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[ "Getting Rid of the Musk/Smell Sex Leaves Hi LPT, I rent a room and soon will be moving out but my room has a \"stank\" of what smells like a mixture of sweat and sex does anyone have some useful advice on how to freshen up my room?", "Getting Rid of the Musk/Smell Sex Leaves Hi LPT, I rent a room and soon will be moving out but my room has a \"stank\" of what smells like a mixture of sweat and sex does anyone have some useful advice on how to freshen up my room?", "Getting Rid of the Musk/Smell Sex Leaves Hi LPT, I rent a room and soon will be moving out but my room has a \"stank\" of what smells like a mixture of sweat and sex does anyone have some useful advice on how to freshen up my room?", "Getting Rid of the Musk/Smell Sex Leaves Hi LPT, I rent a room and soon will be moving out but my room has a \"stank\" of what smells like a mixture of sweat and sex does anyone have some useful advice on how to freshen up my room?" ]

[ "Try leaving a glass of vinegar in the room. It neutralises odors apparently. I often do this everytime I have a big clean up around the house", "Yankee Candle sells a line of products called \"good air.\" They have candles and other goodies that really do eliminate odor. You're welcome. ", "This is 2 days old but whatever. Use pet care products that are supposed to get rid of dog/cat smells. Those pet-intended air fresheners similar to febreeze get rid of \"biological\" smells better IMO.\n\nJust spritz the bed with it and it should smell better quickly, since its really intended to remove the spraying/marking smells that animals leave each other....... which is basically what you are making during sex xD", "If you're in a rush, dash cinnamon around the room (carpet, mattress, couches etc.) and vacuum. Then shower and wash your sheets. Done.\nIf the cinnamon is too strong, vent the place - fresh air will only help." ]

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[ "How to reduce redness/get rid of razer burns, face irritation and pimples Have Senior Pictures on Friday and have mass amounts of razer burns and pimples.", "How to reduce redness/get rid of razer burns, face irritation and pimples Have Senior Pictures on Friday and have mass amounts of razer burns and pimples.", "How to reduce redness/get rid of razer burns, face irritation and pimples Have Senior Pictures on Friday and have mass amounts of razer burns and pimples.", "How to reduce redness/get rid of razer burns, face irritation and pimples Have Senior Pictures on Friday and have mass amounts of razer burns and pimples.", "How to reduce redness/get rid of razer burns, face irritation and pimples Have Senior Pictures on Friday and have mass amounts of razer burns and pimples.", "How to reduce redness/get rid of razer burns, face irritation and pimples Have Senior Pictures on Friday and have mass amounts of razer burns and pimples." ]

[ "What are you doing to prep before you shave? When you shave, use less pressure and multiple passes to get a smoother shave with less irritation. Make sure you're going with the grain, and make sure that you're never shaving somewhere that doesn't have cream on it. \n\nAlso, the guy talking about the deodorant is right. It's the alum that helps with the razor burn, and it's also good for mild acne because of it's astringent properties.\n\nFinally, here's an /r/wicked_edge plug. ", "This will sound crazy as hell, but try some of this:\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Dove-Invisible-Solids-Sensitive-Ounce/dp/B001ECQ4SK/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1381848844&sr=1-1&keywords=dove+sensitive+skin+deodorant\n\n(That's a six pack, I am sure you can find a single one locally.)\n\nWhy does this work? Well, this is an old stripper secret. When women shave their armpits they put this stuff on and it gets rid of razor burn. Strippers learned to use this when they shave their pubes. I've tried it when I shaved (I'm a dude) and it's amazing. Put it on for about 5 minutes, and then wipe it off.\n\nSo, you could try this. Just put a little on and see what happens. FWIW, it has never burned or itched or anything.\n\nGood luck.", "My face is fairly sensitive, so I have a bit of a procedure which I go through for shaving (having said that, I still only shave every second day):\n\n* wash face and leave it wet for a few minutes before shaving (I usually brush my teeth for something to do), to allow the hair to lengthen\n* I find a hot razor cuts much better, so most or all of the water in the basin is freshly boiled - sounds painful but so long as you shake some water off first, you can't really tell (but be careful pulling the plug out at the end)\n* as per a recommendation on a shaving product, I rinse off my face with cold water at the end to \"close the pores\" - don't know exactly what that means, but it feels good; to increase the cooling you can put your wet face in front of a fan or hairdryer with cool setting\n* use a good after shave balm.\n\n\n", "I don't know how you feel about wearing some makeup but, used sparingly, green makeup will reduce the color red. \n\nYou could also try eye drops for allergies or visine (I would caution to try this in a small inconspicuous area first, though, since I don't know how it would respond to razorburn). I've used this before when I had a pimple and it worked. ", "Got one on razor burn (wet shaving):\n\nI used to have razor burn on the throat part everytime.\nOne day I realized the 'direction of the hair' is different on the throat than on the lower chin. So while I shave my face and lower chin from top to bottom I now shave the lower throat-part from bottom to top.\n\nAlso dry it with a clean towel and use aftershave.\n\n\nUh - and on Pimples:\n\nI think its much about what you eat. Try and cut back on sweets and soft drinks and chips. If you happen to consume a lot of those.", "Go ask the guys at /r/wicked_edge about the razor burn/bumps and /r/SkincareAddiction about the pimples. " ]

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[ "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning", "How to keep Spiders out of my house I am hate spiders. Can't look at em, see em, or even know that they are somehow in my room. I go to great lengths to make sure they are not in my house, but I just moved to a new condo on the first floor 6 months agoand I have had more spider encounters in that time frame than i have in the past 6 years. 1 a week seems like not a lot to most people, bit I am sick and tired of finding these fuckers in my room, my kitchen, the bathroom, everywhere and they are a good size too (bout the size of a US quarter or bigger). Now that its getting warm again, they are getting in the house.\n\n I live on the edge of the woods with bushes all around and touching the house. As I am renting, I cant remove those. What can I do to get these 8 legged freaks away from my house!?!!? I Just found one in my bed and had to hit it with my LoTR replica Sting. \n\n​\n\nTHINGS I HAVE TRIED\n\n1) Sticky traps (ineffective)\n\n2) peppermint spray\n\n3) Bug-a-salt bug killing salt shooter gun.\n\n4) Regular Vacuuming and cleaning" ]

[ "As a person who is terrified of spiders, I hate to inform you that there are spiders that specifically live in houses. Like born /die there and aren't equipped to live outside.\n\nMy suggestion? A cat that likes to eat them.", "You know they eat other bug pests too right? Maybe they are keeping the earwigs at bay for you and you are unappreciative.", "You don’t have to completely get rid of the bushes but trimming them so they don’t touch the window may help.", "You can have exterminators spray nontoxic spider repellent indoors. My aunt has a tiny dog and has this done regularly in a spider dense area. The dog is fine and she only gets a spider every few months. Before the regular sprays she got them all the time.", "Professional exterminator. When I lived in Kentucky this was essential. We had all kinds of spiders trying to get in our house.\n\nBonus points if you have cats, they will eat or kill many spiders.", "Try Dethlac. It lacquers the surface and adheres to it for a few months. Sprayed in my garage and haven't seen any for a while.", "Spiders eat wood borers and another nasty insects. Keep a small population living. Lizards eat spiders and tiny coacraoches that are out out of eggs. \nHave a balance of spiders and lizards.", "Look your options are limited here. They are SO small and so mobile the chance of 'sealing them out' is next to impossible. And without knowing the kinds of spiders you're discussing, or where you live these could be hazardous or poisonous breeds.\n\nThe first thing to consider is: Once you've 'seen' a spider it's no longer a threat. Its the ones you cannot see, or know where they are, that pose greater risks.\n\nSomeone mentioned TalStar...there's also Bifen...and any 'residual' spray may work. But spiders aren't common 'floor varieties' as they have more mobility than many other insect types. Ultimately you'll need a residual poison and to coat enough surfaces to ensure contact. Remembering that residual poisons require 1, the critter to walk through the treated area, and 2, the critter to clean/consume the poison from their body (and time for the poison to effect them). Of course, if they've laid eggs...that's a nightmare I know you don't want to consider.\n\nObviously spiders aren't intellectually trying to find ways into your home...it's random and a happenstance of being at the right spot at the right time. The more entry points you can eliminate it will HELP...but unlikely will ever totally 'stop' them. And with out treating the exterior areas you'll always be at risk of an entry by way of something you're carrying inside.\n\nLiving near the woods comes with it some responsibilities to adapt to the situation. Remembering how often you hear of someone getting 'harmed' by a spider...relatively low all things considered. Ultimately they just want to be left alone to eat and enjoy life. Once you've spotted them...move them back outdoors. Of course, if it's cold outside they'll come back in...no one likes shivering. Good luck.\n\nif poisonous spiders are a risk, check everything. I have heard stories of bites in shoes, clothing, or blankets left outside and brought in.", "House centipedes will eat the spiders. This suggestion isn't serious but it's true.\n\nOn a more practical note, consider researching how to overcome your phobia of spiders rather than getting rid of the spiders. Then evaluate whether making an effort of getting rid of the spiders or of getting rid of the phobia is easier.", "For the future: people like you (and me, perhaps) simply do not belong on the ground floor. While there are permanent populations at all levels inside buildings, the ingress points for most of the wild ones that freak you out are downstairs.\n\nChemical warfare. In your situation some of the nastiest substances known to mankind are the answer.", "Talstar 9 or Talstar P, google it, It works thank me later. \n\n", "Don't hurt them, their pals will seek revenge..... Best way is 1/2 and 1/2 pure peppermint oil and water sprayed on all entry points, windows, doors, around drainage etc. It works a treat 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻" ]

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[ "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window", "What's a good way to sleep in a car Obviously not while driving, but I tend to sleep against a window" ]

[ "If your back-seat allows it, store the seat belt dongles (the thing they go in to) below the seats. Stops them from stabbing your back while you sleep, assuming you're sleeping in the back seat, that is.", "I just put the driver's seat all the way down and lay with my arms crossed. One thing you can do as well is if you roll the window down slightly and then put a towel/t shirt/whatever into the slit and roll it back up, voila! instant privacy. This is best done with black though, as it just looks like the car is empty from a distance and not filled with gypsies. ", "1.) Buy conversion van with reclining back bench seat.\n\n2.) Recline said seat into bed.\n\n3.) ???\n\n4.) Live the hobo dream!", "Not sure if it helps but what I do is use a nice big pillow. If I'm on the passenger seat I put the pillow against the door and lean on it, and during work breaks I sleep in the back seat on my side with pillow on my head. \n\n", "cram a huge pillow into the space between the back seat and the car console, in the center. Recline either the driver or passenger seat as far back as possible and lay diagonally from the backseat to the front seat, making sure the pillow supports your back.", "I sit upright, actually, reclining only slightly.\n\n1) Buckle the seat belt.\n2) Pull the diagonal part out as far as you can, and then release it. This locks the seat belt and prevents it from lengthening; I then use this seat belt as a small hammock for my head.\n3) The seat belt unlocks when you unbuckle and let it retract all the way.", "Mostly depends on the type of car but a good way is to take the headrest off the passenger seat then slide/recline it so it sits flush with the base of the rear seat which gives you a nice long bed. ", "the way i do it, volvo station wagon, back seats folded down, futon, pillow. blanket in winter. i travel a lot for work and some gigs don't pay enough for a hotel. ", "If you're trying to sleep while the car's moving, I like to pull on the seatbelt so that it clicks, then (Assuming i'm on the passenger side) I would move my arm over the seatbelt to hold it in place. Once you've done that, you can rest your head against the seatbelt instead of the bumpy window" ]

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[ "Getting over test anxiety Every test this past semester has gotten worse and worse. I forget everything the moment the paper is in front of me. My nerves get so bad, that I usually just give up and leave. I need to pass my finals. Any suggestions? ", "Getting over test anxiety Every test this past semester has gotten worse and worse. I forget everything the moment the paper is in front of me. My nerves get so bad, that I usually just give up and leave. I need to pass my finals. Any suggestions? ", "Getting over test anxiety Every test this past semester has gotten worse and worse. I forget everything the moment the paper is in front of me. My nerves get so bad, that I usually just give up and leave. I need to pass my finals. Any suggestions? " ]

[ "When I was in university, I definitely had a lot of anxiety about tests. I had to change my mentality , I ensured I was prepared enough that if I bombed I could say to myself that there was nothing else I could have done. If you are nervous about blanking on the exam, a trick I learned is write down the key terms/concepts you are nervous about on a piece of paper and put it in your pocket, then if you blank just try to remember what you wrote on that paper. Worked for me a few times.", "Somehow I managed to get into med school (and do okay on the hard papers inside of it) doing this: \n\n1. Hopefully you have some practice papers with you that are similar to your finals. You should try to emulate the exact conditions that are similar to your test conditions when you do your practice papers - do them timed (even if you don't feel ready), do them in a slightly noisy place (public libraries are best since they're roughly the same noise as in an examination hall), and take the same approach as you would in the real exam. The idea is that you're doing things twice, so it's not quite as scary the second time. \n2. Be prepared to improvise. In truth, study can prepare you for many things, but a lot of the time you'll just have to take educated guesses. Be prepared to be unprepared.\n3. Keep your eyes on the prize and focus on doing your best in the examination. It can be easy to ruminate within an examination if you feel you don't know stuff; the best trick I can give here is just to say \"I'll save my regrets/panic/rumination for after the exams\", rather than during. Focus. \n4. There's a few physical tricks that you can do, which have the effect of stimulating a nerve that causes you to feel less anxious. The best one I've found is to take a breath as deep as you can, hold for 5 seconds, then breathe out slowly (5 seconds). If you do that three times, your anxiety should drop.\n5. Get sleep. Trust me, it helps. \n6. Bring a water bottle. The physical coolness of drinking water can help relax you before big events.\n7. You can visualize being in the exam room the night before: close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting down in the hall - which *will probably* cause your nerves to shoot up a bit, even with just the thought - and practice focusing on that tense sensation, observing it, then letting it pass. You don't have to actively suppress it, just focus on it and focus on letting it pass, like an observer. When you get to the actual time of the exam, you might feel more relaxed as you've \"been here before\" (similar to no. 1). (this is actually based on something called [mindfulness](http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/docs/10.MindfulnessinEverydayLife.pdf) therapy, and the visualization bit is based off what they do in olympic sports training). \n\nLastly, as always, I think there should probably be some counsellors who are around in your school/University who specialize with helping with this sort of thing. May be worth looking around and just organising a 15 minute chat with them or something.", "I don't really know what to do about the anxiety, but it helps if you start studying several days in advance. I also recommend doing it like this (for classes like history, biology, etc. Not so much physics/math)\n\n- take detailed notes that synthesize all the material you need from the book and lectures\n\n- wait at least 6 hours, then copy your notes but omit everything that you already know pretty solidly at this point\n\n- repeat until your notes can all fit on one single page (or keep going if you can)\n\n- This is your review sheet. Copy it a few times, read over it while you wait for the tests to be passed out. " ]

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[ "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !", "Hello there! I am about to rent my first apartment as a student just finishing college. What are some things that I should really look for when doing so? I'm finally making the big step, got a well paying job through which I can afford this. However, I have never ever done this before, and I am sure that apartments can have hidden problems that the landlord would not want you to notice at first (remember the train in Se7en?). Always starting from the worst case scenario, I'm asking you for advice in what I should look for when visiting my possibly future apartment. Thanks !" ]

[ "Before you move in take photos with a timestamp of *everything*. Every room, every door, window etc.. Look into every corner and try out everything (water, lights, outlets, AC...) and document it if anything is damaged and/or worn down. Make a list and send it to your landlord with pictures and let them acknowledge *in writing* that the damage was there before you moved in.\n\nIt prevents you from being screwed over when moving out.", "Go there at night to see what the vibe is, and the safety of the neighborhood. Check if there’s hot water in all the sinks and showers (one month of no hot water in my apt). Check the stove ranges to make sure they work. Ask a person in the building how they like it. Check if they have extra safety measures such as alarms, or sprinklers. This might qualify you for a renter’s insurance discount. Get renter’s insurance, it is reasonable and worth it. Ask about all contact information regarding handyman services. Take photos of all scratches on floor, or imperfections in the home that you could be blamed for later. Make a copy of the lease. If you see any repairs, or simply things that should be replaced, inquire about them right away.", "You probably already know this but rent probably isn't going to be the only cost. Depending on the complex you might also be billed for water, electricity, garbage, pet deposits, and tax of course. So if a place has really low rent (or heck, just in general!) be sure to ask about utilities.", "Try not to get a ground floor apartment if you can. There are a lot more security concerns with ground floor apartments, something I didn’t consider when I got my first.", "Film the first time you enter. Go around every chair, check under carpets if possible. Behind fridge and freezer. Washing machine, shower, if there is something leaking now, you aren't responsible for it. Owner is. Be vocal about smell, basically cover you ass as best as you can.", "Make sure to look at the cars parked in the parking lot as well. You can tell a lot about the type of people you will be living with based on the car situation. Oil stains in parking spots indicate a lot of people that don’t maintain their stuff or their living arrangements. I’ve found often that you can tell a lot about how someone takes care of their apartment or house based on the condition of how they take care of their car as well.", "You'll want to make sure the area is lit. Poor lighting tends to attract some looting (mostly with cars).\n\nIf you can, try to view the house when it's raining.\n\nAlso, try your best not to settle. It's not buying a house, but if something makes you uncomfortable or you just don't like an element, it's just going to keep bothering you the longer you try to live with it.", "It's a small thing compared to the rest on here, but turn on the shower to check the water pressure. It's a small thing but could save you years of piss-weak trickle showers.", "If your instincts on meeting the landlord are to run away then trust them.\nI looked at a flat rented out by an Egyptian landlord, I pointed to some things that needed fixing and he agreed all these things would be fixed at a future uncertain date.\nAs the meeting/ viewing finished a large male came in through the door, very aggressive and intimidating, had this urge to pretend we were old friends and called me bruv and boss a lot, I knew this place was not for me", "If you have a complex in mind, check out the neighbors who would share a quad (4 apartments two upper and two lower that are somewhat close and connected). Years ago as a single woman, I had 2 close neighbors who were male friends nearby which turned out to be great for feeling safe. I agree that you need an upstairs apartment for safety if you are female and single. Or another thought is see, if possible, the available apartments and look at your possible neighbors. Are they young? Old? Home all day? A lot of kids around? Noisy? You see what I mean? That could help you.", "Ask if there's ever been a water damage. Look for mould anywhere. Lift up corners of carpets to check if it ever was flooded. Check any carpet where it meets bathrooms. Look for signs of swelling.", "As what direction is faces and try to get something that faces the sun. This will help keep your apartment warm during the day in the winter." ]

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[ "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. ", "What are some things you can do right when you wake up and throughout the morning to make you feel energized before heading out for the day? There are some special mornings when I wake up not feeling tired at all and the feeling is amazing. On days like this, I am able to go to work early in the morning no problem. Unfortunately, most of my mornings consists of me being extremely tired and cranky after waking up to the sound of my alarm clock. I ask this question because working in the morning while not energized at all is a horrible feeling. " ]

[ "Wake up have a glass or 2 of water itll help kickstart your innards and do a few simple stretches \n\nJust need the energy to wakeup and do that!_", "Jump out of bed the moment your conscious, turn on the lights, and get dressed. Drink a glass of cold water, and do some kind of visualization or affirmations or exercise. Take a cold shower and eat breakfast. \n\n", "Get up the minute you open your eyes, as long as it isn't too early. Don't go back to sleep right after waking up (talking to you, snooze button pushers), it will confuse your biological clock and put you in sleep mode for the next several hours.\n\nIt will take a few days to adjust..", "Use this sleep calculator to determine when best to sleep, in relation to when you need to wake up. (sleepyti.me) ", "If you have half an hour extra in the morning, instead of staying bed staring at your phone, do some chores around the house. For example, I always make my bed, clean the living room from the previous night of hanging out, feed my cat and change his litter. It might not work for everyone but it's good to get your blood flowing in the morning and stay energized throughout the day. If you have all your chores done before you leave the house for your day it'll be even more rewarding when you come home to relax to a clean house. Also, cats work great as cute little alarm clocks lol. ", "Yoga, or just stretching in the morning usually gets my blood flowing through my body and gets me energized in the morning !", "Make your bed as soon as you get up. You'll resist the urge to crawl back in bed when its made, and its nice to come home to a made bed.", "I've been waking up better since using this sleep calculator based on a 90 minute sleep cycle. \nhttps://www.hillarys.co.uk/static/sleep-calculator/", "I remember seeing Abed from Community wake up and immediately start to sprint in place one time. I’ve tried it a few times and it kinda works. Just gets me from groggy to alert way faster than usual.", "Go to bed earlier. Consider this: If you need an alarm clock to wake up, that means you did not sleep as much as you needed to sleep. Work backwards from when you need to wake up. For example, if you need to wake up by 7:00, you need to be asleep by 11:00 to get 8 hours of sleep, so go to bed by 10:45.", "Look into apps or alarm clocks that wake up you based on when your not in REM, essentially you wake up most tired some days because you are awoken while in REM. Some days, however, your a probably awoken while not in REM, thus, not awoken from deep sleep. There are apps that sense body movement and will wake you in a set time range, i.e. 30 minutes, that if your body moves the alarm will go off, sensing your are not in REM. The alarm will still go off at the set time if it doesn’t wake you before hand. " ]

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[ "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n", "What to do/Who to call/ when there's death in the family. I heard a friend of mine passed away some time ago. And it occurs to me that I know nothing at all about this. I don't even know who to call for funeral service. I think one of the reason for this is how sensitive this issue is and most don't feel comfortable discussing the issue, which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this. It would be nice if someone could provide a \"How to\" on this issue. Thanks in advance.\n\n" ]

[ "There's no *one size fits all* answer to this. Every death is different. Sometimes older or sick people are expecting to pass soon, and will have already made some of their own arrangements. Unexpected deaths often involve emergency services, whose teams will have past experience they can offer if asked. Religious people often like to speak to their family priest, imam, etc., who will also have past experience for knowing what to do.\n\nClose family and friends of the deceased need to be informed, but they won't want several people telling them partial news. So it's often a good idea for one senior family member to take overall charge of making arrangements and sharing information as it develops, then others can offer to get involved or keep track of individual tasks.\n\nAnd it may not be a popular sentiment, but be alert for nimble-fingered bandits who'll loot treasured personal possessions. My grandma's best china dinner service vanished when she died, only to re-appear 20 years later at my dad's cousin's place.", "An unexpected death gets a call to the police, an anticipated death gets a call to a Doctor to pronounce the death, then a funeral home to pick up the deceased. The funeral home people will walk you through everything else.", "Also, if you are an adult -- and even if you don't have what you consider to be property that needs to be divided -- you need to have a will + living will. And discuss your wishes with your family, or whomever it is in your life that you want to have take care of these things. Most importantly discuss that you want them to take care of those things -- that's a surprise no one wants.", "One of my children died unexpectedly a few years ago. I contacted his siblings, my mom and in-laws. I expected that my mom would spread the news to my siblings, and they'd let their families know. I was honestly so traumatized that I wasn't capable of making those calls. Well, my mom assumed that I was letting everyone know. A few hours later, my sister called me in hysterics. She had read about my child's death on Facebook. \n\nSo, in addition to all the other important calls (911, etc) be sure to designate the task of informing family members to someone. Make sure that someone knows that you're asking them to make these calls. Because Facebook is a horrible way to find out someone you love has died. ", "Well, the first thing to do is to contact the immediate family of the Deceased. They should be the first people to know. I'm not sure if you should call 911, or a non emergency line if they died outside of the hospital though. Probably someone you could take solace in first.\n\nAfter that, within the first day or two, you should contact a funeral home, or have someone you trust do it for you, preferably with you there. Having a friend makes the whole thing easier.\n\nTheir place of employment, or school should be notified, and they'll usually take measures to inform coworkers and clients.\n\nAfter that, preparations will be made. Fortunately, we live in a society that thrives off social media, and getting in contact with people shouldn't be too hard. It will be for some, especially the older crowd.\n\nIf it all comes together, and a late enough date is set for the funeral or memorial that allows everyone to come, then all should work out.\n\nMy father passed away last October, while I was deployed off the coast of Korea. My mother had to go through all of that by herself, and even still is having problems dealing with it all.\n\nIt's going to be overwhelming. It's going to be weird, and I don't think it will ever stop being weird. There are people out there that can help, and sometimes all you have to do is ask for help. Most times, you have to do more than that. The best thing you can do is to be strong, as cliché as it sounds.\n\nHit me up if you, or if anyone needs to talk.", "**Upon finding a body**\n\nWhoever finds the body should call for emergency services. This could be an ambulance if the body has only recently died or if in a medical home or assisted housing with an expectation they will die soon whoever is on call to come and confirm the death. \n\nIf appropriate **they** will contact the police, your initial priority should always be resuscitation if possible and then other medical care unless you are aware of a DNR. [Guildlines](https://www.resus.org.uk/resuscitation-guidelines/). If you find a body several weeks and it seems a crime may have been committed then it is best to call the police first. \n\nDo not touch a discovered body unless you are determining if it is alive or attempting to give aid. Clear signs of death are blood pooling to the back of the body and someone being cold to the touch. Trying to preform CPR on a dismembered head for example will only interfere with evidence. \n\n**After the police/ambulance arrive**\n\nIf it is considered a crime scene and you own the property you may need to sign it over to the police so that they can do a formal investigation. Often you will be assessed and treated for shock and prompted to call someone to comfort you. Usually you will be asked if there is someone you want with you such as a mother/child/sibling of yours. Then prompted about the family of whomever is dead assuming you know there identity and know them well. The police are usually very good at helping you inform close relatives, usually calling schools for you to get children pulled out. You may need to go into he station for questioning, this is usually normal. \n\n**Once the police are gone**\n\nWithin my family because we have a very big one we had close relatives deal with there side of the family. We also memorialised my fathers Facebook page (as well as other social media) and used that to inform people of the date/time of the funeral service and many people came. Later my mother went on a radio show about couples with someone dating someone hotter then then (\"Punching above your weight?\") and took my fathers urn with an image of him on it. We won a holiday for a week and my mother according to there twitter feed made several people cry. We also made the paper twice first was just after the death, saying what happened and declaring the death. The second was after winning the holiday. My mother entered to raise awareness of accidental prescription overdose. \n\nI don't know anyone uncomfortable discussing a death. Though I live in a town where people die all the time and where a lot of people know everyone here. Someone you know dies every month, social media is pretty good informing you that and from there you can tell if you care enough to go to the service etc in my town. \n\n[", "You never have the knowledge you think you did when this happens.\n\nMy mother passed away in June 2015. I was very lucky that my grandfather was around to help me with the basics of what needed to be done, since this was the first death in my family since my grandmother passed away in 1997 and all of the procedure was abstract from me.\n\nAs to who you tell, you should tell anyone who had a vested interest in the deceased -- family first, then friends, then possibly their employer, even if that seems morbid. ", "I am a licenssed funeral director and embalmer in Texas. \nThere are many great funeral directors out there... you just have to be bold enough to look. Many funeral providers are still very set in their ways and will guide you into decisions you may not want or need, only because it benefits their pocketbook.\nI travel to the home to meet families for arrangements. This way, they are a tad more comfortable. I listen. That's key. I don't plop down and start telling them what to do... I listen and then offer suggestions. My families guide me and I advise. They spend less money, but they get what they desire.\nFirst, the FTC requires all Funeral Providers disclose their GPL which is a General Price List. THEY MUST PROVIDE IT UPON REQUEST. Funeral Providers who offer this on their website are far more transparent and in my opinion, more trustworthy... and actually IN the 21st century.\n\n1. Call- you can tell if someone if geniune or fake in a phone call. Call around and ask questions.\nSPEAK TO A LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR.. not a sales person./... or a \"arrangement counselor\". These are sales terms and you're going to have a bad time.\n2. Internet! Again, search the internet... even yelp, for reviews and feedback from the public. \nWebsite- Look at Funeral providers websites... should be easy to navigate and offer information LIKE PRICING AND LOCATIONS!\n3. Ask. Ask. Ask. BE INFORMED.", "This is more a planning issue: If you are likely to be the person who gets called in the event of a death (parent, sibling with no living parents, spouse, etc) make sure you and that person have a talk while they are still alive about where all of their assets are. Have them make a list of their bank accounts, 401ks, life insurance plans, etc. and make sure you know where it is. Having to piece that crap together from mail is very time consuming and annoying.", "Not a complete set of tips, but what I can think of offhand based on preparations I've made for myself and experiences with my brother's funeral:\n\nNow is the time to gently ask family, even those who don't seem likely to die any time soon, what arrangements they have or would like, where they keep certain papers, etc. You can probably make them more comfortable talking about it in much the same way you intro'd this post, by explaining that you were thinking about your friend and it made you think of how to care for other loved ones. For yourself, putting together a will, medical directives, organ donation arrangements, powers of attorney, etc. and making sure the right people have copies are a good idea, even if it feels weird.\n\nI'll skip what others have said in the comments already. One thing you should do is find their papers, files and wallet and look for a will, advanced directives, organ donation information, any contracts with a funeral home, life insurance information, social security card, lawyer's information, church information, anything connected to other death benefits, etc. As you go through papers, make a checklist whenever you see a person or company who needs to be informed or otherwise dealt with. Also try to find an address book or a way to access their phone or computer so you can contact family and friends. You might want to get a friend to help or at least be present and supportive and mentally together. \n\nIf the person was renting the place where they lived, check the lease to see how death is handled, as this may require you to move things out quickly. \n\nWhile funeral homes can be helpful, bring someone with you when dealing with them, as some can try to take advantage of you. I got to watch this happen with my brother and it was disgusting.\n\nOn a last note, try to be respectful of the deceased's identity and beliefs in arranging the funeral. ", "I have made several arrangements/wishes I would like to see occur. They are all detailed and in an envelope marked \"open upon my death\". My children all know what and where it is.", "I handled my mothers death when it happened. She was in the CCU for about a week before passing away. In that time I made sure I had as much of her wishes written down as possible. This isn't possible with sudden deaths though. So I highly suggest urging people to get their affairs in order, even if they feel fine. My mother had no will or anything and she literally signed the papers we had written up as quick as possible by a lawyer hours before passing. After she died I followed her wishes to the letter. I arranged everything from burial, funeral home and makeshift distribution of assets, to bills and insurances with zero experience. People on the phone and in offices I've found will show you a ton of consideration when you tell them what happened. I recommend getting 3-4 death certificates, it will make things go much more smoothly, you will need them for basically everything.", "I'm shocked nobody mentioned Attorney in this thread.\n\nThe first person you should call when a loved one passes is your personal attorney. You should probably know where you loved ones' will is located, too.", "one thing you should remember is that when the deceased's bank finds out he's dead, it won't honor any more of his checks, even ones he wrote while alive. ", "If you ever have to break the news of a family member who has passed away to another family member/friend over the phone. Always first ask 'is anyone there with you?' Very upsetting when you get the news when you're on your own. ", "If you are expected to deal with their estate or other matters, one of the first things to do, if they get Social Security, is to get it stopped immediately. If they die at the start of the month, return the check. If they die at the end of the month, the entire month's payment must be refunded to the government.\n\nNext, you will need lots of copies of their death certificate, for which you will typically pay the funeral home. Depending on things, you may need between 20-100 copies. A copy goes to every one of their insurance companies, health care providers, bank-which may have sealed their safety deposit box and accounts that may foul up any direct deposit or withdrawal (so mind their water and power hookups), etc., etc. Definitely copies to their attorneys, cr", "I wish you the best in this situation. My mom passed in Oct. and I still feel like I don't have everything taken care of. Definitely see if there are any discount creamation services with any of the funeral homes. If you're doing creamation (it's a lot cheaper). I paid under $900. I had to do most things myself because everyone just let me take the responsibility because I lived with my mom. That sucks. I'm a 27yo F. My mom left no will but I was lucky to get a few things taken care of before she passed. Got rid of leased car, got on bank account so I could close it without issue, signed some papers. The funeral home I went through didn't really help me with figuring out who to send death certificates to. So hopefully you can ask and get better help. Make lists, this helps a lot. Good luck. ", "I mean no offense but you are either selling yourself short or lazy and looking for a shortcut. Just do simple research, if you are interested in the process or want to be prepared, ask a professional, not reddit. \"Funeral Service\" is literally a category in the phone book or easily searchable online.\n\n\n>which is why the younger generations tend to lack the knowledge regarding this.\n\nThere is no secret club where we old timers get all kinds of insider information on how to handle someones passing. I am probably much older than you and do not know who to call either but I know that I am a capable adult and will figure it out rather quickly.\n\nThis has nothing to do with age and there is no handbook to death.\n\n\n\n\n", "I can't really offer much advice that hasn't already been given. I would suggest spending 5-10 minutes making a list before you start dialing the phone. You are going to be very emotional, and it is understandable that your brain might slip a few gears. A list will help you stay on track.\n\nOne thing that helped when my dad passed away was his address book. That was 20 years ago, and I don't think many people actually keep address books these days but a cell phone contact list/facebook friends list is VERY helpful. Once you get the immediate family out of the way, just start at the top and work your way down as appropriate. Anything that can help streamline the process at a time when you aren't exactly at your best, is a good thing. \n\nAlso, if you don't have someones phone number, do your damnedest to find someone who does have it. Nobody wants to hear of a death via facebook message or email. ", "Hi there. Brother passed away last month at 46, and was a bachelor. Following on from the best post, other things to add: if you are a friend or sibling of deceased, you may consider wiping browser history, offering to remove anything upsetting to family..did you know the person subscribed to a gentleman's entertainment magazine? Had a handgun etc that might upset survivors? Was their phone on a contract? Is the fridge emptied? Pets being looked after? Lawyer might not get around to these details for some time.", "Best thing to do is consult a local probate attorney ASAP. Many will give you a free consultation to tell you what you need to do next.", "You want to save money and are a Costco member you should look into the caskets they sell. They are around $1000 which are much cheaper than what you get at a funeral home. Funeral home by law can't refuse those caskets. ", "When my grandfather died we set everything in motion by first contacting the other family. Then we contacted someone to take care of the funeral. He came over the same day and took care of cards etc. and then we made a list of things we had to call, like health insurance, the city hall and all the other important things and we did it.", "To answer OPs issue they had. I had a similar situation happen a couple of months back. My friends girlfriend and family were too distraught to call everyone they knew to have to explain what happened and give arrangement details. Instead she created this, I guess you can call it a webpage, on this site called ePassing. It was really nice because we all got the details and we able to tell stories about them that were used in the wake. So I think, especially for the younger generations, we'll be headed more towards technology notifications. It eliminates the awkwardness and gives good solid information about funeral arrangements and whatnot. At least for me and some friends, we found that easier than having to talk to the family about everything ", "These are all good examples. Now, help those who will attend to this when you die. Have a will. Make sure your executor knows where it is. Prepay and arrange your funeral. Put details and contacts in a notebook and let family know where it is. Write down bank contact names, insurance policy information, how to stop social security payments, loan information for cars, homes, etc. you may have someone you cold trust with PIN numbers on debit cards for initial cash needs. Note what, if any, clothing you want to be buried in. Minister contact info. Anything else of consequence...right down to photographing items and labeling photos as going to specific people. That ought to be close....", "Learning about the funeral industry before you have to deal with it is a great thing to do.\n\n\nThey are about as shady as the wedding industry. You think a wedding photographer is bad, wait until you meet the funeral director.", "LPT: make a plan before you die and give it to someone you trust, then tell the rest of your inner circle to call that person when you die. That plan should include phone numbers for who else to call, including whichever lawyer set your will, whichever funeral home you prefer, which banks hold your money or retirement or insurance accounts, your employer, landlord, etc.\n\nThis was done by someone we lost, and it was tremendously helpful.\n\n\nThat said, your question was about other people dying, my first thought is to encourage your inner circle to all do this themselves. Maybe get yours together then invite them over for dinner and estate planning. ;). I mean, invite them over to show them the framework of your plan (maybe not your account numbers!) so they can use it to fill in their own details.", "If you find someone in trouble call 911 right away, note: unless you are a doctor, you do not find someone \"dead\", only \"unconscious and non-breathing\". Then either a doctor or coroner will come after the paramedics leave, at which point you'll be asked to call a funeral home, who will take the body to the home. \n\nIf you are preparing for a coming death then you can make preparations in advance. ", "Here is a checklist of what to do when someone dies. It was drafted in California but applies to most circumstances. \nhttp://www.help4srs.org/wp-content/uploads/HELP_dthchecklist.pdf", "Ghost Busters! I . . . I apologize. I couldn't stop myself; too good of a set up. I'm very sorry for your loss.", "Everybody here have an Estate Plan for yourself? Does your designated personal representative know where the originals are kept and have access to them? If you have dependents, do you have life insurance? Don't perpetuate the pain by not preparing for your own death; it will happen. ", "Being rational in such a time is lot to ask. But please try to keep this in mind. \n\n[Adam Ruins Everything: Why Funerals Are A Total Ripoff](https://youtu.be/dHX9Epp62hw)\n", "After you deal with the practical matters of trying to handle the death you might find this book helpful. My friend got it for me when my dad died and it was maybe the kindest thing she could have done. I gave copies to other family members too. \n\nThe book is helpful, but it's also a nice gesture as long as the recipient doesn't feel like \"Here, this book should fix you\" and more like \"I know this book won't replace the person you lost, but I hope it helps, and it's the best I could do\".\n\nI Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Death of a Loved One\nhttp://smile.amazon.com/dp/1891400274", "After going through my mother-in-law's death and my great aunt's death in the past couple years, I have become a vocal advocate of people doing whatever they can, while they are still alive, to keep the burden off their loved ones when the time comes. Even when someone does EVERYTHING possible to prepare the way my aunt did, the process is slow and painful. In my mother-in-law's case it was so much worse. Sitting there with my husband and sister-in-law trying to figure out what to do and what she would have wanted was awful. Please people, make a will, buy life insurance and file some advance directives. It's some of the best things you can do for your family.", "1. Notify the spouse/parent/child of the diseased first. You should always notify the spouse first, if they can be reached. Based on how they react and your conversation, you then move on to notify the other super close relatives. This is usually the parent or child. It doesn't even matter if the relationship was crappy. It's the right thing to do.\n\n2. Like others have said, there is usually one or even two people who will take charge. Every family is different on this one - some have a patriarch/matriarch, for some who organizes is based on closeness of relation, etc. Whoever is organizing, you can offer to help out with arrangements or just be ready to help if they ask. There's nothing shittier than saying no because you don't wanna be inconvenienced. \n\n3. Don't offer pretty words of help (\"if there's ANYTHING I can do...\"). People who are grieving either can't think of anything where you CAN be of help while also not making an annoying request. They're just too emotional. However, you also don't want to be pushy about your help so,\n\n4. Offer concrete options - financial help (depends on culture) such as direct funeral costs or maybe flower arrangements (also cultural), or maybe an offer to help drive people around if you've got a big car, etc. it doesn't have to be these specific examples, but I think you get the idea. If you're really close with the deceased or the family, you can get a really nice bottle of liquor or some fancy dessert. You can just drop it off, but do be open to whether they want you to stay or not. Obviously tailor this to the preferences of the family. These gestures really do mean a lot if you do it right. Also if you do bring a nice gift, it's the only time where you can say the pretty words from #3 and not have it ring hollow.\n\nThat about covers all basics. I've ranked them in order of importance. Obviously #1 only applies if you were the very first person to find out. I'm also assuming you're single. If you have kids and it's a family member, obviously you have to be the one to tell them. Just be factually and keep your emotions out as much as possible. Kids can pick up on the negative feelings - you don't have to force them to focus on it too.", "Watch out for scams. Dad died and within 24 hours we got a robocall saying that he'd been reported dead and if we wanted to keep his cr" ]

