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I like writing on paper much more than typing after years of being mostly paperless, though experiences may vary depending on personal preferences. The main benefits include the fl…

Have you checked your other Privacy settings under "Message Controls"? There are other categories, e.g. people with your phone number can contact you, people you've previously chat…

OXO products are typically good, but I've found that they have problems with repairability. This is important because high-priced coffee equipment (e.g. coffee bean grinders and dr…

A partner who is an ethical person typically would respect boundaries, and avoid snooping (e.g. reading journals and going through unattended laptops/phones). However, as a failsaf…

This advice may not be helpful as I'm not a person with ADHD (though I've struggled with deep procrastination), but journalling (and most other regular tasks) can become more diffi…

To double down on obscuring the knowledge that the journal exists, if a person hasn't yet started a journal, a very good habit is just not to tell anyone you have one. If anyone oc…

To question the premise of the quote as well, an approach that I've found to be helpful to address procrastination/negative moods is to start with action if I can, rather than tryi…

There is also a systematic way to do emotional journal entries, from the cognitive-behavioral approach to clinical psychology (however this is more structured, versus freely writin…

I agree that in real life, Sacramento is no small town, and it was inaccurate to describe it as very small and rural. However, I remember the depiction of Sacramento in the movie w…

I use Evernote. It's the last "killer feature" of the platform. The software is too slow and clunky for taking notes (OneNote or Apple's stock Notes app are far better for this), e…

Even within the United States, different regions can feel like different worlds. The most stark contrast I’ve seen is in the indie film Lady Bird where (SPOILERS) there is a settin…

The imagery of each of the words is significantly different. "Newhouse" inspires the image of what it says on the tin, a new house. Casanova inspires the image of a castle (Casa), …

There might be two separate assertions under discussion. One is that it is typically difficult in a suburb to get to a landmark destination (e.g. to the grocery store, to the gym, …

To add, the Bible is seen by many scholars as one of the greatest works of literature (and is on the St. John's College curriculum) not because the scholars are religious, but in l…

This is reasonable, though on the flipside, the commenter could also become stuck in a role at a large corporation where either the work is repetitive, or the skills are non-transf…

The Washington Post is covering the trial heavily, as the defamation suit resulted as a response to an opinion-editorial that Heard wrote in The Washington Post (the trial is in Vi…

>"I bet a third of them once were physical scientists/mathematicians who mostly regret their degrees" Would mathematicians truly be regretting their degrees, if they decide to work…

Assuming the developer can get paid a 40-hour salary for working 40 hours a week elsewhere instead of 70-90 hour weeks plus 24/7 on-call, the developer is clearly capable of earnin…

I found myself agreeing with much of your comment, except: "For people happy to clock out and try to convince others to do the same, that devalues the experience for others who ARE…

Quick quote from Wikipedia (via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon#Myth_origins ): "In her book The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times (…

>"I would quit the 70 to 90 hrs grind. It's not worth the long term damage to your mental health. If you haven't, you will soon burnout. Money is not everything. The only reason I …

This is good advice, though I would recommend the original poster to consider taking time off before signing up for courses (70-90 hours a week with 24/7 on-call needs treatment fo…

Leave your manager and company for a job at a different company as soon as you reasonably can. >"I've put in countless hours of work every day (70-90 hrs), being on-call almost 24/…

This is great advice, recommended by a clinical psychologist in the book "The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter." From the book: "One thing this has taught me is that a goo…

>"If you can't write about a subject directly, use creative license and make the situation up. Nobody knows / is going to find it different and it will help get your point across."…