Do you periodically burn out?

I've just learned something while researching that could benefit you...

I was reading the work of autistic researcher Dora Raymaker.

She explained that the functioning of an autistic person running up to burnout can look like a "seneca cliff".

A seneca cliff is a model of a system which shows that growth or functioning is pretty good (even seeming to increase) and then, when decline comes, functioning falls off the cliff...at a rate much faster than growth.

It occurred to me that lots of people say to me "I was fine until I wasn't" or "I felt like I was actually ramping up or doing much more until I burnt out".

With this in mind, if it's hard for you to know when a burnout is coming (we can't always tell when we're in it), then you could reflect on whether or not you've been ramping up or putting in extra effort...this might indicate that a crash could be coming.

If this is helpful, pass the information on to your #autistic, #ADHD or #AuDHD friends and family.

Firstly, I'd just like to say thank you to all the people who have liked, boosted and commented on my images, and to all the new followers I have. It's rather humbling. 😊

Today's shot comes from a magical day in the Scottish #Highlands, a few years ago, when I was photographing red squirrels.

These charming characters are incredibly agile and can jump great distances between trees.

Here I managed to capture one as it appears to be flying down my lens.

#redsquirrel #scotland #wildlife #fun

Physicist John Tyndall is often credited w discovering the greenhouse effect, which he wrote about in 1859.

But female scientist Eunice Foote published a paper - 3yrs earlier - demonstrating how atmospheric water vapor & CO2 affected solar heating. She theorized that heat trapping gases in Earth’s atmosphere warm its #climate.

Tyndall was widely read. And Foote, being a woman, wasn't even permitted to present her own work.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/features/happy-200th-birthday-eunice-foote-hidden-climate-science-pioneer #history #science #ClimateChange #HistoryRemix

If you've noticed Mastodon.social being offline a few evenings this week, it was actually under DDOS those nights. When I asked, I was told the best way to help with Mastosoc's scaling and resiliency-under-pressure issues would be to help them fill this open job posting for a devops position with Mastodon gGMBH:

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/290fd40f-125e-41fc-942d-f4ce59e6bda2

If you know anyone who might be qualified for this position, pass it on!

Forest Bears

2023-01-30 day 228 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

This is a Tatyworks tutorial. I did a few things a bit different than her instructions indicated. I like it!

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #ProcreateArt #DigitalArt #WomensArt #WomenArtists #ArtistsOnMastodon
A mamma bear and a baby bear wa…

Boat on a Beach series

2023-01-28/29 day 226/227 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

I started with a reference photo, and after I painted the first one, I decided to experiment with various styles and methods. I was curious, and what better way to learn?

I’m curious which one you like most? I mean, I know which one I prefer, and Fahim gave me his vote as well, but what about you?

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #ProcreateArt #DigitalArt #WomensArt #WomenArtists #ArtistsOnMastodon
A red and aqua coloured boat on…
Same as the first.
Same as the first.
Same as the first.

Watercolor and ink garden
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

I don’t really do sunsets but this was irresistible.
#Photography #Sunset

LUNAR ECLIPSE

SOLAR ECLIPSE

APOCA LYPSE

I love Mister Rogers.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Hi ! New to Mastodon, and flailing around a bit. I am totally blind and still adjusting even though it has been over 4 years. Previously I lived aboard my boat for over 10 years. I am a civil engineer/creative writer/Moth Storyteller.
#introductions #blind #liveaboard

Hi! Newbie here. Posting from just south of the Florida sausage factory. :) Twitter scares me and I wanted to check things out here. #introductions

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Something I recently re-worked that is based on old photos I took of reflections in water.

#DigitalArt #Painting #reflections #water #WaterReflection #nature #Impressionistic #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtMatters #MarkOnArt

Prints, etc. on my site here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/reflecting-on-nature-mark-tisdale.html?product=art-print

I really miss having @qikipedia posting facts over here. For a week or so, they did and then they’ve gone back to only posting on Twitter 😞

So I guess I’ll have to repeat their facts since I do enjoy them … but then there is no quoting posts and I have to resort to screenshots .. Ah, well 🙂
There is a termite city underne…

One of those nights when you look out the window of your house and say, "I didn't realize how close I lived to Mordor."

Yin and Yang
2023-01-26/27 day 224/225 of doing art every day for a year (mostly - I took sick days off).

This is just me having fun.

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #ProcreateArt #DigitalArt #WomensArt #WomenArtists #ArtistsOnMastodon
A yin and yang symbol, one half…

The river Durance cuts beautifully through the 'barre tithonique' (hard calcareous rocks, Upper Jurassic age) in Sisteron, France. #fridayfold #foldfriday #geology #rocks #france #alps #mountains

Uluru

2023-01-24/25 day 222/223 of doing art every day for a year (mostly - I took sick days off).

This is a James Julier tutorial. This is not meant to be a faithful reproduction of Uluru - I did not use a photo reference.

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #ProcreateArt #DigitalArt #WomensArt #WomenArtists #ArtistsOnMastodon

https://youtu.be/06VHq9qLzRw
A sun setting behind Uluru rock…

I'm going to launch a new instance devoted to Freddie Mercury and Freddy Krueger.

Yeah, exactly, the Freddiverse.