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[ "Reminder to change your pillowcases, it's probably about time Even if you wash your bedding every 2 weeks, change your pillow cases more often! (especially if you're having skin troubles, or recurring acne in the same sort of areas)\n\nNote: look into the laundry detergent & dryer sheets you're using, this could also cause issues", "Reminder to change your pillowcases, it's probably about time Even if you wash your bedding every 2 weeks, change your pillow cases more often! (especially if you're having skin troubles, or recurring acne in the same sort of areas)\n\nNote: look into the laundry detergent & dryer sheets you're using, this could also cause issues", "Reminder to change your pillowcases, it's probably about time Even if you wash your bedding every 2 weeks, change your pillow cases more often! (especially if you're having skin troubles, or recurring acne in the same sort of areas)\n\nNote: look into the laundry detergent & dryer sheets you're using, this could also cause issues" ]

[ "Putting your pillows in the freezer kills dust mites and reduces allergy and asthma symptoms. IIRC 6 hours or more, but it's been like a year or so since we've been to the allergist and I might be remembering wrong.", "I keep three sets of sheets (one on the bed, one in the hamper, one in the linen closet) and six sets of pillowcases. Perfection!", "Just a few times a year is enough if you use pyjamas. They will soak up your sweat, so you only have to was those. Also, try to avoid detergent as much as you can. It's rarely healthy if your stuff smells like detergent." ]

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[ "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. 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What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?", "How to deal with the problem of not being acknowledged for your hard work while others are acknowledged. (professional setting) When you're part of a project at work or have been working hard on something and others are acknowledged for their contributions but you aren't. What is the best way to deal with this?" ]

[ "On occasion, i give way more cr", "A few strategies:\n\n* Understand that hard work =/= success for you or your organization. Make smart choices about when you work hard. Try to work hard when your work will have a visible impact on the organization's success. \n\n* Wield the CC wisely. If you have a great idea, ensure that the right people are included on your initial sharing of that idea. How to do this tactfully? Maybe mention the idea to your boss's boss in passing before emailing everybody about it. Then CC both your boss and their boss in your email, including the latter to 'keep them in the loop'.\n\n* Document everything. If you have a great idea in a meeting, check the minutes to ensure that you're cr", "It is not always the *responsibility* of others to see who you are, or what you are. People are self-centered. Is just their nature. Trust me , if your boss or colleague didn't get enough sleep they won't see much more than what is needed of them that day. \n\nI have persons in my life that are recognized as successful because they declare it. \n\nSo what i m saying is that : it is your responsibility as much as theirs. So try sometimes stating (when its natural) that : you did that work. Or that happened because of you. Not in a boastful or spiteful way. Just stand up strongly and firmly(in an open way) by your work and by who you are , and by your ideas. ", "Do things for you, not for the recognition. If you are caught up in the latter I would suggest taking a second to reevaluate what you are doing with your life. ", "Something I do at work which works very well for me is getting the attention of people that matter.\n\"I don't just go hey look what I've done\"\nInstead I let them see what I've done by being polite saying hello and engaging in pointless conversation.\nExample\nOn a certain day I had done maybe more than double the work than others in a shorter period of time. While the boss was down stairs I said hello and ask how his evening way and if he got upto much. He followed with the usual responses, but while he did he also looked around the room as his attention was now on me and what I was doing. \nHe noticed how much I had done and complimented me on it.So without saying hey look at all the hard work I've done he has noticed. This has worked great for me as I'm now only 6months into my job and already applying for a management roll which the higher ups are taking seriously because they have seen how hard I work. :D", "You should keep a record of your contributions that is contemporaneous. Whenever you have a review cycle, bring them with you.\n\nFocus on **measurable accomplishments** as well as **bottom line impact**.\n\nMeasurable accomplishments are where you show you do a lot of work. \"I handled 360 customer cases last quarter, ~5/day.\"\n\nBottom line impact shows awareness of what the business values. \"I created our internal doc site for sales which resulted in a 30% reduction in tickets filed by sales reps since they were able to solve their own problems,\" or, \"I launched feature X on our Ad Exchange product which is projected to net $20M in revenue by EOQ.\"\n\nIf you can show bottom line impacts that required a lot of work, it shows you're willing to gut it out for your company. If you can show big bottom line impact for a relatively small amount of work, it shows you have judgment; you know how to maximize your effectiveness. Point these things out for bosses that are too stupid to see them.", "You might ask your boss about it. I would assume the humble attitude that maybe the reason you weren't mentioned is that your contributions weren't at the level of the other people named. Maybe you put the same time in but their outcome was a bigger contributor than your work, for reasons unknown--and you should want to know about those reasons so you can improve. \n\nI'd go in with something like, \"We all worked very hard on project x, but I saw that at the last meeting you didn't mention the whole team. I'm disappointed that my work fell short of your expectations. Can we find some time to discuss this? I see this as a real growth opportunity for me and I know I can improve my work with your feedback. My goal is to be a contributor you can rely on going forward and whose work equals that of my colleagues.\"\n\nThis isn't whiny; it's assertive and constructive. \n\nMaybe the boss will say \"I'm terribly sorry, it was just an oversight!\" Well, great; that's good news. And you've still come out looking like an employee and team player who is always working to improve.", "Wow! I gotta say, this blew up slightly more than I thought it would over the day. \n\nI really appreciate everybody's advice/replies, they've been great... except for /u/cdahlkvist I don't think you were being entirely helpful and I'm not an entitled individual. That being said, I thought I'd give some context.\n\nI'm a teacher, have been for 10 years. I love the current school I work at and all my students. It's a demanding profession but this is an even more demanding school, and I've taken on some extra projects over the past year, things that would benefit the students in the long-term and strengthen community relations as well.\n\nNow this hasn't been just one event. There have been a few occasions over the past few months where it would have been very fitting to acknowledge my contributions and how these projects have played an important role. I'm not a whiny individual. If I don't get recognition, then that's fine, I can deal with that and move on and just keep being professional about my job each day. No sweat. However, it seems that this has not just happened once, but quite a number of times over the past few months, and I can't for the life of me think why I've been overlooked, whether it be verbally in a full staff meeting or via email. \n\nWhile others are receiving the 'thanks for the hard work' and recognition of 'a job well done', I don't get a mention. Now, it's not as if I'm invisible and never been recognised, because I have in the past, and I'll admit, a fair bit. But lately it seems as if I'm not. I'm not sure if it's office politics or simply someone in upper management may have a personal problem with me (maybe feels threatened, I don't know).\n\nWhat I'm going to do from here on is simply keep doing my job, and doing it well. I'm in this profession for my students, not for my colleagues, not for the accolades, and certainly not for the money (teaching).\n\nThanks again, everyone!", "1 word: Bragging! \n\nIts the only way to show off what you did. When they are asking for a project update say:\"I encountered some problems and had to make a few long days. But I got it done!\"\n\nOr... work less hard --> your problems take longer to get solved --> looks like you are taking on a bigger/harder chunk --> increased acknowledgement when you're done. ", "being persistent is key. dont do good for other people, do good because thats who you are as a person. time will tell. have faith in yourself, and be true to yourself, and dont get caught up in the now when time will show who is who. Only corn comes from corn when you plant corn you get corn, you dont get apples from corn. Time will show who it is that performs, and who doesnt. The acknowledgment wont show up when you want to try to force it to show. You will get caught up in the cross fire of other peoples manipulations. Be sincere, and use sincerity to weaponize yourself. Be true, and it must , and will show up. It cant not show up. It has to.", "You don't deal with it, you accept that you aren't always going to get recognition from your boss. I mean, as long as you're getting the work done and feeling satisfaction in yourself, why do you need someone else to pat you on the back? Your hands are already on both shoulders.", "Remember you are there to make money. Validation and pats on the back do nothing but stroke your ego. Take note of your accomplishments and efforts and use them in situations that they are needed. \n\nFor example if you are requesting a raise, employee review, etc.", "Over time if you are truly putting in the effort on these types of projects you will get recognized, eventually. You may not get recognition from all of the \"wins\" but over time people will rely on your skills. Don't let every instance of missed praise effect your overall effort for the company.", "Number one recommendation for this as well as generally interacting with other people: get a copy of the book \"How To Win Friends and Influence People\" by Dale Carnegie.\n\n\nIt is one of the best books I've ever read and I think it ought to be a standard on high school reading lists. While the title might sound a little creepy, it is effectively a text book about how to make a good first impression, help others see things from your point of view, defuse arguments, even how to criticize without being hated for it, and generally addresses what are the best ways to interact with other people. It has helped me improve my social situations not just at work but in my personal life as well.", "It is okay to toot your own horn sometimes. Make sure it is something pretty darn special that you feel good about. Tell people that you feel good about that success.", "I would suggest looking in the mirror and considering whether those being acknowledged are doing a better job of marketing their hard work and subsequently leveraging that hard work into tangible and intangible benefits. Rather than ask for advice on how to cope, I would suggest refining your office political strategies and tactics.", "I have found myself in this situation, I always have focused on kicking ass rather than kissing ass. Unfortunately many people I have worked for seem to appreciate the latter", "Get out in front of your competition by being more active in meetings. No meetings? schedule one.\n\nIf you have the options regarding what projects to work on, work on the ones that are most visible by the higher ups. \n\nDocumentation. Emails, reports, logs will keep your efforts in the front of the mind of whoever you are working for/with. \n\nAsk for feedback to ensure that you have providing that they require. Ask if there is anyway they would make it better. \n", "Cash in vacation time in bulk. Combine with holidays if possible. \n\nWhen stuff comes crashing down when you're not around, people will get the message. ", "By bringing attention to the accomplishments of your colleagues you benefit in several ways:\n\n* You forge relationships with your co-workers. They will inevitably find out that you are boosting them up and be more inclined to work with you and bring your accomplishments into the light.\n\n* You'll show your work superiors that you're a team player. You'll also get more facetime with your boss in a positive light.\n\n* You'll learn to recognize the strengths of those around you and become a better team.\n\nThis is in contrast to trying to bring your own accomplishments to light, which can hurt you in several ways.\n\n* You'll come across as attention-hungry and self-centered.\n\n* You'll alienate your co-workers and be seen as a me-first teammate.\n\n* You'll take focus away from the team and create a more competitive environment.\n\nPraise is hard to come by in the workplace. No matter how big or small your role in a company is, you can help bring a culture change by praising others even if the only benefits you may get are indirect.", "Be more social with whomever is giving praise. You don't need to be their friend, but being friendly and always going out of your way to speak with them will keep you in their thoughts. ", "You are an employee. Your recognition is called \"a paycheck\".\n\nSeriously, do your job and don't worry about others.\n\nIs this really what society has come to? Everyone wants a pat on the back for doing their job?\n\nEntitlement generation.\n\nWhat a terrible time to be alive.", "Realize that you don't work hard to get recognition. You do it because you want to do the best you can. If you're only doing things to be acknowledged then you need to reevaluate." ]

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[ "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? ", "What are some good, more affordable alternatives to college in the US? Can you get an okay job in IT, tech, finance or business, without a degree, that pays okay with potential to be lucrative or good with experience later on (looking for lots of answers)? " ]

[ "Trade school. Electrician, plumber, welder all have good demand and can get very good pay. You can even find many employers willing to pay for your education and give you some more menial job whole you do it.", "You can make a killing in the trades right now. Finding a plumber right now is very difficult and plumbers are basically naming their own price for jobs.", "there’s entry level sales positions that don’t require a degree, will train you, and you stand to make a fair bit of money", "Most affordable alternative to college is a Community College everywhere in the USA. You can get an Associate’s degree in two years including in many trades and professional fields (IT, Healthcare, Accounting, Culinary, HVAC, Solar, Electrical, Electronics,….) at a very affordable cost. You not only learn the trade but also get credentials. What makes it even better is that instructors are focused on teaching and you’re not at the mercy of graduate teaching assistants because the professors are too busy with research at universities. \nIt is the best deal for 2 years of college in the US.", "If you already have skills that fields that you mentioned, you could be an entrepreneur without a degree.", "I don't know if America has apprentiships or codeclan but both are excellent routs into tec without having any academic background.", "Go into insurance, usually it's a low barrier to entry (one course you gotta do) then you can constantly keep upgrading. Doesn't matter if you have a college degree or not. They tend to be super stable office jobs too if that's what you're looking for.", "Becoming a volunteer/apprentice for work experience in any field will get you points from anyone. I work for the State of California in the IT field, we hire lots of people that volunteer just to get their foot in the door. Many of them do not have degrees. They show their passion and ambition and then they get hired permanent full time with excellent benefits." ]

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[ "How to stop getting ripped off by your printer Having a printer at home is so frustrating. The toner/ink cartridges often cost more to replace than buying a new printer.", "How to stop getting ripped off by your printer Having a printer at home is so frustrating. The toner/ink cartridges often cost more to replace than buying a new printer." ]

[ "Buy a laser or dot matrix printer if you're only printing text and don't care about image quality\n\nBuy hacked cartridges and refill them\n\nBuy a printer whose manufacturer does not chip their cartridges", "It costs more than $50 to make a printer so the manufacturer of any $50 printer you buy, is definitely going to have to make a lot of money back on the ink/toner.\n\nInstead of the cheap models, buy a 'business class' printer. They cost more up front but the cost per page is cheaper and they're designed for a higher duty cycle (more pages per month).\n\n" ]

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[ "Improving posture When I sit at my computer, my back starts to seize up. I would like to improve posture, so any tips on how to do it? ", "Improving posture When I sit at my computer, my back starts to seize up. I would like to improve posture, so any tips on how to do it? ", "Improving posture When I sit at my computer, my back starts to seize up. I would like to improve posture, so any tips on how to do it? ", "Improving posture When I sit at my computer, my back starts to seize up. I would like to improve posture, so any tips on how to do it? " ]

[ "This isn't a permanent solution, but it does help you make a habit of good posture.\n\nStand up very straight with no shirt on, and have someone use a very strong body tape to tape a large X across your back. Have it go over your shoulders just and inch or two, and down your back to approximately the bottom of your ribcage. Whenever you being to slouch, the tape will pull at your skin (in an uncomfortable, but not painful) way, and it will remind you to correct your posture.\n\nObviously, not a permanent solution, but it only takes 21 days to build a habit. ", "What I've started doing is using an exercise ball as a computer chair.\n\nHelps improve posture, keeps your body active while you're sitting on it, and it's plain fun to sit on a ball.\n\n", "I can't recommend weight lifting enough. Exercises that are good for the back include deadlifting, chin/pull-ups, and rows. As with anything, if you approach it stupidly it will not work, but actually strengthening the muscles that control posture will help you maintain physiologically normal posture much more easily.", "Get a good night's rest, it'll help with any backaches you may have. Stretch every now and then to release tension and don't cross your legs." ]

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[ "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help.", "how do I refrain from immediately eating half of a rotisserie chicken Every time I get groceries I get a rotisserie chicken. Half of it ends up missing before it gets in the fridge. The urge to eat some is uncontrollable. I feel like a monster. Please help." ]

[ "Eat before you go grocery shopping. Have a list or use an App to keep your shopping trip short. When you come home, put away your groceries, Toss the whole chicken in the fridge.When it's the next time to eat lunch or dinner, cut the chicken into serving sizes. Take off the legs and wings, then carve the breast meat. Divide portions and put on plates back in the fridge. Reheat a single serving size as necessary.", "I don't think you actually do need to curb this behavior, there is nothing wrong with it.\n\nIf it is causing troubles for others in your home, buy 2 so they can have more.\n\nIf it is simply guilt about eating when you feel you shouldn't, then I recommend examining your priorities. Objectively from the outside, eating a 1/2 chicken is not a big deal, add some veggies and you have a healthy meal.\n\nIf neither of those solutions work for you, then eat a healthy snack before you go to the store to buy said chicken. It's a lot easier to have self control when your not hungry.", "Once I attempted to be vegetarian for a week. 8 days later, I found myself drifting hard to the back of a Walmart because of the smell. Rotisserie chickens. All lined up in a row. I bought one like I was in a zombie movie, completely forgot about why I was there, took it to the parking lot and ate the whole damn chicken WITH MY HANDS in one go like I was completely on auto pilot. \n\nI finally snapped out of it and I had a chicken carcass in my lap in the parking lot of a Walmart. I was like WTF. This is why I can’t be vegetarian.\n\nI should mention... I’ve been in a Walmart and didn’t smell the rotisserie chickens, nor been tempted by them. I really truly think that my body did this to me, it was not a conscious decision whatsoever.", "Chicken is good for you! If you were gorging on half of a 5lb bag of candy we would worry. You're not a monster. You're just hungry lol.", "It's best the day it was cooked anyway! Just plan it into the meal you'll have so it doesnt feel as much like you just ate half a chicken as a snack", "First thing, you have to accept that there ain't as much edible meat on a rotisserie as people think. If you are having half, you are eating a fairly hearty dinner meal, and not an abhorrently large amount of food. \n\nSecond thing, if its bothering you that you lack restrain against this certain food, then... maybe refrain from buying to begin with. You just have to take take your chicken guilt to the shop with you and say no to the bird before it goes in the trolley.", "What??? The only reason to buy a prepared meal at the grocery store is to eat it immediately. That’s why they exist. \n\nIf you want to wait but a whole chicken and cook it later.", "Eat slowly. Don't just try to eat all of it at once. \n\n\nEat a bit. Have a drink, take a 30 second breather, eat some more etc. You'll feel full way before you eat half of it.", "Don't listen to these people that say not to buy it. Chicken is healthy and it tastes fucking delicious! Life is short. Enjoy it!", "If it's really bothering you, put some on bread with some of your preferred condiment and drink a delicious beverage." ]

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[ "How to stop grinding my teeth I have a force of habit where I grind my teeth all the time. It's gotten bad enough to where one of my teeth is coming out of alignment. I thought it was stress, but even when I'm not stressed, I have this problem. Also, is there a tip for how to stop biting the inside of my lip? It's looking pretty raw in there and if my grandma's right, it'll give me cancer. Thanks, guys!", "How to stop grinding my teeth I have a force of habit where I grind my teeth all the time. It's gotten bad enough to where one of my teeth is coming out of alignment. I thought it was stress, but even when I'm not stressed, I have this problem. Also, is there a tip for how to stop biting the inside of my lip? It's looking pretty raw in there and if my grandma's right, it'll give me cancer. Thanks, guys!", "How to stop grinding my teeth I have a force of habit where I grind my teeth all the time. It's gotten bad enough to where one of my teeth is coming out of alignment. I thought it was stress, but even when I'm not stressed, I have this problem. Also, is there a tip for how to stop biting the inside of my lip? It's looking pretty raw in there and if my grandma's right, it'll give me cancer. Thanks, guys!" ]

[ "Perhaps try sticking the tip of your tongue between your front teeth. You won't bite down on your tongue and it will keep your jaw loose. It takes a bit of conscious effort at first, but perhaps that will go away with time. \n\nI'm guessing you also don't want to push or do anything more than gently biting else your teeth will probably be pushed out or something.", "when you are awake, hold a pencil between your teeth. do not let yourself bite down. it's just wide enough to where tou have to be aware of your jaw tension, and it forces you to relax. also, get a night guard. \nexamine other areas of your life for stress. i stopped grinding my teeth at night after i got divorced.", "I tied a string around my finger and when ever i noticed i was grinding my teeth i would just start playing around with the string instead." ]

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[ "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? ", "How to gain weight Geniune question, I'm pretty long and slim and I struggle to gain weight. Any tips? " ]

[ "If you're not sure if you should eat something, then rub it on a piece of paper. If it turns clear, it's your window to weight gain!", "Firstly, gaining weight is completely decided by eating more calories than you burn. That said, you want to gain a better ratio of lean mass (Muscle) than fat. Fat gain cannot be avoided without the aid of drugs. For this you need to strength train and eat a high protein diet. 1g protein per lbs of body weight is recommended, but don't go nuts if you struggle with that. In terms of strength training, just make sure over time you are getting stronger. A good way to measure this is increasing weight weekly on barbell exercises. Now follow this procedure;\n\n* Count daily calories ACCURATELY\n\n* Buy scales and weigh your self every day\n\n* Take weekly average of weight\n\n* After 2 weeks asses if your weekly average is going up or down\n\n* If down, increase calories, perhaps +100kcals to your daily intake to start with. \n\n* If your bodyweight went up, assess by how much. If it is increasing too quickly dial back calories a little. \n\n* Continue until you hit desired weight", "I've always been really skinny, and just one year ago at 63kg I decided to change that. I gained 10kg in four months by simply starting every morning with a smoothie containing 250g quark (10% fat), three eggs and one banana. Three sandwiches on top of that. I combined it with exercising so I wouldn't become too fat. Then I had 1/4 of a gallon of 3% milk every day. \n\nI don't know if quark is a thing where you live, but in Sweden it became the shit a couple of years ago. High in protein, and it's available with .1% - 10% fat. Needless to say I'm nowhere near skinny today at 82kg.", "The correct answer has already been given (by Prof_Dumbbelldore), so I will add this.\n\nIt may be hard for you to eat enough, but that's all you need to do. Eat more (and work out unless you want to gain only fat).\n\nYou may/will probably have to eat until you feel like throwing up multiple times a day while your stomach expands. It will get better with time", "Lots of beer, cheesecake, frappacinos, potato chips. Then remain relatively still on your couch whilst your friends increase their jealousy ", "I had the same issue up until the beginning of this year.\nI looked at my diet and decided I needed to eat x amount of foods with protein, carbs, etc, to increase my weight. I'm a very active person so it wasn't easy to eat more than I burned but I found that if I had 3 large meals a day I could do it.\nI don't know your dietary requirements but I started eating things like several grilled chicken breasts, a whole large pizza or 3 hamburgers for a meal.\n\nCould also be age dependant, I don't know how old you are but everyone has a different point in life when they will start to build mass more easily. For me it was just before 30.", "Eat. More. Get something like myfitnesspal. Track what you eat. Increase that. You can go to iifym.com and calculate about what your TDEE is (total daily energy expenditure) and eat more than that, or you can just track what you eat, what you weigh, and increase til you're going where you want. 500 surplus Calories a day is a pound a week.", "Eat a lot, and If you feel hungry eat some more. Working out also helped me, so I could become fit instead of fat while gaining weight. \n\nGood luck", "Download a calorie counting app and chow down.\n\nConsuming fast food and soda are guaranteed ways, but that stuff is garbage for your body and you get hooked on it. It's how I gained weight and then some and then some more... and then wanted to lose. Nothing crazy, 14 pounds, but I wasn't happy with the gut I was growing on a thin frame.\n\nIt was a tough habit to break, though I managed (also through a calorie counting app, MyFitnessPal).", "[removed as I was talking rot and feel bad about giving poor advice when I honestly don't know enough to say for sure]" ]

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[ "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?", "How to maximize studying efficiency 2 days before an exam? I'm 17 years old and in high school.\n\nI have a final exam in literature in 2 days from now. In order to get my high school diploma, I have to pass it.\n\nThe thing is, I suck in literature. Really bad. My average is 60% in this subject and I'm really afraid I'll fail.\n\nCurrently, my studying strategy is to read all the summaries of the plays and poets I have, but the problem is, all of them combined is 120-140 pages long, so I wouldn't have time to read all if it more than once.\n\nBefore the previous exam, I read most of the material once and got 58%, so it doesn't seem to work for me.\n\nWhat should I do? I'm really panicking, because I'm running out of time and if I don't pass, I'd have to do the exam again next year to get my diploma. By the way, I'm not an American, so the material I should study is different than those in the US high schools.\n\nHow can I make sure to study and remember better? Should I summarize the things I read? Should I read everything once, twice, how much? I just want to improve my memory retention and get this into the long-term memory faster, and reading the material just seems too slow for me.\n\nWhat do you suggest to do in order to get the best possible results? A new strategy, or just read for hours and hours until I can't take it anymore?" ]

[ "Studying is not a passive process, it's an active one. You need to do more than just read, you need to take steps to interpret and understand the material, to focus on the important bits and highlight them.\n\nSummarizing is a solid idea; after each chapter, or every X number of pages or what have you, write down a 2-4 paragraph summary of that content. This way once you've read everything once, you can then study the summaries for the important points.\n\nAnother good idea is highlighting; if you see a piece of information that seems particularly important or story-relevant, highlight it for emphasis. \n\nYou can also write down questions you have. If you get to the end of the chapter and are confused by something in it, write down what confused you. This gives you a chance to go back later and get clarification, but more important helps your brain remember the content at all. ", "Chew gum that has a distinct flavor and smell while you study. Chew it again during the test. Smell is the sense most closely tied to memory. Repeating the smell will help repeat the memories during the exam. Also, the act of mindlessly chewing will help calm your nerves.\n\nDo not study while listening to music that has any lyrics, or anything else that has words. Instrumental music is ok, but peace and quiet is usually best for concentration.\n\nUse the literature to make your own exam. Then take the exam and grade yourself. Pick out important points in the text and make questions referencing them.\n\nTo speed up your reading, read the first and last sentence of every paragraph. Typically this will give you a decent idea of what's going on without bogging down in details.\n\nGet as much sleep as you can before the exam. Eat protein at least an hour before the exam (eggs, meat, etc). Make sure you are hydrated before/during the exam. All these help your brain work at its best.", "throw your smartphone away. dont eat to much or you will get lazy and wanna sleep all the time. jack off every 3 hours. drink alot. open the window you need fresh air. ", "I've seen several studies espousing the efficiency of olfactory stimuli for promoting memory recollection. If you are allowed to take highlighters into your exam, go buy some scented highlighters. Use one of those when taking all your notes on a topic, then when the exam comes take a big old whiff. ", "I studied studying in college, and this is what I can remember from my courses: \n\n* Your brain solidifies memory while sleeping, so not getting proper (REM) sleep after a study session reduces your effectiveness to a huge extent. When in doubt, take a 30 minute nap and start fresh.\n* Clear your work space - distractions (auditory or visual) detract from your brain's ability to focus on the task at hand, and makes memory much more difficult. \n* Don't multitask - it's hard enough for your brain to pay attention to one thing at a time. Slow down, tackle one by one. Every time you think about a new subject or play or author or whatever, your brain has to learn new rules of engagement for that particular thing and it takes a lot of mental energy every time you stop and pick something new up. If you do switch, take a nap and let your brain consolidate the information you just learned. \n* The more meaning you attach to what you're learning, the better you remember. Create mnemonics, songs, poems, etc that help you remember things. Draw graphs, use different colors, etc. Take notes by hand - creating summaries makes your brain parse important information from non-important information, and the act of writing it down further adds meaning and aids in retention. \n* Do not read for hours and hours until you can't take it anymore!!!! Your brain can only handle / store so much information in short term memory (since you're cramming it's probably not headed for LTM) so make sure what you're remembering is the good stuff. Go for the easy stuff first, and get guaranteed points that way. Don't waste too much time on the most difficult material. \n* Test and re-test. As you're reading, create questions for yourself and try to answer them. But don't spend too much time thinking about a question you don't know - your brain will remember thinking about the question instead of remembering the answer. If you don't know it, write the question down, look up the answer, and try again later. Testing and re-testing is one of the most effective ways to retain information. I always asked myself, \"Is this something Professor X would test me on?\" \n* Teach someone else. When you teach someone else, it forces you to get your shit together. \n* Try not to get too carried away wiki'ing things - hyperlinks actually make you less likely to retain information (because your brain has to spend too much time transitioning to the new topic, and not enough time is spent on retaining what you learned from the last page)\n\nGood luck, and kick this habit in the bud! Effective study habits are important for success in later. Stress is really bad for your brain, my dude. \n\n--someone below said to highlight - I personally don't think highlighting is very effective. It carries a much stronger weight if you can write that information out by hand at least once. What are the odds that you're going to re-check all 120-140 pages for highlighted sections? Write it down and bring your notes with you right into your final. Wake up early and go through all your handwritten notes at least twice. \n\n\n", "Study in 30 to 45 min periods with 10 to 15 minute breaks. This gives your brain time to digest what you read and refresh for the next session. Also read out loud, give the characters funny voices, make the story live.", "Let me get this straight... this whole year you didn't read a thing or prepare? I used to be the same way in high school and that affected me drastically. \nif you are waiting 2 days from the actual exam to start studying then that's the worse thing you can do. Like the top commenter said, it's an active process... if you had read these stories throughout the course of the year and wrote notes then this wouldn't be a problem. \nsorry, you're just gonna have to do your best and try to understand the most important points in each story. But you pretty much dug your own grave by waiting 2 days before.\n\n", "I'm a very lazy studier and I've managed to get A's on exams that I only studied for an hour before. My advice: wake up earlier than normal and study right before the test. Don't cram, just take an hour or so (if possible since you're in HS) to refresh yourself on the material. Getting to class early and reviewing before the test helps me feel prepared and fresh ", "Cram as much notes as you can in a index card while you are studying. When test time comes because,you'll remember most of what you wrote down. Plus you can use it for study material", "\"have an argument\"\n\nI'm serious. I made the contention that Beowulf was far less of a conventional hero than he was a selfish prick (well before that animated Angelina jolie thing) and laughed as other students tried to tear down my argument. I was able to cite lines, and so forth. Then the movie came out and I was like ...\"well, told ya so.\" Holding a position, especially one you disagree with, will force you to justify it. And just like that, you'll have to get to know your material. ", "You study in bursts.\nStart doing a chore or play a game, and while in a loading screen or stuff read the thing you are trying to memorise", "When studying, study in the format of the test you will be taking. For identification or short answer or other memory-based tests, that means flash cards.\n\nFor literary interpretation, that means interpret the texts while studying.\n\nYou do have to read them, but reading them is not studying - reading them is just reading them as the lowest possible commitment you could have.\n\nWhat kind of questions and format was the last test? Study by creating a similar test for yourself now.", "If you want to stick to your reading method, try [Spreeder](http://www.spreeder.com/)! If you can average at 300 words per minute, you can theoretically finish the summaries in about 280 minutes(assuming that there are 600 words per page)\n\nOne downside to this is that it's only practical if you can copy-and-paste the things you want to read. If you can't, try studying for 30 minutes at a time, write a summary for it in 15 - 20 minutes, and then rest for 10 - 15 minutes.", "I was an above average student but not the smartest kid in the class.\n\nI guess everyone's different but to me something that always worked was to read the whole thing as many times as I could before going to bed.\n\nSleep is when memories are \"stored\" for good. Use that to your advantage.\n\nIf it's 140 pages then you can read it minimum once, maybe two or three times then go to sleep.", "Honestly, you're kind of screwed. If you can memorize the authors, the works studied, and summarize the works themselves, you'll get at least a high failing grade. Beyond that, I can't tell you anything more without knowing what country you're getting your education in. The US would give you a passing grade just with the info I mentioned (spoken as someone who's gotten an education in the US), but most other countries... Not so much.", "Get a lot of sleep the night before. I would say get at least 7 hours and wake up early. Also no caffeine or anything like that, it will only make it worse. ", "Does your school have a study hall or dept? Most schools offer tutoring services or will have a writing dept. Check with the library: they will probably have sessions to teach you how to efficiently study. \nStudy skills are learned skills. They don't come naturally to most people so don't feel bad that you don't know how to automatically. \n\n- You don't have to read 100% of the material but most of it is important. If it helps to read Cliffs Notes (or some other summarizing materials), do so, but remember that most teachers quiz/test on details not found in those simply to make sure you read more than just Cliffs Notes. Don't rely on them completely: Cliffs Notes are tools to help you understand the material critically and to help you summarize what you've already read, not to replace the act of reading for yourself. \n- When reading: take a 5 minute break every 20 minutes or so. Go get something to drink, stretch your legs, walk around, go to the bathroom. Don't get on the internet unless you're looking up something related to what you're reading. \n- Keep music, TV and other things off while you read. Put your phone on airplane mode. Don't be distracted. The only thing you should need the internet for is to look up words you don't know or concepts you don't understand clearly. \n- Setup a reading area in your house or go to the library where it is quiet and people will not bother you. A coffeeshop sometimes doesn't work especially when people you know might see you every 5 minutes and want to say hi. \n- Taking notes: however you do it, make sure it works for you. I personally prefer taking notes on a laptop because I type faster than I physically write. Keep things brief. Google how to take notes. You should be able to find a method you like. \n- Review your notes within 24 hours of the test, or if you're like me, literally up until the last minute you take the test. \n\n", "You have 2 whole days, and you can't muster 70 pages a day as a highschooler? My god, I'm sorry to say, but your generation is doomed. \n\nOkay so now on to some more constructive help. Personally I would just go through and read all of it again, but then again I know that how's I retain information the best. I've always been a Math & Science individual as opposed to a student with an aptitude for English. Whenever I do any reading, any reading whatsoever, I always remind myself at the beginning that I need to trick my mind into being interested in the subject. This is quite possibly the strongest study technique I have ever utilized across years and years of schooling. It not a surprise that you remember more when you are actually interested." ]

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[ "How to date with epilepsy (sorry for some who already wrote comments. They just wanted me to re-name it)\n\nHey guys. I'm not looking for a pity party but I have epilepsy and one of the main things it doesn't let me do is drive. I also, at this point, live with my parents because it saves money but also doesn't look good to girls (I don't think).\n\nIt's really disheartening but I've had at least three occasions where I would get to know a girl really well at school and would want to go out with them. Doing this on campus makes it easy to hide it but I can't hide more than to the third date.\n\nWhen I tell them they never call back and with these three I'm sure of that being the case because there was a real connection.\n\nI feel embarrassed from this and just looking advice. I feel this problem holds me back from letting myself open up to someone. It's hard enough to talk to a girl and get to know them but knowing in the back of your mind you'll have to tell them about your condition makes me almost not try at all.\n\nAny advice or options I can do would really really be appreciated.\n", "How to date with epilepsy (sorry for some who already wrote comments. They just wanted me to re-name it)\n\nHey guys. I'm not looking for a pity party but I have epilepsy and one of the main things it doesn't let me do is drive. I also, at this point, live with my parents because it saves money but also doesn't look good to girls (I don't think).\n\nIt's really disheartening but I've had at least three occasions where I would get to know a girl really well at school and would want to go out with them. Doing this on campus makes it easy to hide it but I can't hide more than to the third date.\n\nWhen I tell them they never call back and with these three I'm sure of that being the case because there was a real connection.\n\nI feel embarrassed from this and just looking advice. I feel this problem holds me back from letting myself open up to someone. It's hard enough to talk to a girl and get to know them but knowing in the back of your mind you'll have to tell them about your condition makes me almost not try at all.\n\nAny advice or options I can do would really really be appreciated.\n", "How to date with epilepsy (sorry for some who already wrote comments. They just wanted me to re-name it)\n\nHey guys. I'm not looking for a pity party but I have epilepsy and one of the main things it doesn't let me do is drive. I also, at this point, live with my parents because it saves money but also doesn't look good to girls (I don't think).\n\nIt's really disheartening but I've had at least three occasions where I would get to know a girl really well at school and would want to go out with them. Doing this on campus makes it easy to hide it but I can't hide more than to the third date.\n\nWhen I tell them they never call back and with these three I'm sure of that being the case because there was a real connection.\n\nI feel embarrassed from this and just looking advice. I feel this problem holds me back from letting myself open up to someone. It's hard enough to talk to a girl and get to know them but knowing in the back of your mind you'll have to tell them about your condition makes me almost not try at all.\n\nAny advice or options I can do would really really be appreciated.\n", "How to date with epilepsy (sorry for some who already wrote comments. They just wanted me to re-name it)\n\nHey guys. I'm not looking for a pity party but I have epilepsy and one of the main things it doesn't let me do is drive. I also, at this point, live with my parents because it saves money but also doesn't look good to girls (I don't think).\n\nIt's really disheartening but I've had at least three occasions where I would get to know a girl really well at school and would want to go out with them. Doing this on campus makes it easy to hide it but I can't hide more than to the third date.\n\nWhen I tell them they never call back and with these three I'm sure of that being the case because there was a real connection.\n\nI feel embarrassed from this and just looking advice. I feel this problem holds me back from letting myself open up to someone. It's hard enough to talk to a girl and get to know them but knowing in the back of your mind you'll have to tell them about your condition makes me almost not try at all.\n\nAny advice or options I can do would really really be appreciated.\n" ]

