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.
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If you wouldn’t take advice from someone, then don’t accept their criticism.
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)
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.
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.
Linux
The problem with the 2 minute rule is when it recurses.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.
I keep forgetting this exists
My god this is recognizable
People are assholes, who greedily eat up kindness and never, ever return it, no matter how much you need it in the moment.
They’ll trauma dump on you, and not even listen to a word of your problems.
They’ll beg you to help them push their dead car half a mile home, and guffah hard and say they arent your slave if you ask them to pick something up when they’ll already on their way to your place… something important for the favor you’re doing for them.
They demand respect, but the second you expect it in turn you are worthless trash.
Its not a matter of if they hurt you, its simply a matter of when.
This made me surprisingly sad to read and I hope you will find people who are not like this in your future.
I don’t think I have anyone like that in my life. Not because they don’t exist, but because I choose who I wish to spend my time with.
I firmly believe we should all strive to be the change we wish to see in this world, and I also believe it rubs of on others. Don’t be a afraid to cut cancer out of your life my friend. It hurts while you cut, but it’s better for you in the long run.
Respect is given
Disrespect is earned
“Respect is earned” - dickhead who expects to be respected by everyone else by default
A few years ago I read a post about self improvement where someone wrote about the concept of no-zero-days to form habits. It basically means you just need to do something meaningful every day to make it count, even if it’s something very small. Read one page in a book - no zero day, do 10k steps - no zero day…
Of all the things I read and tried in the past to change my behavior, get more active, learn new things etc, this by far worked the best for me and basically changed my life.
Right now I have 18 different habits I’m tracking on my phone. Things like reading, learning Spanish, doing chores, solving a puzzle on lichess, taking a cold shower, learning something about world affairs/history, taking care of my finances, meditating etc…
I don’t need to do all of them, one is enough. But because they require so little effort I quickly started to do more and developed habits I don’t need to force myself to do.
Now I have a 1500+ day streak on Duolingo and do 2-5 minutes of Spanish lessons every day. For more than 4 freaking years. This eventually ended up in visiting a language school in Spain last summer. One of my best vacations ever.
I read almost daily and found interest in new genres. I get enough exercise at least a few times a week. I educated myself about finances and now I don’t live paycheck to paycheck, paid off my debt and started to save something.
I later read about this concept in the book Atomic Habits and found variations of it in songs like Little Acorns by the White Stripes. In the end it’s about breaking things up into small, easy pieces so you don’t get overwhelmed or give up before you even start.
If anyone asks me what I swear by it’s this. It’s like magic.
Little Acorns! That was my first exposure to this concept. Could you tell me a little more about your experience starting out, and what sort of systems you use to help? Or point me in the direction of a post for further reading (would you recommend Atomic Habits?)? I’m overdue for a big change in my life and I’ve been thinking about how to approach things as someone terrible at following through, so this has me interested. I’m not quite sure where to start though.
I too like fancy pencils. Mitsubishi’s range are my faves.
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Underwater Hockey. Actually an amazing sport and I am so glad I found it.
Zipper cases. These are thin pillowcases that close with a zipper. You then put the normal pillowcase over the zippercase.
Why? Because it extends the life of your pillow. A normal pillowcase can slide while sleeping, etc… which can cause your face, hair, head, body, and all the oil it produces to get on the pillow itself. With the zippercase, you have a second line of defense to keep the pillow fresh.
Sure, you can clean the pillow, or run it through a gentle cycle in the wash, but it is way better to just avoid that. Let the double layer of protection do most of the work and absorb that body oil.
Change case 1 or 2 times weekly, change/wash zippercase weekly. Your pillow will stay fresh and clean and much more pleasant for longer, for a minimal amount of added work of putting that second case on.
Anyway I hope you are sold.
Zipper cases. These are thin pillowcases that close with a zipper.
For people googling, I’ve always seen them sold as pillow protectors.
Don’t skimp on anything that separates you from the ground: shoes, tires, mattress, etc. Your body will thank you later
Try leave everyone and everything better than you find it.
Obligatory “get a bidet” answer
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!
