Tips for a Better Life

Post by wenc » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 11:02 PM UTC

Karawebnetwork wrote: post #15

> 11. Cooking pollutes the air. Opening windows for a few minutes after cooking can dramatically improve air quality. I was shocked when I got a smart air-purifier and it would send severe warnings when I was cooking. Especially in winter with windows closed for the entire day, my air quality would stay low for extended periods after cooking. Make sure you open a window for a few minutes even if it's cold outside.

Post by throwaway0a5e » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 11:05 PM UTC

duckmysick wrote: post #92

throwaway0a5e wrote: post #76

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Maybe this was good advice in 2015. This is terrible advice in 2020. Reddit is astro-turfed up to it's eyeballs and the parts that aren't are people with little to no experience in niche X giving generally bad and nuance-free advice on niche X. The more niches you develop proficiency in the more you will see this.

What would be a better advice?

Post by rebelos » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 11:12 PM UTC

morlockabove wrote: post #43

lordnacho wrote: post #37

There's some real gems mixed in with some fairly mundane stuff. I would summarize the good stuff like this: Try to understand how evolution works, because you are a product of it. What you like to eat, what you like to do, who you want to hang out with, why you feel good or bad when {situations} happens. But don't be a slave to it. Yes, there is a pressure to be the alpha male. Yes, you will get angry when people che…

Alternatively, realize that repressing that urge to be an alpha male because that's the current high-brow societal pressure is isomorphic to being a gay guy in the closet ;)

Post by monadgonad » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 11:13 PM UTC

alkonaut wrote: post #71

Jtsummers wrote: post #60

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It's not about being guilty or not being guilty. For worse, the police in the US have become (or are perceived to be) generally antagonistic towards the communities they police. It's not a universal truth, but it is a common truth. Just like you wouldn't volunteer everything to a rival in the office, you don't volunteer everything to someone who has the authority to arrest or fine you. Especially when they know all t…

Exactly. US centric. If you trust that the policeman is a well trained professional there to serve you and with only your best interest in mind, why would you be scared to talk to them? To put it another way: if a policeman isn’t the best (safest, most informed, whatever...) person to talk to among hundreds of strangers you could talk to, isn’t that a sign that the police force in question has failed completely?

Post by war1025 » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 11:15 PM UTC

powersnail wrote: post #82

bonoboTP wrote: post #47

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Some people value that they can get stuff done for themselves. I've grown up helping with various renovations around our home (floor tiling, wallpapers, building kitchen furniture etc), and they are fond memories and it makes a difference to how you feel living in a place. I know today mobility and renting is everything, but there is quite a distinct feel of living in actually your own place that you've worked on ove…

> If you eliminate all hassle, you could just as much pay people to live instead of you. There are still a lot of things to do even if you have eliminated all the hassles. Singing, writing, learning a new language, surfing, volunteering as a firefighter, just to name a few. I get it. Some people likes fixing stuff, building stuff with their hands, and it's perfectly interesting to them. At the same time, it's not tha…