[ "Keep going, dude! Girls like me would still like you, as they'd know you are still you, even with a condition :)", "Maybe suggest group hang outs for the first time you see a girl off campus? It's no pressure, allows her to get to know you more and see you're totally capable of doing things, and allows your friends to get a read on her, all while you don't have to feel bad about not being the one to have driven her, because it's a group!\n\nIt honestly sounds like you've been seeing either awful people, or people that didn't understand the extent that epilepsy diabilitates you and got scared, if that makes sense. Not being able to drive and having seizures sounds like a big deal (which it is a serious disease, not downplaying it) and they might wonder what else you can't do, when in reality you are not helpless by any means. Not justifying their behavior or ignorance, just trying to make sense of it because that sounds awful.", "First, if you're saying you're embarrassed about having epilepsy, I hope you'll stop. You should never be embarrased about it. Ever. Second, I hope you don't stop trying to meet people because things didn't work out a few times.\n \nDo you have any close friends that could give you an honest opinion about the girls you're dating? Have your friends met any of these girls so that they could give you some feedback? You could be going after girls who are immature, or you could be seeing more into the \"connection\" than what's really there. In any event, being honest with people is the right thing to do. You can't control their response. ", "Are your seizures under good control? I assume they are not because you can drive after 6 months of being seizure-free. I think I would tell a date that you have a medical condition that prevents you from driving right now or simply say you can't afford a car. I believe in honesty but the date doesn't need details in the getting-to-know-you stage. Get to a good seizure clinic where you will have neurologists who treat seizures all day long. That experience makes them better at managing meds and keeping up with the new ones. (The word epilepsy isn't used as much nowadays) \nGood Luck!" ]

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[ "Effective strategies for Hong Kong protestors to continue protesting as the northern hemisphere enters winter months ", "Effective strategies for Hong Kong protestors to continue protesting as the northern hemisphere enters winter months " ]

[ "Use old wine bottles filled with kerosene and stuffed as with cloth to be a portable fire to act as a source of light and warmth. if attacked throw it between you and the cops to create a barrier from pursuit.", "Thermal inner wear. Lets you pack less clothes on yourself while keeping yourself warm so you keep more mobility. Baclavas will keep both the head warm and the face hidden from cameras. Steel toed boots are ridiculously warm and can really cause some damage if needed. Gloves with the fingertips exposed will give greater tactile use with the required warmth for the hands. Pocket warmers are also a good idea to keep extremities warm. Keep jackets zipped and tied where possible to make sure you have good mobility and visibility and don't get caught on something. Keep hoods up and secured around the chin so it doesn't flap and reduce mobility. You can keep bags under the jacket so they cannot be taken or destroyed easily, especially if it contains important stuff." ]

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[ "Ger/US Dual Citizinship - Thoughts about using this to my advantage jobwise (just graduated with mechanical engineering) Hey guys, I legally have two passports (US and German Citizinship) and I recently graduated from University in Germany (Mechanical Engieering). Now im trying to figure out a way to use my dual citizinship as a unique advantage. Im having trouble thinking of jobs/opportunitys where ppl or companys need this. Any ideas?", "Ger/US Dual Citizinship - Thoughts about using this to my advantage jobwise (just graduated with mechanical engineering) Hey guys, I legally have two passports (US and German Citizinship) and I recently graduated from University in Germany (Mechanical Engieering). Now im trying to figure out a way to use my dual citizinship as a unique advantage. Im having trouble thinking of jobs/opportunitys where ppl or companys need this. Any ideas?" ]

[ "I don't think they really \" need' I just think it's quite handy for some companies if you are traveling abroad\n\n( This is just my thinking) \nI think many companies in the US would really love to hire you because they value the German education system (especially engineering), but only if you really want to move to the US. \n\nOne more question, Anquired by birth or did u made a \" Einbürgerungungstest\"?", "Believe me it can be a disadvantage. You will need to submit US tax returns no matter where you work." ]

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[ "How to keep a room relatively cold in the summer without an air conditioner? Air conditioning is not an option for me right now. Any other way to make a room survivable?", "How to keep a room relatively cold in the summer without an air conditioner? Air conditioning is not an option for me right now. Any other way to make a room survivable?", "How to keep a room relatively cold in the summer without an air conditioner? Air conditioning is not an option for me right now. Any other way to make a room survivable?", "How to keep a room relatively cold in the summer without an air conditioner? Air conditioning is not an option for me right now. Any other way to make a room survivable?", "How to keep a room relatively cold in the summer without an air conditioner? Air conditioning is not an option for me right now. Any other way to make a room survivable?", "How to keep a room relatively cold in the summer without an air conditioner? Air conditioning is not an option for me right now. Any other way to make a room survivable?" ]

[ "Open your window and door early in the morning, when it's the coldest time of the day, and get the fresh air inside. When it gets warmer, close the window and lower the shutters, blocking out the sun. Your room is gonna stay cold for the rest of the day", "I had really bad problems with that in the summer, i aim for 17 to 19 degrees indoors: here's what's worked for me:\n\n- If you can (not too loud outside) & it's actually cold outside at night, you might want to open your windows at night, because that's when it's coldest outside.\n\n- increase the thermal mass and insulation of the room. Maybe place a basin of water in there, works well for cooling your feet too. Also close the shutters entirely during the day and avoid lighting the room as much because lights aren't 100% efficient and will produce heat. \n\n- if the room still gets too hot(as in rooms under the roof) consider moving into the basement\n\n- beware of these things that ventilate new air into your home automatically, but that on a low setting or eventually disable it. if you seriously air your room nightly you might not need it and could tape them shut.\n\n- disable heating from a central point, some evil person might still heat his/her room \n\n- disable hot water supply entirely if it gets bad so people don't heat up the bathroom\n\n- cook at night or stop cooking at all, look into fruit, vegetables, they provide hydration aswell\n\n- don't even think about putting things in the oven\n\n- lose weight to decrease the energy needed to cool down\n\n- wear less and oversidzed clothing\n\n- don't invite too many people, bodies produce significant amounts of heat\n\n- don't run gaming setups which ventilate too much as they also heat\n\n- don't drive your car, it heats up and could heat up your garage which also heats up your house\n\n- aim for staying inside and plan tasks to complete them when it's colder outside\n\n- try out fancy ventilation tricks with water and towers\n\n- move less\n\n- make sure all window shutters are shut, make no exceptions\n\n- if all else fails consider moving to a more living-friendly place that has outside temperatures of <20 Celsius", "It depends on your climate and how much you can modify your home. If you rent, you may not be able to implement these ideas.\n\nIf you live in a hot region with low humidity, you can use ziggyziggyz's idea of having air flow over water. In parts of the world they use chimneys to circulate air. You install a metal pipe sticking out of your roof and paint it matte black. The heat will warm the air in the pipe causing it to rise. This draws air out of your home. To get cool air in, you install about 60 feet of tubing in the soil and bring it into the house at floor level. Cool air will be drawn into your home all without electricity. Do a google search for [solar chimneys](https://books.google.com/books?id=gD687keMhLwC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=pipe+painted+matte+black+draw+air+cool&source=bl&ots=4mUUAdPKsD&sig=jA5yfXaCRA5HYmSpwZmImC4FInk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPttXHrsbNAhXl44MKHZ9uAbUQ6AEIOjAH#v=onepage&q=pipe%20painted%20matte%20black%20draw%20air%20cool&f=false). If you are building a house, a home made of thick brick (thermal mass) like adobe in the American Southwest will naturally keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. \n\nIf you live in a humid climate, you don't want to add any more moisture to the air. You can install a whole house fan in the attic to draw in the cooler night air and close up the house during the day. Having covered porches or wide eaves on the south and west of the home helps prevent sun from shining in the windows and heating up the room. Tall ceilings will help with the hot air rising to the top. Ventilation has some tricks to it including opening windows on opposite sides of the house and helping the air move from room to room. Ceiling fans will help circulate the air. Moving air seems cooler to us than stagnate air. You can plant shrubs and trees around your house to shade the house from the sun and to funnel wind into the windows. White roofs reflect more heat from the sun than darker roofs. ", "get some large blocks or paving stones to sit on. Make sure they are in the shade at all times. Due to 'thermal mass' they will absorb heat and cool you down. \"concrete in the sun acts as a heater, concrete in the shade acts as a refrigerator\" - a guy", "I have to use a humidifier, its amazing how much it drops the heat even on a low setting. The model i use is a honeywell, as it only heats tiny amounts of water into 'mist' i would guess that its very cheap to run.\nthe other thing that i have seen but not experienced myself is using a block of ice in front of a fan. freeze a block of ice, using something like an old ice cream tub. put block of ice in a bowl but risen so that its clear for the fan to blow upon, and the melting water trickles into the larger bowl. ", "Cover the outside of the window with something that will shade it. A set of drapes inside can darken a room, but...the glass will still get hot." ]

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[ "how to find a reputable charity I always get asked to donate a buck or two at a grocery store/ gas station and I always refuse because I don't know how that particular charity runs things or how much actually goes to those I'm \"helping\".", "how to find a reputable charity I always get asked to donate a buck or two at a grocery store/ gas station and I always refuse because I don't know how that particular charity runs things or how much actually goes to those I'm \"helping\".", "how to find a reputable charity I always get asked to donate a buck or two at a grocery store/ gas station and I always refuse because I don't know how that particular charity runs things or how much actually goes to those I'm \"helping\".", "how to find a reputable charity I always get asked to donate a buck or two at a grocery store/ gas station and I always refuse because I don't know how that particular charity runs things or how much actually goes to those I'm \"helping\".", "how to find a reputable charity I always get asked to donate a buck or two at a grocery store/ gas station and I always refuse because I don't know how that particular charity runs things or how much actually goes to those I'm \"helping\"." ]

[ "It's better to give directly to the organization than at the grocery store / gas station because they (the store) get to do a tax write off on your donation. You should never be giving any money to an organization that doesn't do a tax deduction for your donation.\n\nAlso https://www.charitywatch.org/home is pretty good when looking up reputable organizations. ", "Here's a good article on the subject, includes a list of the most effective charities:\n\nhttp://www.vox.com/2014/12/22/7434741/holiday-giving-charity-donation", "I use [GiveWell](http://www.givewell.org/); they have about the most rigorous process I can see to measure charity effectiveness. \n\nBy the way, I highly recommend reading [Lupton's *Toxic Charity*](http://smile.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213). It will change the way you help people.", "What's funny is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is actually one of the best for charitable donation because more than 100% actually goes to aid because the church pays for the transportation of the aid over top of what you donated for money or goods. ", "Don't ever ever ever donate to charity. By doing this you reinforce laziness, worthlessness, and dependence. Let them starve. Don't let Darwin down. We didn't get to where we are today by helping the weak. Compassion is the most worthless trait you can have. Without compassion we'd have colonized our solar system by now. \n\nI always go back to that kid that built a hut in a day out of wood using nothing but simple tools. His little hut is better than 90% of sub saharan Africa. " ]

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[ "How to delay going to the bathroom I think we have all been in situation where you have to hold in, what are some ways to delay piss, poop, and farts?", "How to delay going to the bathroom I think we have all been in situation where you have to hold in, what are some ways to delay piss, poop, and farts?", "How to delay going to the bathroom I think we have all been in situation where you have to hold in, what are some ways to delay piss, poop, and farts?", "How to delay going to the bathroom I think we have all been in situation where you have to hold in, what are some ways to delay piss, poop, and farts?", "How to delay going to the bathroom I think we have all been in situation where you have to hold in, what are some ways to delay piss, poop, and farts?" ]

[ "To stop the urge to pee, get an erection. It surpesses the urges of hunger and needing to pee very well.", "But I've heard that if you hold it you could damage the prostate gland, making it very difficult to get an erection, or even become aroused!", "Stand up or walk when you have to pee.\n\nPooping and farting ur in a bad position! Cant help you there haha", "Scratch your leg/calf if you really have to go but can't. This will distract your brain for a little while and probably delay the urge to pee.", "Plan ahead. As in limiting/reducing food intake when there's any potential that you wont be able to trot off when ever you feel like it. Commuting, lectures, wedding/funerals...\n " ]

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[ "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless.", "How can I actually learn from a textbook? My reading comprehension is pretty awful, and unless the book I'm reading is fiction I'll have a hard time following along. This makes it very difficult to learn anything in uni. I'll just be reading the words without actually getting their meaning, and it's just pointless." ]

[ "Take hand written notes. The act of writing it down helps with the memorization and comprehension.\n\nIt’s takes more time but, from my experience, it’s what I need to do to grasp some new complex ideas.", "Read out loud (even whisper to yourself ) so that you engage with the information in 3 ways simultaneously by seeing it with your eyes, speaking it with your own voice, and hearing it.", "Skim and highlight things that are important, like definitions and key concepts. Then, go back and take notes on what you have highlighted. That way, you see it/read it twice, and writing it down will help with comprehending and fortifying/solidifying that knowledge. I have pretty bad ADHD so I totally understand that it’s tough to focus and be able to comprehend thIngs with them *actually* making sense and sticking for more than 3 minutes.", "Think about what you hope to learn from the book before reading, and then find the information, and jot it down or underline it. Read a summary first, if you can, so you have an idea of what to look for.", "There's a book called\n\n \"Rapid Knowledge Acquisition & Synthesis: How to Quickly Learn, Comprehend, Apply, and Master New Information and Skills\"\n\nPeter Hollins\n\nIf you actually put whats in the book into practice, I guarantee you'll learn differently. Good luck!", "You fortunately have already identified the first issue- knowing that it’s a problem.\n\nPost-it’s are your friend. At the end of each section write a one sentence summary. Or two sentences if you then realize that you can’t remember you haven’t wasted half an hour reading. Just a couple minutes… \n\nOthers have suggested great ideas\nRead aloud. \nHighlight (be selective again minimal not the whole page) the idea is to go back & read a couple things to solidify what you read. Highlighting everything is the same as highlighting nothing because it isn’t helping you monitor for understanding as you read. \n\nPredict words you expect to see, things you think you may learn in that chapter or section. This warms you brain up so the new information can attach to what you already know about the topic. \n\nChat with a friend about what you read after you read can help as well.\n\nSometimes comprehension is impacted by a slow reading speed which is a whole issue in itself. \n\nVisualizing yourself getting better at reading & remember sometimes helps because if you inadvertently tell yourself you aren’t going to remember… you’ve set the stage not to remember. \n\nReading is hard mental work it doesn’t come easily to many people and it is not a sign of mental capacity.", "same, I can’t remember anything from just reading it. \nskin the coated you’re trying to get through and look for the key points. highlight them and the most important bits and keywords. \nthen take notes (by hand or on your laptop/pc, whichever works better for you). \n\nwhat helped me most with the notes was pretending that I was taking the notes for someone who doesn’t have the book. like I’d try to write them in a way that my mum would get it. \n\nif I had a really though exam coming up and had a hard to remembering or even understanding things, I’d ask my mum (or later my partner) to just listen to me half assed while I read my notes out to them and tried to explain what I was studying.", "So I have to read a lot of boring stuff for a living. I just recently found out there’s music called lofi and it really helps me stay awake when reading boring technical stuff", "Read and repeat. Watch videos on YouTube. Act like you're teaching the subject when you talk about it. \nOr, read it and try to say it back in terms you would use so it's more familiar to you.", "Re-reading is a waste of time. If I really want to remember something I make either some short notes or a table on important aspects which I later use to create digital flashcards to practice active recall which is a great way to remember things. If you have hard topics which you need to fully grasp try and explain it to someone else after studying, it's the best way of knowing you have fully understood a topic.", "Find videos on YouTube. If you can find videos that are well liked then they will usually do a better job explaining the concept than your book or professor. Pause and take notes during the video. If there are problems to be solved, watch the video for an example problem (take notes on this problem). Pause it when they present the next problem. Try to work this problem on your own. Play to see it worked out. At some point along the way cross reference the book to make sure it covered the same topics.", "You learn by working with the material. Talk about your class material with other students, debate and challenge the material, only then will it really stick.", "You have to figure out “how you learn/read” \nI know it’s a cliche, but don’t get hung up doing it wrong. a textbook is not a novel, so don’t worry about approaching it that way—unless that helps. Sometimes I try to pretend it is a “story.”\nBut a textbook is a resource and reference. It’s a tool for learning, it isn’t learning, itself. Also some textbooks are just bad. Don’t be afraid to challenge them or disagree. \n\nDon’t read from beginning to end in one sitting. Read the headings. Look at the diagrams/charts. If there’s a chapter or section of 50 pages or whatever don’t make it a game of linear progress: “10 down, 40 to go.” It’ll take you forever to do just one read through. And you’ll still only have a surface level of understanding. \n\nTry to figure out the main concepts first. Table of contents, section headings, then just the first lines of each section. Repeat as deep as you’d like. You’ll begin to notice patterns where the text gets repetitive. Then by class/exam/essay time, it isn’t a matter of how much you’ve read, but how familiar you are with what’s in it. \n\nAlso, key words and definitions first. Use text to speech tools. Don’t be afraid to look online for stuff that explains it in a way that suits you better. Cliff notes are fine as a supplement.", "This videos explains it better than I could and I will totally teach it to my kids: https://youtu.be/nqYmmZKY4sA", "Study groups and office hours. You're not imposing on them; they're there specifically to help you learn.", "Rephrase. Read a paragraph, think about what it says, write it down using a different t arrangement of words. This forces you to understand it, as well as writing it out which helps you retain things, and you have notes in language that makes sense to you. \n\n Notes, notes, notes!!! Color-code that nonsense. Spend time organizing it in a way that makes sense for you. Jeep similar information together, so when you go back to an old section to add something you see that information again, and if you ever need it you know where to find it.\n\nI personally love flashcards, but I keep each card to a broad topic and fill it with little pieces of information, so each card has many notes on it.\n\nErasable pens are your best friend. I've heard that using blue ink helps you remember better but I don't know if that's true.\n\nThere are lots of other goofy little tricks to help you recall items, like associating a smell or flavor to your studying to help your brain connect to it (like always chew one flavor of gum while you're studying, and then chew a piece for exams.)\n\nMy very favorite is teaching it back to someone else. I was very lucky to in physiotherapy when I took my first medical anatomy course, so I would just ramble to the PTs about sphygmomonometers and they would tell me if I missed or mistook something, and occasionally offer me an alternative perspective. Even if you don't have experts around though, just teach it to your kid neighbor or your dog; we pay better attention to our own voices and it makes you think about the material.", "Remember when you were a little kid and you could remember stuff really easily from stuff like The Magic School Bus? Yeah, turns out that's a great way to study.", "Read the first and last paragraphs of a chapter and make guiding questions. Things like \"how do they reach that conclusion?\", \"why is that significant?\", etc. While you're reading, gather information to help answer these questions, then try answering them at the end.", "Please visit an optometrist. Not an optician, an optimistic. Get them to give you a proper sight check.\n\nMy friend got diagnosed with a 'visual disturbance' that they likely had had for life. When they got glasses it was life changing. Reading became a totally different experience having previously been just how you described.\n\nGood luck either way.", "Make sure you nail your presentations and charm your professors!\n\nI had the same problem as you. I’m an avid reader at home, mostly fiction, but reading textbooks my mind wouldn’t absorb ANYTHING. Literally would have zero idea of the concept after “reading” it a dozen times. I did horrible on exams but I still managed to graduate and I’ve had a pretty charming life since. (The only thing that helped me a tiny bit was reading textbooks really early in the day - I guess my brain was slightly more smart the first 2 hours after waking up.", "Is it straight reading comprehension, or comprehension? If it's just reading, then throw it in a text to speak program. They have a bunch of advertisements for it. Barring that, you're going to need to record lectures, watch YouTube videos, and make notes. You can also just grind it out, read the text, make notes. I had a friend who was from China, she legit spent hours and hours rewriting the textbook in Chinese so she could study it. She did alright, 70% isn't bad considering she still had to take the tests in English and had to make educated guesses in what exactly she was being asked.", "In addition to the annotation techniques others have suggested, consider the environment you’re learning in. Cell phone should be literally in another room, TV off, music only without lyrics (lo-fi is easy), and nothing “on your mind” that you’ll drift to while you should be reading. Create a focused headspace however possible.", "If you're a university student, look into tutoring services. Most universities have free tutoring for students.\n\nThese comments are full of great tips, but you're probably going to get a lot more out of a one-on-one tutoring session where someone can show you how to apply these approaches to your textbooks than you'll get out of reading the sort of general advice shared here.\n\nTalking to your professors and teaching assistants is a great way to get help with the material, but it's usually a terrible way to learn strategies for teaching yourself. Most college professors find reading/studying so second nature that they don't know how to teach anyone to do it. That's what a tutor is for.", "I used to take handwritten notes, but I always found it took very long so I recently started typing notes as I read instead.\n\nReading with comprehension requires several steps. First, skim the whole chapter (or section). This gives you an overview of the ideas and a glimpse of how they are connected.\n\nThen, read a page (or a few paragraphs). Think about what you understand, what you don't understand, and why the book is saying this. Whatever you don't understand, read ahead a little bit and see if it helps. Google to find answers.\n\nThen, summarize the page that you read, in your own words! Copying will not help at all, it must be your own summary. Even if it feels almost the same as the original. This process of trying to reformulate it makes your brain do work which makes the information seem important.", "I use Anki to make flashcards for myself. The trick was learning how to turn the knowledge in the book into a question that will help me learn the concept. Coming up with a **meaningful** question will help a lot on its own. I ended up going back and recreating a lot of my first flashcards which were garbage questions with phrases lifted directly from the book, or true/false. Never do true/false flashcards, they teach you nothing.\n\nTake the text, rephrase it in your own voice, then ask yourself a question about the concept. That's your flashcard. Repeat until you are a billionaire.", "I read stuff I don’t understand all the time. You really start to learn all kinds of things when you have repeated encounters with something. \n\nThe first time you read, it’s just to see the word. The second time it’s to recognize it. The third is to learn it. And the fourth is to remember it. \n\nI know nothing about X. But I read about X. Maybe the same thing twice. Then I hear about X on TV or see it in the paper and the word or name “X” rings a bell. I read it elsewhere and I say “There’s that X again.” Then my mind is ready to bring X into the fold and make it part of my all-consuming intellect.", "I learned how to learn from textbooks by reading a paragraph or page then writing notes in my own words about the topic. Not a lot but I hope that helps. Also reading it out loud.", "I found it best to read the titles, bullet points, and anything bolded first. If there is something you don't really \"get\" then read more in that section. There is nothing more demotivating than reading stuff you already know. Check your understanding with questions, most textbooks have them at the end of each chapter. Read those questions, and when you find one you can't answer or are struggling with then go back and try to find where the textbook explains it further. \n\nAlso, making flashcards for important dates, people, and terms can help. Keep index cards beside you and scan the chapter for things that jump out to you to write down. Whether you use the flashcards later on or not, the act of searching for info and writing it down can help alot. \n\nTry to connect with what you are reading through humor, songs, rhymes etc. \n\nI, to this day, will remember the name lady Anne Cook bacon who was married to Francis bacon. Because I can't get the image of a man saying \"lady Anne, cook bacon!\" out of my mind.", "Google 'coursera learning how to learn'. Its a free course from university professors who actually study how to study. \n\nIt's a few hours long course that saved me 100s of hours of inefficient studying, i highly recommend it.", "Figure out what type of learning is best for you. I made it through college without really reading any textbooks but figured out I learn best through audio so I made sure I attended every lecture and asked lots of questions. I don't read for entertainment either for the same reason, only audiobooks.", "Don't read a textbook (or any non-fiction book for that matter) like a fiction book. People tend to learn how to read only one way, and are surprised it doesn't work for every book/text/content. \n\nMark Manson has a good general video about reading more, but the gist is that you can utilize several techniques like scanning, reading fast, then slow, reading table of contents and summaries etc.\n\n", "Create questions about what you just read, outline main ideas, and re read.\n\nStudying from texbooks is hard af because it requires you to do active reading, you need to engage with the text in a way that makes you need to learn things.", "Check out Dr. Justin Sung’s YouTube channel. \n\nHe talks a lot about learning and the common reason why ppl don’t learn as well as they could. He also dives into some techniques you could start using", "After you read each paragraph or subheading try to summarize what you read. You can do this with notes, out loud or in your head. If you aren't able to remember anything from what you read, re-read the paragraph. If there are questions at the end of the chapter try to answer them. If you forget portions of the answer go back in the chapter to find the info you need.", "A tip from one of my professor years ago was to read the examples and pictures first. If you still aren’t sure about the application then read the text. It worked for me while in college", "It's simple: read the questions at the end of each chapter, then read it with the intent to answer those questions." ]

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[ "How to lucid dream. I would like to know how to take my dreams from a solid 6, to a 10. All my friends who do it, say it just kinda happens. Are there any helpful tips that make it easier?", "How to lucid dream. I would like to know how to take my dreams from a solid 6, to a 10. All my friends who do it, say it just kinda happens. Are there any helpful tips that make it easier?", "How to lucid dream. I would like to know how to take my dreams from a solid 6, to a 10. All my friends who do it, say it just kinda happens. Are there any helpful tips that make it easier?", "How to lucid dream. I would like to know how to take my dreams from a solid 6, to a 10. All my friends who do it, say it just kinda happens. Are there any helpful tips that make it easier?", "How to lucid dream. I would like to know how to take my dreams from a solid 6, to a 10. All my friends who do it, say it just kinda happens. Are there any helpful tips that make it easier?", "How to lucid dream. I would like to know how to take my dreams from a solid 6, to a 10. All my friends who do it, say it just kinda happens. Are there any helpful tips that make it easier?" ]

[ "Wear a watch and get used to checking it consistently. When you are in a dream time is off so if you can get yourself used to checking the time and you realize three hours have past it'll click that you're in a dream. That leads to the other part\n\nI've gone into dreams in two ways, there may be more ways about it but I don't know them. Firstly if you realize that you're in a dream by say, checking the time you will be able to go around and explore. Don't get too excited or you might wake yourself. This will probably happen the first handful of times, it's normal just keep trying. \n\nThe best way that I've found that works for me is simply laying flat on your back when you are EXTREMELY tired close your eyes and whatever you do, do not move, shift, itch or anything. Keep completely still. Don't fall asleep keep your conscious awake, you'll begin to see things in your vision, try not to concentrate on those things, just see them as they come and go. Eventually you will feel weight on your chest and your breathing will become shorter. This can be really scary and will most likely wake you up the first couple of times, if you can remain calm, the things you see will eventually become your dream. \n\nTake it easy and don't do more than you can Handle you'll wake yourself up. ", "Read as much as you can about it. The more that it's at the forefront of your mind, the more likely it is to happen. Look up \"reality checks\" and pick one that you can remember to do several times throughout the day. You can incorporate a totem as well. \nI always wear stone plugs in my ear lobes and several times a day, I squeeze the right one and ask myself \"Am I awake?\" When I squeeze it and it feels like a gummy bear, then I know that I'm dreaming.", "Whenever you find yourself thinking it's a dream, try to notice why. For me, it's usually feet off the ground.", "My most lucid dreams come about when I've gotten \"too much\" sleep. If I get over nine hours, some of my dreams become so vivid, I'm not sure when I wake up that they were dreams at all, at first. ", "Okay, not medical advice and please talk to a doctor before doing any of this.\n\nTake some diphenhydramine (benadryl) //side note: other drugs work well..., drink a little bit of alcohol, darken a room and have a nice sent in the air. When you start to feel sleepy: m", "A lot of these sound like average hipsters, and I don't know if you believe in physical and/or spiritual manifestations, but altering consciousness without any intoxicant is risky business. Most people will tell you to basically offer your body as host or portal; \"lay on your back stiff, don't move, weight on your chest, etc.\"\n\nI'd recommend you familiarize yourself with natural hallucinogens before you try something like this. It will give you more of an understanding on how your mind works, back doors, alternative perception, and reality checking(inb4) to name a few.\n\nDon't trust widespread information about subjects like this, and remember, most humans cannot harness the entirety of their minds. If you find that you can, you need to be careful.\n\n" ]

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[ "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals.", "How to prevent a closed bedroom from smelly stale / musty? I didn't have this issue when I lived in a house with central air, but every apartment I've lived in has had baseboard heating, so the rooms don't have the same kind of air flow.\n\nI have to sleep with my bedroom door closed, and in the winter, I have to have my window closed as well. Invariably, my bedroom quickly starts to smell musty. I vacuum the carpet regularly (also, had the same problem in a room with laminate flooring), I wash my bedding regularly, I do my laundry weekly (plus I don't have overly smelly clothes), and I don't have anything smelly (old food, dirty dishes, etc) in there. My mattress is less than a year old, and it has a mattress protector so it's not drenched in old sweat or anything.\n\nAs the title says, are there any suggestions on how to prevent my room from smelling musty? Does anyone have any experience with table-top air purifiers? I'd prefer to avoid air fresheners or other chemicals." ]

[ "Do you get direct sunlight? Put a plant or two in the room. I like these: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/scented-geranium/mosquito-citronella-geranium-plant.htm\n\nand \n\nhttp://www.weekendgardener.net/houseplant-care/mother-in-laws-tongue.htm", "Opening your windows for even a few minutes a day will help a lot. \n\nDo you have a slow-cooker? Cooking stew, chili, soup, etc makes your whole place smell great. You can also use it to simmer water with oramge or lemon peel, cinnamon, cloves, etc. That would also help your dry air. If you prefer, you could just use soapy water. \n\nWhite vinegar is also great for deodorizing. I made an air freshener by cutting a slit in the lid of a plastic container, pulling a rag through the slit and putting it in the container then filling it with white vinegar and closing the lid.", "Just open your window every day. It is cheaper and healthier than anything else. Make it part of your daily routine, you open the window before you [shower/eat/whatever] and close it when you are done. It doesn't have to be for very long, 10 mins or so is fine.", "This sounds like a moisture problem. You may have a leak or drip somewhere, or there could be condensation pooling near carpet, or it might just be extra humid.\n\nA dehumidifier is a great idea, but they can be pricey ($20-$100).", "I should add, I keep reading that musty smell is caused by excess humidity in the air. The thing is, I live in Alberta and we have *very* dry air in the winter. I had a humidity meter in my last place, and in the winter, the humidity was typically around 20-30% (around 45% is recommended).", "I have this problem in a guest room, I bought a cheap ($30), silent ionic air freshener (no chemicals or fake smells) and within an hour the room was completely clean-smelling.\n\n", "Have u had the carpet professionally cleaned? Also I agree with others sounds like could be moisture somewhere(old or new) both can make smells. I do structure drying and cleaning", "Baking soda is supposed to absorb odor as well--you can sprinkle it on the carpet and let it sit for a bit before you vaccuum it. I also like to make a freshening spray with lavender and water (or some other essential oil). You can spray the air, your bedding, and/or the carpet with it.", "Try one of the febreeze things that just sit out and smell. They are not too expensive but they last for a very long time, and they do make the room smell very nice. I would try this because it will take very little work and it is cheap. If it's a big room you may need 2" ]

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[ "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!", "how to lessen the smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes? My Dad is a chainsmoker that smokes in the house. Thanks to this, the smoke goes thrus the vents and ends up making the clothes hanging in my closet smell disgusting. Is there anything i can do to reduce the smell? Thanks!" ]

[ "Put the clothes you want to wear the next day on the clothesline on the balcony/in the garden over night.\n\n", "ITT: Dumb ass suggestions from people who've never dealt with cigarette smoke. \n\nPut something over the vent and/or a fan in your window blowing out. This will pull air under your door and through your room without letting your closet marinade in a nicotine broth. At least put a fan in your closet - stale smoke leaves a stench \n\nHang your clothes outside before you wear them. I smoke, and can't wash nice jackets (the stitching comes apart) but a night outside will get the smell out. \n\nWash your clothes, then put them inside a dresser or something semi-airtight. \n\n", "Get him to vape! If you want your house smelling of fruit instead of a fireplace and you want a healthier dad", "Vacuum bags, brother.\n\nOnce you're done washing your clothes, stick them in that fucker and toss a dryer sheet in for freshness. \n\nAlso, talk to your pops about changing his habit to vaping or cutting down and maybe eventually quitting. Probably a moot point, and it's definitely not my place to say. Just looking out for my bros", "try 'theatre spray' - fill a spray bottle half with cheap vodka, half with water. spritz down, the vodka will help kill bacteria and smell, and also dry the liquid a bit faster.", "We had a\"smoking room\" in our house years ago. The room was vented through the window so most the smoke would go outside. I bought a HEPA filter air cleaner but it was no match for the smoke. In the summer we smoked outside. It's hard to change dad's, I know I is one but maybe you can reach a compromise. I had no idea how nasty I smelled until I quit smoking. I worked with a young woman that always smelled like stale cigarettes, cheap perfume and BO, yeah it strangely turned me on.", "One option, which in addition to making your clothing smell less, will reduce your exposure to second-hand smoke and it's potential health impacts, is to control the flow of contaminated air into your space. \n\nYou need to identify and control the airflow into and out of the room. Air coming from the house (around/under the door, from air vents, through electrical outlets and switches, and possibly through the cold air return vent) will be contaminated with smoke. Air from outside will be fresh, but laden with dust and allergens, and possibly not at an acceptable temperature and humidity level.\n\nIf the outside air temperature is good, or if you have a window air conditioner or space heater, you may be able to seal the room off from the house air handler and circulate outside air from the window. This will greatly reduce the infiltration of smoke contaminated air, especially if you can keep your room slightly positively pressurized (close off all the house vents and use a fan to draw air into your room).\n\nIf you need to use the air coming from the house via the air vents, put a good quality activated charcoal air filter over it, and be sure to change it regularly. Additional filters can be placed over fans circulating room air.", "make your father buy tide or tell him stop smoking and making his OWN child smell like ASS. ~ show your father this comment. \n\nfold your clothes and put them in your dresser with smell good dryer sheets or a trash bag closed\n\nShit is disgusting, my mother used to be a chain smoker and i would always smell like a ashtray at school aqnd it had a insecure metal effect on me when i interact with others" ]

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[ "How do YOU manage your phone contacts/numbers? I’m in graduate school now and I’m starting to get more and more overwhelmed at the amount of contacts on my phone I have to keep separated by: Work, Personal/Friends, School (Colleagues/Students), and even Businesses.\n\nIs there a better system you guys use? I feel guilty having to put their name + “Work” as their last name (or as their company name) for example.\n\nI have an iPhone if that matters at all. \nThank you.\n\n", "How do YOU manage your phone contacts/numbers? I’m in graduate school now and I’m starting to get more and more overwhelmed at the amount of contacts on my phone I have to keep separated by: Work, Personal/Friends, School (Colleagues/Students), and even Businesses.\n\nIs there a better system you guys use? I feel guilty having to put their name + “Work” as their last name (or as their company name) for example.\n\nI have an iPhone if that matters at all. \nThank you.\n\n", "How do YOU manage your phone contacts/numbers? I’m in graduate school now and I’m starting to get more and more overwhelmed at the amount of contacts on my phone I have to keep separated by: Work, Personal/Friends, School (Colleagues/Students), and even Businesses.\n\nIs there a better system you guys use? I feel guilty having to put their name + “Work” as their last name (or as their company name) for example.\n\nI have an iPhone if that matters at all. \nThank you.\n\n", "How do YOU manage your phone contacts/numbers? I’m in graduate school now and I’m starting to get more and more overwhelmed at the amount of contacts on my phone I have to keep separated by: Work, Personal/Friends, School (Colleagues/Students), and even Businesses.\n\nIs there a better system you guys use? I feel guilty having to put their name + “Work” as their last name (or as their company name) for example.\n\nI have an iPhone if that matters at all. \nThank you.\n\n", "How do YOU manage your phone contacts/numbers? I’m in graduate school now and I’m starting to get more and more overwhelmed at the amount of contacts on my phone I have to keep separated by: Work, Personal/Friends, School (Colleagues/Students), and even Businesses.\n\nIs there a better system you guys use? I feel guilty having to put their name + “Work” as their last name (or as their company name) for example.\n\nI have an iPhone if that matters at all. \nThank you.\n\n" ]

