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Is it possible that at some point someone in your family tree was preferred for employment due to their immigration, or perhaps other status, which created opportunities that brought you to where you are today?
No, my ancestors were very likely somewhat involved in the violent takeover of Australia.
I am thankful that after being addicted to weed for over a year, I got my shit together. I started weightlifting 3* a week, have gotten myself into a postgrad programme, and have been steadily losing weight. I have also recently started writing every day. I'm a much better person now, and have mostly kicked the depression and anxiety (even though they show up sometimes).
I had a friend I recently had to cut ties with because he refused to seek help for mental health problems and just self-medicated with marijuana. For context, a mutual friend who owns an edibles company though he consumed too much. Very curious of your thoughts on marijuana addiction if you’d be willing to share. This was one of the first times I had to break off a friend because they refused to take care of their me…
I think there's value in it as a drug. I thought very creatively while on it, and wrote down a lot of notes for my fiction writing.
The downside for me was that it made it very difficult to motivate myself to exercise and improve my life. I stopped and was going to the gym 3* a week shortly after.
I haven't smoked in over a year, and will probably only do it on special occasions or with friends, if at all.
It's a wonderful drug for sharing experiences, thinking creatively, or getting outside of a rut in your thinking.
But it is not nearly as harmless as people say it is, and I'm glad I've given it up.
I'm glad I ended up in a career I love. I love the mental problems, I like the high pay, I like having work flexibility, I like my coworkers. And I feel blessed that alls these factors have remained positive across 5 companies. Life is good.
Software Engineering? Mathematics Professor?
FOSS is awesome :)