No.1161649
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I finally FINALLY finished the rough draft of my next feature length script after like 9-10 months of working on it! i'm so fucking happy and relieved >< it's not ready for public eyes yet, i still need to revise it and that's gonna be it's own ordeal
but it did remind me that I haven't done one of these Kaizen Threads in a long long time! So now i want to check in with everyone and see what kaizen's are they working on!
Kaizen, or "continuous improvement", is most well known nowadays as a system for improving business proficiency. However, I was introduced to it as a means of improving ones own healthy habits and achieving goals by shifting the focus from "making something perfect" to "putting time into something continously over time"
you can get better at doing a thing by putting a little time in each day, even if it's just a minute at a time, and i've seen it work in my own life drastically!
so what are your Kaizens right now? What are you working on?
What habits are you trying to make? What are you trying to break?
How have they been coming along? What can you do to improve?
Share me what is making a better you?
No.1161650
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For real it is just my cooking.
I'm stronger every day.
Right now it is just working on communication with coworkers and how to do orders.
No.1161652
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>>1161650you'll become the greatest chef the world has ever seen!
"they say that you gain mastery after putting 10000 hours of practice into something. that's why i put a cake into the oven for 10000 hours to master baking!" (i kid but that thought did cross my mind :PP)
>hugs <3and communication is important! so good kaizen's dawn <3
No.1161653
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I'm trying to improve my self-discipline as well as living a healthier lifestyle. I also have the desire to get cybersecurity certifications. I'm also a bit of a day trader myself, but do you know how hard that shit is? My best quality is perseverance and I'm sure I'll go very far despite the obstacles.
No.1161655
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>>1161653excellent! from the health to the certification, sounds like wonderful kaizens! and perserverance is the name of the game in here!
keep on rocking it! next kaizen thread i'll love to see where it progressed!
No.1161657
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>>1161652There are a lot of spinning plates and no safety net yet. But it is doable.
No.1161658
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>>1161657i would kill to see you actually spin plates :D!!!
No.1161662
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>>1161658Dinner and a show oui.
No.1161663
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I guess my main kaizen is applying for new jobs.
Other small things though. Thinking of restarting dance soon.
Hope you get another script picked up soon.
No.1161665
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>>1161662>>1161662oui oui mon cheri! i'm so excited!!! just let me know when i need to be ready to catch the food in my mouth!
>>1161663right on! i know that feeling all too well! any jobs in particular you are hoping to get?
>danceOOOH NICE!!! what kind of dance?!
i hope so as well! it's gonna be a while till this one is ready, but the first hurdle is hurdled!
No.1161666
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>>1161663If ever there were an opal in a crown.
>>1161665If I get my way I'll have a really cool b&b that you can moonlight at.
No.1161668
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>>1161666a B&B would perfectly fit your cottage core mom vibes <3
No.1161670
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>>1161665Tbh I don't want to get too excited and count eggs before they hatch on the job front.
I did pole dancing for a couple of terms and ended doing a showcase.
>>1161666I'll take that as a compliment. Opals are cool.
No.1161676
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>>1161670fair enough, getting a job is such a crapshoot and who knows what anyone gets sometimes ><
>pole dancingoh my~ that is impressive! you must have an iron clad core from doin that
as well as a talent for catching people's attention~
No.1161682
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I was expecting that the closer I get to moving out of my U.S. State and back to an area from my earlier childhood far up north the tougher my life in general would get, but I wasn't really expecting the current amount of extreme despair, honestly.
Yeah, like, of course, obviously not having a television, not having reasonably supportive healthcare coverage, not having a vehicle, not having a job, not sleeping at and otherwise living in a place with reasonable safety and security, not having a local community of friends to be a part of, and so on is awful on paper. And in theory. It's another thing to live through that downward spiral even if you knew it was coming and deliberately incorporated it into your fundamental life goals.
Still, it's only about six weeks or so of this. And then I'm free. Or, at least, am in a position to try to be free. To be able to have supportive friends and neighbors nearby, to be able to go to sleep on a bed not having to worry about becoming homeless the next day, to be able to have basic medical needs covered logically, and so on.
In the immediate term, specifically, I'm worried about not distracting myself mentally and emotionally given that, very obviously, it's not like I can be able to do anything emotionally supportive such as going to a local public event or whatever. Trying my best not to wallow in repressed anger. Repressed sadness. And the like.