[ "I use different address books for different groups of people (gmail address books mostly), and then tie them together using groups in iCloud/Contacts. It's also worth adding a note to the notes section for people you don't see often indicating when you last interacted with them and why.", "Love the question! First link your contacts to [google]\n(https://www.google.com/contacts)\n\nThen you group them up, just search the keyword you now using like \"Work\"\nmark them up and then press add to group -> new group. And put some fancy name. \nnow you can delete the stickername on their contact, you can also decide what contact list to show in your phone, not sure how you do that in a iphone tho. \n\nDo that for all of them. \nIf it is a business i put the business name in the business field, and what this person do. \nthat way i can fast search for technical support staff or, consultant and get them up fast in the phone.\n\nI am adding pictures using the company logo or if i have, a picture of them. I have countless times talked with people and said here go and meet this person on second floor. And then i can show them a picture so they have a face to look for. \n\nNext part is. when you get this contact persons contact info and lets say you now have his name, number and have grouped him. add some keyword in the field that you can put whatever text you want. meet at \"Place\" talked about \"Thing\"\n\nFor example, i met a guy playing pingis in the workplace after shift ended, we exchanged numbers and firstname to meet up in the weekend. \ni called him so he got my number. \nwe say goodbye.\nI added company name and what he do. \nI did not remember his lastname so -> ran it by my app \"truecaller\" bom last name added. \nwhile walking to my car i printed in \"we played pingis.\" on the other textfield.\n3 days later i forgot his name, i searched \"pingis\", bom there he was. \n\nthats how i do it, but don't put in to much info when you are with them it looks weird. \n\n\n\n\n\n", "I have several hundred contacts in my phone. I use an initial letter to designate them by category and then add their full name. \n\nSo for example, friends and family all start with the letter F. When they call it comes up as \"F - Bob's cell\". I use L for legal. My company name starts with the letter D, so my direct coworkers come up \"D - Susan Jones\". Other colleagues related to work get a W. Numbers you just have in your life like the telephone company and the utility company get a Z so \"Z - AT&T\". ", "I have contacts from home listed as just their first name, coworkers by their rank and last name, and then coworkers that I'm friends with I just put their first and last name", "This is probably not super helpful to you, but I just don't have any difficulty remembering how I know these people in my contact list. I put their first and last name and have no issue recalling how I know them. If it ever gets to a point where I can no longer place the person, that's typically a pretty good indication you don't interact with them enough to bother keeping them in your contact list at all." ]

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[ "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!", "What to look for in a good pair of jeans and where to find them? I'm about to go shopping for jeans I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me!\n\nI get through jeans like they're made of paper. The inside of the crotch wears out after about 2 months on practically every pair I've ever owned and I'm sick of it. I need to know how to spot a good pair of jeans and where to find them. I'm in the UK by the way!\n\nThanks!" ]

[ "I prefer Earnest Sewn and 7 for All Mankind, they have nice materials and I love the fits. /u/cuatrodemayo mentioned raw denim, the brand I prefer is Naked And Famous\n\nI think what makes a good pair of jeans actually last though is how you take care of them. I don't know if there is a science or reason for my madness but I try to not wear the jeans consecutive days in a row. Basically it means you have multiple pairs of jeans so the wear and tear is spread through multiple days.\n\nAlso, the washing should be kept to absolute minimum. I probably wash my jeans twice a year or less. It varies by the person's sweat/body odor, environment, and activities. When you do wash, turn them inside out, wash with cold water, let them air dry or dry them in low temperatures. Higher the heat, the more they will shrink but if you buy accordingly then you shouldn't have a big issue with that. And if it's just an odor, try either leaving them out in the sun or you can try the freezer method (put jeans in a ziploc bag and into the freezer, never got great results personally).\n\nTL;DR buy Earnest Sewn, 7 For All Mankind, Naked And Famous, do not wash more than twice a year or less\n\nHope you find some new pieces for your wardrobe that will last long!", "Worked at a Levi's outlet for almost 2 years.\nI'm assuming you're a woman\nIf you're buying jeans with spandex (it will say elastane on the inside tag) do not dry them in the dryer. I repeat: DO NOT DRY THEM IN THE DRYER. The heat will melt the spandex, resulting them to lose their shape after even an hours worth of wear. The common misconception is that when you wash/dry your jeans they feel tighter when you first put them on. The fibers have shrunk because of the wash, yes, but put those babies on and do a few squats and you're going to be pulling them up constantly for the rest of the day. If you must dry them for time purposes low is the way to go. \n\nWhen you're trying jeans (again, ones with spandex. I assume you're a woman but plenty of men's jeans have spandex in them now as well) you want them to fit snug all the way through the seat/thighs, front. There shouldn't be any bunching or puckering. They should feel snug but not uncomfortable. You want this because even when you air dry your jeans, when you move in them they will relax out. \n\nHow often you wash your jeans depends on how often you wear the and how dirty they are/feel. Do not wash them after every time you wear them. I used to wash all of my jeans (three pair) about every two weeks after wearing them to work and on my days off. If stains happen that couldn't be spot treated of course wash them. Be smart. Don't over do it but also look presentable.\n\nRaw denim is good and will last longer than cotton/spandex, but may not be as comfortable... What lots of others have been saying is true, the brand is not so much important (7 for all mankind, Levi's, Lucky Brand...whatever you pick) but how it fits and how you take care of them.\n\nTL;DR: What brand of jeans you buy is less important than how you take care of them when you get home. Don't dry your jeans in the dryer if they have spandex/elastane, it will melt it and your jeans will not fit you. When you're trying on your jeans you want them to fit snug but not be uncomfortable to allow for a little relaxation after you've broken them in. Wash your jeans as few times as possible, but don't look like a slob. Shop around, compare prices, brands, and fits.\n\n", "Duluth trading company makes jeans with a gusset in the crotch area they are pretty much indestructible especially in the crotch region. Also you have alot moe space for things to move around. I can do squats in these no problem. They also make firehose pants which are even more durable. \nhttp://www.duluthtrading.com/store/mens/workwear/ballroom-jeans/work-jeans.aspx", "Levis is the brand to go, they look good, and are also durable, if you can go to the factory outlet you can probably buy 2 for like 75, which is a good deal (im not overflowing with cash), also subscribe to their email newsletter, they have online deals as well", "If you take care of them properly, the more you spend on a pair of jeans, the longer they will last you. Go as long as you can without washing your jeans. A typical first wash is after 6 months. If they start to smell, put some dryer sheets in them and freeze them over night, they'll smell fresh in the morning. To wash, fill up a bathtub just enough to cover the jeans, throw in a cap of detergent and use objects to weigh the jeans down. let sit for 1 hour. You can air dry if you want but that takes forever. I machine dry my jeans and they come out fine.", "[here you go](http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/15o2ta/raw_denim_isnt_for_everyone_a_washed_denim_guide/)\n\nor you could drop $300+ on raw denim, [see this guide](http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/gtbv4/a_notsoquick_denim_guide/)", "When I shop for jeans, I look for these traits;\n1) Are they comfortable?\n2) Are they too light/dark? \n3) Do they feel too loose/tight?\n4) Can I afford them? \n\nI shop at places such as American Eagle and Hollister for jeans (I'm not sure if the UK has these brands, but they're the \"popular\" style jeans ", "Unbranded is a great brand to go for. They cost about 70 bucks but last forever (I'm in construction and they last me longer than carhartts) they also are shrink to fit which I prefer. Also jeans should never be put in a dryer. Levi also has a series of commuter jeans that I believe has a reinforced crotch. ", "I get Bullhead Jeans when they go on sale at Amazon. I got three pairs shipped to my house for $33. Paying $10 for durable, comfortable, good-looking jeans is a blessing. They usually go for $50-65, so just look out for sales", "i know not what your looking for, but i found i go through jeans really fast. well faster than i want to, one pair every few months. I found it is easier for me to just go to walmart and get a pair for 10 dollars. and throw them away after i use them. \n\ni do follow the standards. washing jeans and drying them wears them out fast! so wear a pair of jeans more than 5 times. and only wash if they smell too terribly or if they look dirty. and hang dry! the tumble action and heat of the drying is like running for miles in the jeans! and so it will wear them out. \n\n\nbut a good pair of jeans, look for tripple seams. thats three lines of string for the seams most of my jeans are cheap and only have two, three means the jean material is so strong it will break a two stringed seam. that is how i know a high quality jean vs a low quality jean. \n\nand the right fit. sorta the right fit. jeans have loops for a belt so get a pair of jeans that you need the belt to keep them up. then make sure you have the belt hold the jeans high enough that while walking you do not stretch the crotch area. skin tight jeans will tug the crotch when walking and will wear out fast. get a size ofr two bigger and a belt and the jeans will sit loosely and not have to stretch or be pulled to allow you to walk. if they sag that will also put some undue stress on the jeans. \n\nso belt to hold them up and a little big to prevent them from having to stretch. no washing unless extremely dirty. three threads for the seams, \n\nor my way just go cheap and buy new onew every few days, i live in america we have walmart and jeans can be bought for 10 dollars a pair. that's less than an hours worth of work. " ]

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[ "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?", "How to take shorter showers!! I currently have a terrible habit of taking 20-30 minute showers. It is really frustrating, because many times I will be in a hurry and tell myself, \"I am only taking a 5 minute shower.\" I will then get in and the water feels so good and I don't even want to move or get out, and I will end up being late. What are some tips?" ]

[ "You seriously needed to post this?\n\nYou are so weak you just can't take a shorter shower?\n\nAre people really this weak minded?", "Wash your hair, skip the conditioner, wash your pits, wash your crotch, rinse off. Done. ~5 minutes tops.\n\nAnd don't start taking a shower before you have to go somewhere. Make it an evening thing when you have nowhere to be, so it doesn't matter how long it takes. You are putting yourself into the situation you are in.", "There are some good tips here. I'll just add: make sure to use a loofah. Totally the most efficient and best scrubdown.", "Only wash the bits that get dirty. If you work in an office job your legs and arms and stomach and back don't need the loofah or the soap. But wash everything else.\n\nMy showers are less than 10 minutes including shampooing long hair. If I shave it's about 15-20.\n\nAlternatively, take your showers the night before.", "Make it fun. If you have an egg timer, set it to 10 minutes (or so) and try to race the clock to finish showering before it goes off. ", "Listen to songs with lengths you are really familiar with. Then you will know how long youve been in. Also stop masturbating.", "It sounds a little childish, but \n\nhttp://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/\n\nSet a bomb timer that gets shorter every time you take a shower and try to get done with your shower before it goes off. Motivating myself into thinking something terrible will happen if I don't finish something fast enough gets me going", "I shower at a nice gym in the morning. I take the entire soap container off the wall and dump the entire thing on myself. By the time is rinses off, I know I'm clean. Literally takes me 2 minutes to shower.", "I like to start drying my hair with the water running still. That way you can enjoy a little bit longer of a shower, and your hair is already dry when you get out", "I have the same problem. What helps for me is as soon as I get in the shower, I get right down to business as far as using shampoo/conditioner/body wash. After I finish everything I need to, I may soak a little bit longer, but being ready to stop at any time may shorten your showers.", "Get a water meter installed and google how much water a shower uses while thinking of all those kids in Africa who have to walk 10km for water. Or, set a really annoying alarm in the room adjacent so you have to get out to turn it off.", "Ask your friends to observe. Not in a creepy way but just take notes. There's an episode of seinfeld on this very subject. Many people have problems taking showers they are just not as comfortable asking about it as you are", "Get up half an hour earlier and take your shower first thing.\nThen you can arrange the rest of your schedule around the shower.\n\nOf course if you're in California you shouldn't be wasting water so \nwet down. Turn off water. Soap up. rinse. Get the hell out." ]

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[ "Increasing attention span So, I like to do things that require my attention. Namely, music (which is my major) and reading. However, a lot of times I find my mind getting away from me. This is especially noticeable when I am reading sometimes. I have a lot that I would like to read as my interest in things are growing, but my mind keeps wandering and it is especially frustrating when what I am reading requires me to think focus, critically, and ask questions. Any tips you guys use for helping your attention span?", "Increasing attention span So, I like to do things that require my attention. Namely, music (which is my major) and reading. However, a lot of times I find my mind getting away from me. This is especially noticeable when I am reading sometimes. I have a lot that I would like to read as my interest in things are growing, but my mind keeps wandering and it is especially frustrating when what I am reading requires me to think focus, critically, and ask questions. Any tips you guys use for helping your attention span?", "Increasing attention span So, I like to do things that require my attention. Namely, music (which is my major) and reading. However, a lot of times I find my mind getting away from me. This is especially noticeable when I am reading sometimes. I have a lot that I would like to read as my interest in things are growing, but my mind keeps wandering and it is especially frustrating when what I am reading requires me to think focus, critically, and ask questions. Any tips you guys use for helping your attention span?", "Increasing attention span So, I like to do things that require my attention. Namely, music (which is my major) and reading. However, a lot of times I find my mind getting away from me. This is especially noticeable when I am reading sometimes. I have a lot that I would like to read as my interest in things are growing, but my mind keeps wandering and it is especially frustrating when what I am reading requires me to think focus, critically, and ask questions. Any tips you guys use for helping your attention span?", "Increasing attention span So, I like to do things that require my attention. Namely, music (which is my major) and reading. However, a lot of times I find my mind getting away from me. This is especially noticeable when I am reading sometimes. I have a lot that I would like to read as my interest in things are growing, but my mind keeps wandering and it is especially frustrating when what I am reading requires me to think focus, critically, and ask questions. Any tips you guys use for helping your attention span?" ]

[ "I've got a terribly bad case of a short attention span, so this is what I do. \n\n\nFor books: Ill make it a goal to read 25 minutes at a go, take notes if I need to, and then have a 5-10 minute break to let myself wander around, think of anything. I generally end up writing what I'm thinking about to just get it out and potentially ponder over later when I'm done my work. Ive been slowly increasing the time I need to stay focused. At one time I could only handle about 10 minutes or so before I got too distracted. \n\n\nFor music: I'm a harpist, but I will play a piece of music two to three times through and then play something I actually enjoy (current obsession is Midna's Lament from Legend of Zelda). Then back to whatever I need to learn. \n\nTl;Dr: take frequent breaks and set goals for how long you need to do something at a go. Slowly increase the time. ", "Im a.d.d. I know how you feel, and.it.can be debilitating. This is what I do to increase attention span that has helped me a lot.\n\nUse timers and notes for everything.\nSet a timer for a certain time, gradually increase length. The notes is more if youre forgetful. Something important? Write it down.\n\nM", "[take a look at this]\n(http://www.reddit.com/r/IWantToLearn/comments/zj6c9/i_want_to_learn_how_to_stop_procrastinating/c654p6g)\n\nit was feature on reddit best of", "If you can bring your self to generally care more about what you are learning/reading the attention comes automatically. If you read un-interesting things then maybe you should switch to interesting things that hold your attention naturally.", "I don't know if there's any real scientific facts to back it up or not, but Gingko Biloba is supposed to help with attention and memory. \n\nAlso, try getting a prescription for ritalin or adderall?" ]

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[ "How to stop a scammer from harassing me? Someone from “Aflac” a couple towns over has been calling me just about every day for two months about my “auto policy”. Because they’re not in my contacts my phone silences the call, but the issue is that they are filling up my voicemail box. I have blocked three numbers from this guy, but even when its blocked they can still leave messages and fill my inbox. How can I stop them? (If this would be better on ULPT or ILPT let me know)", "How to stop a scammer from harassing me? Someone from “Aflac” a couple towns over has been calling me just about every day for two months about my “auto policy”. Because they’re not in my contacts my phone silences the call, but the issue is that they are filling up my voicemail box. I have blocked three numbers from this guy, but even when its blocked they can still leave messages and fill my inbox. How can I stop them? (If this would be better on ULPT or ILPT let me know)", "How to stop a scammer from harassing me? Someone from “Aflac” a couple towns over has been calling me just about every day for two months about my “auto policy”. Because they’re not in my contacts my phone silences the call, but the issue is that they are filling up my voicemail box. I have blocked three numbers from this guy, but even when its blocked they can still leave messages and fill my inbox. How can I stop them? (If this would be better on ULPT or ILPT let me know)", "How to stop a scammer from harassing me? Someone from “Aflac” a couple towns over has been calling me just about every day for two months about my “auto policy”. Because they’re not in my contacts my phone silences the call, but the issue is that they are filling up my voicemail box. I have blocked three numbers from this guy, but even when its blocked they can still leave messages and fill my inbox. How can I stop them? (If this would be better on ULPT or ILPT let me know)", "How to stop a scammer from harassing me? Someone from “Aflac” a couple towns over has been calling me just about every day for two months about my “auto policy”. Because they’re not in my contacts my phone silences the call, but the issue is that they are filling up my voicemail box. I have blocked three numbers from this guy, but even when its blocked they can still leave messages and fill my inbox. How can I stop them? (If this would be better on ULPT or ILPT let me know)", "How to stop a scammer from harassing me? Someone from “Aflac” a couple towns over has been calling me just about every day for two months about my “auto policy”. Because they’re not in my contacts my phone silences the call, but the issue is that they are filling up my voicemail box. I have blocked three numbers from this guy, but even when its blocked they can still leave messages and fill my inbox. How can I stop them? (If this would be better on ULPT or ILPT let me know)" ]

[ "Answer and waste their time or be very rude. That’s what I do and my number of spam calls decreased. I enjoy them now because I try to mess with them in new ways", "Ask for how to contact them, get the info, tell them you're turning the info over to the police and filing harassment charges.", "First off, AFLAC doesn't do auto policies they do accident/cancer/etc policies. Second, be nice to them, chat with them, get all of their information (name, address, phone number(s), and business info), tell them you are now reporting them to the Attorney General, the State and County police and your attorney. Third, start to read to them, it doesn't matter what you read, just start reading to them. No matter if they try to talk to you don't stop, ignore them, only stop when they hang up on you! If you want to interrupt them stop reading, point out to them they are being rude, they called you and now they are on your dime and then go back to reading. Be nice, keep a smile in your voice (this will really irritate them) and don't show them you are upset or mad! Forth, if you want to punctuate the point call them back after they hang up on you and continue with what ever you were reading to them! You can even point out to them that you called them back because you \"must have been cut off by accident!\" Fifth, this is a great way to get on their \"do not call\" list! This not only works for people like them but also other annoying phone calls! Sixth, take a few minutes to look them up online and then post a review of what they did to you. Also if they are just an employee of a company contact the company and report them.", "I pretend to be the public library and take up as much of their time as possible by asking the same questions over and over and trying to find out which department they need. They get bored in the end and put you on a do not call list.", "Be as rude to them as possible and take the thought that you are hiring their feelings out of your head. Waste their time and have fun joking around with them like asking why to everything they say, say yes and when it comes to asking details make up the information, I sometimes say I'm in the middle of having sex then explain in graphic detail. \n\nIf they realise you know they are a scam and wasting their time, they will stop calling you. My landline went from a scam call every day to a scam call once every 2 months.", "I would handle it very aggressive but that is me. A call to your states attorney general can do wonders. I would answer, let them know you expect never to be called again, and let them know you will be reporting any further contact to the state AG. \n\nPeople often think this sort of thing doesn’t do anything. I have found the opposite to be the case multiple times. Often to tackle a known problem all that is needed is someone willing to make a complaint, with their name, and the willingness to show up and testify if needed to the harassing behavior. Most people really don’t want to be involved. And without named complainants it’s hard to do anything." ]

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[ "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation...", "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation...", "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation...", "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation...", "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation...", "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation...", "How to make new friends as an adult working full time. I have found it very hard to make friends since graduating college, starting a full time job and moving to a new city. On top of all that, I have no idea how to ask guys for their phone numbers without it being a weird situation..." ]

[ "If you already have at least 3-4 friends, try hosting a small party (dinner, board games, pre-game for the bar, etc.) at your place and telling your friends to invite more people. I've made some great friends that way.\n\nIf you have zero friends, then finding groups with shared interests via meetup.com is the way to go. You could also do some volunteer work and make some great friends that way.\n\nGood luck!", "You either just have to grow on your co-workers like a tumor or check out sites like meetup.com. Having difficulty making friends as an adult is decades old tradition.", "Pick a hobbie. Practice that hobbie. Find where people who do the hobbie congregate. \n\nThe last one is the hardest. If your hobby is video games, go for social games. If your hobby is anything else, check websites like meet up or subreddits of the hobby.\n\nExample: Boardgaming. Everyone seems to like it, so why is it hard to find? Best place to look is stores.\n\nExample: Biking. Every area has a bike club that I've lived. Start one if you can't find one though. Look for other bukers, look for charity events, people will be there.\n\nExample: Religious stuff. As a guy who isn't really religious, this is still a real thing for a lot of people. If you feel a connection with a holy being, use that to create a prayer group of some sort. Friends will come. Join one if you do find one.\n\n\n----\n\nThe whole reoccurring theme is your hobby. Choose one that gives you access to the type of friends you want. Making friends is still hard, but doable. It sometimes just comes down to showing up.", "Since no one suggested it yet, a course (could be a free one) is a good way to meet people. \n\nSometimes at work you can make friends but I know it can be a challenge. One way is to start with small extra things as a way to interact with others more than normal. For example, bringing muffins for the break room. Or saying you're heading to the vending machine and asking if anyone wants anything. People then have a reason to talk to you and get to know you better. \n\nNever miss an opportunity to ask \"what do people do for fun around here\", you might get invited some place or you might just learn of a place to meet people.\n\nVolunteering is an easy way to meet people. ", "Rec leagues for fun sports, even things like kickball or dodgeball. \n\nMeet-ups for hobbies like running, board games, knitting, dancing... whatever!", "I've been through this many times because I've moved from city to city. If you have an activity you like to do (soccer, biking, martial arts) join some local chapter. You will make friend really quick!\n\nIf you don't have stuff you like to do then I suggest experimenting with things. I ended up taking a bunch of pistol classes and made some friends who were into airsoft and now I have a lot of friends who play airsoft. Some of them were into PC gaming and now I am part of a group of guys that likes to play airsoft and play pc games. Its really fun because we sometimes host lan parties and stuff.", "find a church that advertises a \"young adult\" or \"twentysomething\" or \"college-career\" ministry. do a google search that includes these terms as well as \"church\" and \"<the name of your city>\"\n\nFor example: [Richmond Virginia](https://www.google.com/search?q=richmond+VA+%22young+adult%22+church&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8)" ]

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[ "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!", "What other paths are available other than attending a 4 year university? After two years of attending college, I was dropped from the school due to poor performance (I own up to it. I was quite unmotivated in my studies). I am now lost and confused on how to continue with my life as my parents have stressed that I must get a college degree in order to lead a good life. Obviously, this is not true, but I am not sure how to proceed. \nWhat paths are available? What advice can you give to a college dropout? \nThank you in advance!" ]

[ "Learn a trade,one in demand or niche. You will make generally much more money than a plaid plain degree in basket weaving or the like. \n\nMachinists, cnc programmers, welders, etc are very lucrative and highly sought after by employers worldwide", "Find something you like doing and/or very good at and start a business. I dropped out of school due to money issues and did a certification program for dog training and am in the works of starting my own business. ", "Trade work. Most trades still require some training, but you technically could start as a laborer on job sites to get your foot in the door and branch out from there, but that also requires a more go-getter style and at least *some* previous knowledge on using tools, safety standards, and other general knowledge about the type of jobs you're taking", "Truck driver.. download cdlprep on your phone, study the question, go get your permit, find a cdl school they'll teach you how to drive a truck. Normally 4 to 8 weeks depending how fast you learn. Get your CDL license and bam earning a minimum of 60k a year. ", "Tech school, some sort of apprenticeship, starting at the bottom of a company and working your way up through experience", "Often, trades earn shiteloads more than undergrads in Aus. What country u in?\nThe most important thing is it's something you like. Someone might say \"don't be a chef, they have a hard time being successful and work terrible hours\" but if you are the best in the world, you are obviously going to be successful. \nDo something you enjoy, and do it well. \nYou might need to study to get formal qualifications later, but that will be easier if you have motivation.\nGood luck. \n", "I still don't get why people just feel like they 'have' to attend university.\n\nI did an apprenticeship as an electronics engineer. I wanted to learn more complex things - things you can't just pick up from working in the field. That's why I went to university in the first place.\n\nMany people however just seem to think \"I am done with school, now I need to go to university for any degree. After that I'll get some job, I guess.\"", "Become a sales person. Usually requires little to no experience to get hired and you can make decent money if you keep at it and don't give up. " ]

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[ "How to improve listening and reading retention. I am a college student and I listen to a lot of podcast in my free time. What is a good way to increase your retention rate of what you hear and read?", "How to improve listening and reading retention. I am a college student and I listen to a lot of podcast in my free time. What is a good way to increase your retention rate of what you hear and read?" ]

[ "Remember that most of the things you listen to are organized into \"chapters\" or \"paragraphs\" of sorts. When I'm trying to retain, I try to figure out what \"paragraph\" I'm currently listening to. \n\nEven if you can't really figure out the specific focus, thinking about it makes it a lot easier to notice when they **change** paragraphs. For example, if I'm listening to a WW2 podcast, maybe I don't get exactly what the point of all this chemistry and metallurgy talk is a bout, but I still notice when they go from talking about \"ductile to brittle transition temperatures\" to \"Liberty Class ships in the U.S. Navy.\" Mentally I'd make some kind of note like:\n\n**Paragraph 1:** Something about how metallurgy was a new science... They talked a lot more about steel than any other metal. Something about how metals change with temperature.\n\n**Paragraph 2:** Changed to talking about a specific ship in the navy during the actual war. The Liberty Class ship.\n\nIf I can recognize this basic structure, it makes much more sense (and I'll remember it better) when they start talking about how the Liberty Ships would unexpectedly split in half in cold weather, because I'm already thinking about how metals science and Liberty ships might be related to each other.\n\nHope this helped!\n\n", "Daily m" ]

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[ "Getting rid of morning procrastination My problem is that my morning routine is too long. I eat breakfast, drink lots of coffee, browse some internets, like read every post on reddit that was posted during the night or start learning about a new piece of history from wikipedia. I usually leave to work 1.5-2 hours after I've woken up, which is ridiculously long. This does not cause problems at work since I have quite liberal hours, but is definitely something that I'd like to correct for future.\n\nThis only occurs when I'm alone. When I'm visiting someone I do everything much faster.\n\n", "Getting rid of morning procrastination My problem is that my morning routine is too long. I eat breakfast, drink lots of coffee, browse some internets, like read every post on reddit that was posted during the night or start learning about a new piece of history from wikipedia. I usually leave to work 1.5-2 hours after I've woken up, which is ridiculously long. This does not cause problems at work since I have quite liberal hours, but is definitely something that I'd like to correct for future.\n\nThis only occurs when I'm alone. When I'm visiting someone I do everything much faster.\n\n" ]

[ "there is a lpt on the front right now about this...try doing 5-10 pushups to get the blood flowing. drink your coffee at work. and reddit....well since this is on reddit it sounds silly but try to avoid it..especially in the morning. when i get to work and the first thing i go to is reddit, it sets me up to be unproductive for the rest of the day", "My trick is changing my sleep schedule. I work midnights, but I've managed to form my sleeping schedule so that I wake up roughly an hour from when Im supposed to work. I find myself rushing around, finishing all the basic stuff like showering and brushing teeth, than I'm out the door with 15-30 minutes to spare. I only live about 2 minutes from my work so I'm early most days.\n\nP.S. I don't go near my PC at all in the \"morning\", to avoid being distracted." ]

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[ "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more.", "How can I create a routine and stick with it? I have a hard time doing so. Specifically one where I’m starting to take care of myself (brushing teeth, taking showers etc) because I’m trying to come out of a depression and take care of myself more." ]

[ "Easiest, quickest way is a simple to-do list you can check off as you go. Like a toddler would use. Get Up. Eat. Shower. Brush teeth. Get dressed. Ect ... Make the list (and add it to your list) each evening for the next day based on your goals. \n\nChecking off items will provide a sense of accomplishment and will help you build on the basics. \n\nGood luck to you! You are amazing and will do wonderful things 💕", "Reward yourself. Every time you get something like that done look into the mirror and say to yourself something along the lines of \"you are doing better. Keep at it\". You will make yourself feel better and after some time associate these actions with positivity in your life", "I have trouble forming routines too and something that helps me a lot is reminding myself that \"sometimes is better than never.\" \n\nI used to fall into this trap where because I know that you should, for example, brush your teeth twice every day, if I missed the morning, I would give up for the night because I had \"already failed\" in my mind; then that would cause a chain effect where I felt like there was no point the next day, etc. \n\nNow, instead, I try to keep a mindset that missing one isn't a big deal, because sometimes is better than never and if all I can muster is to brush my teeth once a day (or every other day, or less; lbr depression sucks dude), that's still way better than not doing it at all. So the chain reaction of feeling like a failure and giving up never starts, and I end up doing those tasks more often than I would if I was trying to form a perfect routine.", "Set alarms on your phone and name them with the task to be performed. Set them throughout the day, not all in the morning.\n\nBaby steps.", "Same idea...Im a professional aviator, and we use checklists all the time. Start with writing out the things you need to do(don't get too detailed..just the things you have to do in a couple words with and action, i.e. teeth - BRUSHED). After you're written them out, try to bunch things up together in a logical sequence(i.e. shower, then brush teeth, the comb hair, i.e. all bathroom things), then move to the next thing/area. After you've got em grouped, write it out and number it. \nThen, just do it the same way every time as much as you can. Even carry the checklist with you as you do your routine. As you \"get good\" at it(i.e. doing each thing faster, more efficiently), you'll lower anxiety(because youll know youre not forgetting anything important, anf youll always know what to do next)you'll get a sense of accomplishment knowing each item is complete...and you'll notice you're getting \"better\" at doing the things and before you know it, you've got healthy habits and some things under control. If you miss things, or miss a day, dont worry about it, just do it the next day....Then make some more checklists in different areas of your life and repeat! Best of luck!!", "I can relate a lot. \n\nOne way I do it is to decide that can always stop if I'm really hating what I'm doing. Then I try to stop thinking about it and just do it. Sometimes I actually do I stop but I usually get involved enough to finish. Not easy.", "Don’t try to change too much at once, this is something we all have to do as we gain independence and grow up. It does depend on your life a bit though. It will be easier if you have a regular 9-5 job than for example a bartending job.\n\nThat said, one thing at a time. If you work, either shower directly before or after. When you eat, brush your teeth.\n\nBuilding routines takes time, and I think it’s a constant learning process. If you don’t really cook, pick one night a week where you will cook something, don’t try to get groceries for an entire weeks worth of cooking, if you’ve never done that before. \n\nLook for ways to keep your space neater. If things are a bit messy, try to tidy that up first, and stop contributing to the mess. A tidy space isn’t an invitation to leave little messes you’ll get to later, it should be maintained as best as possible.\n\nDon’t try to incorporate everything at once, and I know this is beyond the scope of your post, but these things are a lot more manageable than they seem right now. Just remember you have daily routines and weekly/ monthly routines you’re trying to build toward a bit at a time. Daily routines are things like showering, tidying up, cooking, washing the dishes. Weekly routines would be vacuuming, mopping, bathrooms, laundry, yard work, groceries. The weekly stuff is actually incredibly manageable once you keep up the daily stuff. Generally, im able to have all that done before noon on Saturday, and can relax the rest of the weekend, and I actually enjoy and look forward to getting bigger housework stuff done.", "I suggest The Self Esteem Workbook by Glenn Schiraldi. It takes you through building routine stuff over a few weeks, including hygiene, sleep, eating right, etc, and also helps address any trauma or negative feelings toward yourself. It helped me quite a bit.", "For myself I feel overwhelmed a lot, so I pick one task and do it. Then I feel better and it’s easier for me to move to the second task. I don’t overwhelm myself with thinking about the entire day. One task at a time.", "Download the Habits app. Simple to use with gentle reminders and entirely free if you don't care about customizing the look." ]

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[ "How to improve focus in the short term (legally and substance-free) I am taking the LSAT next month and I have such a hard time staying focused (especially on the reading part). In generally I have a *very* hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, but I have never sought professional help for it (and if I did now it would probably look like I am just trying to score drugs for the LSAT).\n\nSo in this scenario - and similar ones - where someone needs a short-term solution to sit down and focus for a few hours, what can help them with that?", "How to improve focus in the short term (legally and substance-free) I am taking the LSAT next month and I have such a hard time staying focused (especially on the reading part). In generally I have a *very* hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, but I have never sought professional help for it (and if I did now it would probably look like I am just trying to score drugs for the LSAT).\n\nSo in this scenario - and similar ones - where someone needs a short-term solution to sit down and focus for a few hours, what can help them with that?", "How to improve focus in the short term (legally and substance-free) I am taking the LSAT next month and I have such a hard time staying focused (especially on the reading part). In generally I have a *very* hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, but I have never sought professional help for it (and if I did now it would probably look like I am just trying to score drugs for the LSAT).\n\nSo in this scenario - and similar ones - where someone needs a short-term solution to sit down and focus for a few hours, what can help them with that?", "How to improve focus in the short term (legally and substance-free) I am taking the LSAT next month and I have such a hard time staying focused (especially on the reading part). In generally I have a *very* hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, but I have never sought professional help for it (and if I did now it would probably look like I am just trying to score drugs for the LSAT).\n\nSo in this scenario - and similar ones - where someone needs a short-term solution to sit down and focus for a few hours, what can help them with that?", "How to improve focus in the short term (legally and substance-free) I am taking the LSAT next month and I have such a hard time staying focused (especially on the reading part). In generally I have a *very* hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, but I have never sought professional help for it (and if I did now it would probably look like I am just trying to score drugs for the LSAT).\n\nSo in this scenario - and similar ones - where someone needs a short-term solution to sit down and focus for a few hours, what can help them with that?", "How to improve focus in the short term (legally and substance-free) I am taking the LSAT next month and I have such a hard time staying focused (especially on the reading part). In generally I have a *very* hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, but I have never sought professional help for it (and if I did now it would probably look like I am just trying to score drugs for the LSAT).\n\nSo in this scenario - and similar ones - where someone needs a short-term solution to sit down and focus for a few hours, what can help them with that?" ]

[ "Listen to classical music while studying. If using pandora, simply play the classical channel. If on YouTube, search \"study music\" and you'll find hours worth of classical piano music. If you want a truly epic study session, search \"Lord of the Rings complete soundtrack\" on YouTube.", "Not really what you asked, but if you have a very hard time reading anything for more than a few minutes, you might want to reconsider law school. \n\nIf you are going to law school you need more than a short term fix. I suggest /r/zen/ Seriously. You don't have to wear funny clothes, but give it a try if you need focus.", "I took a Zoloft the other day and played video games for 6 hours straight, that's amazing becuase I usually can't play for more than hour. It's not a substance-free solution just a legal one. My friend has taken them to help her study and she says it works great btw. ", "You said substance free, but what if it were a natural supplement, like the ones you get at the grocery store? There are some supplements for focusing and attention, I just can't remember them off hand.", "Try chewing gum and maybe even if you have any other people not yet we're gonna have a chance grant from the same time to get someone without the boots. First one was a pain w the same name on a kneel and the beast is that a lot more to get a ride and the weather isn't much of a rapper. ", "Take up smoking cigarettes; I hear those help.\nVitamin b and/or Ginkgo biloba maybe\n\n" ]

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[ "How do you fix a bad sleep schedule? I’m taking a gap year currently and have a part time job in the evening, but my sleep schedule at the moment is horrible. I sleep at 3 am and wake up at 11am. What would be the most effective way to transition into a 12-7am?", "How do you fix a bad sleep schedule? I’m taking a gap year currently and have a part time job in the evening, but my sleep schedule at the moment is horrible. I sleep at 3 am and wake up at 11am. What would be the most effective way to transition into a 12-7am?", "How do you fix a bad sleep schedule? I’m taking a gap year currently and have a part time job in the evening, but my sleep schedule at the moment is horrible. I sleep at 3 am and wake up at 11am. What would be the most effective way to transition into a 12-7am?", "How do you fix a bad sleep schedule? I’m taking a gap year currently and have a part time job in the evening, but my sleep schedule at the moment is horrible. I sleep at 3 am and wake up at 11am. What would be the most effective way to transition into a 12-7am?", "How do you fix a bad sleep schedule? I’m taking a gap year currently and have a part time job in the evening, but my sleep schedule at the moment is horrible. I sleep at 3 am and wake up at 11am. What would be the most effective way to transition into a 12-7am?", "How do you fix a bad sleep schedule? I’m taking a gap year currently and have a part time job in the evening, but my sleep schedule at the moment is horrible. I sleep at 3 am and wake up at 11am. What would be the most effective way to transition into a 12-7am?" ]

