Living on my own and being independent. It’s a kind of constant process. But still.
It’s hard at first but very liberating. Enjoy the freedom :)
That’s also true B)
Recovering from concussions.
I’m getting better at it, I think.
I’ve gotten better about taking book notes.
I was thinking of ways to eliminate as much friction as possible, so I made an iOS shortcut that takes a URL from a share link in The Storygraph (the app I use for tracking my books) and sends it to an API endpoint I made that returns a deep link for Obsidian (the app I use for notes) which automatically creates a note for me with Title - Author format in my preferred subdirectory for book notes.
It seems like a silly thing to go through so much trouble to automate, but it was a tedious barrier to get a new note going when a thought came to me as I was reading, and I actually have gotten much better at taking book notes since I made it.
Making American omelettes. Helped a bit that I got new non-stick pans. The ones I was using were all tore up.
Sound very tasty!
Is that just omelette with high fructose corn syrup?
Nice meme.
American omelettes are thicker, fluffier, have more fillings, and often have some browning on the outside of them. After those in difficulty you have French omelettes which are thinner, cheese and butter at most, and no browning. Then there’s the Japanese omelette which is a whole other thing.
There’s also others beyond those like the spanish omelette (which is extra thick.) and tamagoyaki (which is a rolled omelette that takes a special pan) but personally I’m not especially interested in either.
Actually can’t think of anything IRL, but I’ve recently picked up a couple new heroes in Overwatch and have been having a lot of fun with them.
But it’s a very good question that made me think of (my) life quite a bit. Thanks for that!
I’m learning to drive. After a big pause I felt like I forgot everything completely, but since I started doing lessons regularly again I can see steady improvements
Congrats! How long until you’re finished?
Long way for now, but I slowly start to see the light at the end of a tunnel :)
You got this 💪🏻
Word of caution: The light is generally an incoming train.
Cooking. I’ve been trying new recipes lately and realised I have enough experience under my belt to sorta predict the result I’m going to get based on the ingredients and method.
I’ve been getting better at making small but meaningful changes to my life by recognizing that a lot of it is simply habit/routine, making an earnest effort at thinking of ways in which I can modify them, and making an earnest effort at applying them.
Very generally: Think of something I do that I might want to curb, think of why that thing is what I do, think of things I could do that would impede on my ability to do those things, and implement those changes.
Couple specifics:
I’m fond of beer. I don’t binge or anything but if it’s in the fridge I’m probably gonna grab one every couple of hours, and that’s not too healthy and kind of a waste of money, so now, when I buy beer I just toss a couple cans in the fridge and put the rest in the cabinet above the fridge. If I run out I’ll toss a couple in the next day. Now I drink a lot less because I’m not gonna drink warm beer and when I open the fridge I see the scarcity and tend to just shut the fridge and walk away.
I’m an introvert and I love reading about things and events, non-fiction crap, walking around on Wikipedia and stuff. It drives my wife up the wall when I’m doing and I don’t blame her because I’m bad at listening when I’m not giving my full undivided attention, so I removed all my phone chargers except for the one in the bedroom. Now, I just set my alarms and plug in the phone, walk into the other room, get out of that headspace, and engage my wife in conversation.
I like your beer trick. I’ll see if I can make use of it myself.
Ignoring abuse.
I didn’t say it was healthy, I just said I’ve improved at it.
I’ve started playing the harmonica, so I’ve gone from having no idea to being able to play some simple songs.
Nice!
It’s surprisingly fun and easy, I’ve made it this far with just a few YouTube tutorials and harmonica for dummies. Plus it’s a good sounding instrument for about £30 which is really reasonable.
Harmonica is fun because all you need to do is find out the key to a song and you can riff so easily.
Headshots in video games.
Or as RockPaperShotgun puts it, “clicking on heads”
Working out. I finally realized that my psychological issue with working out was doing a long duration thing that I didn’t like. My solution was a high intensity short workout which doesn’t bother me at all from a mental perspective, so now I do burpees. Quick and over before I have a chance to not like it.
Tinkering with my 3D Printer. It’s a filament printer, but after a lot of fine tuning, I’m able to print small D&D miniatures with mixed quality. It’s not perfect, but it is getting closer.
I’ve become more accepting as to where I am in my life.
More often, I’ve been recalling the quote from Christine Mason Miller. “At any given moment, you have the power to say: this is not how the story is going to end.”
I believe that ethos is along the lines of the meaning behind a semi-colon tattoo. As far as ‘trend tattoos’ go, I do like the idea of it.
Playing chess.
I learned it in my youth and was fairly good at it back then. Recently I started to play regularly with some friends, and it went quite rusty at first, but I’m catching up now :)
Do you have a favorite opening yet?
Most times French, and sometimes Sicilian.
