QualifiedKitten

Is this one of those times where someone intentionally makes an inaccurate statement (title) in order to increase engagement?

Are you trying to make your new sibling an aunt/uncle any time soon?

"Heavy water" is water molecules where the hydrogen atoms have an extra neutron, and pure heavy water is only about 10% heavier than regular water. Also, not something people should be drinking a lot of.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water

I've heard that some apps may make it a little too easy for some users to accidentally up/down vote without realizing. I've definitely caught a few accidental votes myself, so I'm not sure how many more I didn't notice. Also, totally random anecdote, but the pockets in my "house pants" have a weird fabric that combined with the on body detection to keep my phone unlocked sometimes allows my thighs to "butt dial" if I put my phone in my pocket with the screen facing my body, and I'm sure other people have similar stories about accidental inputs, so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Volunteering is definitely one of my current extracurriculars, but I had a couple of very negative experiences with the organization this past year and am currently taking a break, but probably going to resign soon.

So far, the only other volunteer opportunities I've found that excite me just haven't aligned with my schedule, or are just one off things, but I'm definitely always on the lookout.

Classes is another option I've looked into, ranging from the more educational (computer programming or foreign languages) to more fun (dance), but for various reasons, haven't been able to make any of those work for the past few years.

LMAO, definitely not for me, but maybe a great idea for others here.

Ahh. My thinking was that articles like the one from psypost.org have a tendency to twist things for the sake of clicks, but they can be a nice primer for those of us who arent experts in the field, so I usually try to read the original study also, and was hoping to hear from others based on both sources. I'll delete the link to the original study while I see if I can get a hold of the full text somehow.

Is the psypost.org link paywalled for others? Or just the link to the original study?

Any suggestions on ways someone might use this theory to better manage their symptoms? How can I make myself feel more busy when life isn't keeping me busy enough?

I've tried asking my manager for more work, but they've instead shifted some of my work to other people. I've been considering looking for a second job, but I'm afraid that will swing things too far to the other side.

Same here! I've repeatedly tried to explain this to my manager, and their response is that I should learn to delegate more. I feel so lucky to have a job that demands so little of me, but it sucks because I end up underperforming and unhappy. Since it's clear at this point that my manager won't give me more work, I guess I need to find other ways to make myself feel busy.

Yeah, my experience is that if I have too much free time, I somehow don't get anything done. I'm much more productive and happy if I have a busy, but manageable to do list. Short periods of "too much" to do are also okay, especially when they have a clear end in sight, but they must be balanced out by a break of some sort.

I hope you're doing alright now. I know moving can be extremely stressful, and hopefully your recovery time is enjoyable.

I remember once in college that I had a big paper to write, and I decided that I was going to get started on it "early" so that I could finish it early and avoid the deadline stress. I legitimately started it early, but somehow still managed to finish it at the very last minute. I spent my entire weekend in the library, and I don't think the final product was significantly better than if I had procrastinated on starting. I just spent a lot more time on the research part of it, and didn't really start putting anything together until the deadline stress kicked in.

Since that experience, I find it even more difficult to convince myself to start things early, since I'm afraid it will just mean spending more time on stressful tasks.