Recently smashed a decent sized hole in one of my apartment wall with a hammer after sitting and staring out blankly of a nearby window while going over childhood physical abuse in my mind. Didn't feel better. At all.
I realize that the only response I'm ever going to get from friends, family, acquaintances, et al around where I'm living how is going to be "Just walk it off!", "Just turn that frown upside down!", "Just think positive!", "Happy vibes only!", "You can always psyche yourself out to get better about anything, just by yourself!", "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!", and so on. And there's absolutely no reason to torture myself with that stupidity that I know is clearly factually false.
Still, I suppose there's the fact that the very recent past is making it clear that not only do I need to a)completely change my voice and appearance and b)completely cut off past people I've been in contract with but something like a c) legal name change also will probably be vital too.
No.1161683
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>>1161680that sounds like it would be rather unpleasant >< but i bet you got really conditioned from all of that!
i'm not the most knowledgeable on different positions of pole dancing, but cupids arrow sounds interesting!
>>1161682it sounds like you have been going through hell yourself in many ways, but as you said yourself, you are close to being free
your feelings are valid and your struggles are real, so don't feel that you need to hide that part. however, i am proud of you for maintaining a a positive outlook and having faith in the future <3
hang in there psuedo! you got this <3
No.1161684
>>1161683I think a major point of growth is me recently is me fundamentally realizing that basically everybody that I've known closely over the age of thirty-five or so have lived in this past American social culture where, well, you
did have absolutely no choice other than to just "walk it off". You
weren't allowed to do anything else. Not really. That was America back then.
And me then fundamentally realizing that such a way of life isn't a matter of destiny, fate, nature, or whatever the hell else but is a matter of personal and collective
choice. Wallowing in reactionary conservative and traditionalist thinking in which everybody has to be angry and sad all of the time about most everything is an
option. Something that won't happen unless people (including myself) make it happen.
Like, yeah, if I was somehow magically teleported back to my mother's workplace when she was more or less how old that I am now, I'd react the same way. If I was, say, groped all over and treated grossly on the job by harassing customers or whatever, then I'd just be angry. And
that would be that. And I'd be
prevented from
saying anything in protest, let alone
doing anything in protest. Because, well, that's just "the way things are". I'd go about my week and try to "walk it off". That
was 1970s and 1980s America.
However, this is
not as a matter of destiny or such the kind of life's culture and society that I'm required to live in now (or that, as well, she's required to live in now). Things
can be better. And things
should be better.
Not just a matter of me being a better environment. Me being in a better environment that I can have a general faith in.
Hope.There's
a lot more to existence than just being another knuckle-dragging caveman in a reactionary world of traditionalist conservative caveman bashing each other with pointy rocks. I've experienced some of that larger existence. And I will again. Soon.
No.1161685
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>>1161684understanding what you can't control and what you can is such an important thing, especially nowadays, and while i would never want anything bad to happen to you, i am glad to know you have positive mindset to move through it <3
No.1161686
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>>1161683A cupid is leaning off with one leg hooked over. Not too hard but but frees up your hands to do whatever variation you want on it. I personally like drama like this example.
No.1161687
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>>1161663New job? Moving up or getting out?
No.1161691
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>>1161687Hopefully both? Managed to pull the wool over everyone's eyes so far so why not see how far I can get?
No.1161692
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I'm still working to learn to play guitar but I really don't want to think of it as "self-improvement".
The last thing I want to do is invest some sense of importance to getting to some point in mastering this. I don't want anyone else investing any sense of importance to me either. People believing in me only fucks with my pathological demand avoidance. It robs me of a sense of autonomy and makes it just another source of stress and robs it of whatever benefit it's giving to me.
And the fact I am like this is really fucking painful.
No.1161693
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In terms of personal growth directly, I was able to finally try creative free-writing again really recently, jotting down about 3.4K words of something that's incomplete yet interesting (at least, well, to me)!
No.1161694
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>>1161686oooh that's really impressive (and hot)! keeping your legs in place and keeping yourself up must be so hard ><
>>1161692nothing wrong with doing something fun for yourself! enjoy it however the hell you wish to enjoy it ^_^
>>1161693from one writer to another, you got this!!!
