As many have said in this thread, most doctors will tell you to go away or give you Welbutrin (which works poorly, if at all). I feel for your struggle.
As many have said in this thread, most doctors will tell you to go away or give you Welbutrin (which works poorly, if at all). I feel for your struggle.
You have to be careful with Gen Z threads like this on Reddit and Twitter. They are inherently biased toward Gen Z people who are chronically online and deep into social media.
If you spend time with kids in the real world, you learn very rapidly that most of them aren't on platforms like Reddit and Twitter. Of those who use Reddit, few of them actually post anything or even have accounts.
The subset of Gen Z who actually post on Reddit is small and a lot of them fit the description of chronically online, so it's no wonder that Reddit Gen Z people speak as if their generation is not socially engaged at all.
The idea that the internet remains the province solely of a few loner geeks is a total fantasy. Reddit is one of the most popular websites in the world.
Also, I was a shy nerd in high school who used reddit, and I still partied. Fuck, I made my own booze to take to parties.
Meanwhile my youngest brother - who is super social - graduated high school in the last few years and reports that partying is totally dead compared to my day.
Are you ok with that?
Disruptive tech monopolies upset entire existing industries for the sake of their owners/shareholders/employees, which is usually tiny compared to the said industries.
(Think of FB/Google advertisement centralisation as the end of other media providers.)
I can skim through a shelf full of books in a way that I’m just not able to with ebooks, even with stuff like full text search available in Calibre.
A progress bar really doesn't replace the context of the stack of pages behind and ahead of your current page.
Digital vs Paper
Large vs small notebooks vs notecards, etc.
Anyone else have this issue who was finally able to settle on just one method of note-taking?
Some points from my experience that have stuck out for me:
- Timestamp. Every. Single. Page. ISO8601 works nicely here. You can now link to other notes. You can also use the context provided by the timestamp to corelate your note with emails and call history around that time. Huge leap in QoL here.
- Being flexible and adaptable is important. As long as your note is timestamped, it can be anything. Your notes should be able to adapt to the task at hand, if you're trying to fit the task into your note taking system you're just creating overhead. Think of your notes as capturing raw analog output. You can do all sorts of post processing later, but your task notes should basically just be a raw dump of what happened at that time.
- One thing under "write everything down" is to take notes on all of your business related phone calls. I even do a preamble before each call, where I write down the number I'm calling, any information I might need for that call, links to other relevant notes, etc. During the phone call I write down the person's name, the gist of the call and and any information they give me. This has saved my ass more than once.
- Just use a paper notepad. There's no batteries to run out, no software to go wrong, and by writing everything by hand with pen and paper, you'll be more likely to remember it. Legal pads work nicely, they lay flat and the binding rings dont get hung up when you remove it from your backpack.
Through a lifetime of experiences with different substances, the body always adjusts to whatever you're taking. Taking a stimulant? the brain will down regulate dopamine receptors. Putting lotion on your face? The skin will produce less oils.
There is always a downside
Rather than excess in one area, we should strive for perfect balance.
The people I know with radiant, flawless skin all use Asian-style skincare with a meticulous nightly regime of like 10 syrups, oils, and unguents.
Everyone I've ever met who says that people shouldn't use shampoo/lotion/face wash because it makes the body stop producing oils has been NOT as attractive - putting it kindly.