Brand, thing, behavior, method, advice, mantra, etc.
I swear by Blackwing pencils.
Also, the ‘two minute rule’, which has really improved my life: “if it takes two minutes or less to do, just do it now; if it takes longer, schedule it.” I’ve got untreated attention issues and it’s very easy for me to notice something needing done, and overlook or procrastinate it because it seems inconvenient in the moment. Having a totally painless rule that forces me to acknowledge that thing I should pick up, that trash bag I should change, etc, or, to at least put on my calendar anything I mustn’t forget in the long run has been great for me.
As far a clothing goes, FIGS Supersoft underscrubs. Having worn plain black T-shirts my whole life and working in healthcare it’s nice being able to wear clothes that make me feel comfortable and kind of not at work, if that makes any sense. Really soft and don’t seem to lose colour! New Balance 574 have always served me well!
Kind of expensive (and apparently shilled by people on TikTok and Instagram), but I’ve been loving the Fabletics brand. Their payment format is super weird, but they gave like 70% off everything the first time I signed up, so I got a bunch of stuff for cheap and cancelled.
It’s all really comfortable and really well-made.
Oil of Olay has an in-shower body lotion/body conditioner that works better than any regular lotion I have ever used. And I’ve tried them all. You shower normally, rinse, and what I do is turn off the shower and just use my hands to swipe water off myself so I can get better coverage with the lotion. Then I start from my head and work my way down with the lotion. (Doing it this way saves on product too). When I’m done, turn the water back on and rinse off. The stuff is magical. I have to be careful of things I put on my skin due to some sensitivity issues, and I have zero problems with this. It’s stupid expensive and nearly impossible to find in stores anymore so I have to get it online, but it’s worth it. After a week of not using it, my skin is a flakey, itchy mess.
They have a version with lavendar and retinol in it now as well, but I haven’t tried that one. I just use the regular one.
I thought this was going down the Patrick Bateman route in the middle.
CeraVe unscented lotion punches way above it’s class. Cheap enough to use as body lotion, good enough to use as face lotion. Apparently even the unimaginably rich Bryan Johnson, who does nothing but take care of his body and spends thousands a month on it, still uses this drugstore lotion because there really isn’t much better at any price.
Would recommend. I stopped using it because it never played nicely with my sunscreen, but if you’re looking for an inexpensive face moisturizer, CeraVe’s moisturizing lotion is really good.
“You are under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago” - Alan Watts
This one is a bit hard-won for me. You see I used to be an asshole. It was my brand. I thought “it’s just in my nature”.
Fortunately, I was also a student of religion (mostly because I was a militant atheist. Know your enemy and all that). Studying Buddhism, I began to observe the nature of self. I found enough distance from it to see its transient nature.
I realized being an asshole was a choice and I could just as easily choose otherwise. Soon I began to discover this was true of most character traits.
I’m not saying you don’t have consistent patterns of behavior. I’ll hopefully always be curious and analytical. But for the most part, the way you conduct yourself and where you focus your attention is a choice.
So, if you’re not happy with who you are maybe don’t be so attached to the idea of 'who you are". And if that seems hard, observe what you pay your attention to and try to find the distance between observation and behavior. In that gap lies the choice you make, consciously or not, to be “you”.
No offense, brother, but this is a great example of my swear-by.
Don’t write a “wall of text.” Even if a reader is interested, it’s hard to read the whole thing.
Separate your wall into smaller sections, use bullet points (esp at work) if it helps.
Use small sentences. Forget what they told you about keeping similar ideas in one paragraph. You’re not Salinger, and no one is expecting you to be.
This is a digital age, and our job as not-salinger is to convey information.
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No offense taken
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These are salient points
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I edited my post
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I hope it’s easier to digest now
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Thank you for the constructive criticism
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Is your name Earl?
A Carson Daly fan, if you will.
Usually right next to the thing that caused me to cuss.
Swearing. It’s the fucking best!
Batman
The philosophy of Bill S Preston, Esquire, and Ted “Theodore” Logan:
“Be excellent to each other”
It’s really not that difficult to do the right thing, be an upstanding citizen, and contribute to a decent society.
Party on, dude
party on @dirigibleprotein and @Aurenkin!
Respect is given
Disrespect is earned
“Respect is earned” - dickhead who expects to be respected by everyone else by default
I think that most of the people that say “respect is earned” just think of what respect means. Respect can either mean treating someone as your equal or treating someone as your superior.