No.1161696
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Oh, well, in terms of bring productive in the broad sense, I've also been able to work out a lot of simple yet important things recently. Such as selling materials that I don't need anymore at local stores, cleaning up with a lot getting thrown away, picking up needed prescription refills, putting away laundry, and the like. I'm glad about all that.
>>1161683>>1161685>>1161694Thanks!
No.1161706
Well, I WAS trying to make myself do some work 4 hours a day 5 days a week. Treat it like a lil' part time job. Wether that work was on a new video, drawing, recording games, etc.
And for the most part, it has been somewhat succesful. Though I still find myself practically incapable of sleeping at a decent time or getting up at a decent time, and the last week and a half was a nightmare of having no energy to get anything done for no reason. Granted, I DID also have a bit of a cold over the weekend, but still.
I have a little bit of gumption back now though and am trying again to get back in the swing of things.
I just wish I was remotely functional and could actually stick to my own improvement plans. But every single time I try, I inevitably fall right back out shortly after
I am just not meant to do anything remotely worthwhile or be the slightest bit capable of improvement, it seems. Been a loser for life for a decade and it seems that's how it's gonna keep going.
No.1161707
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>>1161658>Dawn spinning platesI would definitely pay to see that
No.1161721
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>>1161696no problem!
>>1161701you'll get it! you'll be able to shoot all the hearts with your cupid pose!!!
>>1161706hey that's awesome dude! i'm glad you are putting yourself back to working on your crafts!
and if you fall of the horse 7 times, you get back up 8!
a true loser never tries again, so to me you are doing awesome!
>>1161707right? i'd pay a huge tip for that right there!
No.1161811
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Read more books and stretch and sleep more
No.1161820
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>>1161779i've never heard this song before but i absolutely LOVE it!
the road to success is paved with failure! and i love this song so much for celebrating the effort even when things come up short <3
and i teared up a tiny bit <3
>it's better to be a loser than a spectatori want that tattooed as well! that's such a damn good line <3
>>1161792oh jeeze that's terrifying! i'm glad you are alive to tell the tail, but damn!
going from a heart attack to a 5k is no easy feat! and i'm happy that you are still running and i hope you run many more k's in the future!
>>1161811all 3 are very good things! i need to do more reading, specifically of the recreational kind, cause i don't remember the last time i read without some sort of intent to learn something ><
also stay hydrated!
No.1161822
>>1161820I can't say if I did or not. They can be subtle and it's possible to tough through and ignore them. But if you do that then the damage is permanent.
There are tests to measure if there actually is any damage. But if there is or if there isn't, that won't really change what I plan to do.
No.1161874
>>1161820>>1161820It's very good. Definitely speaks to my unfortunate tendency for self-loathing.
Tatoo it above Vaggie's head, and then have two tongues connecting Vaggie and Emily's faces. Then the whole thing really comes together.
No.1162137
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I realize that I've already said before, multiple times, that I really hate at a fundamental level my biological family telling me to my face that they'd be better off and living happier lives if I hadn't have been born.
I realize that I've also already said before, multiple times, that I really hate at a fundamental level my adoptive family telling me to my face that they'd be better off and living happier lives if I hadn't have been born.
I'm going to say those two things anyways, given what's happened to me lately (which I won't go more into).
*sighs loudly*
One of my favorite general quotes from British statesman Winston Churchill is "I just can't breathe the same air as these people", which understandably comes from the context of him not wanting to speak in person again in a negotiating room to the representatives of Le Mustache Man (or so I remember hearing). This can additionally be applied in a lot of other life circumstances. Indeed.
I. Just. Can't. Breathe. The. Same. Air. As. These. People.
I'm either leaving northern Texas (and then at some point later, probably, the U.S. itself) on my feet really soon... or leaving northern Texas a bit later by lying down... in a coffin.
No.1162138
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actually I'm pretty sure Kaizen is most known these days as the word proceeding Jujutsu
No.1162144
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>>1161822if you haven't already, it might be worth it to get an exam to assess your heart health, assuming you have insurance to afford it
but regardless, i love your determination!
>>1161874you want me to get a "charlie cuckold" scene as a tattoo? that would be a very bold choice!
