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What do you swear by?

Brand, thing, behavior, method, advice, mantra, etc.

I swear by Blackwing pencils.

Also, the ‘two minute rule’, which has really improved my life: “if it takes two minutes or less to do, just do it now; if it takes longer, schedule it.” I’ve got untreated attention issues and it’s very easy for me to notice something needing done, and overlook or procrastinate it because it seems inconvenient in the moment. Having a totally painless rule that forces me to acknowledge that thing I should pick up, that trash bag I should change, etc, or, to at least put on my calendar anything I mustn’t forget in the long run has been great for me.

Crabhands ,
@Crabhands@lemmy.ml avatar

Swearing. It’s the fucking best!

jbrains ,

Ditto on the Two-Minute Rule. Getting stuff out of my head in general.

Vent (and especially swear!) to reduce physical pain, but absolutely not to reduce psychic/emotional pain. Venting just makes you hold onto psychic pain longer.

Sodastream. And not the electronic ones.

flop_leash_973 ,

Putting new tasks down to get to them later at work when I see something I had not planned on doing. Just make a ticket and throw it in the backlog. It is amazing how those little 5 minute things can eat into the work you said you were going to be doing now.

Also, "the Scotty principle ". Basically always say something will take longer than it will.

tinyhydra.com/the-scotty-principle/

Silviecat44 ,

Underwater Hockey. Actually an amazing sport and I am so glad I found it.

databender ,
@databender@lemmy.world avatar

Weber grills and smokers.

Kaped ,

Linux and FOSS

Dubious_Fart ,

People are assholes, who greedily eat up kindness and never, ever return it, no matter how much you need it in the moment.

They’ll trauma dump on you, and not even listen to a word of your problems.

They’ll beg you to help them push their dead car half a mile home, and guffah hard and say they arent your slave if you ask them to pick something up when they’ll already on their way to your place… something important for the favor you’re doing for them.

They demand respect, but the second you expect it in turn you are worthless trash.

Its not a matter of if they hurt you, its simply a matter of when.

Bronzie ,

This made me surprisingly sad to read and I hope you will find people who are not like this in your future.

I don’t think I have anyone like that in my life. Not because they don’t exist, but because I choose who I wish to spend my time with.

I firmly believe we should all strive to be the change we wish to see in this world, and I also believe it rubs of on others. Don’t be a afraid to cut cancer out of your life my friend. It hurts while you cut, but it’s better for you in the long run.

Ascend910 ,

Linux

Pyrrhichios ,

I too like fancy pencils. Mitsubishi’s range are my faves.

AstronautOnEverest ,
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I just bought a dozen pencils from the Hi-Uni range and I’m super excited to try them out. I’ve heard so many good things about them from fellow pencil enthusiasts.

Timecircleline ,

If you wouldn’t take advice from someone, then don’t accept their criticism.

Wirlocke ,

On a light note, I’m a slut for Bethesda, atleast I skipped Fallout 76 but I’m gonna preorder Starfield. I was 11 when Skyrim came out and it’s very near and dear to me and I love some aspects of Fallout 4. ESO was also not bad and I play Elder Scrolls Legends. I’m seeing this through to the end bois ✌️.

On a serious note, I swear by never drinking alone or without someone I trust as much as my partner. Nothing bad happened to me but I have several negative experiences with drinking in my family. And technically my dad died riding a motorcycle drunk, but I don’t think being sober would have saved him from that specific incident.

I just never ever want to be anything close to an alcoholic. I feel like I would get addicted if it was more convenient and didn’t taste bad. Fear of addiction is also why I’m wary of gambling.

jmer ,

Is Legends still worth playing? I stopped after they announced there were going to be no new updates. Seems like with no new cards being added it’s only a matter of time before the most consistent/best/unbeatable deck comes is devised.

Wirlocke ,

I’ve been enjoying it, there’s still consistent players and a good variety of decks I’ve fought.

Though you will learn to groan when you see an Oblivion Gate, Midnight Burial, or Paarthurnax.

