NationProtons

That's what I try to do. But sometimes I forget setting the alarms and then I start double guessing myself. Checking my calendar anyway even though I already have alarms set.

I was looking for a way to automatically set alarms based on calendar events, but seems like I'm out of luck...

This is what I would like to try. Just setting some time aside for experimenting.

But of course I still need to eat something everyday, so it would be good to have some staples to make when I don’t have time or some experiment failed.

I think that’s a good idea.

I actually like taking recipes and trying to reduce them to their most generic form. Like a curry, or a stew, or a salad. Most of the ingredients can be substituted, but the basic steps are the same.

I think it would be good to try more simple recipes. Eggs are great and I like to use them in many ways.

I think part of the issue is also how I’ve been brought up. My parents always made different meals every day and always wanted to make healthy and tasty food. But they never taught me how to cook.

So my standards are kinda high, but my actual skill is not that great.

I was recommended to get diagnosed by several professionals, but unfortunately the waiting list in my country is 2.5 years.

I went through several books and talked about it with my parents and family. Which made me realise that I match practically all criteria.

The problem is mostly having access to good support. Having people to talk to who’ve had similar experiences helps a lot. But the anxiety prevents me from talking about it. Even to my own family members.

Eating out can be nice, but it does not necessarily save any time. And often it feels like a choice between either an expensive meal or something rather unhealthy

I’ve always had difficulties using recipe search websites based on ingredients. Often I’m still missing one important ingredient, so i can’t make the suggestions. Or they try to find things with all the ingredients you fill in, which is not always useful.

A lot of ‘meals’ are also just side dishes, like honey glazed carrots or something. Which is not really something I would consider a full meal.

What website do you use?

Maybe this should be enforced by law. At least for digital purchases which are basically a license.

The only things you can easily give to others are DRM free things, like the games you can buy from GOG. But in that case it’s also easy to copy.

Not if you already activated it.

It used to be possible to buy games as gifts and and them to your inventory to give to somebody ( or activate it yourself ) later.

Now, when you want to gift a game. You have to immediately select the person you want to send it to.

Haha, great choice of mouse :)

I never really got into music much, maybe because it's too distracting for me (especially with lyrics) I do feel like it can be very relaxing, but it heavily depends on the song. And I never bothered to make myself a playlist, so I don't really know what I would listen too. (and I will avoid that rabbit hole for the time being :P)

Thanks for the kind words.

Just starting with something random is a good idea. I think that's usually also how I get out of these situations.

I actually recently had the same issue when looking for a mouse. I wanted something lightweight, works with bluetooth for day to day work, but can also be used wired (with less latency). But it had to be with usb-c.

This was surprisingly hard to find and it took me several weeks before I decided. (Got the Keychron M3, which really fits my needs perfectly) Unfortunately this reinforces my behavior to keep researching for a long time before deciding. (honestly the time I spent on this was probably not worth it, even though it is a good mouse. I would probably have been fine using my old logitech for a while longer)

Sometimes there is not even an option that fulfills all criteria, and in those situations I can keep looking forever. Then it becomes really important to just let it go and get something that's "good enough".

Not sure how to train myself to do more of the opposite though.

You might be right that it has to do with my current mental state too. I recently moved to a different country, and (even just sensory wise) it has been an overwhelming week.

When overwhelmed, my mind tends to go blank and I just keep researching forever in some kind of zombie mode. I wish I knew a way to ease myself. But that is actually one of my main challenges, how to rest and recover. I tend to default to browsing/researching more online whenever I have nothing to do, or when I'm too tired.

Thanks everyone already for all the suggestions, makes me feel like this is something that happens to others as well.