>>1162137finding time to get space to yourself is important, especially when handling people that make us upset
that's something i wish young me knew
>>1162138is that a jojo reference?
No.1162156
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>>1162144no its a Jujutsu Kaisen reference. Emphasis on the S in Kaisen lol
No.1162159
>>1162144People have gotten more insane tattoos before.
Also I just wanna see people's brains melt at the sight of it.
No.1162209
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>>1162156ooooh okay! i get commercials for that all the time! the animation looks great, but is the show any good?
>>1162159i think if i got that tattoo, it would inspire me to go to church in a sleeveless shirt just to see everyone look at me weird
No.1162212
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>>1162211wait i thought you said emily and vaggie were tongue kissing while charlie watched
No.1162213
>>1162212...I did.
I just completely fucked up and said Vaggie in the wrong place way back in that first post.
Just in case anyone doubted just how fyucking stupid I truly am, here's proof
No.1162214
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>>1162213i shall now tattoo your proof onto my chest!
No.1162216
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>>1162215i'm in the parlor seat as we speak!
No.1162274
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Noelle, would it be inappropriate to mention something I feel proud of?
No.1162275
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>>1162218jokes on you! it will make my head grow and my brain will get bigger with it!
>>1162274of course! i would be delighted to hear what you've accomplished <3
No.1162279
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>>1162218i dont watch the anime but ive read a bit of the manga and its pretty good
No.1162280
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>>1161649 What's your next Kaizen?
No.1162294
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>>1162279i'll give a good look into it! seems like fun <3
>>1162280revising the script. I'm glad the rough draft is done, but it needs massive rework, which is a natural step
outside of that, i have other projects in the work that i'm chipping away at. and i also want/need to apply for writing and video editing jobs i can find. i am working as an illustrator right now, which is great, but i still need to expand
No.1162331
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>>1162275Ah so...
We had reviews the other day. It is a bit silly for a team as small as mine but it makes sense in general. It seems like they've been questioning our subordinates since there have been concerns and complaints by some of our assistants. It seems that in the little informal investigation they ran all of my subordinates gave me quite positive ratings.
I dunno. I don't care that much what my superiors think of me, but it matters to me that my subordinates can feel comfortable working on my team. I'm glad my efforts have paid off.
No.1162401
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>>1162331that's wonderful <3 being a leader is often an unforgiving job, and having those that look up to you and work for you respecting and appreciating you is incredibly honorable <3 i'm super happy for you <3
No.1162418
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I just won a gift card at Dunkin Donuts this very early morning.
Which isn't a big deal or anything. Really. But. Hey. Fun.
No.1162422
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>>1162294 What are you illustrating?
No.1162423
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>>1162418hey that's awesome! that would make my day now that we actually have some dunkin donuts now!
congrats ^_^
>>1162422i create animal animation rigs in illustrator that they person who pays me then animates via After Effects.
the channel it's gonna be for isn't live yet, but once they finish putting together all their assettes and stuff, they will start releasing videos, which is so exciting <3
the channel is gonna be a toddler educational channel. so nothing anyone here would probably watch on their own volition, but if you have any young relatives, it would be fun for them ^_^
No.1162425
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>>1162423 that's pretty cool
No.1162428
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>>1162425right? i was so happy to pick it up! and given the list of animals and stuff that is on the docket, it should last for a while longer.
funny thing was, i didn't really know illustrator before taking on the job, but i was able to learn while in the heat of battle, and i feel like i got it a lot better now!
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>>1162428 what's the animation style most similar to?
No.1162431
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>>1162429it's a rather simple puppet style, so nothin super crazy
the only thing i could find that is in the same ballpark is kurgesagt videos, although not nearly as detailed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqn3uy238Eif you look at the way it's made, there are a lot of simple geometric shapes. i am 100% sure that those were all created in illustrator, and then put together in after effects. which is roughly what we are doing, to a smaller degree
No.1162433
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>>1162431 it's pretty cool that you're getting experience with these systems
No.1162434
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>>1162433i think so too! i have dabbled with illustator before, but now i am very comfy with it. plus with this job, it should reflect well on my resume as well as just good network connections ^_^
No.1162449
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>>1161721Cupids are easy enough. I want to be able to do breath taking drops, butterflies and embraces.