[ "I've always been a fan of staying up overnight one night and crashing the following day at like 7pm. That usually fixes me pretty quickly.", "Why not a full 8 hours? Sleep habit forming can take 10--14 days for most people. When you are ready you can takes two approaches. If you can afford the rime, it is suggested to move your sleep schedule in 30min/1HR increments. Start with your wakeup time change and adjust your bed time accordingly.\n\nFalling asleep is the hard part for many people. What do you do totally asleep currently? Do you have trouble regularly sleeping or staying asleep?\n\n You can help the process with better before bed habits. Here are a few things:\n\n-A healthy dose of evening exercise.\n-Dinner with carbs! Personally I find that eating carbs makes me sleepy so I reserve my one carb meal for end of the day to help me sleep.\n-Shower/bath before crawling into bed.\n-No phone/screens (blue light) once you get into bed.\n-Reading if you need to get properly sleepy still or direct to lights out.", "You have to start with the wake up time, not the go to bed time. You can slowly transition (one week set alarm to 10:30am, next week move to 10am and so on) or do it all at once. The key will be keeping a consistent wake up time within one hour. No sleeping in on weekends. Avoid naps. Your wake up time sets your circadian rhythm and having your circadian rhythm lined up with a roughly midnight to 7am sleep schedule will make it easier to keep it that way. You keep a consistent wake up time, the earlier bedtime will follow.", "Take extended release melatonin 60 minutes before your desired bedtime. When bedtime comes, go lay in bed. The melatonin should knock you out shortly.\n\nYou shouldn’t need to use melatonin for more than a week or two. It’s a hormone, and will help your body recalibrate to the desired sleep cycle", "Get up at 7am, first day you'll be tired, that fatigue will allow you to sleep earlier the next night\n\nIf time is on your side, sleep 15m earlier each night and slowly transition", "Try to expose yourself to sunlight around the time you want to get up.. sunlight affects circadian rhythms" ]

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[ "ear wax removal Hi all,\n\nHope this is the correct place for this topic (apologies if not!).\n\nFor the last week I have had a blocked ear sensation (1 ear only). I had been using OTEX twice per day for 5 days but this seemed to make it worse (i.e. it has pushed the wax on to the ear drum). Yesterday I was able to have microsuction, although was told that a lot of the ear wax is caked onto the ear drum but now that some of the wax in the canal has been removed i should wait for the ear wax that is on the ear drum to soften and then that can be suctioned up in the next session.\n\nThe next session is 4 weeks away, just wondering if this gives enough time for the body to naturally migrate the ear wax away from the ear drum and further up the ear canal? i have been told to use softening drops 1 week before the appt. Conversely, in 4 weeks will the wax that has been removed in my first session now be replaced meaning that the 1st session was pointless?\n\nI am also concerned whether the wax on my ear drum could leave to an infection if let too long\n\nThanks for any help / guidance able to be provided", "ear wax removal Hi all,\n\nHope this is the correct place for this topic (apologies if not!).\n\nFor the last week I have had a blocked ear sensation (1 ear only). I had been using OTEX twice per day for 5 days but this seemed to make it worse (i.e. it has pushed the wax on to the ear drum). Yesterday I was able to have microsuction, although was told that a lot of the ear wax is caked onto the ear drum but now that some of the wax in the canal has been removed i should wait for the ear wax that is on the ear drum to soften and then that can be suctioned up in the next session.\n\nThe next session is 4 weeks away, just wondering if this gives enough time for the body to naturally migrate the ear wax away from the ear drum and further up the ear canal? i have been told to use softening drops 1 week before the appt. Conversely, in 4 weeks will the wax that has been removed in my first session now be replaced meaning that the 1st session was pointless?\n\nI am also concerned whether the wax on my ear drum could leave to an infection if let too long\n\nThanks for any help / guidance able to be provided", "ear wax removal Hi all,\n\nHope this is the correct place for this topic (apologies if not!).\n\nFor the last week I have had a blocked ear sensation (1 ear only). I had been using OTEX twice per day for 5 days but this seemed to make it worse (i.e. it has pushed the wax on to the ear drum). Yesterday I was able to have microsuction, although was told that a lot of the ear wax is caked onto the ear drum but now that some of the wax in the canal has been removed i should wait for the ear wax that is on the ear drum to soften and then that can be suctioned up in the next session.\n\nThe next session is 4 weeks away, just wondering if this gives enough time for the body to naturally migrate the ear wax away from the ear drum and further up the ear canal? i have been told to use softening drops 1 week before the appt. Conversely, in 4 weeks will the wax that has been removed in my first session now be replaced meaning that the 1st session was pointless?\n\nI am also concerned whether the wax on my ear drum could leave to an infection if let too long\n\nThanks for any help / guidance able to be provided", "ear wax removal Hi all,\n\nHope this is the correct place for this topic (apologies if not!).\n\nFor the last week I have had a blocked ear sensation (1 ear only). I had been using OTEX twice per day for 5 days but this seemed to make it worse (i.e. it has pushed the wax on to the ear drum). Yesterday I was able to have microsuction, although was told that a lot of the ear wax is caked onto the ear drum but now that some of the wax in the canal has been removed i should wait for the ear wax that is on the ear drum to soften and then that can be suctioned up in the next session.\n\nThe next session is 4 weeks away, just wondering if this gives enough time for the body to naturally migrate the ear wax away from the ear drum and further up the ear canal? i have been told to use softening drops 1 week before the appt. Conversely, in 4 weeks will the wax that has been removed in my first session now be replaced meaning that the 1st session was pointless?\n\nI am also concerned whether the wax on my ear drum could leave to an infection if let too long\n\nThanks for any help / guidance able to be provided", "ear wax removal Hi all,\n\nHope this is the correct place for this topic (apologies if not!).\n\nFor the last week I have had a blocked ear sensation (1 ear only). I had been using OTEX twice per day for 5 days but this seemed to make it worse (i.e. it has pushed the wax on to the ear drum). Yesterday I was able to have microsuction, although was told that a lot of the ear wax is caked onto the ear drum but now that some of the wax in the canal has been removed i should wait for the ear wax that is on the ear drum to soften and then that can be suctioned up in the next session.\n\nThe next session is 4 weeks away, just wondering if this gives enough time for the body to naturally migrate the ear wax away from the ear drum and further up the ear canal? i have been told to use softening drops 1 week before the appt. Conversely, in 4 weeks will the wax that has been removed in my first session now be replaced meaning that the 1st session was pointless?\n\nI am also concerned whether the wax on my ear drum could leave to an infection if let too long\n\nThanks for any help / guidance able to be provided", "ear wax removal Hi all,\n\nHope this is the correct place for this topic (apologies if not!).\n\nFor the last week I have had a blocked ear sensation (1 ear only). I had been using OTEX twice per day for 5 days but this seemed to make it worse (i.e. it has pushed the wax on to the ear drum). Yesterday I was able to have microsuction, although was told that a lot of the ear wax is caked onto the ear drum but now that some of the wax in the canal has been removed i should wait for the ear wax that is on the ear drum to soften and then that can be suctioned up in the next session.\n\nThe next session is 4 weeks away, just wondering if this gives enough time for the body to naturally migrate the ear wax away from the ear drum and further up the ear canal? i have been told to use softening drops 1 week before the appt. Conversely, in 4 weeks will the wax that has been removed in my first session now be replaced meaning that the 1st session was pointless?\n\nI am also concerned whether the wax on my ear drum could leave to an infection if let too long\n\nThanks for any help / guidance able to be provided" ]

[ "Use the drops and get one the little plungers that are used to suck snot out of baby's noses. Fill it with water (warm) after letting the softening drops work for a day or so, and flush your ear by pushing the water in to your canal. Over a sink, of course. You will see the results...", "There is a ear syringe that can be bought that sprays three ways but not a direct hit to the ear drum. Hydrogen peroxide to initially clean. Followed up with the tri-spray ear syringe. Maybe a touch of dawn in the warm water.", "Water-pic.\n\nMy doc used one to clear an ear blockage. \n\nVery warm water on lowest setting with a large bore attachment.", "My childhood doctor told me to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide in one ear, lay down side-sleeper wise on the other ear, and hold a cotton ball to the ear with the drops (to catch the wax that pops up). Wait a few minutes or until the hydrogen peroxide bubbling has slowed. Repeat in other ear.", "Go buy a pump like this:\n\nhttps://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/d12b8c55-8130-47b4-b909-c3adefb534b9.17266bb72dfa94ef6165ff97d17474a9.jpeg\n\nFill it with warm water and blow it into your ear canal with force, until the wax gets dislodged. Do that over a sink. It might take 5 to 10 pumps to unblock your ear.", "Ear Candles are a little unnerving to use but they can help suck out the ear wax. Probably after that softener." ]

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[ "Waterproof inside of shoes? I'm going to a festival in a few days, and the weather looks set to be bad. It's not in a huge field or anything, so I don't see the need to bring out the welly boots, (I don't even have a pair,) but was wondering if anyone had a good idea how to waterproof my feet through my shoes.", "Waterproof inside of shoes? I'm going to a festival in a few days, and the weather looks set to be bad. It's not in a huge field or anything, so I don't see the need to bring out the welly boots, (I don't even have a pair,) but was wondering if anyone had a good idea how to waterproof my feet through my shoes.", "Waterproof inside of shoes? I'm going to a festival in a few days, and the weather looks set to be bad. It's not in a huge field or anything, so I don't see the need to bring out the welly boots, (I don't even have a pair,) but was wondering if anyone had a good idea how to waterproof my feet through my shoes.", "Waterproof inside of shoes? I'm going to a festival in a few days, and the weather looks set to be bad. It's not in a huge field or anything, so I don't see the need to bring out the welly boots, (I don't even have a pair,) but was wondering if anyone had a good idea how to waterproof my feet through my shoes." ]

[ "When I used to camp more frequently I would put my feet inside of plastic grocery bags then into my shoes, cut off the extra around your ankles. You might crinkle a bit, but your feet will stay dry. ", "Commercial shoe waterproofing is designed only to damp-proof the shoe against occasional drips of rain, not protect it against the concerted onslaught of a downpour and 6\" of mud at a festival. It won't keep out serious water, IOW. If you step in a puddle in your waterproofed shoes, they will still get soaked.\n\nI would just wear a pair of canvas sneakers and let your feet get wet. That's part of the experience. It's July anyway, innit? Won't hurt to get your feet wet.\n\nIf you really hate the feeling of wet feet inside wet squidgy Chucks, then put your feet in baggies, so instead of \"the guy in wellies\", you can be \"the guy with his feet in baggies\".\n\nI'm sorry, I don't see a real way out of this for you. You can either waterproof your shoes and be really careful where you walk and try not to step in any puddles and promptly come in out of any downpours, or else you can just wear sneakers. Or wellies. Or flipflops.", "I don't have any ideas for waterproofing but will tell you that wool socks are a heck of a lot more comfortable in the wet. The wool wicks moisture away from you and stays lofty and warm. So much more comfortable than soggy cotton or icky polyester. It's why hikers wear them.", "All of these are good tips, but I'd just bring along a second pair of socks and shoes for after. Waterproofing your shoes in the ways they're suggesting will also keep all of your foot-sweat in, which'll give you the same problems you're trying to avoid." ]

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[ "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!", "How to avoid office drama at a new job How do I start my new job, integrate well, yet stay out of office drama?\n\nEveryone has started a new job and run into those conversations in their first days/weeks. The ones where someone \"warns\" you or gives you a friendly heads up about so-and-so or whatever. I am a naturally friendly, sociable person and want to feel like part of the team without getting taken in by that negativity. Something I have regrettably failed at before.\n\nSo this may sound like a no-brainer to some, but give me your LPTs on this, please!" ]

[ "Find the biggest guy there and challenge him to a fight. Even if you lose you'll earn the respect of your new co-workers.", "FYI, you can be friendly with your co workers, always remember they are not your friends, ever. When the shit hits the fan, the ship is sinking, it will be every man for themselves, always wear your life jacket so you don't go down with the rest. You'll figure out fast who the back stabbers are, then you just avoid them if possible, protect yourself.", "Just do your best to appear neutral, poeople will respect you even if they get slightly annoyed that you aren't taking their sides. Platitudes and defusing sentences about \"everyone is different\" \"maybe they just had a bad day\" \"oh I don't know that person that well, so I wouldn't know\" etc. \n\nAt work I'm the safety representative who also has responsibility for the \"psycho-social environment\" at work, which means I occasionally have to try to resolve drama issues. Just keep a professional distance (to the drama, not the people) and be neutral.\n", "Remember, you're there to work, not to make friends or chat. It's much harder to get caught up in BS when you're busy with doing your job well.\n\nIf someone tries to rope you in to gossip, do not engage, do not agree. You are a neutral party. Listen to what people have to say, so that you get a sense of what's going on, but do not contribute.\n\n\"Carol is such a micromanager.\" - I don't really know Carol/I don't have an opinion on that.\n\n\"This project is a bajillion dollars over budget and should have never been tasked to our department.\" - Hear out the backstory, and leave it at \"my scope is to tackle X within Y timeframe, which is achievable.\"\n\n\"You seem to chat with Steven a lot. He really burned this department a few years ago.\" - Steven has been helpful while I learn this new job. I apologize if his presence has been disruptive, I will take my meetings with him behind closed doors/offsite/etc. (side note: gossips hate this because they can't keep an eye on things)", "When someone starts trying to gossip with you just stop them and tell them straight up that you don't care about any drama. ", "Remember to never trust someone who brings you the gossip. They will take the gossip from you as well and tell it to others.", "You can't. Even if you don't say anything people will say shit. They can't accept a person not partaking in the banter. You just have to accept that and do as you please. ", "Don't share much of anything except work related experience for anpbout a month. You will learn who the gossips are (they will spread your information as fast as you give it) and if a hot topic enters the conversation, even if you feel passionate about it, put up a hand and say I don't follow \"topic\" because it is too volatile. \n\"Oh, I don't follow politics because it's too volatile\"\n\"Oh, so you don't care what is happening today??\"\n\" I care, but not enough to create a scene at work over it. It's too volatile\" \n\"So what you are saying is you are a trump/Clinton loving jerk who thinks everyone should own guns/killing babies is ok?\"\nYou: walks away, \"this is why....\"" ]

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[ "How do you easily get lint out of velcro? I searched the web for this, the most common result was to pick it out with tweezers or a pin. I've also tried brushing it out which I have found does next to nothing. [My coat has a bunch of these velcro strips](http://i.imgur.com/JAhUho5.jpg) on it and they accumulate lint quickly. It takes forever to pick out. Does anyone have any quick solutions?", "How do you easily get lint out of velcro? I searched the web for this, the most common result was to pick it out with tweezers or a pin. I've also tried brushing it out which I have found does next to nothing. [My coat has a bunch of these velcro strips](http://i.imgur.com/JAhUho5.jpg) on it and they accumulate lint quickly. It takes forever to pick out. Does anyone have any quick solutions?", "How do you easily get lint out of velcro? I searched the web for this, the most common result was to pick it out with tweezers or a pin. I've also tried brushing it out which I have found does next to nothing. [My coat has a bunch of these velcro strips](http://i.imgur.com/JAhUho5.jpg) on it and they accumulate lint quickly. It takes forever to pick out. Does anyone have any quick solutions?" ]

[ "Never actually tried it, but -\n\nAt the chemist / pharmacy / drug store they often sell fine toothed combs which are used for removing nits / head lice. If you run one of those through the velcro hooks, it might clear them out.\n\n", "[Dog fur brush](http://www.amazon.com/Brush-DeShedding-Tool-FUR-DOCTOR/dp/B00E0QYJPW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1384548102&sr=8-2&keywords=dog+fur+brush) \nOnly works in the hooks half of velcro. If the lint is jammed in the loops half of the velcro, time to replace the velcro.", "A fine-toothed comb can work, but try not to use one that is too pointy, or you will snag and tear. It takes patience, but I believe using your fingers is the safest bet." ]

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[ "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?", "How to get down shoes that are tied together and thrown over a wire on my street. Annoying, and there for month now. Too high for any stable ladder or extendable grasping tool. Throw rocks at it? Shoot an arrow (not that I have one...)?" ]

[ "Back at our college house, my roommate parked his truck under the line, climbed on top, then I found a big stick in the yard and lit the tip on fire. I handed the stick to him after he climbed up, lit, and then he held it up and burned through the laces. Only took a sec. \n\nBONUS INFO\n\nAfter we got them down we realized they were like military issue army boots. We proceeded to spraypaint them gold and put them on a shelf as an impromptu art piece. Years of compliments. ", "You should probably just call the utility. They generally own the poles and wires and want to keep them safe.", "Don't fuck with wires unless you know for certain what you are doing. A 550V line will hit you so hard you won't even know you died.", "I've knocked out 3 pairs using a basketball and hitting one shoe so it swings around, but make sure you hit the shoe in the correct direction or you'll wrap it around the line again.", "Wow if you get them down after they have been struck by lightning, you might get really good basketball skills like in \"Like Mike\".\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Mike", "I taped razor blades in a fan pattern (similar to splaying a deck of cards) around the edge of my Frisbee, minus a short area for my hand. It worked on the first flick. Just make sure there's nothing near the landing zone. ", "\nSpray it with \"goof off\". The laces will melt in a couple of hours. As will your eyes, as you stand in the street spraying them with goof-off. ", "Shoes hanging on the line means somebody is selling drugs in your neighborhood? If it's black shoes it's Heroin.", "Becareful, because shoes tied together over a wire is how gangs mark their territory as warning to rival gangs. So disrupting their signs might result in violence, just becareful, and have a police around when you do it.\n" ]

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[ "Difficult class with all notes posted online Hey everyone, I've got a specific request in regards to title.\n\nOne of my math classes this semester is especially difficult. It involves not only math, but logic and optimization including some use of programming. But the professor (who is not a native speaker) writes ALL of the notes down by hand and posts them online.\nSo far, I've been copying the notes down and not getting a full understanding of what I am writing. \n\nI'm curious if it would be better to just write down specific things the instructor SAYS and not take notes down, but try to fully understand the content. Then later, download and print out the online notes. It doesn't help that the notes are basically math definitions and not a lot of examples, so it feels like I'm writing in another language for the majority of it.\n\nAny other methods that could help me with this? I feel I'm spending more time and focus into writing 4 pages of notes than I am actually learning the content?\n\nUpdate: This is a 400G course at my university meaning it's not an early class and there are a few graduate students in the class (potentailly) although I am not a graduate student. There is a tutor center on my college, but this course is not included in it since it is at a high level. I believe my tutor center does level 200 courses and a few 300 level courses. Usually (at my university) the 100 = freshman/intro; 200 = sophomore; 300 = junior; and 400+ = senior and graduate. The 'G' indicates it is also a graduate class.", "Difficult class with all notes posted online Hey everyone, I've got a specific request in regards to title.\n\nOne of my math classes this semester is especially difficult. It involves not only math, but logic and optimization including some use of programming. But the professor (who is not a native speaker) writes ALL of the notes down by hand and posts them online.\nSo far, I've been copying the notes down and not getting a full understanding of what I am writing. \n\nI'm curious if it would be better to just write down specific things the instructor SAYS and not take notes down, but try to fully understand the content. Then later, download and print out the online notes. It doesn't help that the notes are basically math definitions and not a lot of examples, so it feels like I'm writing in another language for the majority of it.\n\nAny other methods that could help me with this? I feel I'm spending more time and focus into writing 4 pages of notes than I am actually learning the content?\n\nUpdate: This is a 400G course at my university meaning it's not an early class and there are a few graduate students in the class (potentailly) although I am not a graduate student. There is a tutor center on my college, but this course is not included in it since it is at a high level. I believe my tutor center does level 200 courses and a few 300 level courses. Usually (at my university) the 100 = freshman/intro; 200 = sophomore; 300 = junior; and 400+ = senior and graduate. The 'G' indicates it is also a graduate class." ]

[ "Has he posted the notes online before class, or does he write down all his notes in lecture and then post them online afterward? If he posts the notes before class, print them out and try looking at what he's going to discuss in advance and just read through it all. Then during the lecture, make sure to listen to everything he says and follow along on the printed notes and make comments on what he says.\n\nIf it is the latter and he posts them afterward, you should focus on his descriptions rather than what he writes down (since they're mostly definitions). Make quick summarized versions of what he's saying that you understand. You may be interpreting them incorrectly but you can check with the posted notes and try and piece together a better understanding. Try your best to follow along in class and then go and analyze the notes. Another option is to find someone who has taken the class before and get the notes he posted for them and then try my suggestions in the first paragraph.\n\nRegardless, make heavy use of whatever office hours you have. Is there no teaching assistant (TA) for the class? If not go to the professor directly or email him if its something you can describe in text.", "Ask the professor if you can take audio recordings; that way you can focus on the generalities of what is being said while knowing you aren't losing out on the details. Make sure to ask though, and respect the professor's decision; there can be major penalties if you record without permission, depending on your school. \n\nForming a study group (as was previously suggested) is also a good idea. Different people take different notes so you'll get more coverage, and someone might understand the part that you're struggling with, and vice versa. \n\nI've heard of students typing notes into a common google document where they can ask for clarification in text during the lecture, that way if there is something that no one understands someone can get an explanation after lecture or in office hours and share it. Obviously this requires a laptop and the willingness of the group though" ]

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[ "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr", "I'm 18 and just got my first job what should I do with my pay checks? My grandfather told me to join a cr" ]

[ "Minimize your spendings, both on leisure and bills and save up until you have at least one month's pay on your primary account at the end of the month, every month.\n\nAfter that you can start spending a bit more, while slowly adding money to a secondary account for future travels or large purchases.\n\nPart of being a grown-up is that you have to expect that at any time, any day, something will happen that'll result in a massive bill, which may take up your entire pay-check. The further ahead you've planned your budget, the easier it'll be to enjoy the excess cash.", "A lot of people are saying the obvious: \n\n* Cash them (smartasses)\n\n* Save some portion of your wages each month (in different account setups, the complexity of which seems to vary quite a lot) \n\n* Worry about 'investing', 'mutual funds' etc later, after you've saved a little first. \n\nBut there's more to saving than that. Having a goal is very useful, and spending your money well is also helpful. Do up a rough budget, what your expenses are, how much you'd like to have saved before college, how much you'll need to save each month to achieve that etc, and this will give you a good idea of where you stand. then you can look at the other suggestions for how to get into good saving habits. \n\n\nNow, here's where my advice differs from the others: Your first 'real' paycheck is a big deal, and you earn money so that you can enjoy it. It's important to be adult and responsible when it comes to money, but it's also important to enjoy your new-found money, and learn that working hard isn't just a horrible necessity of becoming an adult, but it also comes with it's own rewards. \n\nWhat I'm saying is, for your first paycheck, set aside a little more than you normally would and reward yourself. Don't just piss it away on bills and niggling expenses and drink - buy something lasting and significant. \n\nI bought my first phone with my first paycheck, and I loved it so much that I actually enjoyed my new job a little more for it. The fact that it was tangible reminded me that my hard work does pay off. Some of my friends bought TVs or put downpayments on cars. Some of these are more practical than others, but they're all big, lasting purchases that really show you what you can earn with your hard work, and give you an appreciation for work/life balance. \n\n...but do save some of it. ", "**SERIOUS ANSWER!!!** Direct Deposit. Ask your employer to set up a direct deposit account, so that your checks go directly into a savings account. All the social science literature out there says that direct deposits are the best rout financially, that they lead to greater savings, and that all high socioeconomic status individuals prefer direct deposit. Please OP, I'm being totally serious and this is the single greatest LPT I can offer about finances.", "I feel like this save 10% shit is the worst advice I've ever heard. If you have no expenses(like myself) and are making lets say 450 a paycheck then you should be saving 320 of it.", "Set up a roth IRA retirement fund invested in a simple, no hassle, no touch index fund and MOST IMPORTANTLY set up automatic withdrawal so a portion is taken out of your checks before you can spend it!! Trust me your retired self with thank me. Compound interest favors the young.\n\n", "Save as much as you can without hating your life. Set a dollar amount that you need to pay bills, and have a modest social life, then save the rest. Now, ignore all the \"save now so when you turn 70 you will have millions BS. You could die tomorrow. Athe US dollar may be worthless by the time your 70, or the stock market could crash 17 times betwebetween today and your retirment. Not saying you shouldn't prep for your future.. but you are crazy young. Save for a specific thing. Something you can only justify when you are young, and free of the chains that life will bring. Save for a European trip. Move somewhere you have always wanted to live, and use the dough you saved to do it. Explore the world around you. Enable yourself to do something that you will never forget, and do this by being financially smart today. As a 32 year old, I only wish I had spent less time focusing on today, when I could have focused on all the things I cold do tomorrow! \n\nGood luck!", "If you are unsure how long the job will last, I'd say save a chunk of it (the percentage if up to you) and put it somewhere you can't get to it easily -so you are less tempted to spend it. This way if you become unemployed or need the spare cash when you get to college you have a head start.\n\n\n", "If you are going to college soon it'd be best to put it in an account of some sort and only leave a small portion for spending money because chances are you won't want to be working in college and you'll want to have a good amount of money if something comes up, you decide you want a car, or you want to bring someone on a nice date. Hope this helps!", "And definitely go with a cr", "but seriously savings account and put as much as you can away every check. College will eat it all away in a month or so but its the thought that counts!", "Where are you? In Canada, I'd say invest in RRSPs and TFSAs, both retirement vehicles. Save and invest now if you can, then you can retire young.", "This might seem strange but my dad told me to spend my first pay check on something I really wanted (I was still living at home at this point and didn't have any real expenses). He said this would give me a good work ethic in that when I'm working I'm actually getting something out of it and it's not jut pointless (where simply saving it wouldn't really help). I got a really nice set of speakers!\n\nSecond thing that my granny said was to buy your parents a present to thank them for looking after you for the past 18 years. Doesn't have to be something expensive, it's very much the thought that counts! I got my mum a nice bunch of flowers and paid for us to go out for dinner :). Good memories and definitely recommend. ", "Take 25% or more of your paycheck (you're young and probably don't have a TON of bills at this point) and put it into [no load index funds](http://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T041-C009-S001-great-funds-you-can-own-for-500-or-less.html) (mutual funds that aren't really managed individually, but rather track the market as a whole) They tend actually to outperform most managed funds and have MUCH lower fees. \n\nIf you keep investing in that throughout your working life, it will take decades off your retirement as it will eventually have enough in it to supplement your actual wage earning, plus capital gains are taxed at a much better rate than normal earned income. I'm in my mid 30's and I've managed to put about 150,000 in mine (compounding interest is a powerful thing,) I take half of what it earns, reinvest it in the fund, and I take the other half, pay the taxes, and then buy something nice for myself every single year. \n\n", "Set up a savings account and autodraft/deposit 50 - 100$ into it every month/paycheck (which ever you can afford). Do not touch the savings for anything but the utmost emergencies. The savings account money will pretty much be your retirement fund since 18-29 year olds probably won't have social security or any benefits like their parents/grandparents. \n\nIf/when you get a better job, try and keep a minimum balance of like 1k/2k in your checking account, anything over that, go ahead and toss that into your savings too.", "Save what you can. Invest your money and time wisely.\nYour friends asking you to go out? Pick up a 12 pack and invite them over for a good time without yelling over obnoxiously loud music. Find cheaper, but just as enjoyable alternatives.\n\nGo to /r/frugal. ", "Save that shit.\n\nI'm fucking on the other side of the fucking globe because I saved that shit.\n\nSo save that shit.", "Save a portion until you amass a thousand. Invest in a Vanguard fund. Those people have never disappointed me in twenty years.", "Pay yourself first. Save 25-30% and get used to it. Set your lifestyles from here on out accordingly. Never sacrifice your savings. You can always save more, but you should never save less. By the time you realize I was right, I'll be dead and gone., but you'll be happily debt free with a huge nest egg.", "If your job offers a 401k, do it. No need for 10% while your 18, but even a couple % off each check will add up after a while", "If you have access to a cr", "If you don't have any bills, find a place where you can open a savings account (hopefully one that won't require a minimum of $200 to open.) Depending on if you need items, such as clothes to replace old ones and food, put anywhere from 20-50% of your paycheck in savings. American National would be a bad idea since their policy on taking money out of savings is 3 free times + 3 times with a fee per quarter. The reason why I said avoid that bank, and those that are similar, is because if it's a monthly or semi - monthly paycheck, you'll want to be able to pull money out at the end of the pay period in case you need it. \n\nIf you don't have any bills, this is a great chance to save up for anything. Unless you live in a super crowded area, I'd recommend on getting a car. But wait a while. You don't have to freak out now if you don't get as many hours one week and if you do get more hours, that'll just mean you're going to have a lot more money. I'd get a car that's a couple of years old once I have a very good down payment plus at least a few month's worth of payments, in case of job loss. And don't forget about insurance if you're the one who has to have your own policy. \n\nIf you live in a place where it's too expensive to have a car, I'd probably save money for a good computer and some games. A computer and games aren't going to get you far but if you need a computer, you have it. Or save up to have your own furniture and whatever to move out. It's hard to say what to do with your money at first, but at least start saving and get a habit. If you have to pay for college, that'd be one responsible thing to do with your money, or even a trade school.", "Either put all of your money into savings to help you move out of your home sooner or to offset the cost of college, or put most of your money into savings to help you move out of your home sooner or to offset the cost of college, and use the remainder on yourself. \n\nPersonally, I didn't have me time growing up, and I worked when I turned 15, so all of my money went into savings (except for what I used on my car/insurance/phone, naturally), and was able to move out of my home during college without any loans.", "Definitely use a cr", "Start a bank account SOMEWHERE and put 10% of your check in there every single paycheck before you even do anything with it. This will get you used to saving money. Don't touch that money until you need it. It will really help if you blow a tire, or need new brakes, or a root canal, or a deposit on an apartment, or something. If possible, start a checking account, and a second savings account if you can. So you have the \"tire fund\" in one, that is 10% of every check. Then you start a savings account separate and save every penny you can before college, then you use your checking account as your \"spending\" spending account. I wish someone had tipped me off to this system when I was your age!" ]

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[ "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!", "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!", "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!", "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!", "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!", "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!", "Tips for looking and applying for jobs Hi all,\n\nI'm just about to graduate from a master's degree in Molecular medicine and I'm now looking at jobs to apply for.\n\nI'm looking to get a job in medical writing, policy advising or something biology business related. I would also love to go and live in a big city and I am keen to move abroad (currently in the UK) or work in London.\n\nThe issue is that all jobs usually require 2 or more years experience and I'm not sure what city is best to look at for graduates. How do I go about finding a job related to these sectors where I can actually get some experience? What advice do you guys have for a recent master's graduate when looking for jobs?\n\nThank you all!" ]

[ "Look at companies you'd like to work for and connect people on LinkedIn who work for them. \n\nConnect on LinkedIn for anyone with the word \"recruiter\" who works in your field.\n\nMake a goal to send 5 resumes or applications a day. \n\nSet up a google Voice number solely for finding a job. That way any call that comes in on that number you know to answer professionally.\n\nDon't sweat the experience. Lots of jobs say that. Just come across professional and willing to fit into their company and that you like their culture.", "Find companies/positions that you want to apply for. \n\nBeef up your LinkedIn account. \n\nUsing LinkedIn contact recruiters at the companies you wish to apply for. \n\nSend them a greeting and introduce yourself. \n\nGive them a brief summary of what you've done and how you're a good fit for the role 1-2 sentences. \n\nAsk them what you want specifically. Job you hope to apply for. \n\nRecruiters are your in into the company. They are literally the ones that get resumes to the hiring manager use them to help you since you both want the same thing. \n", "I work in HR, I think a lot of places will overlook your lack of experience if you can sell yourself in your Cover Letter and really explain how you already have the skill set required for the job. Whether you gained it from the classes you took, activities/clubs you were a part of - or even other work experience. You gotta stretch it, but make the hiring department believe it. When you're applying for the job, explain how you can do the job listed. Go off of the job description and pretty much state how you can do that. If you get phone interviews or in person, give real examples of how you can perform the job. apply to everything you can, expect to hear nothing, and don't get discouraged. Work with recruiters, network network network - seem interested in the companies. Do you research on the company and what they're working on currently - also if possible, learn more about the specific department you're applying for. From my experience in HR - it's really a lot of your personality and how you'll fit with the current team. you could have all the experience required to do the job, but if you dont seem like a good fit of personality, you won't get it. just be genuine and kind and knowledgeable. be honest. don't lie.", "Start with the oldest jobs posts on Craigslist \nGood percentage of people don't work out on new job . Contact them before they even run a new ad , interview all by yourself with a manager who's not all stressed from a bunch of shitty sifting interviews . \nHas worked every time for me over the last 20 years . \nOften the manager/recruiter is impressed and appreciative of the technique . \n\nStill check new posts becuase your dream job may be there , in that case go for it ! \n\nResume tip : go for making the person reading it laugh . \nPut something witty .they've been looking at Boring vanilla resumes all day and then yours pops up with a scoop of rocky road . \n\n\nEx: \n\nI was known as \"the fireman \" because of my ability to put out fires ( angry customer ) with my customer service skills \n\nYes , something as subtle/cheesy as that can make you Stand out \n\nGoogle: funny resumes \n\nDress to impress , no money ? Go to goodwill \n\nGo to YouTube and search interview / resume tips . \n\nAlso \nMention any personal development education you've completed \nLike tony Robbins , zig zigglar , grant cardone books or Coarses . \n\n\nI'd wish you luck but you don't need it ", "I don't know anything about your field but I just graduated and got a job in my field and the big thing all my interviewers liked was all the volunteering I had done even tho it was in a charity shop or community project and totally unrelated they seemed really shocked and impressed it shows you're dedicated and work hard. Also after interviews send hand written thank you cards maybe with a little joke in related to the interview works a treat! Good luck! ", "Find someone you consider successful in your field and ask them for advice on how to get there. This will open up a conversation much easier than asking for a job, people can't risk giving out advice. They'll likely know someone who is hiring, or other connections you can talk to. THey'll remember the conversation in a positive light and will be more likely to get back to you if they hear of something. This is a good way to open network connections.", "It's a little late for this, but this is the reason many students do internships. Those relationships are what frequently lead to jobs once they graduate.\n\nIn your case, the only hope you have is any career counseling/placement resources your school may have. Sometimes universities have industry relationships that can lead to lucrative entry level jobs for their students. But you ideally should have jumped on that sooner rather than now, so close to graduation.\n\nIf there is an employment/temp agency in your field that exists in London or another major city, that can be an in.\n\nBut really, asking this question now is a bit late. You're in a tough spot. Given you're apparently a Master's student, I'm surprised you weren't already forming this experience and these relationships during your study." ]

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[ "How to be fully energetic from the morning to evening These days, being vigorous all day long, is getting difficult to me. I woke up at 9am, with much difficulty, and getting sleepy at 6pm. I'm assuming I dont eat well enough, I should probably add more fruits like oranges and maybe Vitamin C, but I'm sure there are several life pro tips that can enhance my general vigorousness and allow me to be motivated enough to work on a longer period and go to gym more often.", "How to be fully energetic from the morning to evening These days, being vigorous all day long, is getting difficult to me. I woke up at 9am, with much difficulty, and getting sleepy at 6pm. I'm assuming I dont eat well enough, I should probably add more fruits like oranges and maybe Vitamin C, but I'm sure there are several life pro tips that can enhance my general vigorousness and allow me to be motivated enough to work on a longer period and go to gym more often.", "How to be fully energetic from the morning to evening These days, being vigorous all day long, is getting difficult to me. I woke up at 9am, with much difficulty, and getting sleepy at 6pm. I'm assuming I dont eat well enough, I should probably add more fruits like oranges and maybe Vitamin C, but I'm sure there are several life pro tips that can enhance my general vigorousness and allow me to be motivated enough to work on a longer period and go to gym more often." ]

[ "Definitely get a health MOT to check there's nothing medically wrong with you, once that comes back clear: \n\nPersonally I find limiting carbohydrate rich meals/snacks during my active periods of the day sees me having better energy. Everyone's different, but try changing up your macro balances. Ditching sugary snacks at work stops me crashing for sure.\n\nStandard things like drinking more water, taking a solid multivit and getting daily exercise will help in many cases. (You're not always going to feel super motivated to work out. Get your ass in the gym anyway and try your best. You'll most likely feel more energetic the next day anyway. I'm fighting this myself right now and it's a hard thing to psych yourself up for, but I need to get back on track. Every day I give into my excuses is way more steps backwards than a crappy workout. Taking a cycle/walk if you really can't face the gym is beneficial still.)\n\nAlso remember to take time to do things that you enjoy, stress/overworking yourself will make anyone feel lethargic.\n\nGood luck, hope you feel better soon.", "You could have low iron in your blood,take some iron supplements. If you're assuming you don't eat well,you probably know you don't.Change your diet", "Listen to music, drink cold water, chew gum and just be happy throughout the day. Try and make a routine so your body gets accustomed to being active and awake at certain times. " ]

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[ "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials.", "What is good way to start coding? Also what is a good way to memorize it? I started doing Python on CodeAcadamy but ended up forgetting some essentials." ]