I kind of think of it as politeness and humanity are given first, and then respect (or disrespect) is then earned.
Similar idea, but like you said it depends how you define respect.
I think being polite is one way to show respect to other people, but there are many others.
I agreed, it could be considered that. You can also be polite to people that you don’t respect. It’s semantics or personal context at some point.
“Fuckin’ earn my respect then, jackass”
I got a lifetime ban from Reddit for an answer like that
The Apollo Creed
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It took me too long to adopt this mindset with my own family.
Try leave everyone and everything better than you find it.
uBlock Origin forever and always. I’ve recently reinstalled Windows within the last 30 days and thus have a fresh installation of my browser and uBlock Origin – I have already blocked 609,521 ads, wild.
https://ublockorigin.com/ (Platform links at the bottom)
I fucking love ublock origin. It really pains me that I cannot use it on my ipad.
Is Firefox not available for iPad? Cuz if it is you can install Ublock Origin on Firefox Mobile, too
Apple has some insane policy where every browser on their mobile devices (iPhone and iPad) must run Safari’s Webkit browser engine. So even though desktop and Android Firefox runs Quantum (including Mac OS), it’s actually running Safari Webkit on iOS devices. The Safari Webkit engine doesn’t have the option of running add-ons, much like your Safari browser.
Feel a little violated? I would feel that way, too. It’s just one of the many fabulous ways Apple decides which angles of freedom you’re allowed to have. If you don’t want this, vote with your wallet on your next device. Money is the only motivating factor for Apple, it seems like.
I wonder how browsers like Orion work on IOS. You can install FF extensions like uBO and Privacy Badger on Orion.
Thank you so much for bringing Orion to my attention! I have installed a few Firefox extensions to test it out. 👌
Oh wow I had no idea! That’s crazy! If only our legislators could recognize monopolies in tech like that. The inability to install your own desired browser without Apple seems like they have a monopoly on iOS browsers…
While I agree that forcing an engine is really terrible, as a browser dev you do get the ability to do things with the web view. So in theory your browser could support addons. I think. Also isn’t the EU kinda talking about this? Or am I misremembering
Yeah i might buy an android tablet if my ipad breaks.
Try using Safari and an extension called “AdGuard”
It’s not the exact same, but it’s better than nothing.
AdGuard works well. Can recommend.
uBlock Origin forever and always.
Haha, most important program on my computer. My browser is a uBO support system.
I remember hearings about this few years back when AdBlock started getting shady. Haven’t looked back
600K in a month sounds about right. I have an install that’s above 13 million, which is a little over 1 year of daily usage.
I also insta-install it when I see an ad and then remove it if it’s not my device. The modern internet is shockingly bad without adblocking.
Make sure you use it with Firefox. It works better.
Plus it’s good to support the only other major browser rendering engine maker that isn’t Google or Apple. Especially important with Google trying to shove “web DRM” down our troats recently.
Amen. I occasionally use other people’s phones or laptops and browsing the internet without an adblocker is an abysmal experience. I was surprised to see how many ads YouTube is pushing now. It’s a shame they aren’t accepting any donations.
Indo me migoreng noodles blue pack on peanut butter toast. It’s so good and easy to eat.
Don’t ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you’ve been… ever, for any reason whatsoever…
What say we order in some pasta?
Just a copy for me, thanks.
Do you have any context? We all do things for other people all the time almost every day. At least that’s how I see it.
Lol. I did not get the reference at all. No wonder it didn’t made sense.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/cXgj28e1gvU
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
Invest in anything that comes between you and the ground; shoes, mattress, and tires.
and lover!
Nice
You beat me to it by a minute or two!
Don’t forget office chairs if you have a desk job!
Brew your own coffee. I used to drink instant coffee (think nescafe but with lots of sugar) or just buy from coffesshops. Now I just buy the beans I love, grind some and make it the way I want (how strong or milky etc). I no longer have acid reflux from goddamn instant coffee powder and stay fit since I don’t put any sugar in it. Also saves some money from buying in coffeeshop everyday.
I have a buddy that puts hundreds of dollars into the fanciest coffee machines he can buy. He buys bags of beans from all over the world.
I have a $20 grinder, a $11 coffee pot from Kroger purchased in 2013, and while I do buy nice bags of coffee several times a a year, my typical bag is store brand who bean for $7 and I’ll splurge on a nice $15 bag from time to time.
I can’t tell the difference in taste when I am at his place. However, instant coffee is disgusting and I cannot sip it without a shit load of creamer to dilute the awfulness.
