this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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The memes of the climate

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The climate of the memes of the climate!

Planet is on fire!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think people need to PRACTICE quitting and I wish more people had this mentality. Assuming that you'll succeed at something so difficult the first of many times of trying to do it is unrealistic. It took me several attempts and taking a class about it to quit smoking.

"I couldn't climb the mountain the first time I tried with no practice or help, therefore I'm never trying again" is very defeatist. Quitting is a process and practicing quitting is completely acceptable. Learn what didn't work that time and develop strategies to deal with what didn't work.

I have a bunch of tips from the class I took that I still mostly remember. I wonder how much of that info is online.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's a really good point. No one would expect someone's first painting to turn out to be worth millions.