[ "Just doing it over and over. Look up anything you don't know or forget and type it out a few times. Come up with projects that will push you to learn new things and allow you to continue repeating what you know.", "The only way is to keep doing it.\n\nStart by solving simple problems. Renaming music files? A tiny alarm clock? Keep it simple at first, but still useful. Then make those programs better. Keep improving them, possibly rewrite them as they will most likely be crap (all out first programs are crap). Just keep at it.\n\nAlso, at first, start with a simple language (such as, for example, Python), so you can focus on problem solving and structure. More advanced language features will only confuse you until you have the basics nailed down.", "Do/solve stuff you enjoy. When I first started, I made a simple script (or you can call it an app). You give it an equation and different X values and it will do the math without the need to plug it in a calculator each time for a different value. Saved me a lot of time when I was dealing with my calculus homework. ", "The way I learnt to code was through a YouTube channel named TheNewBoston. He taught me how to use Pygame and Python. Comment all of your code so you can understand it later on, and most of all: remember that is code in the basic languages are designed to be as understandable as possible to humans, while still being code. So a good way to develop your coding skills is to read through the code and spot how its text is related to what it does. Also, a good thing I used to do was to complete a set of code, then learn another way of writing the same code with different logic and instructions (if that makes sense). If you want an example, reply because I can give you one but it'll take some time to explain. - Computing A2 level student :) ", "I learned more by reading other people's code and hacking at it than I did from books.. books are fine maybe but only to browse.. you do need a good reference site though for api and things and sites with code snippets to do tasks .. like open a socket and send mail.. you don't want to spend a week figuring that out .. \n\nBut mostly .. reading other people's code will get you there .. if you can find a good repository and the code is well documented. \n\nand then start building small tools .. then jump up to a full application.. ", "I dunno, it's real hard, learn punctuation real well whatever language you choose, html is basically just type it in the code, and it shows up, so that's a beggining", "Code school, codecademy, or tree house. I used the first two and things were making sense to me. My husband is a developer and likes code school and tree house", "Write stuff you can use to solve a problem of your own.\n\nMake sample code your own rather than making an exact copy of it. \n", "Realize that most books and course will only let you copy code, not formulate your own. You will hit a brick wall where you need to try and make your own things. This is really tough, and take a lot of work. A lot of \"programmers\" never get past this and drop off. If your serious then push through, make projects, get passionate and carry on.\n\nAlso realize that programmings not for everyone, and if its not working for you after a while, have an honest conversation with yourself about whether this is for you or if your skills lie in other directions.", "Start with Turing. Its one of the simplest languages to learn. Just basically become really good with the language and then keep on moving on to others. " ]

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[ "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? ", "What are some exercises I can do to burn some calories at a desk job without looking more of an idiot than normal? " ]

[ "You could take up smoking, next thing you know you'll be up walking out of the office every 15 minutes\n\nSarcasm before I get chastised by every one in this sub.", "Drink LOTS of water. 1 - water is good for you. 2 - you'll have to pee, a lot. More peeing means more trips to the bathroom means more calories burned. ", "vacuum exercise. basically you suck in your gut and hold your breathe for an extended period of time. It sounds easy, but...just try it. Look up the proper instructions before doing it", "I agree with the ab clenches and vacuums. I also have a forearm exerciser and grip strength squeezers. They do squeek a bit though so it sounds kind of funny as I squeeky squeeky my forearms to fitness.", "Do the Buttock Wave. First left then right. Alternate. Synchronise. Do a rythm. \n\nBest thing is it's pretty much invisible to anyone else.", "Get up for a cup of water and walk up and down stairs in the building\n\nGo for a walk while eating your lunch (pack a portable lunch)", "Do you have random, open conference rooms? If so, go and do several planks per day. Start with 30 sec, then increase to 1min..etc. You'll be surprised how quickly this builds up. I now have several coworkers joining me each day. ", "My mom takes walks during her lunch break (hour long lunch breaks rule) with coworkers. It keeps your energy up for the day by getting some sunlight, and walking with coworkers helps with coworker relations obviously. ", "I've been working on adding some sort of physically activity to my desk job as well. \n\nMy building has a mezzanine level lobby, so rather than take the escalator, I take the stairs up and down (about a flight and a half) whenever I enter or leave the building. I try to take the stairs down the 14 floors at least once a week as well. I haven't tried taking them up yet - one day I'll try. \n\nI drink a ton of water during the day, so I have to get up and pee quite often. At least once or twice a day I do 25 squats after peeing. It's quick and I'm in a private bathroom so no one sees me. \n\nWhile I'm sitting at my desk, I sit straight with my legs straight out in front of me for 60 seconds. I do this at least once every 30 min throughout the day. I've noticed it helps my lower abs and quads. \n\nMy building also has a gym that is discounted to tenants so some people in my office will spend their 30 min lunch break running and eat lunch at their desk. \n\n", "I heard that shaking your leg up and down when you're sitting can burn a good amount of calories over time. ", "I got a little set of bike pedals that go under my desk. Don't fit under all desks, though. After a while, pedalling and typing becomes automatic. \n\nOr, alternatively, \"bike\" pedal motion in the air by lifting your feet off the ground while you're sitting, alternately, the slower the better. It should work your lower abs.", "I drank lots of water and had to go to the bathroom constantly. The bathroom was pretty far from my desk, and I legitimately needed to go every time. It was kind of a game for me - see how many times I had to pee each day.", "If your office is lax, bring in an exercise ball (or even better, a standing desk!). It engages your abs/legs to help you balance and burns way more calories than plain sitting.\n\nA good rule of thumb is to never be completely still for more than 10 minutes. Fidget, adjust your posture, stand up to reach something, walk to the bathroom/kitchen/etc., clench various muscle groups for several seconds each (glutes, thighs, abs, shoulders, arms), stretch, kegels.\n\nMake excuses to get up from your desk and walk or just stand. Make a phone call, get more paper/pens/etc, talk to someone instead of sending an email. Even after I quit smoking for good, I still used an empty ecig to have an excuse to walk down three flights of stairs and get some exercise.\n\nWhen you go to the bathroom, do a few sets of squats and lunges in the stall. If you're feeling risky, do a few jumping jacks." ]

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[ "How to remember something that is on the tip of your tongue? Happens to me all the time. I try to say something then forget what I was about to say. Any tips for making yourself remember?", "How to remember something that is on the tip of your tongue? Happens to me all the time. I try to say something then forget what I was about to say. Any tips for making yourself remember?", "How to remember something that is on the tip of your tongue? Happens to me all the time. I try to say something then forget what I was about to say. Any tips for making yourself remember?", "How to remember something that is on the tip of your tongue? Happens to me all the time. I try to say something then forget what I was about to say. Any tips for making yourself remember?" ]

[ "Try to remember the moments leading up to that thought. This usually jogs my memory. \n\nIf you're in a conversation, the other person can also help you remember what y'all were just talking about by restating what he/she just said. This helps when you don't wanna interrupt what they're saying, but have a great point to share.", "Might not be the most helpful for remembering something you were intending to say, but this [site](http://chir.ag/projects/tip-of-my-tongue/) works to help when there's a word that you don't remember but know what it's related to.", "I don't have a tip for counteracting this, but I do know why it happens. Interestingly, only one side of your brain is good at verbal communication, but both sides of your brain are able to access memories. If the wrong side accesses the memory or feeling and then you want to express it, that's where you get that \"it's on the tip of my tongue\" feeling: it's holding on to the thing but has no way to express it verbally.", "Not answering the question on how to prevent it, but...\n...If it happens to you on a conversation and you need to move forward, just go with synonyms or define what you're talking about. It will get you out of the way and help others identify the word you're trying to find." ]

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[ "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?", "How to feel adequate without a relationship I've been in and out of relationships for the last 8 years and this is the longest I've been single. I know it is important to find who I am when not in a relationship, but I just feel so empty. It's like I really only thrive and am my best self when I'm part of a team or with a SO. How do I build myself up when I feel worthless not contributing to a relationship?" ]

[ "You gotta put that energy and passion (that you used to put into your significant other) into something, anything. Whether it's the gym, or a business or a hobby just occupy yourself and things should start to clean themselves up ", "What I find is that people who forgot how to love themselves are always the ones looking so hard/feeling so empty without a relationship to validate them. You need to have a relationship with yourself. Take yourself on dates. Go out and do things you enjoy and have an awesome time doing it. Find validation in the mirror.", "I think loneliness is a feeling that never goes away when you're single, but that's not a bad thing in a sense. You'll feel lonely in a relationship too if it isn't right for you. The key is to just recognize it and figure out how to handle it so when you have another relationship you know it's because you genuinely like that other person and not just filling the void with another person. \n\nThat being said, I agree with the other posts that putting your energy into something helps. But I would go more into that and say find something to fill your time over the long term, like learning a skill for a hobby that you will enjoy for the rest of your life. It makes you feel fulfilled, occupies some time you would otherwise set aside for other people, and makes you learn a lot about yourself in the process, which you'll come to appreciate when you are thinking about another relationship.", "Don't think of this period of your life as being without a romantic relationship - think of it as a time where you can apply what you have learned about being a couple to choosing someone who is better for you than anyone previously. It's not a problem - it's an opportunity. Also, rgilberg7 has a great take on it too.", "You have time now that you won't have in a relationship. Stop looking for anyone. Do something to make a future relationship better, easier, richer. If you are not in shape go to /r/fitness, jump on a program and build your body. It will be an investment for the whole future. And it's the only thing anyone really has.", "Lot of really solid advice here. I was that way. Stayed in something for about six years because that's just what people do. When I ended that, I went on a string of short things that I took far too seriously. But it all felt like a process. Like becoming self-aware and learning who I am. I'll always remember a friend going through depression and saying \"don't feed me that cliche bullshit, like 'you have to learn to love yourself.'\" It stood out, because I just instantly knew in that moment that this was a person who has the answer and is blatantly refusing it. Cliche or not, you do. You learn to like you. \n\nI'm not gonna get too social or political, but this isn't exactly a world what wants us to like ourselves. Inadequacy is bred right into the lifestyle in a lot of places. \n\nShort version is that if you know relationships are where you do best, don't be afraid to chase them. Just do it for the right reason. Because these folks who need a boyfriend just to have a boyfriend, a wife just to have a wife, they don't spend a whole lot of time happy. Find what works. Especially if that means spending time on you first. Because the better you know yourself, the more honest you'll be in what you seek. Best of luck. You can find exactly what you want in this world. No matter who says otherwise. ", "I've been single and lonely for a large majority of my adult life, and I'm not going to lie... It can be tough. It can take its toll on your self confidence and sense of purpose. While I don't necessarily have an answer or solution, I would generally agree that finding another outlet for your energy is your best bet. If that means career you're passionate about, hobby, business, etc. You just have to move on and start building alone. It's quite possible that someone comes along on the way who you can relate to.\n\nThe most difficult thing is dealing with the depression and self esteem issue. I don't think we as humans were meant to be isolated and alone for too long. Biologically it's just bad for the health. We need to feel like we're part of something and have value. And we get feedback from others when we're around them and not alone to our thoughts.", "I think it's important to find out what makes you thrive so much in a relationship . Is it the feeling of being needed ? If so try to do something good for someone else every day ( you will feel good about having helped some one out) say open the door for someone or help carry groceries. I also advise you to involve yourself in your passions and challenge yourself to do a new thing every day . It's important to discover yourself and get out of your comfort zone after a breakup. ", "I feel you!\n\nI've just come out of a long-term relationship, one that I poured all of myself into, and I've been a bit of a foggy, grumpy and neurotic bugger since it happened—but I'm coming out the other side now. Here's some things that have worked for me:\n\n1. Setting up a new routine and doing my best to stick to it. This has made me accountable to myself. Something I've never done in a relationship, because the relationship itself was there to set the standard. For example, with my ex it was perfectly acceptable to over-eat with a bottle of wine in front of Netflix 5 nights a week. But that's not a lifestyle I'm happy with, I wasn't really happy with it then, but it felt fine because we were there together. But now my goals have shifted, I want to increase my general level of fitness. So going to bed half-tiddled and full of ice-cream runs counter to a routine that starts with early morning exercise.\n\n2. Journalling! If you've never done it before there's a good chance you'll feel very self-conscious and more than a little embarrassed about some of the things that come out. But don't judge, just write about how you feel in general and about the day that's gone past. Don't be afraid to praise yourself if you've done something positive. I usually finish my journal with writing down three things I'm grateful for, but that's less about self love and more about trying to find some positivity when things feel… existentially bleak.\n\n3. Remember that any value that you can possibly bring to a romantic relationship, are values you can bring to almost any relationship (NSFW skills excluded). Being caring, attentive, creative, reliable and so on are all positive traits that can apply from interactions with strangers right up to your relationship with yourself.\n\nBest of luck, see you at the meetings ;)\n", "Everything being said here is really good, I wanted to bring up another suggestion/point that could be relevant for some but not for all. \n\nI bet you hear all the time \"take this time for yourself\" or \"focus on yourself for once.\" I think this is an easy trap for emotionally extroverted people to fall into and feel even more unhappiness and discontent. Some people (myself included) find a lot of self worth by how they interact and what kind of relationships they have with other people. It's quite difficult for them to be emotionally selfish and \"take this time for themselves.\" \n\nThe trick to operating in that way and being okay being single is to not let (too much of) your self worth depend on having that romantic relationship box checked. If you can find new, positive relationships or spend time strengthening existing ones I think you will come to find the pain of lacking that love to lessen. This is really similar to other users comments about pouring your otherwise dormant passion and time on your profession or finding a new hobby, but more geared for people who to some degree need (all types of) relationships to feel happy. Regardless, best of luck, shit's not easy but you'll pull through.", "Been away from committed relationships for a long time and I prefer it. Find friends and hobbies on which to focus your time. Sports, volunteer, take a dance class, travel to another country, travel to another bar, take an improv class, join a book club, join a Dnd group. ANYTHING. Get good at it. And then join another hobby. Single doesn't mean lonely, it means free.\n\nWish you the best!", "Find what you like to do, and do it! It's great not having someone else limiting what you can do :). Take that vacation, drink that beer, do whatever you want! Don't dwell on finding someone to be in a relationship with, just live your life, someone will come along eventually. Whats the rush? " ]

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[ "How do I get constructively criticize myself and find out what aspects I need to work on? Also can I ask close people what they think I need to improve or would I not get honest answers? ", "How do I get constructively criticize myself and find out what aspects I need to work on? Also can I ask close people what they think I need to improve or would I not get honest answers? " ]

[ "Possibly tl;dr but anyways....\n\nIs there anything you don't like about yourself? Say, for example, does your temper or jealousy get you into trouble? Or are you fine in those departments? (Also sometimes jealousy stems from good instincts, and anger can propel you to confront a situation that you're normally too meek to address.) Do you have low self esteem, and if so, in what areas and is there anything within reason (forget plastic surgery; even the rich and famous have had botched surgeries) that you can do to improve these areas? Maybe a change in hairstyle or sticking to a workout routine? \n\nOr better yet; why are you asking this question. My guess is there's an idea in your head of this person you want to be. If I'm correct, then what do you need to do to become this idealized person? If you want to be a better you, then be a better you. Realistically, it's not going to happen overnight and there will be times you feel like a massive failure. Use those moments as learning experiences. \n\nThe fact that you asked tells me you're going to be just fine.", "Ask your true friends (or maybe better: your true enemies) to be brutally honest about your bad sides. Most things that annoy us about ourselves we suppress because we have an inner resistance against them and therefore it is really hard to make those things conscious by ourselves. We have a huge drive of letting ourselves appear better than we actually are.\n\nWe need a mirror from the outside, someone who sees the things that you don't. When they then tell you things you are resisting against, focus exactly on these resistances, they will bring you further. \n\n" ]

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[ "How to get better internet when you live off the grid. I really need a solution to our internet being so bad. We have Verizon DSL-- just barely. .5 mbps speed. We are at the end of the DSL line, we cannot get cable or FIOS.\n\nAll satellite I have looked into has low data caps, and since we use our internet for lots of streaming (which buffers endlessly) we need something with no data caps. We need lots of data.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions? Even 3 mbps would be a boon.", "How to get better internet when you live off the grid. I really need a solution to our internet being so bad. We have Verizon DSL-- just barely. .5 mbps speed. We are at the end of the DSL line, we cannot get cable or FIOS.\n\nAll satellite I have looked into has low data caps, and since we use our internet for lots of streaming (which buffers endlessly) we need something with no data caps. We need lots of data.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions? Even 3 mbps would be a boon.", "How to get better internet when you live off the grid. I really need a solution to our internet being so bad. We have Verizon DSL-- just barely. .5 mbps speed. We are at the end of the DSL line, we cannot get cable or FIOS.\n\nAll satellite I have looked into has low data caps, and since we use our internet for lots of streaming (which buffers endlessly) we need something with no data caps. We need lots of data.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions? Even 3 mbps would be a boon.", "How to get better internet when you live off the grid. I really need a solution to our internet being so bad. We have Verizon DSL-- just barely. .5 mbps speed. We are at the end of the DSL line, we cannot get cable or FIOS.\n\nAll satellite I have looked into has low data caps, and since we use our internet for lots of streaming (which buffers endlessly) we need something with no data caps. We need lots of data.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions? Even 3 mbps would be a boon.", "How to get better internet when you live off the grid. I really need a solution to our internet being so bad. We have Verizon DSL-- just barely. .5 mbps speed. We are at the end of the DSL line, we cannot get cable or FIOS.\n\nAll satellite I have looked into has low data caps, and since we use our internet for lots of streaming (which buffers endlessly) we need something with no data caps. We need lots of data.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions? Even 3 mbps would be a boon.", "How to get better internet when you live off the grid. I really need a solution to our internet being so bad. We have Verizon DSL-- just barely. .5 mbps speed. We are at the end of the DSL line, we cannot get cable or FIOS.\n\nAll satellite I have looked into has low data caps, and since we use our internet for lots of streaming (which buffers endlessly) we need something with no data caps. We need lots of data.\n\nDoes anyone have any suggestions? Even 3 mbps would be a boon." ]

[ "Well the first thing I would recommend is to verify your actual usage first. You may be surprised to find out its less than you think. I always thought I streamed a lot, but apparently my average monthly use, even over public wifi spots, at school/work, all usage is only ~30ishGB a month.\n\nOnce you find out your average use (some computers will have this feature built in, you may also need to download a program to track it), check out the best coverage from cell phone operators and see what they have to offer. Some may even offer a discount on your phone plan if you bundle it together with the same company.\n\nIn my experience 4G LTE mobile data is still faster than wifi in nearly all cases (I get about 20-30 megs on T-Mobile), but then again I live in the city, so it depends on your area.\n\nAlthough the more data you need, the more expensive it is, I just looked up what it would cost me, and it is $185 dollars a month for the 30GB plan on Verizon, or $110 a month for the same plan on Sprint, looks like T-Mobile only offers up to 13 GB on their site. But in all cases, they may have business options to fit your need so you should probably give your local carrier a call and check it out what they can offer that isn't listed. \n\nIt may be worth it if the speeds you can get are actually 4G LTE speeds, compared to your current DSL.\n\n", "I have satellite Internet... Exede to be exact. I have explained how it works here in other subs. It really isn't as bad as most people think. We stream a lot. And I download a lot of stuff too. I will try to explain how it works. \n\nThere are several plans. The one we are on is called Liberty plan. Yes there is a limited amount of bandwidth, but in the end it is irrelevant. We get 12 gigs of guaranteed high speed data, which can get as fast as 20 Mbps. When that is gone our Internet speeds can be slower, no speeds are guaranteed, but they do have a diagram stating what speeds you should get and when. In our case we have no problem streaming video even after we use our allotted bandwidth. You won't pay any extra, unless you want more gigs of high speed data before your account refreshes. I have never felt the need for this. \n\nI pay like $80 a month. That includes a $10 modem fee. You can avoid this if you fork over a bit up front. We love it. It feels like regular broadband and since we have no other options, besides mobile hotspot services, it works. \n\nI heard you can get a completely unlimited high speed plan called Freedom. More money of course, also limited to certain areas. \n\nI have had it for like 3 years, if there are any questions just ask.", "You can have a verizon grandfathered unlimited lte plan for a total of $45 a month including the smallest voice plan from loyalty dept.\n\nThen, if you get signal, put that sim in a mifi or cradle point router and you are good to go. Or else, get a directional yagi antenna and point that.\n\nYou get really good speeds with this one. Also, you can hook up a cell phone repeater to that to get service. ", "Living \"off the grid\" refers to someone who lives without modern utilities (usually just electricity). They attempt to get the electricity they need from solar or other renewable sources. You seem to just live far from a city.\n\nYou probably don't have any good options. It costs a [lot of money](http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/want-fiber-internet-thatll-be-383500-isp-tells-farm-owner/) to install any kind of cable properly. If you are able to work with your neighbors, you might be able to split that cost and get something installed that benefits everyone.", "I've used FreedomPop before and it was okay. They send you a standalone hotspot device that has a range of 20 feet or so. I uses 3g or 4g depending on the device you get. You can also get one that plugs into a USB port if you only need it for one laptop or whatever. First 500megs is completely free. They will try to upsell you to a larger plan of course. \nAnother option is to buy a long range wifi antenna and do some \"wardriving\" which is essentially looking around for people who have their wifi unsecured. If you find that, then just point the long range antenna a their hotspot and boom, free internet. Just do a google search for \"Long range wifi\" and you'll find a million plans on the internet for building your own antenna, some made of old Pringles cans. Some of the antennas can pick up wifi from over a mile away if there is no obstructions (like across a lake, for example). \nThe last thing I would do before you ditch your current service, is to call Verizion and ask them to actually send a technician to your house and test the line. Sometimes the line or the DSL modem will get damaged and you won't be getting the full bandwidth. If you are renting the DSL modem, make them switch it out, just for the heck of it to see if anything improves. Don't let them \"test the line\" over the phone, sometimes that gives them false readings that everything is working perfect. Insist that they send someone to your home to test it from YOUR end. They don't like doing that, but if you stand your ground, they will. Be a polite thorn in their side and maybe they can get the speed up for you.", "Well the 1st thing I would look into is 4G internet and then I would look into setting up wifi long distance from a place where the internet is really fast. The latter is a bit costly and takes some know how not to mention line of sight for the most part which is just luck of the draw, I would really try to get unlimited 4G first. Good luck." ]

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[ "How to stop ice cubes from sticking together? I buy a bag of ice cubes which I keep in the freezer, but they stick together so solidly that I need a hammer to break them apart. Would like to avoid hammer time.", "How to stop ice cubes from sticking together? I buy a bag of ice cubes which I keep in the freezer, but they stick together so solidly that I need a hammer to break them apart. Would like to avoid hammer time.", "How to stop ice cubes from sticking together? I buy a bag of ice cubes which I keep in the freezer, but they stick together so solidly that I need a hammer to break them apart. Would like to avoid hammer time.", "How to stop ice cubes from sticking together? I buy a bag of ice cubes which I keep in the freezer, but they stick together so solidly that I need a hammer to break them apart. Would like to avoid hammer time.", "How to stop ice cubes from sticking together? I buy a bag of ice cubes which I keep in the freezer, but they stick together so solidly that I need a hammer to break them apart. Would like to avoid hammer time.", "How to stop ice cubes from sticking together? I buy a bag of ice cubes which I keep in the freezer, but they stick together so solidly that I need a hammer to break them apart. Would like to avoid hammer time." ]

[ "If you really want to stop hammertime, don't allow them to partially thaw in-transit. Or better yet, use an ice cube tray.", "I usually just drop mine on the floor or counter a couple times every time before I put the bag in the freezer. I had a little ice maker that was terrible about making wet ice and I put the ice in a container I could shake and break the ice apart after it froze a little more. \n \nWhile it does avoid hammering time, I am also curious to know of better ways.", "Why does it seem like store bought ice doesn't stick together in the cooler as badly as ice from my fridge's ice maker. I haven't tried the brown paper bag trick but there has to be more to why store bought ice doesn't stick together as bad in a cooler.", "Having thought about it a bit, my pet theory is that the fridge’s frost free mechanism is at fault because it presumably evaporates moisture to stop the fridge icing up. That may be causing the ice cubes to vapour-lock together as the fridge tries to evaporate them. I might test the theory by keeping some cubes in an airtight container.", "Don’t buy bags of ice, use a silicone ice tray that you fill with tap water. Doesn’t stick, reusable, less waste, cheaper.", "Reminds me when my sister was living and fighting cancer. Another sister bagged ice that her freezer made at her house for her bc popping ice out of trays got hard for my sick sister. Went to get her some ice and found a hammer in the freezer. Usually I just gently tap the bag on a hard surface or if ice bin a bop on hard surface. As long as no sign of all the ice melted and refroze it’s good." ]

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[ "How to deal with people whom you haven't spoken to in several years and they need need your help. Hey guys, I always read the lovely LPTs that you guys post and trust me, they have helped me a lot. Thank you!\n\nEverybody knows some people (could be your highschool, college or university classmates - not friends), whose names they may recall but had no particular conversation with, during the time they knew them. What if, after many years, they ask for some help from you, just out of the blue? How would you deal with them? \n\n\nAny help is appreciated! If this post doesnt fit the sub then please let me know, and I shall promptly delete it! Also, please tell me where this would be answered*!", "How to deal with people whom you haven't spoken to in several years and they need need your help. Hey guys, I always read the lovely LPTs that you guys post and trust me, they have helped me a lot. Thank you!\n\nEverybody knows some people (could be your highschool, college or university classmates - not friends), whose names they may recall but had no particular conversation with, during the time they knew them. What if, after many years, they ask for some help from you, just out of the blue? How would you deal with them? \n\n\nAny help is appreciated! If this post doesnt fit the sub then please let me know, and I shall promptly delete it! Also, please tell me where this would be answered*!", "How to deal with people whom you haven't spoken to in several years and they need need your help. Hey guys, I always read the lovely LPTs that you guys post and trust me, they have helped me a lot. Thank you!\n\nEverybody knows some people (could be your highschool, college or university classmates - not friends), whose names they may recall but had no particular conversation with, during the time they knew them. What if, after many years, they ask for some help from you, just out of the blue? How would you deal with them? \n\n\nAny help is appreciated! If this post doesnt fit the sub then please let me know, and I shall promptly delete it! Also, please tell me where this would be answered*!", "How to deal with people whom you haven't spoken to in several years and they need need your help. Hey guys, I always read the lovely LPTs that you guys post and trust me, they have helped me a lot. Thank you!\n\nEverybody knows some people (could be your highschool, college or university classmates - not friends), whose names they may recall but had no particular conversation with, during the time they knew them. What if, after many years, they ask for some help from you, just out of the blue? How would you deal with them? \n\n\nAny help is appreciated! If this post doesnt fit the sub then please let me know, and I shall promptly delete it! Also, please tell me where this would be answered*!" ]

[ "In part, it depends on the request. You should be suspicious, especially if the request is for money or to sell you something. \n\nI decline requests for money.... in my experience, people who cannot get their shit together financially will screw you over. If they are calling you after all these years, they've burned all their other bridges. \n\nSelling me something...... sometimes its worth a listen, if the person has started a business selling something I might need in future, like financial services, insurance, real estate etc... it can't hurt to have the contact if they are reputable. But beware of anything that sounds odd or outlandish or unprofessional. if so they have some kind of angle where you'll lose. \n\nOn occasion I have received such requests simply for advice, including a request for a letter of reference, advice on what car (new or used) to buy, or a request for mentoring if they are starting a business or career. I usually provide assistance, because it won't me anything except a bit of time and I can gain a helpful professional or personal contact. ", "I remember there was this girl I knew years ago, we weren't friends, she was one of those\"only a few people are worth my time and you're not one of them\" types. I was raised to be polite though, so that's how she remembered me. Recently she came to me acing like we were best friends and then asked if I could put in a good word for her at my job with the interviewers. I'm still a polite guy, being polite make everyone's day easier and you'd be surprised how much a simple thank you delivered sincerely will brighten someone's day. I smiled and politely told her to get fucked.\n\nI learned a lesson a long time ago, bring nice and letting people use you as a mat are two different things. If these people are trying to use you, let them burn, you owe them nothing. ", "Depends on the person. If it was truly an old friend who I was close with by all means im willing to give my full Attention. However there are those who never talk to you and only contact you when they need advice or help. For these kinds of people i usually dont respond if they message me on facebook or text.\n\nOr i kindly deflect them.\n\nFor instance, person messages me out of nowhere about how i got into the nursing program, what was my GPA, my experience/personal statement, tips in school, how hard it is to get in, what are the classes like and how im managing.. the whole damn thing including how i study And where i work now lol. This person only consulted me for advice and never wants to hang out or wouldnt invite me for anything even when we had mutual friends and grew up in the same community. To think this person contacted me 5 years later (after no talk in between) lol. \n\nKnow what i told this person?\nMe: Hi ____, the program is competitive, if you have < 3.5 and not much clinical exposure or interest in your statement dont expect to get in. You need to take the TEAS exam. The school website has the percentages laid out there for you to get an idea. Its a solid program, fast paced but doable, good luck with everything\".\n\nPerson: \"oh so what were classes like are they mad hard, how did u study? Can i get your books and stuff if i get in, what was your GPA and how did you study for nclex\"\n\nMe: \"nursing questions are not as direct but youll find that out as you go through the program. Whether or not a class is hard is up to you, depends on your study habits, my grades were pretty good just need to keep on top of it. If you get in ask the outgoing seniors for advice and books they are willing to sell you things and talk. Worry about the nclex later, i have to get ready for work now, good luck with everything\".\n\nNot too shabby lol", "\"Hey, sorry you're having trouble here, A while ago, I may have been able to help, but my situation has changed. Maybe try _________.\" (A resource, not another person's name)" ]

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[ "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)", "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)", "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)", "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)", "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)", "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)", "Improving your reaction time Hey Reddit, I'm interested in your ideas how to improve your reaction/response time. I want to play games at the top level and I feel like my reflexes are a bit too slow. Any ideas appreciated :)" ]

[ "What game or type of game? I play League of Legends a lot, and one strategy to keep your reaction time up is to always be moving or clicking in some fashion. Even if you're just standing there, strafe back and forth. It jeeps your actions per minute up so you won't get fucked as easily ", "Stand with your back against a wall, have someone throw (gently at first) a soft ball (tennis ball is best) at about shoulder chest level. Attempt to dodge it and let it bounce off the wall. The idea is to dodge left then dodge right and repeat. Anderson Silva uses this technique with a hard bounce ball at high speeds. This will develop your eye reaction time for noticing quick actions. \n\nAlso boxing, even just hitting a bag or the mits with a friend will make a big difference. If this seems too crazy for you a simple game of catch will also do wonders (with or without the baseball glove, again use a safe tennis ball). Ping pong is another good developer of hand eye coordination. ", "Depends, I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume you are playing FPS games on the computer, using a mouse.. In which case, it would be awesome to practice just your twitch aiming, since your monitor and your field of vision is not very large on the screen.\n\nUnfortunately I guess with twitch aiming it just really comes down to practice. I can't suggest any ways which you can train for that.\n\nThat, and also maybe getting an accurate tracking + high DPI gaming mouse.\n\nBut if you don't play FPS on the computer, then please disregard.\n\nHave a good day,\n\nA", "These are all good solutions but really the best answer you can hear is this:\n\nPractice\n\nReaction time in video games is all about muscle memory. Muscle memory is all about constant, regular, and consistent practice. Pros at the top level of almost any videogame put ALOT of time into practice. A top player in the DOTA scene, Dendi, who is specifically known for his twitch and reaction time, practices by playing invoker (a hero that involves a TON of muscle memory) on wtf mode and trying to cast as many spells as possible", "Thanks for your ideas guys. I am a fps-gamer, so the thing I'm looking for is just to press the left mouse button as fast as possible, as an enemy appears.", "Play games like OSU! or Super Hexagon. OSU! helps improve reaction time and mouse accuracy and Super Hexagon helps decision making under pressure and reaction time. ", "I know it can be distracting, but I find using high bpm music tends to get my blood pumping and increases my rate of twitch. Might not work for everyone and it takes out vital sounds, such as footsteps." ]

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[ "How to remove this specific type of wrist band in a way that you can put it back on [This](http://imgur.com/Ebc6rEM) is the wristband in question. Same as title. I need to be able to remove this without breaking it so that I may put it back on as needed.\n\n", "How to remove this specific type of wrist band in a way that you can put it back on [This](http://imgur.com/Ebc6rEM) is the wristband in question. Same as title. I need to be able to remove this without breaking it so that I may put it back on as needed.\n\n", "How to remove this specific type of wrist band in a way that you can put it back on [This](http://imgur.com/Ebc6rEM) is the wristband in question. Same as title. I need to be able to remove this without breaking it so that I may put it back on as needed.\n\n", "How to remove this specific type of wrist band in a way that you can put it back on [This](http://imgur.com/Ebc6rEM) is the wristband in question. Same as title. I need to be able to remove this without breaking it so that I may put it back on as needed.\n\n" ]

[ "They are specifically designed to prevent this, so band-wearers cannot transfer the band to someone else. \n\nIf you only need to take it off occasionally, talk to the hotel about it. If you are a paying customer, there should be a way to work with you. It might take you more time to comply with security, but you can decide how important your appearance is worth to you. ", "If you make it 2-3 holes larger than your wrist width, you will be able to squeeze it off. :) I do this sometimes. ", "Gently pop the plastic button up with an edge (butter knife works great).\n\nthe button lock is two pieces fed through the hole, so be careful you don't lose either or you're gonna have a bad time.", "Cut a slit in each layer that the plastic thing is going through, but on the opposite side from where you cut the other layer. You should be able to take one layer off at a time at the connection without damaging it too badly. Then put the layers back on one at a time. If it won't stay on afterwards, tape the back a bit. " ]

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[ "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?", "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?", "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?", "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?", "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?", "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?", "How not to forget my keys Hey guys. So, as someone who just got let back into my apartment by a locksmith for the second time in a year, I need to know how to quit forgetting my keys. My keys are hung near the door, but sometimes I nearly forget them on my way out. Sometimes I *do* forget them, but luckily, my roommate is usually around to let me back in. Are there any good tips on how to stop forgetting my keys on the way out?" ]

[ "I have a phrase I repeat every time I leave my room. It goes, \"Watch, Wallet, Phone, Keys.\" with a tap on each item as I say it. Never forgotten to take any of them.", "Put them on your shoes. When you go out you need to put on your shoes and if keys will be on them you don't forget it.", "I usually wear a hat so i throw all my stuff (wallet,chapstick,keys, pocket knife) in it as i get home", "Count your items before you leave. Usually this number is 3: (1) wallet, (2) phone, and (3) keys. Make sure you have three things before you walk out the door. \n\nGet a chain and attach your keys to your wallet.\n\nGet a lock that requires you to lock the door on the outside with your keys before leaving. \n\nInstall a combination door lock: http://www.amazon.com/Schlage-FE595VCAM619ACC-Camelot-Keypad-Lock/dp/B000NJJ1TY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1461707231&sr=8-5&keywords=combination+door+lock so you can get back in without keys. ", "You can do few things. \n\nHang the key right next to the door/lock on the inside, at your eye level so that when you go out you make eye contact with it and pick it up. Eventually you will get into the habit of hanging the key on the hook when you enter the apartment and pick it up when you leave.\n\nAlso keep a spare outside the house, at work, with a friend., somewhere hidden in the garden etc...", "Use a zip-tie to secure a car key to the bottom of your car's frame in a space you can easily access it. Hide a house key somewhere in your car or around your house.\n\nYou can release zip-ties by pushing locking mechanism away from the tie and then sliding it out.\n\nWith this strategy, I've been able to get back into my car or my house every time and have no more anxiety about losing my keys.", "Something I do to remember everything is, when I get home, I literally take my keys, wallet, watch. And just place it on top of my dresser that I use. That way, if I ever need to go somewhere, I grab EVERYTHING from that dresser." ]

[ 13, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 ]

[ "How to not be anxious about work. I'm not usually an anxious person, but more and more lately I've been finding myself having mini panic attacks and even night mares about going to work. I don't know why. It's not a bad job (I work in IT). Does anyone have any experience with this and perhaps some tips on alleviating it?", "How to not be anxious about work. I'm not usually an anxious person, but more and more lately I've been finding myself having mini panic attacks and even night mares about going to work. I don't know why. It's not a bad job (I work in IT). Does anyone have any experience with this and perhaps some tips on alleviating it?", "How to not be anxious about work. I'm not usually an anxious person, but more and more lately I've been finding myself having mini panic attacks and even night mares about going to work. I don't know why. It's not a bad job (I work in IT). Does anyone have any experience with this and perhaps some tips on alleviating it?" ]

[ "The day I realized that the people I work with are more terrified of their actual incompetence than I ever was of my imagined shortcomings was one that changed everything about how I handle just about anything. \n\n", "#1 top way is to get enough sleep. Maybe try taking a vitamin B complex supplement. Do some cognitive therapy if social anxiety. Don't promise more than you can comfortably deliver, so you don't get behind. Cut back on coffee. At night listen to audio books or podcasts before you sleep so you won't ruminate about work stuff.", "Take the engineering approach to determine why you are getting mini panic attacks. You are worried about forgetting a step when doing a task. Create a checklist for each task type. You will be rewarded because eventually people will notice. \n\nIf you aren't sure about how to do something, then ask someone. \n\nGive yourself a break and realize that you will eventually make a mistake. When/if you do, learn from it. Create a process or tool to ensure it doesn't happen again. (For example, another item in the checklist.) This will help show people that you aren't going to make the same mistake many times. They will have more confidence in you.\n\nLastly, you are anxious because you care. That is a good thing. I worry about people who don't care." ]

