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<t>I'm definitely judgemental but I'm good at keeping my mouth shut so people don't really know I disapprove unless they ask me directly for an opinion or try to push me to value the things they do. Then, they hear about it and usually that ends that relationship.<br/>
Unfortunately, even with ...

<r>Thanks to everyone who responded. I'll try the products/websites/seat picking strategies that have been recommended.<br/>
@chenda - I've tried inflatable neck rests and was disappointed with the plastic-y feel. They are also uncomfortable and deflate. But that was quite a few years ago and if you ...

<t>I like to think I've gotten better over the past couple of years at decreasing my envy of everyone who is richer or visibly more prosperous than me. But the one thing that unfailingly brings on the envy is traveling economy class in a North American airline. Actually, flying in general. Why is ...

<r>Is the issue some temporary frustration/yearning on the part of your kids or a fear of raising future consumerists? <br/>
For what it's worth, my parents are as frugal as they come but the difference between my siblings and myself is....large (frugality/minimalism/consumerism - wise). I'm sure ...

<t>Just wanted to say a belated thanks to everyone who responded. I am indeed thinking of this as a design problem so the referral to the book was very useful. <br/>
I already do the foil on the burner thing but it rips so easily that it is basically pointless for me. Incredibly, I hadn't considered ...

<t>Hi. Can you guys please brainstorm on how to minimize the amount of time that a person wastes cleaning their place? <br/>
I'm asking, because now that I have time to actually think and be home a lot, I'm unable to focus on anything until the place is clean (or at least reasonably clean). I notice ...

<t>I'm more of an aspiring minimalist. After some struggling, I've settled on the rule that if I haven't worn something in a year, I have to give it away. <br/>
The main irritant these days are my 'fancy' clothes. I'm curious how you guys deal with that (women especially). I have all these clothes ...

<r>So one man discovers that time has a monetary value and that money should be spent according to personal priorities...Who are the people amazed by this?<br/>
What amazes me about Ribbonfarm, is how a supposedly intelligent audience is wowed by such obvious 'insights'. First create a straw man and ...

<t>Hobbies I've had for a while are: Reading/writing/cooking new things/hiking/yoga/swimming.<br/>
Recently, I've become interested in identifying the trees/shrubs/wildflowers I see on my hikes. As a result of an off-hand conversation, I also realized last week (to my horror), that I cannot identify ...

<r>@EMJ: Environmental and human rights issues abroad sounds good. Do you have any experience with this? I ask because I currently do help here and there with river cleanups etc as I hear about them but have been burned by groups who basically create online petitions and facebook groups advocating ...

<t>Thanks everyone for the responses. So no Prozac is the consensus and it does help to know other people are in the same boat.<br/>
That said, I'm still wondering what some concrete solutions to this problem might be. I think that someone young and free like myself ought to be aiming at something ...

<t>Hi. Isn't anyone here unhappy in ERE? <br/>
I ask, because I'm tip-toeing towards ERE (took a stress free job with pleasent colleagues, plenty of free time, a short commute and way less money). After a couple of euphoric years, I'm finding increasingly that a series of pleasant experiences do not ...