[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 64 points 1 month ago

From my therapist: In the absence of a crystal ball the best predictor of someone's future behavior is their past behavior.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

The first wedding I ever attended was my own...and I was 35. I somehow had friends & family who didn't get or were already married my entire life.

Still never been to a birth or a funeral.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

It really depends on what I'm doing to elicit the comment - I'm often doing silly things, getting enthusiastic about stuff, exploring my environment and other things vaguely "childish" and so would consider cute to be a compliment.

Coming with no context it's neutral, way better than being called sexy but generally my appearance doesnt need comment.

If I'm upset, or being professional, or an authority than being called cute is 100% and insult.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

It's okay to be curious about the world - wanting to understand is not the same thing as wanting to judge or prevent.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago
  1. Friends girlfriend lent me her hiking shoes when I picked him up to go hiking having forgotten mine.

  2. Payment was down at a hardware store and the manager just let me walk out with the $7 of screws I needed to finish my project that day

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

My EDC is

  1. A pixel phone with a case on it, in the case I tuck my driver's licence and one credit card. I have a wallet app on the phone for all other cards I might need.

  2. Keychain is a carabiner and short piece of webbing holding 2 house keys, car fob, mini knife and mini flashlight.

The keys clip onto bra strap and go inside my shirt and phone tucks into bra. Definitely not a fella :P

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

You can 3D print containers that fit all kind of juice/pop/milk lids. They can be any height, but my favorite are the ones that nest almost perfectly inside giving you one bottlecap worth of storage (perfect for pills or sim/sd cards).

I've had my printer for 6 months and still get a kick out of this.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

"outlaws" also being a verb makes this title difficult to understand

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

I work for a company that specializes in ergonomic work setups and the OTs recommend Ergocentric chairs at least 90% of the time.

They're expensive, but if you are having health issues due to sitting then your employer has a "duty to accommodate" to get you a better setup.

We also often recommend sit-stand desks because too comfy of a chair can just cause different problems from lack of movement.

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Some personality problems, like abandonment issues or low IQ, I think of as due to genetics or adverse childhood events not the fault of the person...other traits like being a person who litters or being greedy I think of as personal failings - my questions is where would you put attention seeking behaviors like being super entitled about your wedding or lying about traumatic events?

Are these caused by social problems, and if so what might they be? Or are they just people wanting attention because it feels good and they feel entitled to do whatever they have to to get it? I have cognitive dissonance on this and am curious to hear other people's take and why.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

Giant insects and way more fires! It's happened a few times in the history of our planet.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

It depends whether I can somehow go back to the body of a 20 year old but keep my current 40 year old brain. I'm not going to pretend the majority of my improvements in patience, empathy, humility, work ethic and dgaf-ness are me consciously maturing instead of improvements in brain chemistry.

[-] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

If you are in Canada or the US I can't recommend the Libby app highly enough - books, audiobooks and magazines borrowed to your devices from your local Library. Looking at the last 5 years of borrowing it has saved me (pirating probably) thousands of dollars of audiobooks, and having an endless supply of audiobooks with zero cost really encourages reading.

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