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by annzabelle 2mo ago
That's also true of the US.
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I think they're referring to type 2 diabetics who might just be on a long lasting insulin and not need to inject at every meal?
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Japan will lock people up for a long period of time if they show the sort of anti-social behavior that the most visible homeless people in North America are famous for.
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I'd make a distinction between Semaglutide/Tirzepatide and other GLP-1 agonists that are available through the regulated pharmaceutical system with strong evidence for particular uses, and ordering unregulated peptides from China
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I found Wellbutrin to be the best one on that front. It's also, by far, the easiest one to get prescribed. Stimulants have too many peaks and valleys, but if you have a global sense of low motivation and want to raise that general base
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Adderall felt to me more like a drug, and seemed to cause more of a feeling of being on speed with less objective productivity benefit. A lot of people prefer it though.
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Yes, my mom has never told me the score, but it led to me being put in gifted classes. I took the SAT at 12 and did well enough to make JHU CTY's SET program. So in terms of raw brainpower it's there, but I've never really be
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
The miserable bit is more past tense. Back in college I desperately wanted to have the academic success that my friends were having but I had never built that groundwork of organizational habits and consistency. I remember not doing any of
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I have tried a wide variety of stimulant ADHD medication over the years, but I developed bipolar disorder in my late teens and it just doesn't work the same ever since. I haven't made it more than a couple months on any stimulant
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I thought this was common knowledge.
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I did take a one off course at a local college a couple years back and was able to do well (had a 95% average all semester) and get all my homework done. It was, however, a subject I found fascinating. On the other hand, my work performance
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Not really sure. The ADHD/"Gifted"/Twice Exceptional labels were even worse. I really wish my parents had made sure to always praise effort more than they praised me for the exam scores I got without studying. There was
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
That's interesting. I'm considering going back to get a second bachelor's in biology or biochemistry (my first is in math) and then going to PA school or medical school. I have to wonder a bit if part of that whole plan is th
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
It wasn't necessary to learn the material, but homework counted for 20% of the grade in a lot of my classes, and if I had done more of it, I would've had a higher GPA that would've given me more opportunities later on. And, I
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
That's interesting to me, because one of the few athletic categories where men and women are relatively evenly matched is long distance hiking and running. The current appalachain trail speed record is held by a woman for example. In g
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 7 and took medication for it until 9th grade when I went off it because I didn't like how it made me feel, and I have really disliked it when I've been back on it as an adult. Strattera was bet
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Yeah, I was labeled twice-exceptional and medicated for it, but there was also this general thing where I felt like I was special for not needing to study and that it was something to take pride in, which I don't think is inherent to A
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I got labeled "smart but lazy" at a pretty young age (high test scores, didn't do any homework), and I let that label stick with me for far too long. I took some pride in how I could get the top score in a class without study
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I tried switching to iphone briefly (lifelong nexus/pixel user) because I hate using iphones. I didn't end up holding out very long and I switched back to android after a couple of weeks, and in the switch back, apple screwed up m
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I've looked seriously into doing this, and there are just too many situations where I'm expected to have access to a particular app or website on my phone in day to day life. Maps are also a killer feature, and I use instagram mes
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
What tools do you find are better? I have been happy with Claude Code lately, but I haven't explored other options much in over a year. Curious to try something else out if it's less rambling and tangential.
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There's No Reason to Buy a New Phone Anymore(theatlantic.com)
19 points by annzabelle 2mo ago|5 comments
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
The way a lot of other countries deal with this is that the government calculates out a benefit vs cost assessment for every new treatment and only covers ones that come out ahead. But, that ends up with things like new targeted chemotherap
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
My dad was 42 when I was born, and he was keeping up with me on hikes in my early 20s (his mid 60s). I haven't done much hiking with him lately, but he's going on 50 mile bike rides at 70. I think having kids late can help people
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Have you ever been to New Zealand? People here don't/can't really heat their houses properly.
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
The founder CEO (with a cult of personality) really believes that it is the way to "top tech talent." He comes from a management consulting background and tries to manage the software organization like they're consultants. Le
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
Capital One is a particularly toxic work environment, and I'm not sure that your experiences there apply to other companies. I started my first post-Capital One job a few months ago, and I'm still not used to the fact that this co
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I personally found that it seemed to globally lower any kind of reward-seeking behavior - initially it was alcohol (didn't make a dramatic difference for food), but pretty quickly I quit the running habit I'd had for years. My res
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I have some cousins (on the wealthier branch of the family) who were the "middle class" students at a school like that. Their dad was a specialist doctor who made a fair amount of money as an expert witness in trials. They came ou
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by annzabelle 2mo ago
I've done several solo multi day hikes in the last 6 months, mostly ones where I stayed in a hut or campground at night and socialized around dinner, but hiked solo during the day. No podcast or music, no cell service. It's amazin

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