I'm realizing some things.For one, it does take me some time to process it, but I can name in fairly specific terms what I'm feeling. I always thought I was naming my emotions accurately, but I'm starting to see how my tendency is to blur everything into very vague categories. Having the words to scan through instead of having to come up with them on my own seems particularly helpful. I have no proof yet if it will be beneficial to me to practice this kind of ‘labeling introspection,’ but nevertheless I'm interested in the experiment.Being able to name the emotion specifically requires thinking about it in the moment that it's happening. If I wait and let it die down, I won't be able to access the specifics nearly as easily; it becomes more speculative. It's like dreaming and then waking up to record it—the faster you do it, the more detail it will retain. It is hard (sometimes impossible) though to pause and introspect when I'm within the strong emotions.Another part of the problem is that I get hit with many emotions at once and so it's very difficult to parse apart the multiple feelings I'm having at one time. I can understand why there's a tendency there to lump it into one thing such as ’I feel bad’. When strong emotion hits it feels like it's checking a lot of boxes because it is and then the specifics get blurred in the storm.<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/bpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bpd</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/emotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emotions</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a>

Jonathan BlackshireDive into a world of rebellion, introspection, and energy with my latest playlist.This curated collection features a mix of hard rock, metal, indie rock, and classic rock, showcasing the diverse and powerful sounds of these genres.Key Themes:Rebellion and Nonconformity. Introspection and Reflection. Energy and Excitement.<a href="https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/b019810a-ff3d-451b-ad87-7df0394c8087" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/b019810a-ff3d-451b-ad87-7df0394c8087</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Playlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Playlist</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HardRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HardRock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Metal</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/IndieRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieRock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClassicRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClassicRock</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Rebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rebellion</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introspection</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a>

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GetMusic - Free Bandcamp CodesFree download codes:Dereos Roads - There Goes the Sun"original melodies with introspective lyricism"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lyricism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lyricism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiehiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indiehiphop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/originalmelodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#originalmelodies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alternativehiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alternativehiphop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bandcampcodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bandcampcodes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yumcodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yumcodes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bandcamp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a><a href="https://www.getmusic.fm/r/dereos-roads-there-goes-the-sun?utm_campaign=catalog&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.getmusic.fm/r/dereos-roads-there-goes-the-sun?utm_campaign=catalog&utm_source=mastodon</a>

JeremyMorning Moon Sticker Stick it! Stick It Good! Visit:<a href="https://jeremy-aiyadurai.pixels.com/featured/morning-moon-jeremy-aiyadurai.html?product=sticker" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://jeremy-aiyadurai.pixels.com/featured/morning-moon-jeremy-aiyadurai.html?product=sticker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AbstractArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbstractArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtForSale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtForSale</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MysteryOfTheUnseen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MysteryOfTheUnseen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MorningVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MorningVibes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introspection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Minimalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Minimalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniqueGift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UniqueGift</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtisticExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtisticExpression</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NatureInspired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureInspired</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CosmicInterludeThese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CosmicInterludeThese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AbstractArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbstractArt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FineArtAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FineArtAmerica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pixels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pixels</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BuyIntoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuyIntoArt</a>

Stan Stewart aka muz4now"Outward and Inward" Sharing and Introspection <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OriginalMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OriginalMusic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="http://dlvr.it/T8P3c3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://dlvr.it/T8P3c3</a>

Persona Non GrataI'm trying to live an examined life. I've been taking a look at a lot of the things people did to upset or abuse me and writing about it. But at the same time, I appreciate the cycle that I played into. Short story is that I've made mistakes and rather than pointing my finger I'm trying to make sense of my motivations, my biases, my actions through the years. It's not a pretty picture, but it gives me a better path forward. I've broken cycles in my life, and I'm looking for more.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a>

Simon LucyFar too many intimations of mortality this morning, Michael Mosley, now Alan Hansen;67, 68 respectively and I'm 68.Yes this is entirely introspective but this is social media and entirely about introspection and Me, Me, Me.Anyway I hope Alan Hansen improves and his withering scorn is still missed, and Michael Mosley is more than an English man going out in the midday sun (and born in India).<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mortality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Introspection</a>

QueenKongThe dark earth is a promise (2024).iPhone camera, digital processing, Polaroid i-Type film emulsion lift on watercolor paper.  <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polaroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#polaroid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emulsionlift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emulsionlift</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filmphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filmphotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/believeinfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#believeinfilm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poetry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introspection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introspection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a>

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