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In Defence of 'Productivity Crap'(nicky.bearblog.dev)
52 points by nickybearblog 2y ago|54 comments
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Sick Day Part 2(nicky.bearblog.dev)
1 points by nickybearblog 4y ago|1 comments
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Or the miracle that is the love of a good woman, a loyal dog, and the comfiest sofa I've ever sat on.
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Just Begin Again(nicky.bearblog.dev)
1 points by nickybearblog 4y ago|0 comments
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Lessons from my unattainably perfect day(nicky.bearblog.dev)
2 points by nickybearblog 4y ago|1 comments
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Apparently yes. Sorry, it's 4pm my time and spent most of my day with my best friends and their two year old, who is adorable, but loud . Brain fog is real.
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Can't blame you there! I'd settle for spring personally, hoping to avoid any 40 degrees Celsius weather next year.
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
YMMV but I've had limited benefits from taking vitamin D over winter personally, at least from a mental health perspective. Slowing down and trying to reduce the self-induced mental pressure addresses the cause for me.
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Yeah, looks like it. Is there a way around that for the future?
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Winter Is Here: Slowing Down to Fight SAD(nicky.bearblog.dev)
53 points by nickybearblog 4y ago|40 comments
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
> For me and probably a lot of people, the first step towards getting my weight in control was to decide that losing weight was one of my top priorities, and not just something I think about once in a while. I think it all comes down to
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Oh boy, have a I got a list for you. - Custard Creams - Bramley apple turnovers - Sausage rolls - Walkers crisps - Magnum ice cream bars - Breakfast cereals - Pork pies - Pizza (Domino's is my favourite big chain, but there is a local
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Thanks. It's a really difficult balance, isn't it? It's not kept me relapse free, but at the same time I've never been closer to ending it all since before I started them, and they absolutely calmed my mood impulses (at
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Appreciate that, thank you! Honesty is what I'm aiming for with this blog; a space to be frank about my issues, myself, where I'm going, and how I'll get there. I'll be saving the Bible quote to Obsidian for encourageme
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Really appreciate your comment, thank you. I'm going to be posting more about this and my mental health as I go on, and would love your feedback as I go. To his credit, the GP did apologise after he laughed at me.
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Thanks! I'll be posting updates as I go. I'm hoping that by March/April I'll be able to post 'Finally weighing LESS than Homer Simpson'.
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
> Becoming lighter has encouraged me to exercise but what I eat has always been the main factor in what I weigh. That's exactly what I've found. I can exercise two or three hours a day; means nothing if I'm not watching my
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Great work! How's it been keeping the weight off?
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
_Really_ sneaks up on you, doesn't it? Especially the side profile thing. I have a couple of shirts that make me look fine from the font, but I turn to the side and just see the gut. Are you looking at losing weight at the minute?
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
I know it's an overused line, but this kinda blew up overnight! I did not expect to wake up to over 1k visitors. Really appreciate you all reading and commenting. I've only recently started, but I'm going to be posting more o
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Thanks so much, really appreciate it. I didn't go into how I'm doing it in the post, because that's in flux at the minute, but I've largely kept to 1) Calorie counting - tried focusing on macros but that just adds anoth
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Thanks, I'll remember to add the conversion next time.
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by nickybearblog 4y ago
Created an account just to say thanks for the comment, and thanks for reading! A little taken aback by both - was not expecting 1000 reads overnight haha.