aidepast

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by aidepast 3y ago
Perhaps unrelated, but I wonder who these mentors were in the case of people like da Vinci, Socrates, Archimedes, Newton et al. They must have had some adults who guided them toward what they're known for. It seems absurd to believe th
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by aidepast 4y ago
Due to mental illness, I've spent 22-23 hours of my day for the last 4.5 years in bed on my smartphone. I only leave for food & bathroom. My BMI has been 17-19 for the entire period, but I worry whether I'm causing permanent d
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by aidepast 4y ago
My insurance potentially would not cover 10mg, so I'd split the 20mg tablets to 10mg per day for the first week, I suppose. SSRIs don't seem to treat OCD at low doses, so they want me to take 20mg from the beginning.
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by aidepast 4y ago
I did see a counselor for about 6 months, and I was kicked out in June, as they believed I required a higher level of care, such as an intensive outpatient program and/or an SSRI. I've attempted to read books on OCD. I've att
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Ask HN: What is your experience with SSRIs?
32 points by aidepast 4y ago|61 comments
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by aidepast 5y ago
I do know that Von Neumann was privileged, with a wealthy father. You misunderstand. I poorly use the term of "blue collar" as a mindset, and not to their socioeconomic status. It's definitely not the ideal term. I disagree w
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by aidepast 5y ago
I mostly agree, but you are viewing ideal conditions in a macro-economical manner; perhaps whatever your society encouraged. Bach lived in a time and place where being a composer was a matter of finding a church to employ him, or "serv
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by aidepast 5y ago
It's a problem to say this because it's just a truism. Genius implies some sort of exceptional work; seeing what nobody thought to look for. People aren't geniuses. They produce genius. Von Neumann was clearly exceptional, bu
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by aidepast 5y ago
You see this behavior in many communities; fantasizing. Visit www.reddit.com/r/languagelearning and you will find a group of people who discuss about "language learning" and few people learning a foreign language. The to
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by aidepast 5y ago
It's a small club. Yes, luck is always involved, and you are not in control. Luck hits you. When the lightning strikes, you're either ready or you are not. The problem is that most people seem to behave in an exact opposite manner
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by aidepast 5y ago
They were blue-collar artists. They just tried. They did not wait for ideal conditions. Solomon in Ecclesiastes 11 preaches such wisdom. They planted seeds without bothering to check the weather. Some of their seeds sprouted anyway, while t
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by aidepast 5y ago
I do plan on moving to an unpolluted area, or at least that's what my OCD wants. OCD is "what if?"-centric. I do try to consider that intelligent people live, typically, in polluted areas(for work or school), but is their rem
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by aidepast 5y ago
I appreciate this response & the link, thank you!
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by aidepast 5y ago
If this were true, then it would help, but I doubt it. The ideal is to give up on timewasting/unimportant activities(Quadrants 3&4 on Eisenhower Matrix) and try/begin important activities(Q1&2). It is incredibly challengin
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by aidepast 5y ago
I'm not sure if this is directly related, but: I have PTSD & OCD, and when I peruse Google Scholar for information about toxicology, or the effects of air pollution on the brain, or how cats potentially carry T. Gondii & can i
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by aidepast 5y ago
The spacing effect is utilized by spaced repetition.
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by aidepast 5y ago
Youe title is horrible. The study states that caffeine reduces GMV in the medial Temporal Lobe, irrespective of sleep quality, and that this reduction is increased with an increase in caffeine.