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matt2085 OP t1_ja569ig wrote
Reply to comment by craigmorris78 in [LPT Request] How to accept ending an athletic career after college? by matt2085
Can’t throw or catch lol
iweartoomuchblush t1_ja563lq wrote
Reply to LPT: if someone you know has lost a family member unexpectedly, particularly a younger one, do not bring up the death of your grandparents to compare. by idigthewig34
OR LPT PART 2: let them express to you how they're feeling. Let that moment be about them, and not switch the conversation to yourself and your feelings
LeeAnnLongsocks t1_ja55qbv wrote
Reply to LPT request: Need advice from tax professional or someone that knows a lot about taxes.Should I just take my taxes to H and R block or do them myself? by IAmNotAFetish
Free up to a certain income https://www.freetaxusa.com/?CMP=105&gclid=Cj0KCQiAo-yfBhD_ARIsANr56g7AMZL-jPvb7FpbvVzvXHcPaBXYYkOy2l8gqiGy8s1MFaBU2KFkhYAaAk3fEALw_wcB
I use this. It walks you through everything step by step.
keepthetips t1_ja55g9i wrote
Reply to LPT request: Need advice from tax professional or someone that knows a lot about taxes.Should I just take my taxes to H and R block or do them myself? by IAmNotAFetish
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cruisinthedit t1_ja55cu2 wrote
Reply to comment by Legitimate-Fruit-312 in LPT: Whenever making a purchase on a website that you see an “enter promo code here” - flip to another tab and search the website name and promo code to find discounts available. I just got 10% off a purchase without even leaving the search engine. by [deleted]
7 actually, what gave it away?
Chatty_Cathy_Doll t1_ja55an7 wrote
Manipulative and undermining as hell.
Scary-Song7352 t1_ja553ml wrote
Reply to comment by Sasha_bzns in LPT: Motivate someone to do something by preemptively thanking them by Nopumpkinhere
Even worse KFC
Athlete-Extreme t1_ja54x9s wrote
Reply to comment by spaghetti-o_salad in LPT: Motivate someone to do something by preemptively thanking them by Nopumpkinhere
OP convinced themselves this somehow isn’t nagging when it’s sneaking in a “request” for someone who’s already doing something idk how that isn’t nagging
Camoox t1_ja54wwo wrote
No. I have a family member that does this, and I want to beat the fuck out of them every time they do it.
Legitimate-Fruit-312 t1_ja54ox7 wrote
amonust t1_ja54edr wrote
Reply to LPT request: Can anyone give me a couple ideas or things to try, that might alleviate some of the guilt and shame I (28F) feel? by magdeedz
I think the bigger issue is that you probably had some mental health problems before you ever did drugs. Most people on drugs do. There have actually been some very interesting studies. Mostly on rats. But the ones that have a good life don’t find drugs overly appealing. They can take them or leave them but no big deal. I would recommend improving your life. In multiple ways. First I would make sure that you were improving yourself professionally. Go to school. Get a degree. Enter a job training program. Like welding or carpentry or something. Get yourself a good paying job. Secondly, you will want to improve yourself morally. Do something that makes the world a better place. Where you can feel yourself giving back. Maybe volunteer at a hospital, holding opiate addicted babies in the Nicu, while they scream and cry for the first few weeks of their lives. You may even get to talk to the mothers and help them through a very guilty time in their own lives. Just a suggestion. That really anything works. Something where you get a daily reminder that you are a good person, even if you were not before.
sncly t1_ja544tj wrote
Reply to LPT: if someone you know has lost a family member unexpectedly, particularly a younger one, do not bring up the death of your grandparents to compare. by idigthewig34
I wonder if there’s just some sort of switch in their brains that didn’t get clicked on, like that to them makes perfect sense to be a equal comparison and even when you explain to them, they won’t agree with nor understand.
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idigthewig34 OP t1_ja53ufv wrote
Reply to comment by YellowOnline in LPT: if someone you know has lost a family member unexpectedly, particularly a younger one, do not bring up the death of your grandparents to compare. by idigthewig34
The words people grapple for when you tell them that something truly horrible has happened will baffle you. You get very used to it.
