SunlightEdge

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by SunlightEdge 1y ago
I do think some people are very good at reading others. And I also think that as we generally don't see ourselves we may not realise how we come across. There is a huge amount of information we send out by how we hold ourselves/ta
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by SunlightEdge 2y ago
I don't think its black and white. I think sometimes success is a matter of luck. For example, in large organizations there can be a lot of roles generated where there isn't always that much direct pressure and people can be hired
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by SunlightEdge 2y ago
The budget option is just to go to settings and select "digital wellbeing and parental controls". You can set timers to block your apps after X amount of time. I've found it useful to block chrome on my phone after 30 minut
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
At the moment I am busting my ass to get ahead at work so that's my focus. But... I have a 22 year old adult daughter (I had her when I was 19) - she didn't grow up with me (I did provide financial support) but I do feel connected
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
Does AI/Robotics counter a lot of OPs arguments? AI in 50 years time could be totally mind blowing. And there could be all kinds of robots running around by then. I think the human population going down to 2-5 billion is a good thing
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
To maybe offer a different perspective: I think the Canadian mortgages linked to Chinese accounts will likely all be paid. What may be happening is that there is a lot of underground chinese financial activity that is not recorded in Canad
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
On a separate but related topic, I have heard that meditation can trigger/worsen epilepsy, but there is also counter evidence that it can reduce seizures. I find this link interesting - even if there is no definitive finding yet. Note:
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
"No time to lose" a book by Pema Chodron. Its a translation and commentary of a Buddhist manuscript on basically how to become enlightened. I found the sections on how humans all suffer from past emotional memories (kleshnas) real
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
I think I'm an odd case, in that I did have "tinnitus" (a constant high pitched buzz in my right ear), along with a constant tension headache that resulted in me not getting any sleep. I was prescribed sleeping pills and then
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by SunlightEdge 3y ago
The prevalence of sugar in so many foods can't help. Personally I avoid "sugary" food and drinks like the plague. I also don't snack and do regular exercise and sometimes don't eat dinner. I'm at a healthy weig
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
For quite a few Jews (and non-Jews) the term 'goyim' is offensive. https://www.summitdaily.com/news/goyim-is-a-derogatory-word-... Regardless, Superman is a dull character/story
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
I'm in my early 40s. My way of having parties is through salsa/bachata events around London. There is always something on and most people are very friendly. I also drop in on Improvisation sessions in and around London - full of f
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
I think that temporary abstinence is worthwhile - because what will happen is you find new ways to fill that time. And those new things will really be what helps you move on ultimately. But yeah, you might relapse, it can be hard if you enj
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
It helped me get off social media, and computer game addiction and a news site I didn't want to follow. I've used it successfully for alcohol too (but I was never a huge drinker). I also used it to try and promote good behaviours
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
For addictions I've wanted to get rid of I have: 1. Keep a spreadsheet of the hours I have spent on the activity, or 2. Kept a running log of how many days I have not done the activity - goal is usually 28 days
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
Just to clarify - if I were to buy crypto again, I would buy from Coinbase. I am not positive about the future of crypto though. And I said before it's also telling that I had to use a spreadsheet to look at how much I put in, fees, mo
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
Mmmm that's a reasonable point - I didn't mind paying fees for the coins, but I do think its a little iffy about fees to withdraw... On another note, one thing about Coinbase that struck me, was that on the app/website it doe
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
So I don't agree with your view here. The majority of my savings were in index funds which have done very well over the years. Dipping in to a high risk investment is I think perfectly reasonable. What would be insane is if I kept on i
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
Lol. I probably shouldn't but I find this quite funny.
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
I lost a little bit of money investing in crypto on Coinbase (I put about £500 in which shrank to £200 - over the course of past 2 years and for past year I mostly have just had money in sterling - the market looked terrible) I finally deci
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
What helps me is: 1. I do at least one press-up a day everyday in the morning. I normally try and do 3 sets of alternate press-ups and squats, followed by 1 minute of plank. This routine is very do-able / easy, but has led to me feelin
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
How about we just continue to have robots colonize Mars? Just get increasingly sophisticated machines down there to build up the infrastructure. Maybe in 200 years they might have built some nice domes and have earth like gravity/atmos
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
I will miss Z-Library... I hope it's alternatives are as good as it... I linked it to an old email account of mine. Could there be repercussions if you downloaded books from that site? I probably downloaded at least 1k dollars worth of
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
Op here. I enjoyed your comment. This was the kind of discussion I was hoping to generate. There is a lot of nuance in this area, but is often filled with a lot of anger (from both sides) that makes discussion difficult.
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
Op here. So my arguement is looking more at fantasy TV/movies in general rather than a particular focus on lord of the rings per se. But it is part of a wider discussion on representation in the European fantasy genre. As you know, w
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
To be maybe controversial... I'm still thinking about it, but I do wonder if diverse casting works in European fantasy stories. The problem I have is that it generally pulls me out of the experience/ makes it less immersive. I wel
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
There is a zen buddhist saying "Be careful not to stink of zen". And it can apply both to Buddhism as practised in the west and the east. Its a slightly... provoking saying though, as it may offend other Buddhist practitioners. Ze
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
"The best heroic journey is not the story of an incredible person doing incredible things. It is the story of a flawed, ordinary person who—when called upon—rises to an incredible challenge and finds within themselves something truly e
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
Growing up and the 80s and 90s in the UK (i.e. without internet) the two most exciting countries for foreign films was Japan and Hong Kong (apart from USA of course). I used to love them. I'm not a movie expert, but it does feel like H
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by SunlightEdge 4y ago
So I'm not saying I understand what will happen with Bitcoin long term. Or else I'd be on my own big boat right now. I also wouldn't take your bet as I think bitcoin likely will go above 30k in the next 4 years. What is also

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