Recent comments in /f/LifeProTips

LorenzoStomp t1_j9yydrc wrote

This is a common issue in, for some reason, just the southwest quadrant of my local beltway. If you try to merge left, some one behind you and further left will see that your blinker is on and move to be in your way before you can complete the merge. Other areas have their own quirks but in that section everyone thinks it's Mad Max time, and using your blinker is giving information to the enemy.

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BeesAndMist t1_j9yy1dx wrote

I'll wager most sensitive people hate being sensitive. Myself included. Absolutely sucks the life out of me sometimes. But it's important to remember there are things you are capable of that other people who aren't as sensitive are not able to comprehend. And when you look at it, that can be quite an attribute. I funneled that into an artistic place where it works very well. You might check out the book Divergent Mind. It talks about being an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) and how you can better understand that about yourself.

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bushbrianw OP t1_j9yxxo8 wrote

I am looking to deal the content overload we get these days. I feel like I keep adding to my backlog but never working through it. When I do have time for hobbies I take more time deciding what to do rather than doing it.

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ElleRisalo t1_j9yxi1b wrote

Prioritize in what way? Like keep track of whether or not you enjoyed an activity on any particular day?

Can't you just use a spreadsheet with following columns?

Date Feb 24,

Activity: Played Video Game.

Product: that wizard Game we can't talk about.

Enjoyment 4

Duration : 3 Hours

Comment - Good game don't know why people hate it.

Date Feb 25,

Activity: watched TV

Product: Game of Thrones

Enjoyment: 2

Duration: 1 Hour

Comment: season 8 has been awful, but I will finish eventually.

And so on and so forth.

Other than that not sure what you tracking or prioritizing. Generally if I enjoy something I just keep doing it, if I don't I stop...never needed an App to help me with that.

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Engelgrafik t1_j9yxb9t wrote

So we're not people? I own a picture framing business. I would give discounts to my fellow art community knowing how hard it is to sell art, and then word of mouth goes around about how great a deal my place is, and people would come in clearly looking for a great deal they heard about. When I look at the amount of discounts I've given away in the past 8 years, it's something like $150,000 or more... meanwhile I'm struggling and in debt, and I paid my employees more than I ever made. I rent, owe taxes, but I do this because I love it and am good at it. I've had to drop more of the discounts while at the same time costs have gone up (lumber is through the roof), so more and more people are upset that something that cost $200 in 2018 is now $270. Anyway, sorry if this sounds like I'm griping, but when you say "power to the people" it's very exclusionary, as if we're not people. In reality, I have given thousands of people extra cash in their pocket they can use elsewhere in the economy, and I've paid my employees much higher than minimum wage. I'm not some enemy.

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saucity t1_j9yvdp9 wrote

I’m very sensitive, too. Although I’m a lot more cynical now, just having been through some major shit over the years, I’d say: please don’t try to lose this quality. 💕

We are severely outnumbered, and took me awhile to accept that I am who I am: a kind person, up against a lot of unkindness and injustice in the world. I’ve always been different, and not really fit in; it bothered me growing up and I spent too much time worrying about what others thought. I now realize I wouldn’t want to fit in with cruel, ignorant people.

What helped me is learning how to set firm (but kind) boundaries, and not let people cross them. Even determining what your boundaries are is a good step. This can take awhile to practice! But now, I’m my kind, sensitive self, but also, not a doormat, either.

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