CaptainKrc t1_ja53rfs wrote
Reply to comment by Wise-Calligrapher967 in LPT: Trouble sleeping because of loud neighbors or street noises? Buy a white/brown noise machine! by [deleted]
I made about 3 brown noises before I got to this comment
YellowOnline t1_ja53cfy wrote
Reply to LPT: if someone you know has lost a family member unexpectedly, particularly a younger one, do not bring up the death of your grandparents to compare. by idigthewig34
God, I hope nobody needs that LPT. That should be obvious for almost everyone bar the biggest narcissists.
spaghetti-o_salad t1_ja53977 wrote
Reply to comment by Athlete-Extreme in LPT: Motivate someone to do something by preemptively thanking them by Nopumpkinhere
Yeah. Pretty sure the only person who could try that with me and not get called out is my grandma.
keepthetips t1_ja52t07 wrote
Reply to LPT: if someone you know has lost a family member unexpectedly, particularly a younger one, do not bring up the death of your grandparents to compare. by idigthewig34
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Pro_CKM t1_ja52jxx wrote
Reply to comment by yakisikliadam in LPT Request: Making notes for studying, avoid "essay-like" styles, instead use schemes, tables, pictures and hierarchies as much as possible by Tiara2002
For context: I'm studying nursing and I haven't fully fleshed out these documents because I started this method only fairly recently. Lots of memorization involved I my classes and I haven't retained last semester's information. And later classes build on top of each other heavily. Some of the classes I've taken are:
Pathophysiology Pharmacology Fundamentals & Health Assessment
Each of these classes/subjects have their own link to a document (except I actually find it easier to have Health Assessment and Fundamentals combined into one link/document).
Each link/document can have several sheets, which help me organize the material within these subjects by organ system. For example, for Pathophysiology I have it divided into the following sheets all in one link:
Cardiovascular System Respiratory System Integumentary System Nervous System Urinary System Digestive System etc
So now I can organize all my information from my classes in a way that's very easily accessible and easy to understand. The tables are organized, sorting everything by Disease Name, Definition/Pathophysiology, Causes/Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms of the Disease (including the reason these manifestations occur), and potential complications that the disease may lead to down the road.
If this were Pharmacology, it would be separated by Drug name, Drug Class, Mechanism of Action, Side Effects, etc.
It's super nice to have everything all in one place, easy to find, easy to understand, easy to compare/contrast, and easy to edit. Plus, it's all saved online in the cloud (I used to do written notes with multiple notebooks I wouldn't even really go back to). I highly recommend this method of studying for subjects that are memorization-heavy.
dragonagitator t1_ja524pw wrote
Yup if soap doesn't do the trick then use rubbing alcohol or the cleansing pads they have people wash themselves with before outpatient surgeries
Smooth_Peace_6272 t1_ja51mas wrote
That's a good tip to remember. It can be helpful to know the conversion from months to weeks when making calculations.
70Ytterbium OP t1_ja5133k wrote
adb85 t1_ja50wl6 wrote
Reply to LPT: When talking to old people or people that are hard of hearing, start the sentence slowly, in order to catch their attention and avoid having to repeat yourself. by 70Ytterbium
Something similar but for business meetings, especially if virtual and especially if with clients.
If you're doing the talking and you are about to ask a question to a specific attendee, use their name in a short phrase introductory to the question. If for any reason they were not paying full attention, this will prevent you from putting them on the spot and causing a bad impression.
Yes I know that if they are not paying attention it's their fault, but you don't want to -even tacitly- call them out on it. You want them to feel comfortable and leave the meeting with a good feeling.
IAmNotAFetish OP t1_ja56phx wrote
Reply to comment by LeeAnnLongsocks in LPT request: Need advice from tax professional or someone that knows a lot about taxes.Should I just take my taxes to H and R block or do them myself? by IAmNotAFetish
Does it let you download a copy of your finished returns for your records?