My personal gripe is that there are so many ways to destroy/silence creatures and not many full proof counters. I’ll have several turns of placing something down, it gets destroyed, repeat.

But I always play ranked and at the moment have an equipment based deck, and a deck built around creatures that deal damage. Hardly meta but with each I win about half the time and slowly climb the ranks.

jmer ,

Appreciate the feedback. Maybe I’ll pick it up again. I managed to grind my way to Legend rank before giving up.

littlecolt ,

Zipper cases. These are thin pillowcases that close with a zipper. You then put the normal pillowcase over the zippercase.

Why? Because it extends the life of your pillow. A normal pillowcase can slide while sleeping, etc… which can cause your face, hair, head, body, and all the oil it produces to get on the pillow itself. With the zippercase, you have a second line of defense to keep the pillow fresh.

Sure, you can clean the pillow, or run it through a gentle cycle in the wash, but it is way better to just avoid that. Let the double layer of protection do most of the work and absorb that body oil.

Change case 1 or 2 times weekly, change/wash zippercase weekly. Your pillow will stay fresh and clean and much more pleasant for longer, for a minimal amount of added work of putting that second case on.

Anyway I hope you are sold.

teawrecks ,

The problem with the 2 minute rule is when it recurses.

PipedLinkBot ,

Here is an alternative Piped link(s): piped.video/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I’m open-source, check me out at GitHub.

DozensOfDonner ,

My god this is recognizable

OrkneyKomodo ,

For a moment I was wondering whether the “two minute rule” was a lower hygiene standard for the acceptable time in which you can eat things after dropping them on the floor.

The only thing I’ve found in life that I find super helpful or swear by is using dated lists to organise what needs doing in my life.

Primer81 ,

The dated lists I find helpful as well - I’ve been doing this daily for the past few months just to keep track of work tasks and personal tasks that I really shouldn’t forget about.

Azzu ,

Why are there so many writing utensil suggestions in this thread? I haven’t written anything down physically in years, I don’t even know why you’d need a pencil or paper anymore.

Reverendender ,

Also, writing things down physically has become almost painful for me. I do have atrocious handwriting, which probably contributes to this feeling.

Twelve20two ,

Have you tried fountain pens?

Reverendender ,

I try to avoid purchases of tools to accommodate activities that I don’t do

Twelve20two ,

Yeah, that’s fair. I suggest them only because they’re a bit easier on the hands

CumBroth ,
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Musicians need pencils and erasers to work with sheet music. The music itself is printed, but you still need to write down fingering, dynamics markings, tempo markings, highlight ideas/themes/passages, etc…

krash ,

Three is a certain quality to writing things down. It is a nice break from screens, makes you contemplate and elaborate on your thoughts. It works that way for me.

Dubious_Fart ,

because I can write something down, right now, without trying to boot up a device, find an app, open a word processor, or anything.

and it stays, exactly as is. interuptions dont risk losing it. power outages wont make it disappear. dead batteries wont render it inaccessable. Software update wont render it corrupt.

BromSwolligans OP ,

Writing and drawing aren’t lost arts, yet ;)

There’s strong evidence, by the by, that writing things down by hand works different parts of your brain than typing does. This can be great for somebody like me, with untreated attention issues, as writing things down by hand can help me remember them better. It takes longer to do, so your mind is on it longer, and particularly when I’m journaling, it seems to help me parse through what feels like a jumble of chaotic, circular thoughts by laying them down one word, one letter at a time on paper.

And since I write pretty much everyday, whether it’s notes at work, the occasional journal entry, or little notes for later in a nice Moleskine pocket notebook, I’d like that experience to be as nice as possible, in the same way a typist might invest in a mechanical keyboard (with just the right feeling and sound for their tastes) or anybody who can afford to will invest in a quality mattress, etc.

If you ever do give handwriting a shot, or if you get into art someday, you might check out some of the pencil and pen recommendations in the responses to this post. They can be a real treat when compared against, like, a standard no. 2 pencil you got in a box of 50 for $2.

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