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as someone who also has had trouble incorporating Wholesome Activities into life, looking forward to seeing if the one-at-a-time approach ends up working better. Strength

sounds exciting, and also sounds like as long as you don't succumb to hipster cafes and avocado toast, the increase in rent will more or less be offset by increased income + decreased transportation expenses due to being able to ditch the car. cool! Hopefully schedule will end up alright.

awesome. all inventions are great my favorite is the hat. very cool

heya not letting lifestyle inflation get you as you transition from school to the working world is one of the smartest things you can do when it comes to savings. when it comes to finding things to do, my suggestion is to literally make a list of things that sound like they might have potential and ...

About the dating, a suggestion: if you were to tell her, hey i was pretty miserable while eating crap and am working on sticking to my diet, would you mind implementing X easy change, it will really help me stick to my plan choose the change you request carefully. make it small, concrete, manageable...

@ertyu I got into meditation when I attended a 10 day Vipassana retreat on a whim. I had a powerful experience and now have had a dedicated practice for about two and a half years. ... i asked you before, you explained, and i completely forgot that we had a whole convo about it until you said this....

bots happened. right now, these apps aim to keep men on the app for as long as possible and to keep them paying for premium etc subscription. had a friend 7-8 years ago who was employed by one such app though her nda forbade her from discussing which. her job was to string men along as long as possi...

Crusader wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:19 am

Congratulations on the job! I am hopeful that you have learned some valuable lessons at previous jobs that will set you up for success this time round! It took me a long time before I could figure out how to be happy while working full time.

any tips?

Some of my favorite things to find in the trash: foam. as in, from sofas etc. 1. easy to clean 2. can cut up in pieces to make seat cushions (that someone needs to sew cushion covers for, but that is a problem for future me 3. can be cut up in small pieces to make backrest pillows for bed 4. can be ...

Might be getting off topic but, strength training improves bone density which helps with bone brittleness as one ages; specific types of strength training that target the pelvic floor like kettlebell swings for instance are one way to prevent/delay old age incontinence. Just for that, I'd argue it's...

"If your father doesn't know after 30+ years of observation that you are smart, honorable, a good child, a good *person* - what can you possibly do now that would convince him of your worth? Think about how you're feeling now - the rage and the grief and the sorrow - and ask if you still want ...

strength just a little left

@AH thank you for writing this out, this was a very clear explanation.

I'm not into proselityzing, so to me it's more useful as a tool for understanding the different stages of ere. when reading the table, it seemed to me that i am on different levels in different areas of my life, e.g. in some areas i solve the problem by direct consumerism (currently food is like thi...

"You're a worthless piece of shit. But God is awesome, loves you, and will let you in to heaven anyways if you believe XYZ." The doctrine is SUPPOSED to make you feel loved by God even though you're no good, but I got hung up on the first part and maybe had some doubts as to the second pa...

IMO socratic style works best in real life, from teacher to student. On a forum, there are several downsides for applying this model in a student to teacher way: To add what is to me probably the greatest disadvantage to the socratic discussion style: it presupposes a student and a teacher. What I ...

RoamingFrancis wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 11:10 pm

Ditto on yoga and mindfulness. The shit just works.

How did you get into it?

awesome garden. thank you! awesome job on the plumeria -- also didn't know one could clone succulents like this, i always liked succulents but thought i had to buy each one individually. thanks for this initial bout of education, shall research more

i really like this approach. for me, too, ERE ultimately isn't about skills or tools or engineering a system or having a spreadsheet or anything technical really. It's a matter of nailing down the psychology, and once that is nailed down, the rest will follow. I agree that it is wise to flip the psy...

About goal orientation, I say don't force yourself to change that for now. If you feel compelled to grow intensively and deliberately, do so. Letting go of this happens on its own, when you realize that your drive has already gotten you where you wanted to go and is no longer necessary 'cause you're...