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by cbfrench 4y ago
I generally agree with you. But on the other hand, my ADHD makes me way less reliable as an employee, a spouse, and a friend. I’m not sure it’s really right for me to expect people to continually bend over backwards to accommodate my disord
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by cbfrench 4y ago
> High five, fellow PhD dropout. :( High five back to you. No shame in that game. I’m mostly just glad to have learned that my issues weren’t just because I was “lazy” but because my brain just doesn’t work that way. I learned something
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by cbfrench 4y ago
Honestly, the emotional regulation component is one of the biggest things for me, as anyone who has ridden with me driving could tell you… But learning to see it as an executive function disorder that really touches on a whole host of other
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by cbfrench 4y ago
There is at least some question about whether or not ADHD meds actually have cognitive benefits for non-ADHD users. This study, which is admittedly limited, shows that Adderall doesn’t provide a serious neurocognitive benefit to healthy ind
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by cbfrench 4y ago
I honestly think it’s probably 2. I’m on 36mg of Concerta and .2mg of Clonidine. The combo has helped with my mood regulation, working memory, attention, and (to a much lesser extent) my motivation. But it’s not a cure-all. I feel like it h
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by cbfrench 4y ago
That’s a major reason why Dr. Russell Barkley refers to it as Executive Function Disorder. We actually don’t have a problem with attention; we have a problem prioritizing what we attend to. Everyone with ADHD is familiar with the hyperfoc
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by cbfrench 4y ago
Exactly. I can point to specific ways in which my (at the time, undiagnosed) ADHD has negatively impacted my life: I never finished my PhD because I couldn’t execute a dissertation. The coping mechanisms that had served me reasonably well d
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I’m currently working to improve my CW proficiency to be able to work QRP more effectively. I absolutely second your recommendation against trying to learn the Morse alphabet visually. It’s counterproductive. The usual advice I’ve encounter
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Yeah, that’s about right, unfortunately. Your average local priest may not wish to (or does not wish to) know about the broader sweep of tradition. So, whatever he believes becomes the version of the tradition you encounter. I say all of th
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I mean, that’s how it’s taught in a majority of evangelical churches, which is what I gather you mean. St. Augustine was pretty clear that it wasn’t a literal seven days, and Pope Pius XII in Humani generis accepted that human evolution
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by cbfrench 5y ago
A crummy commercial?! Son of a bitch!
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by cbfrench 5y ago
If you wait too long to respond, Clippy pops up: “It looks like you’re having trouble cooperating as a willing participant in enforced consumerism. Would you like some help?” > Yes. > Yes, please.
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by cbfrench 5y ago
The Underwood Dudley article on “trisectors” linked in OP’s article is one of the more delightful things I’ve read in awhile. Being acquainted with a few cranks myself, I always find the energy and time they have to devote to crankery both
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Mercy boocoo!
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I can make an ass of myself in French. Does that count as speaking it?
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Fascinating. I will check out Ingram’s book. This sounds like an interesting and fruitful appropriation of the mystical term. Thanks for the explanation!
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Man, Pagat.com is one of the true gems of the internet. I’ve been using it since I was a kid to learn games (and, more importantly, to win rules disputes while playing them). John McLeod deserves an award for compiling and maintaining such
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Oh, I didn’t mean to imply that vipassana isn’t a serious and intense contemplative discipline. If I did, that certainly wasn’t my intent. At least in St. John’s use of the term, it’s a spiritual and even existential desolation that leads u
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by cbfrench 5y ago
This is an underappreciated point. I’m an Anglican priest, and I always thought I was just really bad at prayer. (Ironic, I know.) But then I got diagnosed a couple of years ago, and I realized that my brain was working against me. Some day
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Or at the very least doesn’t mean what St. John of the Cross means by it. When I took ascetical theology in seminary, my professor told us that if someone comes to you and says they’re undergoing the Dark Night, they probably aren’t. (Unles
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I’m glad I can expect Zoom calls to remain a feature of the post-apocalypse landscape.
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by cbfrench 5y ago
It’s worth noting that Chinese incursions into Taiwan’s ADIZ are a routine occurrence and don’t really represent any increase in aggression above the baseline: “On Wednesday (February 23), two Chinese military jets flew into Taiwan's a
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I spent way too much time playing this this afternoon. Practice mode is dangerous. Thanks, I think. ;)
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I find the notion of electrophonic sounds associated with meteor disintegration fascinating. When I was twelve or so, a few of my friends and I stayed up and watched a meteor shower. (The Perseids, I believe?) I recall one particular meteor
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Current Carmel resident and can confirm that it’s a pretty good option. There is a well maintained rail trail (the Monon) that bisects the city and lots of other paths that connect to it. You can get to most of the places in the city you’d
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Ditto Chattanooga. Two great sleeper cities when Nashville is getting all the hype.
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by cbfrench 5y ago
I do think the Scots still have some better ones: https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/scotland-snow-plows-nam... Clearopathra is inspired, though.
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Cue the random comment that made me terrified of rabies: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/81rr6f/he_fed_the_cute...
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by cbfrench 5y ago
Guess you could say the Swiss Army took the knife to them.

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