[ 5, 5, 2 ]

[ "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?", "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?", "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?", "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?", "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?", "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?", "How to turn things around when EVERYTHING is going wrong For the past two weeks or so, pretty much everything in my life that can go wrong is going wrong. I basically feel like I'm on real life tilt for anybody who understands the term. I can't help but think it's mental but it's just not stopping. How can I turn things around?" ]

[ "Well if it's tilt the way I understand it then stop playing poker for awhile. That only makes it worse. Focus on only the things you can control. Getting enough sleep, eating well, taking walks , reaching out to some good friends for support. Most importantly just wait it out. These things pass man. Good luck.", "Write everything wrong down on a list. Put down things in your control on one side and things out of your control on the other side. Find solutions for the things you can control and write them down. Find the best curse word to label the things you any control and leave them be. Do one solution at a time. ", "wish I knew...everytime I think things are getting better I feel like I'm getting slammed again. \nI do however have an extremely understanding and supportive SO and I am trying to 'let it go'.\nGood luck, and I suggest some mindless fun, preferably safe and with friends", "Focus on small things you can control and do; if you have to start as small as \"I put on my shirt right side out!\" then take that victory. Focusing on the smaller everyday victories keep you from obsessing over the things that are going wrong that you cannot change.", "Been there. Take a breath and assess the damage. Things may not be as bad as they appear at first blush. Talk with others to get a fresh perspective. Other may see what you can't because you are too close.\n\nClean up the mess. One thing at a time. It takes longer to straighten things out that it does to mess them up. Be patient with your progress. \n\nDo the next indicated thing. A blitz attack will splash more shit in the fan. Make a list of actionable items then complete them one by one. Give yourself room to accommodate items outside of your control. Set those aside in a waiting state and review them daily. \n\n Things will get better before you know it but only if you work at it.\n\n\n\n", "Being down is the best, as things are bound to improve and look up. Worse is when things are all fine and if anything happens it's bad. So be relieved at your current circumstance, do what you can to improve it and move forward!", " I recommend trying not to physic yourself out. Keep focusing on the fact that its all coincidental. That being said, I have found that good and bad times come in years. You have great years and not so great years. If you still cant get it turned around there is always next year. And who knows you might have some good karma coming your way. (Real life, not reddit.)" ]

[ 8, 5, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 ]

[ "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”.", "What are some simple things you can do to avoid unnecessary health complications or sudden death (aneurysm, heart attack, etc.). I’ve been very worried about health lately. It horrifies me that people can just die without much prior warning. I wish you could just go a hospital and say “check me for everything”." ]

[ "Sleep is a big thing, get plenty. \n\nYearly checkup.\n\nEat healthy.\n\nExercise, even just walking, you don't need to become a gym bro.\n\nDo things that make you happy. Low stress happy people tend to live longer.\n\n\n", "Obesity, Alcohol, Smoking - avoid those three and you will have greatly lowered your chance of death and illness in many categories.\n\nSleep, Nutrition, Activity - care for those three and you will have greatly increased your chance of keeping your body working and healthy.", "Primary care doctors save more lives than any other medical specialties. For your health, my advice is to establish early with a board certified internal medicine or family medicine primary care physician who will emphasize preventative care and evidence based medicine. Follow with them regularly for annual visits, health screenings, etc. having a good relationship with you primary care doc goes a long way. This will save both your health and your wallet long term.", "I had a cerebral aneurysm show up on an MRI (I get them for migraines), had the aneurysm surgically corrected with a device called a flow diverter, and have been bopping along through my life ever since. Only difference is that I take a daily aspirin so blood won't clot around the flow diverter. \n\nSo not every aneurysm is the apocalypse.\n\nIf you have a headache that's the worst pain you've ever felt, and it comes on very suddenly, that could be a burst aneurysm. Call 911.\n\nEven so, your chances of survival are quite good, particularly if you get help fast and don't have any risk factors (like smoking). \n\nSudden, random death isn't super common. \n\nPeople die slowly, through long-term problems like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. We can try to put off the inevitable by caring for ourselves.\n\nEat nutritious food. Have positive relationships with others. Take care of your teeth. Don't smoke or drink to excess. Have hobbies. Get an annual physical. Ask for help if your mental health is teetering. Know your family medical history. Don't ask Dr Google, Dr Google always thinks you're doomed. \n\nBe well, friend.", "Sounds like talking to a therapist would do you more good than the hospital. Stressing yourself out over what ifs is a sure way to end up there.\n\nGet a yearly check up as well.", "There’s a book called Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study. They gathered data on Harvard freshman until they died. Documenting just about everything about them. The single biggest predictor of a long happy life was human connection. It outweighed everything else, good and bad.", "hey there, feel free to DM me. about 5 years ago I wound up in the hospital from giving myself a panic attack over medical anxiety. \n\nI think it's something many people go through after a certain age. it's one of the burdens of being an intellectual self aware species. \n\nI went through so many tests, some very painful, because I was convinced something was wrong and the anxiety itself was actually causing psychosomatic symptoms. I'm grateful the doctors took me seriously (and grateful for decent insurance), and all the tests coming back without any found wrong did serve as a temporary relief from the anxiety. ultimately though, I got myself into therapy and eventually on zoloft and after working at it for several years my anxiety is all but gone and I'm much more even keeled.\n\nI do still worry from time to time and there is the occasional middle-of-the-night near panic attack episode of dread, but now I can always walk myself back from the cliff and get to sleep. \n\nAnxiety truly is one of the worst diseases.", "There is nothing magic. Eat well, exercise, get your 7-9 hours of sleep, \n get physicals and dental cleanings, do some sort of mindfulness thing (religion, m", "Go to the doctor regularly. Eat healthy. Get good sleep. Stay active.\n\n&#x200B;\n\nDoctors were able to catch an aortic aneurysm that was potentially life threatening for me at the age of 33. Had open heart surgery, it sucked but made a full recovery and has extended my life while giving me a better quality of life. Routine checkups potentially saved my life. Also, they said I recovered so quickly due to my previous healthy lifestyle.", "For you, sudden death is not the big worry. That mostly affects your family (set up a will or Trust). It’s over fast. Lingering pain and disability is worse. Get regular physicals & screenings. If you find something wrong, it should be early and better treated. \n\nTake good care of your BACK (lift correctly, get help, strengthen abdominal & back muscles). Maintain a healthy weight. Keep up balance and flexibility. Part of good back maintenance is good SHOES. Buy good supportive shoes, not the cheapest and not those flat sandals. Invest in your future! Your back is vital! A bulging disc has me in bed in pain right now. \n\nWhat’s good for the HEART is good for the BRAIN. Exercise, healthy weight, healthy diet, omega-3 & Vitamin D. Easy on the red meat and booze. Avoid heavily processed food. Socialize regularly, even chatting with cashiers counts if it’s a positive interaction. Do different kinds of brain workouts: read, puzzle games, learn new things regularly. Even using your non dominant hand to brush your teeth counts. Learn another language. Do math in your head. Avoid head injuries too. I’ve had 3 family members with dementia, different branches. Two developed slowly, another fast.\n\nKIDNEYS are more important than we realize. Limit medication you take to only necessary ones and only what’s needed. An NSAID, like ibuprofen, can cause damage over time (nephrologist told me). Avoid diabetes 2. If you get a kidney stone, find out how to prevent them and the incremental damage they can do. Stay well-hydrated with WATER, minimize use of colas. At first sign of ANY stage of kidney failure, do exactly as your doctors say to slow the progression. By the time you get to Stage 4 Renal Failure, you must monitor and limit sodium, potassium, protein, & phosphorus in food. It’s very difficult and your body is exhausted. Next step is dialysis or die slowly. \n\nI have one family member who got a kidney transplant after 4.5 years dialysis, one member at stage 3 w diabetes, and a close friend with stage 4 getting ready for dialysis at some point. That friend likely won’t qualify for a transplant due to other health issues. Once he starts dialysis, he’ll have to go forever. He’s 52. \n\nTake care of yourself!", "Drink enough (usually means more) water.\nNot a big amount at once, but spread out over the day in small portions.\n\nAlso exercise and eat lots of veggies instead of processed foods.", "I'm 55 and wish the same, but from what I've gathered there's nothing out there. \n\nI exercise (need to do it more), eat a vegan diet, get plenty of sleep, have my blood work done every year (and i add on extra tests since I'm vegan) -- seems like that's all I can do. \n\nI might have a history of strokes in my family (I say might because father and brother both had strokes, but father smoked like a chimney and brother weighed almost 400 pounds) so I'd love to think getting some sort of scan might help detect problems early, but seems like that's not the case. As one expert says:\n\n[\"“If these tests were something everyone should have, we would recommend everyone have them,” Dr. Laffin says. “If these tests truly saved lives or prevented strokes and heart attacks, insurance would cover them.”\"](https://health.clevelandclinic.org/should-you-get-a-preventive-ultrasound-screening-to-help-detect-heart-attack-or-stroke/#:~:text=The%20offer%20generally%20includes%20scans,are%20at%20risk%20for%20stroke.)", "I work in claims - 1) wear your seatbelt and drive safely 2) stay away and be careful around truck and trailers 3) stay out of abusive relationships 5) get 8 hours of sleep every night 6) if you are suicidal get help 7) have a stable job/health and dental insurance and a savings account for at least 6 months of expenses 8) be nice to animals and if you can have a dog/cat 9) eat more vegetables than meat and drink more water than alcohol 10) if you have sleep apnea wear your cpap 11) if you you have high blood pressure take your medicine regularly 12) shit happens have a plan for your loved ones if you die 13) get long term disability care insurance if it’s offered at your workplace, it’s cheap and can help you out if you become disabled 14) love, be nice and forgive yourself", "I worked in palliative care and hospice for six years and saw a lot of death. The majority of my patients died from lifestyle things - smoking, hard drugs, alcohol, and a bad diet. Simply eating good food and exercising and avoiding alcohol and cigarettes will go a loooong way in life. Of all of the things I watched people die from, diabetes is my biggest fear and I am far from the only one in healthcare who thinks that.", "Take care of your teeth. There’s a huge correlation between dental health and things like heart disease. It’s weird, but true.", "Have good friends. Seriously, loneliness is considered the most significant variable in terms of negative health outcomes, as significant as obesity and smoking. So build up your social network and surround yourself with good people!", "Keep the same doctor for decades and have base lines taken at different ages. For example, I started having Mammograms at 48 due to a family connection to cancer. I now have exactly what I looked like at age 48 to compare all of the future 'grams to for anything that looks odd to any tech. I've also had the same doctor since we were 28; this has been weird to grow up \"with\" your doctor. She knows my history and \"knows\" me.", "Some miscellaneous advice to avoid sudden death:\n\nGet a carbon monoxide alarm. https://www.cdc.gov/co/faqs.htm\n\nIf you hit your head and get even a mild concussion you are at risk for second impact syndrome upon getting another blow to the head before you’ve fully recovered. This is especially relevant for athletes. If you get your bell rung playing football, skateboarding, white river rafting-abstain from sport for at least a month to heal! A second blow to the head can be FATAL in this time period. I know 2 people that died this way. https://www.sportsmd.com/concussions-head-injuries/second-impact-syndrome/", "Sitting all day is the new smoking.\nIf you have a desk job, get a stand up desk. Take stretching and activity breaks like going for short walks.", "I've heard that dental health is huge for preventing heart problems. So brushing your teeth and flossing regularly could help!", "My 22yogf hit a 10 wheeler head on Thursday. I cant believe she is still alive after seeing the car. Puts things in perspective. Yes take care of your health but also note to everyone pull over when you feel tired of just not in the mindset to drive. Could easily avoid cutting many years from your life too.", "You didn’t mention how old you are. In big cities, there are EHE’s—-Executive Health Exam. They test everything even remotely age appropriate. Colonoscopy, mammo, lots of blood work, EKG w treadmill, scan my arteries, plus all of the regular stuff. I pay $1000, company pays $3k. Your insurance may do better, but executive physicals are where it’s at!", "If you snore or have a worsening mood or always feel tired, get checked for sleep apnea. Many many people have it and apnea can contribute to strokes, heart disease, and much more. Quality sleep is much more important that quantity", "I hear that worrying can greatly increase your chance at a early death. I get being scared of death but it happens to all of us so just live your life and have as much fun as possible.", "Women over 35 should never smoke if they are on hormonal birth control. It increases their chance of stroke by quite a lot. If you are over 35 and can’t quit smoking, use a different form of birth control, like a copper IUD.", "Oh, this is easy. Find a primary care physician you like, and schedule an appointment at least once a year. \n\nSo many people resist the idea of regular doctor visits. They are the people who die - or worse, are debilitated for YEARS - due to conditions that could have been detected and treated effectively if caught early IF they were receiving regular medical care.", "I consider this simple, although I realize that might not be the case for all. Donating blood at least once per year has been linked to an 88% reduction in heart attacks! Caveat - this only applies for males. Menstruation for females is believed to provide the effect.", "Eat a fatty salad (with good fats like avocados and such) every day.\n\nExpose your body to cold or heat regularly. Saunas or cold showers will do!\n\nGet your heart rate up regularly.\n\nEat an appropriate calorie, whole foods diet and fast every once in a while.\n\nGet lots of consistent sleep 😴", "Obviously, don’t be overweight and be sure you get exercise every day. \n\nBut for more immediate answers you should get a physical every year with blood work done", "Donate blood 3x a year **ESPECIALLY FOR MEN**. It reduces your chance of stroke or heart attacks. \n\n\nDo you change the oil in your car???", "A plane ticket to Thailand. They are the leaders in medical tourism. Get all the tests done very inexpensively & to Western standards. You can have a nice holiday too!", "Yeah I would say just get things checked out asap if you ever feel anything weird, no matter how benign they might seem.\n\n I had a cardiac arrest from an undiagnosed heart condition when I was 19 that in turn caused a traumatic brain injury\n\n Definitely get things checked out if you ever feel like something's wrong, heart palpitations or any weird or unusual feelings really. Talk to your doctor", "I personally watched my grandparents on both side decline based on their diets. It’s my whole hearted belief that strokes are related to eating meals that are large and unhealthy. My grandfather had a stroke the day of Easter, after a huge meal, then again the day after thanksgiving after a huge meal. I did research at the time and then looked in their cupboards, it was all very unhealthy food.", "Get moving. Just walking every day can improve your life expectancy by like 5 years. Sedentary lifestyles are silent killers. Walking can help with heart disease, obesity, diabetes, etc.", "All of these tips are going to be generally acceptable ways to be healthier, however…\n\nYou can be the healthiest person on the planet and drop dead of a heart attack in your 30s for no reason. It has happened so many times before, you see guys who are fitness gurus just drop dead inexplicably…\n\nI personally believe that eating right and exercise is 50% of the equation, but I also feel that it is 50% genetic and sometimes you just can’t do anything about it. Your genes are your genes. 🤷‍♂️", "you could be as healthy as possible and still get run over by a bus tomorrow or diagnosed with a terminal illness. My tip is stop worrying about the quantity of life you will in theory have and worry about the quality. Do things like eat healthy, support your mental health, get decent sleep, exercise regularly because all these will improve the quality of life you have and the years you do have you'll at least have your wellbeing. \n\nThe way I see it I may drop dead in my 50's from an undiagnosed congenital heart condition or aneurysm but I'm damn going to make sure that every year up until that moment was a year worth living", "You cannot avoid every last thing that will kill you. Death eventually catches up to us all. Sometimes suddenly. Going the transhumanist route of trying for optimal health is likely to only increase your anxiety. Reducing your risk factors is a practical step, but I think learning to accept your own mortality and the mortality of those you love is the most important thing you can do right now.\n\nHow? Allow the panic to rush over you. Feel everything you feel. Do your best to stay analytical about the fears you feel. Write down/record your thoughts as it is happening. There is no quick fix, though. It took years of nearly daily panic attacks before I came out the other side and was able to laugh. Now I walk out the door each morning and say to myself, \"I might die today\" and then laugh.", "Salt salt salt salt!! Adults generally eat 2-3x a day more than ideal. It will fuck your body up. Bigly. Ask me how I know. \n\n", "My best advice is to make sure your mental health is in check. That kind of worrying is unnecessary and can lead to future health problems.\n\nThings like an aneurysm rarely have any kind of indicators a heart attack is much more likely to be caused by lifestyle choice and her", "Keep the weight off, sounds crass but diet is one of the biggest influencer and luckily is in our control. That and being safe out there", "Go to another country and pay out of pocket for an executive physical - CT scan to check for abnormal appearance, calcification in major vessels. Maybe with contrast to see big aneurysms. Exercise stress test. Upper and lower gi studies. Bunch of labs and biomarkers.\n\nAnd all off the record so when you get life and health insurance, they can't deny you for pre existing conditions", "For most people the most immediate bang for your buck is cleaning up the diet and losing weight. Weight is lost by what you choose,many choose not, to eat. Exercise is good for your heart and BP. Irl also accelerate weight loss.\n\nCut alcohol. Sleep well. Find ways to lower stress.", "Focus on how beautifully you cells can and do heal themselves…they Only do so when we are in a peaceful state…keep focusing on what you don’t want and you will get it…we are meant 2 🐝 😁", "As most people said, eat right and exercise. If you don’t have a regular exercise routine, make an appointment with a trainer one or two times to help guide you in the right direction. Muscle strength and endurance are equally important. Maintain a healthy weight and good lifestyle habits. \nAnd maintain healthy relationships. Find your core people who encourage and support you in life. \nThings can go wrong health-wise even if you do all the right things, and that’s just the reality of life. If you have good people in your corner, it makes those tough times bearable.\nWishing you lots of health and joy ❤️", "You might have hypochondriasis if you wish you could go to the Hospital and say “just check me for everything.”", "If you SNORE or have non-refreshing sleep, go to a doctor and get a sleep study done to check for obstructive sleep apnea… then wear a CPAP.\n\nUntreated sleep apnea puts strain on the heart and leads to heart problems at a relatively early age.", "I've noticed that the more I do crack, the more my heart flutters. Probably good to never do crack.\n\nEat healthy and exercise. If it's your time despite making an effort to be healthy, well you tried your best, right?\n\nLpt: don't be afraid of death. You'll never truly live if you do", "Don't eat processed food and exercise. Read. Spend time outdoors around nature. Get the right about of sleep. Sleep is extremely important.\n\nYou can go to the hospital and say \"check me for everything\" but your insirnace won't cover it and you're going to be in the 5 figure realm of hospital bills", "Depends on your age, but get a primary care provider and get all your recommended vaccines and screenings. Tons of people don’t get everything done and tbh doctors can be too busy to focus on it unless you make an appointment specifically for those things.\n\nAnd although this sounds less science-y it isn’t, eat less processed food. More whole foods and veggies with nearly every meal.\n\n", "The absolute best thing you can do is eat well and exercise. Lift, do cardio, and pay attention to what you eat. \n\nBeyond that, you may want to consider therapy. It’s perfectly natural to worry about your health, but worrying about things beyond your control can lead to stress/anxiety that you don’t need.", "Not so much in the spirit of replying but - if you are suffering from extreme health anxiety, then talk to someone. You are never going to be able to prevent every form of death and, yes, some can come suddenly without warning, however healthy you are.\n\nBut worrying about it won't help. It may even raise your blood pressure and make you more liable to health events. So if you find yourself worrying more than usual about your health, especially about undetectable or untreatable conditions - then maybe have a word with your doctor, because it can be a sign of depression.", "My aunt just recently passed in her sleep from a heart attack. She was in good shape, late 70's, took care of herself and was pretty active. Sometimes shit just happens no matter what you do. Worrying about it won't help, and the extra stress you give yourself could actually be hurting you.", "Get some basic blood work done. Relatively inexpensive and you can learn a lot about you body via your blood…blood cell count , enzyme levels, hormones levels, etc.", "General physical health: sleep enough, exercise (if you can manage to make it to the gym that's great but even if it's a walk around the block a couple times a week that's great), don't live off of fast food microwave meals or fried foods. Don't forget to see a general physician at least once a year\nMental health: see a therapist at least every once in a while, take some time to yourself, don't forget your hobbies\n\"Niche health\" tips: brush your damn teeth, if you can keep track of calories or macronutrients I highly recommend it (I know you said simple but I still can not oversell it), buy shoes that support your arches and if your feet are super sore after a long day look into different shoes, try to maintain good posture", "Following OP: What is the least time consuming excercise i can do to meet the excercise requirement? how often? i love working out but i dont have much time.", "Eat healthy and avoid processed foods. Exercise daily including weight training 3 x a week. Get adequate sleep. Get Sunlight. Avoid stress and get yearly check ups. Avoid smoking drinking excessively and spend time in nature", "Consistent, functional fitness versus big events. Daily walking, flexibility and balance work trump epic workouts. Lifetime sports, especially those that allow you to connect with others, are where it’s at. (And I say that as a marathoner and iron distance triathlete!)", "1. Alcohol is bad for you, even if you aren't an alcoholic. So is smoking, even if you aren't a smoker — just living with a smoker increases your risk of lung cancer and other health conditions, even if they smoke outside.\n\n2. A small study showed some promising evidence regarding cancer prevention — exercise, vitamin d, and omegas, when included in your lifestyle simultaneously, can decrease your risk of cancer.\n\n3. On the topic of vitamin D — one sunburn is enough to significantly increase your risk of getting skin cancer. Sunburns have a cumulative effect, each one increasing your cancer risk more and more. Sun protection is extremely important to your health. Taking sun protection methods including, but not limited to, wearing sunscreen (SPF30 or higher) every day will decrease your risk of cancer significantly. Its also worth reminding people that **there's no such thing as a \"healthy tan\"**. It's a sign of skin injury, and something your body only does when exposed to dangerous levels of UV. Sunless tanners are the way to go.\n\n4. Sleep is amazing. You feel great when you get enough of it, and you also ensure you aren't cutting your lifespan short. Prioritise sleep. No job is worth chronic sleep deprivation.\n\n5. Check up on your aches and pains, and make sure to treat any physical injuries to the best of your ability. Your odds of reaching old age able bodied aren't very high — most of us will die disabled to one degree or another — but you can decrease how severely you'll be affected in the long run by making sure any injuries you sustain while young are given every chance to heal properly. Low weight bearing exercise is also best for long term joint health.", "* Do whatever you can to stop or reduce smoking, heavy drinking.\n* Exercise regularly, improve your diet towards less sugar, more fiber. \n* Take an aspirin daily. \n* Sleep. \n* Avoid getting infections - TREAT ANY INFECTION QUICKLY - microbes can kill!", "my boss was telling me about a close friend of hers. he was 37, a perfect picture of health. one day, rather recently, he was playing with his niece. laid down on the couch to take a nap, and never woke up. they did an autopsy, and couldnt find any indication as to how that happened. nothing was wrong with him. he just- died. just like that. his funeral was this past saturday. absolutely nuts.", "Yoga and Tai Chi. Yoga keeps the joints and muscles young (and since your knees are the most likely to fail on you, that's super important), and tai chi provides light full body crosstraining with a side of m", "Whenever u get any fast food ask for water not soda/coke. Yes i know ur still paying for soda prices but ur body will thank you.", "Well you could also just slip and hit your head and it's goodnight you know. Doesn't even have to be that hard. \n \nDeath is inevitable, learn to accept it because it's no use running from it.", "This is tricky because although we can control a little bit of our longevity, the biggest reasons are outside of our control. For example, I exercised and ate healthy but still ended up dying pretty young. My friend, on the other hand, is a heavy smoker and is still alive at 70. My point is that healthy tips are important to follow but the biggest things are outside of control", "Strive for stress free. Death isn't so bad you won't have to worry about dying after you die if that doesn't help try diverting your focus to something you find a good use of your time here. Also marijuana! and/or therapy!", "Stoping smoking. \n\nMan, you don’t know how hard it is to stop smoking…yes I do! It’s as hard as it is to start flossing.", "Stop smoking and start exercising. And annual doctor’s visits. Keep up with your screening exams (colonoscopy, mammograms, paps etc)", "Stay at a reasonable weight.\n\nIn mid-May, my doc wanted to put me on cholesterol meds and meds to control my high sugar problem.\n\nOf course my blood test is horrible, I eat crap all day. So I asked about losing weight. He said I needed to lose 20-25 lbs and he'd check my numbers again. I figured I needed to lose 40 just to feel normal.\n\nAs of yesterday, I'm down 20 lbs in 10 weeks. So my reward was to hit the fantastic Chinese buffet I cut out in May. Even though it was a cheat meal, I keep the fried stuff and sugar treats to a minimum. Mainly fish dishes (sushi, and I cut the rice in half) and vegetable stuff. The same thing I've been eating since May, with a few non-compliant items thrown in for being a good boy.\n\nThe next table over had 6 people, one of which was a woman who had to be between 325 & 400 lbs (I'm a bad judge of people that obese). What was she eating?\n\nCakes and pies covered with sugary toppings.\n\nTake the docs advice and keep your weight as close to high school weight by eating healthy, keeping sweets limited to treats, and walk at least 30 min a day.\n\nYou'll feel good, look good and you'll cut down on your worry.\n\nAnd yes, I drink a lot of water and get 8 hours of sleep, so the healthy lifestyle is now a permanent change. And change your verbiage from \"I'm on a diet\" to I have a healthy lifestyle. It makes a difference. For one thing, your friends will all say \"Diets don't work.\" Maybe not, but a healthy lifestyle does.", "Stationary cycling. I read an article that a 60 year old cycles daily has an immune system of a 20 year old and better heart health", "Sleep, exercise, and taking note of what you put into your body... \n\nWhole grains, vegetables, and lean meats or burgers, fries, pizza, and salty/sweet snacks\n\nWater or sodas, energy drinks, and beer\n\nFresh air or cigarettes\n\nThe little things add up", "Sleep apnea is no joke. I’d been snoring since 15. By 24, they gave me 5ish years left before a stroke or heart attack. I had an apple watch and just climbing a flight of stairs got me heart warnings. My blood pressure was concerning over a lot.\n\nStarted using cpap and it changed my life. My resting heart rate went down, blood pressure stabled, my memory and energy levels improved etc.\n\nYou can have sleep apnea and not be overweight, just jaw or muscle structure can cause these issues.\n\nMy older brother was having some sleep apnea issues too, but didn’t go to a doc (afraid of med bills). He fell asleep in the afternoon while playing a game. 2ish hours later he was found not breathing. That was 2 weeks ago :’(", "My mother in law passed away Monday morning. We took her in to the hospital on Sunday afternoon because she was feeling dizzy, lost colour in her face and was pretty loopy. They said she was dehydrated and put her on a drip. She looked and felt much better when we left the hospital that evening. They called us at 1am and said that she had passed away from a blood clot that reached her heart. Out of nowhere. Big shock for the whole family.", "My mom had a really serious stroke a couple months ago. High blood pressure is no joke. Get it checked", "Move more, eat less, avoid alcohol, avoid sugar, don't smoke. Don't do hard drugs. Screen your bowels for cancer, watch for lumps and skin blemishes. Check your blood pressure. Spend time / live with a loved one. Get a pet. Enjoy the countryside. \nThose are all easy and painless, and mostly quite enjoyable.", "Look up diabetic and heart healthy diets and follow them to try and prevent from ending up with these issues. Stay on top of colonoscopies. Only type of screening test to prevent (colorectal) cancer. All other cancer screening tests check you for detection of early stage cancers and don’t prevent them. Also wear sunscreen and like others said, hey good sleep, stay hydrated, and work to de-stress your life. All the best to you :)", "Look in to blue zones. They are areas in the world where people live longer and more healthy lives than the rest of the population. They think that there are about seven common factors that leads to their superior health.", "Listen to your body. Pain is meant as a red flag. Don't just treat symptoms. It makes the pain better but you're just ignoring or exacerbating the underlying issue.", "It's worth noting that there is a very good reasons that doctors will not just \"check you for everything.\" Even if money was not an issue.\n\nEvery test has a small chance for a false positive, so if you were tested for everything, inevitably you would be diagnosed with some problems you don't actually have.\n\nThis could lead to unnecessary and potentially harmful or invasive medical intervention.\n\nThis is why most tests are performed when the doctors have some other reason to suspect you have the problem they are testing for.\n\nAnother reason they do this is because unless a health condition is impacting your quality of life or life expectancy, treating it may reduce one of these two rather than improve it.\n\nIf you have an asymptomatic heart murmur, for example, treating it requires invasive surgery with very real risk of death, and may offer no long term health benefits at all.\n\nThat said, the most important things for maintaining overall health are:\n\n1. Don't Smoke\n2. Eat a balanced diet\n3. Regular exercise\n4. Sufficient Sleep", "It isn't scary, dying unexpectedly. \n\nThat's actually the significant feature.\nI had no idea what happened, no recollection of fear or understanding or pain. Just woke up with lots of tubes and confusion in me, having never fallen asleep. Had been in the middle of a conversation with an MRI tech about coursework, i remember it up to the moment of SCA. Then lights out. \n\nReally the waking up was the only troubling bit at all.\n\n So if nothing here offered as lifestyle advice feels quite certain enough I figured maybe that might help in a different way.", "If it hasn't been stated already, sleep apnea is very underdiagnosed and has links to congestive heart failure and diabetes on top of just poor sleep. A sleep study if you're often tired could be life saving. \n\nThis is not exclusive to overweight people as some anatomically have obstructive airways or suffer from central sleep apnea which is nervous system related.", "I've found that a good therapist helps me not worry about death and to focus on small healthy changes. None of us will get out of this alive. But, we can do our best to live a full life.", "I'm not sure if this is really a \"medically useful\" tip, but I'm a bit of a hypochondriac who likes to stress out over every little twitch in my chest, and I found that having some test equipment at hand to use when I'm feeling concerned can help me calm down better. You can buy a blood pressure cuff and a little pocket ECG for less than 100 bucks, and if you wake up feeling weird and off with a racing pulse one morning, you can just give yourself a reassuring mini checkup so you don't have to walk around all day worrying whether you're ignoring something terrible. (The things aren't super accurate, but they should be good enough to detect a heart attack in progress.)\n\nI also tend to stress about my somewhat high pulse (not as well in shape as I'd like) and I found that trying to check it manually with fingers and a stopwatch leads to terribly skewed results (something about focusing on the act of counting makes it go faster). Just wearing a Fitbit throughout the day and not paying attention to it shows that's it's actually not quite that bad at rest. (Same goes for blood pressure -- if you only get measured once a year at the doctor's you're gonna always be on edge, but if you can do it calmly at home you can see that it's actually where it should be.)", "I was suddenly hit with Ramsay Hunt Syndrom on July 4th. I exercise, recently lost 56 pounds, eat healthy, get 6 hours of sleep, and drink tons of water. I was told it was 100% random and nothing I could've done to prevent it.\n\nMy tip would be to live healthily but also live happily as you can't always prevent these things.", "I remember reading an article in pubmed that drinking 2-3 cups of coffee is actually correlated to less all cause mortality (i.e. coffee helps you live longer). \n\nApart from that, it’s everything you know already. Eat a healthy and nutritious diet (more fruits, veggies, drink water) and exercise daily ideally.", "I checked this out only as there were 666 comments.\n\nMove to EU and get a free systems check (bi)annually.", "Hiya! I'm a full time death investigator and I totally understand your anxiety! When all you see is what kills a person, you tend to be a bit on top of your health! If there are two things you can control it's your cholesterol level and your blood pressure. Many life-ending diseases come from those two things. Like aneurysms are most likely caused by chronic high blood pressure. Coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure are from high cholesterol. So keep an eye on those and you should be good!\n\nI'd also look into your family medical history for any warning signs. I have a family history of breast cancer so I got genetic screenings completed and started getting mammograms' early.", "Here's a good tip if you're afraid of sudden death. \n\n\nIf you've had a family member who died of a sudden heart attack, or had any kind of sudden cardiac arrest, and especially if they have been diagnosed with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ask about getting a genetic test for markers of the condition.\n\nThis won't provide a definitive diagnosis; you will need a full cardiac workup for that. But you'll be able to take precautions.\n\n**Familial cardiomyopathy** is one of the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes, and it's fairly rare overall but it's inherited. You can google it for more info; I'd link but I am worried about the comment being removed for being a sales link.", "Get a calcium heart score - will tell if you have heart disease/plaque build up. “A calcium-score screening heart test (coronary calcium scan) uses computerized tomography (CT) to detect calcium deposits in the coronary arteries of your heart. A higher coronary calcium-score suggests you have a higher chance of significant narrowing in the coronary arteries and a higher risk of future heart attack”", "From watching too many episodes of Dr G, if you have high blood pressure, take care of it! So many people on her show die from it", "Exercise, sleep and diet. Literally everything else you can think of comes second.\n\nThose 3 have the most profound impact on our body overall, before you try any supplements, or techniques or rituals, or drugs, or detoxes or whatever you plan to do, get those 3 in order.\n\nPeople really severely underestimate how incredibly important those 3 are. If we had a drug to perfectly mimic just one of those, it would be the most successful drug on the planet, all three? A large majority of all non genetic health problems would be eradicated, ignoring stuff that is really advanced, truly spontaneous (or close to), or caused by aging like cancer, Alzheimer's, etc, that's a bit more complicated to say the least.", "Eat lots of fruits and veggies, stay moving and walk at least a mile a day, and masturbate frequently.", "Drink water. Like everyday. Staying hydrated is step one to being healthy, followed closely but getting the right amount of sleep!", "Don’t panic or react really. Stay very still and just become part of the couch. If your livin’ right you’ll find enough content to sustain you well into your median life expectancy.", "Don’t be obese. I’m not talking fat, fat is fine. Just don’t get to the morbidly obese stage. Everything is more difficult for you, your carers and potentially hospital staff. You are likely to end up in a hospital at some stage as you age. Be it for knee surgery, or a fall or a chest infection etc.\n\nI work in a hospital doing patient assistance and part of that is turns and pad changes etc.\n\nEveryone who is morbidly obese is at much higher rate of comorbidity and death from something not even related to their initial reason for the hospital stay. Most hospital deaths occur from infection from your stay in hospital. Many infections can occur from pressure injuries and the way to avoid those is to change position and keep clean and dry. Most people in hospital need staff to help move them and the bigger you are the harder it is, the more people you need to help you and the smaller the amount of bed space you have to work with. \n\nStaff are wanting to help, no matter your size, we aren’t judging you and honestly never comment on someone’s size, except to feel frustrated we can’t help properly….but there are so many patients and it is hard to spend the proper time doing something correctly, like a good clean and pad change for an obese person when there are 20+ other patients on your ward also waiting to be changed. They still get care and still get changed, but for example you might spend 20minutes putting the pad on, rolling this person etc. and you go to adjust it a tiny bit at the end to get the tabs closed and it rips. On a small person you would do it again, but on someone taking this long with this many staff (up to 6), it isn’t worth it. You will just have to wait until everyone else is done. \nYou might have fat rolls that need to be wiped, it’s harder to wipe your genitals properly, bodily fluids get pushed and trapped into places they shouldn’t be. \n\nI just can’t stress this enough. Yes people who have smoked and drank for years have done damage to their health, but overall they are still so much easier to care for -in terms of daily living tasks -than the morbidly obese.", "Do not eat too many spicy foods. This is quite subjective for many different people, and certain people have better stomachs than others, but if you eat too many spicy things too often, you can upset your stomach to the point of inflammation, which can feel like chest pain, and probably will make you visit the ER for an expensive price tag.", "Diet. Exercise. Sleep. Preventative medical healthcare. Reduce stress.\n\nBasically don't be poor (", "Cut out the sugar and refined carbs (really the same thing when you get down to it). All of it. \n\nMove. As in \"move or die\"; advice given by a doctor that I know.\n\nBe very careful when picking your parents. This is the most important decision that you can make when it comes to your health.", "Check your moles. Manage your stress and blood pressure through m", "Avoid the quick fixes of anything that will be a cozy distraction: food, booze, Pharma, and illicit drugs. Also avoid a combination of any of the above. Getting off one or more means doubling down on personal intentions.", "Avoid cocaine. I know multiple people who died young because of heart complications or stroke. Fine until the day they died.", "30-60 minutes of exercise a week can help you live longer. \n\nhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/doing-30-to-60-minutes-of-one-exercise-weekly-could-help-you-live-longer-study-says-1.5807026", "1) Eat an anti-inflammatory diet and have an anti-inflammatory lifestyle \n\nEvery single positive health intervention that exists targets #1. Period. In addition, chronic exposure to some health interventions (such as over training, or eating TOO MUCH meat, or eating TOO MANY greens) worsens #1.\n\n\\#1 is, and remains, the most significant biomarker for longevity. Unfortunately, it is really hard to measure. The best way to measure it is to proxy it by:\n\n1 - keeping chronic cortisol low\n\n2 - keeping Insulin low\n\n3 - having good cardio\n\n4 - keeping abdominal fat low (---> chronic cortisol low)\n\n There is more -- but what you are interested in is all causes and markers of inflammation." ]

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[ "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)", "How do I de-ice the INSIDE of my cars windscreen? Or stop it from icing up in the first place? It's fine deciding the outside, I can just chuck some warm water over the car like everybody else, but my car gets a layer of ice on the inside too, which I can't splash water over or use the scraper on (don't want ice flying around the inside!)" ]

[ "Let your car run for 15 minutes on defrost (the vents under the windshield) when defrost is on your car brings in air from the outside to help reduce the overall humidity in your vehicle. \n\nAlso, don't chuck warm water on your car... If it gets cold enough you will shatter your glass, let your car warm up for 10 minutes and the windows will all be defrosted.", "Sounds like there's moisture inside your car. I had that problem after I took my car in to get detailed. When you run your heater make sure to turn the AC on, it'll help dry out the air. If you have a garage roll your windows down to try to help dry it out.\n\nAs for trying to defrost inside, I just turn the vent on high heat and hope it dries it quickly.", "Be sure you:\n\n1. Have your air vents on \"fresh air\" and not \"recirculate\".\n\n2. Run your A/C to dehumidify the air.\n\n3. Do not have a leak letting water in your car, typically caused by a leaking windshield or other seal. Feel your carpets - edge to edge - are they wet at all (and not from your shoes)? If so, fix the leak.", "Some good ideas already posted, but this might also be of help: if you are done driving for the day, and assuming you park outside, try parking for the night so your windscreen will be facing east towards the morning sun. If the sun rises before you get in your car for the day, the sun's heat might help take care of any ice - inside or out. ", "In my experience, Fog-x merely turns the fog to watery condensation. \nThe real issue is that moisture is in your car. There are only a few ways for that to occur; water from your feet, faulty window (or tail light) gaskets, failed vapor barriers between the interior door panel and the door (like a plastic sheet). Start by evaluating which part of the car fogs up first. Side windows = vapor barrier & that is a cheap fix. Rear window = tail light or rear window gasket. Front windshield = clogged rain tray or faulty windshield gasket.", "From Saskatchewan, we have very dry cold winters.\n\nWell, I don't know you situation, but generally whenever I had condensation on the inside of our car, it was because we had the vents on recirculate rather than taking the air from the outside. If we had been driving like this for a while, and the ice and snow builtup in the car got the least bit warm, the next day frost was on the inside of the window. Also, you're a lot more likely to have fog in the car as you drive.\n\nThe solution was to always use the outside air vents instead, to keep the moisture level in your car low. haven't had a single incident of ice on the inside this winter.", "There is a RainX treatment for the inside of windows. It prevents the fogging that will ice in the cold.", "[fog-x](http://www.amazon.com/Rain-X-AF21212-Anti-Fog/dp/B0009H5W5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390247253&sr=8-1&keywords=fog-x)", "When you park your car for the night, leave the door open for a minute or two before you lock up. This should remove any moisture trapped inside.", "If you live in a snowy region, buy some plastic mat and clean them. Take the water/snow out of the mat to prevent condensation." ]

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[ "How to properly open and mix organic peanut/almond butter that has oil separation I always manage but it takes way too long and is always a gigantic mess. It wouldn't take much to make significant improvement.\n\nThanks", "How to properly open and mix organic peanut/almond butter that has oil separation I always manage but it takes way too long and is always a gigantic mess. It wouldn't take much to make significant improvement.\n\nThanks", "How to properly open and mix organic peanut/almond butter that has oil separation I always manage but it takes way too long and is always a gigantic mess. It wouldn't take much to make significant improvement.\n\nThanks", "How to properly open and mix organic peanut/almond butter that has oil separation I always manage but it takes way too long and is always a gigantic mess. It wouldn't take much to make significant improvement.\n\nThanks", "How to properly open and mix organic peanut/almond butter that has oil separation I always manage but it takes way too long and is always a gigantic mess. It wouldn't take much to make significant improvement.\n\nThanks" ]

[ "You can buy a device that is basically a lid the same size as a standard peanut butter jar lid with a small hole in the middle. There is a curved stirrer that goes inside the jar and you just crank it a few dozen times to stir up the butter. \n\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Grandpa-Witmers-Fashioned-Mess-Free-16-Ounce/dp/B000A3I3BA", "When I first get the container I mix it with an fork. Then put it in the fridge. The oils \"harden\" and will no longer rise to the top. ", "I like to store the jar of nut butter upside down. That way when it's time to open it, the oil is on top of the jar and it's easier to mix in.", "I alternate turning it upside down and right side up for a few days before I'm going to need it (I eat a lot of PB so I always have a jar on the go-never without it) ", "Check out the bulk section at your grocery store. Often times they'll have a \"grind your own\" peanut butter station. YUM" ]

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[ "How would you go about getting an expensive textbook back from a classmate (PhD candidate) who no longer talks to you? We were recently pretty good friends, since she can be a fun person and there aren't so many girls in our engineering lab (I'm also female). But she's one of those people who regularly lies. Usually it's just white lies and over/under-exaggeration about upcoming events. I've seen her lie to police in other countries to get out of tickets though also (she 100% knew she bought the wrong, cheaper bus ticket and lied that she had no money to pay). She likes getting away with things, and she's incredibly proud of it too. \n\n\nAnyway, about a month ago she asked if she could borrow a book from my bookshelf in the lab, and I said sure, no problem. Cause clearly I'm an idiot. \n\n\nAbout a week later, she got mad at me because I couldn't make some hiking event... I had a big test coming up, and as usual the hiking idea turned out to be some half-day group event that I really didn't have time for. A group was going, so it didn't matter whether I was there. \n\n\nAnyway, a few weeks later, I sent a neutral message just saying hey, I need that book... can you please leave it on my desk. Her first message to me was pleasant but said she only borrowed it for a couple days and already returned it. It's a lie--I was in town and I know the book was never put back. \nI responded that it's not on the shelf, and no one else borrowed it, so please check your room again and return it when you find it. She said simply \"ok.\" It's still missing, another 2 weeks later. \n\n\nMy bookshelf is behind a locked door that only lab people have access to, it's about 6 ft up on a shelf, and very few people actually go in my room (only 4 people actually have desks in there). She's in another room and has been MIA for the last few weeks because her boyfriend just came back in town &amp; they just moved to an apartment together. \n\n\nI haven't been able to catch her in the lab in person, and I'm torn with what to do next. The book is worth about $200 *used*, I do really need it, and I'm graduating/moving within the month. \n\nTL;DR I lent an expensive textbook to a classmate and now I'm not sure if I'll ever see it again. How would you respond to this situation? \n\nUpdate: I talked to the campus police, and they clarified that if you lend something to someone and they refuse to return the item, it can never be considered \"stealing\"/\"theft\", even if you didn't mean for the person to keep it. Note to self: never lend anyone anything again. The officer recommended bartering in the future (\"ok, I will let you borrow X if you let me borrow Y\") \n\nUpdate #2: I learned that I can file an \"incident report,\" and that will go in her campus file. Perhaps that will mean nothing with 1 report, but it gives me more peace of mind that the case is documented. ", "How would you go about getting an expensive textbook back from a classmate (PhD candidate) who no longer talks to you? We were recently pretty good friends, since she can be a fun person and there aren't so many girls in our engineering lab (I'm also female). But she's one of those people who regularly lies. Usually it's just white lies and over/under-exaggeration about upcoming events. I've seen her lie to police in other countries to get out of tickets though also (she 100% knew she bought the wrong, cheaper bus ticket and lied that she had no money to pay). She likes getting away with things, and she's incredibly proud of it too. \n\n\nAnyway, about a month ago she asked if she could borrow a book from my bookshelf in the lab, and I said sure, no problem. Cause clearly I'm an idiot. \n\n\nAbout a week later, she got mad at me because I couldn't make some hiking event... I had a big test coming up, and as usual the hiking idea turned out to be some half-day group event that I really didn't have time for. A group was going, so it didn't matter whether I was there. \n\n\nAnyway, a few weeks later, I sent a neutral message just saying hey, I need that book... can you please leave it on my desk. Her first message to me was pleasant but said she only borrowed it for a couple days and already returned it. It's a lie--I was in town and I know the book was never put back. \nI responded that it's not on the shelf, and no one else borrowed it, so please check your room again and return it when you find it. She said simply \"ok.\" It's still missing, another 2 weeks later. \n\n\nMy bookshelf is behind a locked door that only lab people have access to, it's about 6 ft up on a shelf, and very few people actually go in my room (only 4 people actually have desks in there). She's in another room and has been MIA for the last few weeks because her boyfriend just came back in town &amp; they just moved to an apartment together. \n\n\nI haven't been able to catch her in the lab in person, and I'm torn with what to do next. The book is worth about $200 *used*, I do really need it, and I'm graduating/moving within the month. \n\nTL;DR I lent an expensive textbook to a classmate and now I'm not sure if I'll ever see it again. How would you respond to this situation? \n\nUpdate: I talked to the campus police, and they clarified that if you lend something to someone and they refuse to return the item, it can never be considered \"stealing\"/\"theft\", even if you didn't mean for the person to keep it. Note to self: never lend anyone anything again. The officer recommended bartering in the future (\"ok, I will let you borrow X if you let me borrow Y\") \n\nUpdate #2: I learned that I can file an \"incident report,\" and that will go in her campus file. Perhaps that will mean nothing with 1 report, but it gives me more peace of mind that the case is documented. ", "How would you go about getting an expensive textbook back from a classmate (PhD candidate) who no longer talks to you? We were recently pretty good friends, since she can be a fun person and there aren't so many girls in our engineering lab (I'm also female). But she's one of those people who regularly lies. Usually it's just white lies and over/under-exaggeration about upcoming events. I've seen her lie to police in other countries to get out of tickets though also (she 100% knew she bought the wrong, cheaper bus ticket and lied that she had no money to pay). She likes getting away with things, and she's incredibly proud of it too. \n\n\nAnyway, about a month ago she asked if she could borrow a book from my bookshelf in the lab, and I said sure, no problem. Cause clearly I'm an idiot. \n\n\nAbout a week later, she got mad at me because I couldn't make some hiking event... I had a big test coming up, and as usual the hiking idea turned out to be some half-day group event that I really didn't have time for. A group was going, so it didn't matter whether I was there. \n\n\nAnyway, a few weeks later, I sent a neutral message just saying hey, I need that book... can you please leave it on my desk. Her first message to me was pleasant but said she only borrowed it for a couple days and already returned it. It's a lie--I was in town and I know the book was never put back. \nI responded that it's not on the shelf, and no one else borrowed it, so please check your room again and return it when you find it. She said simply \"ok.\" It's still missing, another 2 weeks later. \n\n\nMy bookshelf is behind a locked door that only lab people have access to, it's about 6 ft up on a shelf, and very few people actually go in my room (only 4 people actually have desks in there). She's in another room and has been MIA for the last few weeks because her boyfriend just came back in town &amp; they just moved to an apartment together. \n\n\nI haven't been able to catch her in the lab in person, and I'm torn with what to do next. The book is worth about $200 *used*, I do really need it, and I'm graduating/moving within the month. \n\nTL;DR I lent an expensive textbook to a classmate and now I'm not sure if I'll ever see it again. How would you respond to this situation? \n\nUpdate: I talked to the campus police, and they clarified that if you lend something to someone and they refuse to return the item, it can never be considered \"stealing\"/\"theft\", even if you didn't mean for the person to keep it. Note to self: never lend anyone anything again. The officer recommended bartering in the future (\"ok, I will let you borrow X if you let me borrow Y\") \n\nUpdate #2: I learned that I can file an \"incident report,\" and that will go in her campus file. Perhaps that will mean nothing with 1 report, but it gives me more peace of mind that the case is documented. " ]

[ "Be straight with her. It'll be awkward but it's the only way with people like that. Call her out on any other lies she tells and don't give her a way out without giving you the book. I had a friend who sounds exactly like the girl you are describing. I had a similar situation as well, in the end I got my stuff back and he told me never to contact him again. She may well do something similar, people like that will try and make you feel bad. Just consider whether or not you actually need someone like that in your life. You don't have to be mean but you do have to be assertive, also make sure you don't cast any doubt on where the book is or she will use that to get out of the situation. Good luck!", "You've got a PhD faculty advisor of some sort, correct? Tell her they may be interested in knowing this before they graduate her with a degree of that caliber. ", "If you are generally not whiney or petty, this whole situation will on reflect badly on her. I'm guessing she lacks integrity all around, people will recognize that she is the issue. Talk out scenarios in your head & then approach your advisor. " ]

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[ "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)", "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)", "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)", "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)", "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)", "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)", "Walking in slippery conditions Despite paying $13k/year in tuition at a highly ranked university in Canada, my school still doesn't shovel the sidewalks. Being downtown and having many pedestrians walk the same route, the compacted snow sometimes gets as slippery as the ice. \nAny tips so I can avoid looking like [this?](http://i.imgur.com/Z0tBuD8.gif)" ]

[ "Short steps, minimizing the lateral pressure on your feet.\n\nEven slick shoes won't slide when you're pushing straight down at them.\n\nSource: lived in Alaska for 6 years.", "http://www.amazon.com/Yaktrax-Walker-Traction-Cleats-Snow/dp/B009LJBEEM\n\nSomething like this will help you gain traction. Otherwise, short steps and land with a flat foot rather than on your heel as you would typically. This causes more surface area and will keep you foot more under you center of gravity which will minimize the chance for your foot to slip out.\n\nAlso, do not think to yourself \"huh..I haven't fallen yet this winter...\" You will fall immediately afterwards.", "Use the ice to your advantage and slide like a penguin.\n\nhttp://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Penguin-Sliding-Around-On-Its-Adorable-Belly.gif ", "The most efficient way to walk in normal traction utilizes a lot of friction you wouldn't normally realize. When you walk on slippery conditions, be mindful of where on your foot you are putting your weight, and make sure to put as little pressure sideways or forwards as you step. \n\nIt works so long as you know you're on ice and can change your stride accordingly.", "I've learned this at a work safety meeting and it has really helped me when walking on ice or another slippery area.\n\n* Crouch down low to the ground\n* Try to keep your body weight as centered as possible.\n\nThis is good that if you do end up slipping and falling since you are already closer to the ground and you won't be as injured as if you were standing upright and fell.\n\n", "I have never cared for yak tracks they are great for snow but meh for ice when I worked on a boat these would late way longer and do better only problem I had with them is sometimes a couple of the spikes would be missing from them but they still worked so long as you had one on the heel and one on the toe portion anyways hope this helps\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000MTWWCS/ref=pd_aw_sims_4?pi=SS115&simLd=1", "I have always found that tensing my core while walking and walking further forward on my foot/feet help with balance on ice or slippery surfaces." ]

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[ "How do you remove/prevent car wax from getting on black trim? If you're waxing the car by hand, it's a little easier to keep wax off the black plastic trim. However, I often use a buffer, and it's harder to keep the wax from getting on my door handles and wheel trim. Any tips?", "How do you remove/prevent car wax from getting on black trim? If you're waxing the car by hand, it's a little easier to keep wax off the black plastic trim. However, I often use a buffer, and it's harder to keep the wax from getting on my door handles and wheel trim. Any tips?", "How do you remove/prevent car wax from getting on black trim? If you're waxing the car by hand, it's a little easier to keep wax off the black plastic trim. However, I often use a buffer, and it's harder to keep the wax from getting on my door handles and wheel trim. Any tips?", "How do you remove/prevent car wax from getting on black trim? If you're waxing the car by hand, it's a little easier to keep wax off the black plastic trim. However, I often use a buffer, and it's harder to keep the wax from getting on my door handles and wheel trim. Any tips?", "How do you remove/prevent car wax from getting on black trim? If you're waxing the car by hand, it's a little easier to keep wax off the black plastic trim. However, I often use a buffer, and it's harder to keep the wax from getting on my door handles and wheel trim. Any tips?", "How do you remove/prevent car wax from getting on black trim? If you're waxing the car by hand, it's a little easier to keep wax off the black plastic trim. However, I often use a buffer, and it's harder to keep the wax from getting on my door handles and wheel trim. Any tips?" ]

[ "Peanut butter works wonders for wax residue on black plastic moldings and rubber. \n\nPeople used to ask why I kept a travel size jar of Jif in my detail bucket.", "Mask the trim with blue painters tape. Also, try using a product called Back To Black on trim that already has wax on it. I think it's made by Mother's.", "You can also try using a small 1\" painters brush if it is textured trim. Cut the fibers down to about 1/4\" and brush the area in a circular motion, wiping away with a microfiber towel. You can use a quick detailer spray during this to help soften it up as well.", "Use 'back to black' stuff on the black trim before you wax. The wax will then wipe straight off the black trim afterwards.", "Painters tape is how you prevent it.\n\nAfter you already have WAX on the plastic, use a WAX remover to get it off. Griots makes one that works awesome. I have no idea why this thing is capitalizing WAX", "If you don't take the time to mask and get the wax on there anyways, use a pink pencil eraser on black plastic trim. Cleans up the black trim with ease! May have to do a little dusting off, but much easier and cheaper then some bottle polish. Head to the dollar store for getting erasers. I use to keep a small palm sized and \"the big one\" in my detailing box for such occasions." ]

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[ "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read.", "How to read information once and take it all in I've got a problem when reading information and absorbing it and often have to go back and re-read it. Is there any little tips or tricks that could help out?\n\nI slow down my reading, have no music or distractions and I still find myself forgetting what I've read." ]

[ "Since I had to study a lot I have searching for the best learning/reading system also.. Now I'm psychologist and I can see it's strongly related to our motivation and mindfulness... One system works for me really great. It is kind of slow but promises complete comprehension of a text. It's called PQRST...\n\nPreview - Look on a headline or an abstract of the text and try to guess what it will be about. Try to guess it's main theme and thoughts. \n\nQuestions - Make up your mind and write down several curious questions which you want to be answered by the text. \n\nRead - Slowly and thoroughly read the text. \n\nSelf-examination - Did the text bring answers to your questions? What you things you have just learned? Is this text really best for original purpose of reading? Etc...\n\nTest - Try to repeat what you have just read in your own words out loud. \n\nSorry for mistakes in my English :)", "One thing that can help is to take notes as you go. Taking notes gets more of your body and brain into the process of digesting the information. Note taking forces you to pay attention to the important parts so you can put them into your own words. Even if you never review the notes the process of note taking makes a difference. And if you need to refresh, the notes will help. ", "Maybe there are techniques that truly work for everyone, but I've never heard of any. You have to find what works *for you* through experimentation.", "For me repetition is key to retaining info. But if you absolutely don't have the time for that, try this:\n1) Read the information slowly and aloud (if you can).\n\n2) Write it down (don't type it. Most of us zone out when we type. Physically hand-write it).\n\n3) Restate the information in your own words. (Example: \"So the liver is the place in the body where most of our ingested drugs are metabolized.\")\n\n4) Go back and put the new information into the context of the information you've already learned. (\"I know that metabolism is the body's process of breaking down substances into smaller pieces that can be more easily used by the body. I *now* know that the liver is the primary site where this process takes place.\") \n\nThis way you're actually making the connections about what you're reading rather than just trying to memorize. I hope that helps!", "Go and grab a book on speed reading. It should help explain why you're not taking in information properly.", "For me the issue has never been anything more than concentration. We've all experienced being in 'the zone' whilst studying. It's a magical place where information is 'wet' and sticky. Your mind holds onto small pieces of information as powerfully as large pieces of information. I have no tip for you looking at something and then just knowing it - however repetition helps as it helps cement the pathway in your brain, and so does having peak concentration. To make myself concentrate harder on things I read the paragraph of information, 3-5 lines and I reflect on that without rereading. If I can recall the minor pieces and understand what that means conceptually then I am in a good space. If I can't then I reread it and go slower so that I give myself some time to solidify the information. Drink lots of water too! ", "Pretend like you're teaching the information to someone. Like, pretend, as you're reading the textbook, that you're tutoring someone or teaching a class that stuff. It always helps me. ", "Make sure your inner voice is silent the whole time otherwise you are reading but your are really just thinking of something else, you may have to reread sections many times in order to do this", "I would say to understand the concept of what you read is important. Why that particular parcel of information is needed to get the proper picture of what you try to understand.\nTo really learn what you read is to remember it.", "I used to as well. Studying for various technical certifications(very dry material). At first, if I was having issues with distractions, is remove them. Then, if a wasn't absorbing material, I'd take a break and try again later. Retention it's a mental discipline that just takes some practice.\n\nFor a while my routine was to read books I was super interested in right before bed. Dark tower, foundation.. didn't need to worry about retention as much, but it was still good practice", "I don't think we can or even should take it all in. Just relax and enjoy reading. The more you do it the better you get at it. It is okay to re-read, too. There is probably nothing to worry about. If you have serious problems with your eyes or some intrusive thoughts that distract you constantly, then consider seeing a doctor. In any case, carry on reading! <3", "Build a Memory-Castle. Picture a house which is familiar to you, best would be your own house, and then imagine walking through that house. Now connect every room or corner of a room with the information you want to remember. I totally stole this from the Mentalist", "As you're reading, imagine that you're mentally re-explaining the concepts to your mom. Every few sentences you have to reword the information and break it down into something she'd understand. This will slow down your reading at first, but you'll find that you're really *thinking* about the material, not just running your eyes across it. " ]

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[ "How to reheat fried rice so that it's somewhat enjoyable and not like it's original unfried, uncooked state... ... or is this not possible?\n\nUpdate: Thank you all for the feedback. Definitely ditch the microwave when it comes to rice. I used the extra sauce from my Sesame chicken in place of the oil/water/butter suggestions and reheated it for a few minutes in a saucepan. Turned out much better than my original water/microwave combination.", "How to reheat fried rice so that it's somewhat enjoyable and not like it's original unfried, uncooked state... ... or is this not possible?\n\nUpdate: Thank you all for the feedback. Definitely ditch the microwave when it comes to rice. I used the extra sauce from my Sesame chicken in place of the oil/water/butter suggestions and reheated it for a few minutes in a saucepan. Turned out much better than my original water/microwave combination.", "How to reheat fried rice so that it's somewhat enjoyable and not like it's original unfried, uncooked state... ... or is this not possible?\n\nUpdate: Thank you all for the feedback. Definitely ditch the microwave when it comes to rice. I used the extra sauce from my Sesame chicken in place of the oil/water/butter suggestions and reheated it for a few minutes in a saucepan. Turned out much better than my original water/microwave combination.", "How to reheat fried rice so that it's somewhat enjoyable and not like it's original unfried, uncooked state... ... or is this not possible?\n\nUpdate: Thank you all for the feedback. Definitely ditch the microwave when it comes to rice. I used the extra sauce from my Sesame chicken in place of the oil/water/butter suggestions and reheated it for a few minutes in a saucepan. Turned out much better than my original water/microwave combination.", "How to reheat fried rice so that it's somewhat enjoyable and not like it's original unfried, uncooked state... ... or is this not possible?\n\nUpdate: Thank you all for the feedback. Definitely ditch the microwave when it comes to rice. I used the extra sauce from my Sesame chicken in place of the oil/water/butter suggestions and reheated it for a few minutes in a saucepan. Turned out much better than my original water/microwave combination." ]

[ "Skip the microwave, and heat a sautee pan with a little olive oil in it. Throw in the fried rice and reheat it for a minute or two, tossing it in the pan occasionally.", "Put a wet paper towel over it and microwave it at about 75% power. Works every time. It is what we used to do at the restaurant I worked at. ", "I usually put it in a non stick frying pan with a bit of oil and a bit of water. I put a lid on it until the water is evaporated (1 ou 2 min.) then I fry it to reheat (a couple of minutes). Not exactly the same as original but close.", "You need to get past the reheating and on to the recooking. Often I'll throw some peanut oil in a pan, put some old rice and and refry it. Chopsticks on hand help because you really need to keep the rice seperate. Fry until the rice gets translucent and chewy then throw in a little butter ... wait for it ... then a few scrambled eggs and whisk ... turn it into an omelet. Top with a little sriacha and never make omurice again. Experiment with adding pepper, salt, nutmeg, chives, fresh garlic, love or whatever.", "Throw some butter and olive oil on the top and then nuke it at 50 percent power for a couple of minutes. Stir and enjoy.\n\n" ]

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[ "Keeping your phone/wallet/cash/ipod from falling out while on a roller coaster. I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow with some friends, and the main thing we're worried about is losing our belongs on rides. I already lost a phone a couple of years back, and I don't want it to happen again. They do have lockers which I could rent for the day, but they're are things I'll need on me the entire day. \n\nIs there a way I could take these things on rides and not lose them?", "Keeping your phone/wallet/cash/ipod from falling out while on a roller coaster. I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow with some friends, and the main thing we're worried about is losing our belongs on rides. I already lost a phone a couple of years back, and I don't want it to happen again. They do have lockers which I could rent for the day, but they're are things I'll need on me the entire day. \n\nIs there a way I could take these things on rides and not lose them?", "Keeping your phone/wallet/cash/ipod from falling out while on a roller coaster. I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow with some friends, and the main thing we're worried about is losing our belongs on rides. I already lost a phone a couple of years back, and I don't want it to happen again. They do have lockers which I could rent for the day, but they're are things I'll need on me the entire day. \n\nIs there a way I could take these things on rides and not lose them?", "Keeping your phone/wallet/cash/ipod from falling out while on a roller coaster. I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow with some friends, and the main thing we're worried about is losing our belongs on rides. I already lost a phone a couple of years back, and I don't want it to happen again. They do have lockers which I could rent for the day, but they're are things I'll need on me the entire day. \n\nIs there a way I could take these things on rides and not lose them?", "Keeping your phone/wallet/cash/ipod from falling out while on a roller coaster. I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow with some friends, and the main thing we're worried about is losing our belongs on rides. I already lost a phone a couple of years back, and I don't want it to happen again. They do have lockers which I could rent for the day, but they're are things I'll need on me the entire day. \n\nIs there a way I could take these things on rides and not lose them?", "Keeping your phone/wallet/cash/ipod from falling out while on a roller coaster. I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow with some friends, and the main thing we're worried about is losing our belongs on rides. I already lost a phone a couple of years back, and I don't want it to happen again. They do have lockers which I could rent for the day, but they're are things I'll need on me the entire day. \n\nIs there a way I could take these things on rides and not lose them?" ]

[ "never tried this but instantly occurred to me upon reading this; ever put shorts or pants on that already have stuff in their pockets? Ever have those pockets twisted backwards making those items inaccessible until you unflipped the pocket? there you go, as long as your pocket containing whatever items is twisted, nothing should come out and no prep necessary till 3 seconds before you strap in.", "I keep mine in my bra, under my boob. Leave it too long though, and you have to deal with boob sweat.", "You may look weird. But buy pants with zippers. Or have friends go on in pairs. Like of you have 3 other people, have two people go on rides while the other two people hold the sfuff.", "When I ride a roller coaster I just tuck my pocket under my leg so I'm slightly sitting on it, it's not that uncomfortable and once the ride starts you don't even notice it.", "Buy some Ziploc brand vacuum bags they are more durable than normal bags. Double bag, put in cargo pocket. Good for log/water rides. Seal doesn't last if you freeze meat. That was the Renolds brand which were great, but you can't find anymore. Conspiracy theory?", "I just put them in my back pockets - the centrifugal force of the roller coasters usually keeps your butt up against the seat. " ]

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[ "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?", "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?", "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?", "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?", "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?", "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?", "What to do when you know someone is staring at you? I am a pretty normal female and the other night I was with some friends and someone I didn't know came over. I could tell he was staring at me all night, I don't know if he thought I was hot or interesting or weird or anything... just that it was really awkward and creepy. And so I ask, what should someone do when they can feel someone staring at them?" ]

[ "Without letting them know you've seen them, slowly bring your hand up to your face, fingers bunched together, and take a subtle sniff of the tips. Recoil sharply as if you've smelt something foul but keep you're hand up by your face, dart your eyes left and right as if you're checking for witnesses then go in for a long deep wiff, maybe roll your eyes slightly as if you're orgasmic. Then slowly lick each finger individually and finish with a creepy satisfied smile. \n\nSeeing this they should assume you're a bum picker sniffer licker and be put off.\n\nIf they're still interested call the police or get home safe as soon as possible because they likely have plans to eat your heart later that night. ", "If he seemed harmless, then making brief eye contact when you catch him staring at you should be enough. If you sense that he is a little more bold, wait until you're by a friend after you catch him staring at you and whisper \"this guy keeps staring at me\" without smiling and that should send the message. Females are interesting beings and it is natural for a guy to study one that has piqued their interest but it doesn't seem that he was aware of his creepiness. Maybe he hasn't gotten the \"why the fuck are you staring at me?!\" yet so he doesn't he know where he stands. That always works as well haha.", "Look at your watch or cell phone for the time. It will make that person want to know the time. Also yawning works almost every time.\nSource: Stalker, always gets me.", "Keep in mind that in some countries/cultures, staring is not rude, and in other places it is. I am glad my teacher told me this before I went to Spain, so I wasn't weirded out by people looking at me on the subway, etc. So if you ate traveling abroad and a stranger is staring at you in a public place, give them the benefit of the doubt--it may be a culture difference thing. But if someone staring at you makes you uncomfortable, look back at the person and frown or scowl. And if a stranger is following you, yell at him angrily, he'll probably run away.", "You stare that guy straight in the eye and if you like him, lucky you. \nBut if you don't, you poke that [muther fker in the eye](http://youtu.be/j47_6syC8pA?t=44s). ", "You could do the whole \"I'm watching you!\" eye thing or alternatively you could just go bug eyed and stare back at them.", "This probably isn't the case, but when I don't have my contacts in or my glasses on I can't tell when people are looking at me. Anything more than a couple feet away is really blurry. I can't see their eyes. It's just dark shadowy areas where their eyes are so I can't tell if they're looking at me or not which may lead to me inadvertently staring at someone and not even knowing I made eye contact with them. However, I never go out in public without something to correct my vision so I don't have to deal with that very often. I'm assuming anybody else that has vision as bad as mine would do the same so it's probably not that. Just thought I'd share though." ]

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[ "Tips for finding the right therapist? I've never gone to therapy before but I feel like I need it and I've always heard that it can be hard to find the right therapist. What are some tips on figuring out who will be right for me?", "Tips for finding the right therapist? I've never gone to therapy before but I feel like I need it and I've always heard that it can be hard to find the right therapist. What are some tips on figuring out who will be right for me?" ]

[ "Basically, it's a trial and error process. It'll take a few sessions to know if you click with your therapist or not. You'll know when you find the right one. Don't be discouraged if the first few you go to don't pan out. The right one is there waiting for you :)", "Trail and error. Researching that their areas of focus for within your needs. For example if you're depressed or anxious you don't necessarily need a therapist that focuses on trauma or abuse.\n \nAlthough harder to come across because people aren't always open about these things, peer recommendations. I have a few friends who highly regarded their therapist. I personally would recommend the therapist I've seen to anyone in North Carolina. She's not licensed for out of state or I'd recommend her to anyone." ]

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[ "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!", "stopping the itch from bug bites I have been dealing with a flea problem for the past few weeks (and I don't even have an animal living with me! What the hell?) and my ankles and feet are COVERED in bites. The itch is so terrible I have trouble falling asleep at night and hydrocortisone cream does fuck all. Help me, LPT!" ]

[ "Tea tree oil. A dab will do you. Also works on mosquitos, black flies, bee stings, cuts, scrapes, you name it.", "My mom would rub aspirin on an itch from bug bites. She might have slightly damped the area first to help break the pill down.\n\n", "For mosquito bites, my dad taught us to use your finger nail and press down on your bite twice to make an X right over it. It helped the itching go away temporarily. Don't know if it would work for flea bites, but worth a try.", "a small piece of scotch tape works on a mosquito bite. i dont see why it wouldnt work for a flea bite as well. ", "Put a dob of toothpaste on it and rub it a tiny bit to spread it out, when it gets crusty wash it off", "My mom told me to push your finger nail in the shape of an \"X\" on the bite.\nThe quick pain will take away the awful... Itchyness?", "I heard that liquid bandaid works (or superglue) by stopping exposure to the air. I obviously would not recommend superglue for any use on skin. ", "I get itchy at night, but its from demodex. I have been having a nightly bath of epsom salts, 20 mule team borax, and a little bit of hydrogen peroxide. Its a common bath for people with scabies, too. Not sure if it will work for fleas, but give it a try. ", "Flea problem - rub Vaseline over the spots, and put bandages over them. It'll stop you from scratching them, and they'll heal faster.\n", "A little ammonia (like in windex) can relieve the itching. I have this one thing called afterbite and it has ammonia as the main active ingredient " ]

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[ "1) don't\n\n2) keep your pics in a folder with 10 times as many pics of naked men, make them work for it", "Keep your face, tattoos, or anything other \"identifiable\" (think peg leg, missing finger) out of the pics.\nStick to genitals and nipples.", "For an average person just follow some simple rules:\n\n1. Put a password on your computer or a PIN/password on your phone.\n\n2. If you must give the computer/phone away for repair, move sensitive files to a flash drive first. (Or just keep the files on a flash drive full time.)\n\n3. If you take photos with your phone, disable Camera Roll or similar features to prevent auto-upload. Remember to delete photos from your phone or media card after copying them somewhere safe.\n\n4. Don't sync sensitive information to cloud services like iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc without encrypting the file before syncing. You can use things like a password protected archive (zip, rar), or encrypted OneNote Notebook.\n\n5. Understand that if you share files over the Internet, you lose control of those files. You can take steps like sharing encrypted files using private Mediafire links and so on, but you can't control what the recipient does with the files.\n\nCloud features provide a lot of benefit and make it easy to backup your family photos and other stuff you don't want to lose. Its a tradeoff between convenience and security and you have to choose at what point you are comfortable.\n\n", "Jesus H Christ, there's 600+ replies to this and so far about 590 of them have offered no fucking help what so ever!\n\nLet's break this down. \n\n**1) Do some research into the devices you own and software you use**\n\nALL Smartphones these days contain \"cloud sync\" photo services that may or may not be enabled. Android has Google+/Picasa, Apple has iCloud, Microsoft has OneDrive and sometimes these services are available on competing devices (i.e. OneDrive has Android and iOS apps). Other \"cloud\" services like Dropbox also have photo syncing features and they have apps available for a range of devices. You need to be aware of which services you're using and have set up. There's no point in securing your computer if the device you used to take the picture uploads it to the cloud almost instantly. \nThis doesn't just apply to your smartphone, there are applications on your desktop that also have cloud syncing (again, things like dropbox are worth looking at). \n\n**2) Take a good look through your currently sync'd pictures.** \n\nYou might find pictures dating back years. Time to take stock and delete what you don't want to be there. Do this now before it's too late. Also remember to think back to devices you used to own. Maybe you're on Android now, but did you have an iPhone a couple of years ago? Time to log into your iCloud account and check nothing is there that shouldn't be.\n\n**3) TURN OFF syncing when taking nudey pics**\n\nThe cloud photo services are great, they have their uses so I'm not going to suggest you disable them just so that you can take a few raunchy pics on occasion. They're there for a reason and you shouldn't be afraid of technology. Instead, when taking your dirty pictures, switch syncing off on your device. If you're not sure how to do that, then put your device into airplane mode. Take your pictures, transfer them to your computer and **then delete them**. When you switch airplane mode off (or syncing back on), the photos will be deleted before the sync was able to complete. \n\n\n**Keeping your nudey pics safe**\n\nOkay, so you've taken your pictures now and you want to secure them. How you do this will depend on where your pictures are stored.\n\n**1) Storing them on your PC**\n\nThe best way to look at it is to treat your nudey pics like your bank details. You wouldn't leave them lying around in the open, would you? Assume that your PC has been stolen, how hard is it to access?\n\nSomething to note:\n\nHaving to type in a password at the login screen is **not enough.** This is easily bypassed.\n\nOkay, so your PC probably isn't secure right now. Time to look at protecting your stuff. One word: Encryption.\n\nYou can do this in two ways. You can either encrypt your data one folder at a time and leave the rest of your PC alone, or you can encrypt the entire Hard Drive. There are multiple ways to do both and they're a little out of scope for this, but a quick google brings up plenty of [guide](http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025462/how-to-encrypt-almost-anything.html)s.\n\n**2) Storing them in the cloud**\n\nWhile the focus of this is to push you away from storing sensitive stuff in the cloud, that doesn't mean the cloud is completely off-limits. You can safely store **encrypted** data in the cloud. The easiest way to do this is to simply **ZIP up your sensitive files and photos in a passworded archive**. You can use the free [7zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) to do this but most archive software is capable of it. As long as you use a good, strong password, the contents of that archive will be secure.\n\nJust make sure you only decrypt them on a secure machine.\n\nSo in short :\n\nFind out what cloud services you've currently got.\n\nDisable Sync when taking sensitive pictures\n\nEncrypt your data if you're not immediately deleting it.\n\n\nIt also goes without saying, but the second you send that picture to anyone - you're at the mercy of the service you used to send it, the services they use on their devices (for example, a lot of those photo sync apps will also sync photographs sent TO you, not just those taken BY you) and the mercy of that individual. Be warned.", "Go on Craigslist or E-bay, find someone selling a working polaroid camera circa 1979 and a bunch of film for it. Take all the nudes you want. One copy, no negatives, no file, no harddrive, no thumbdrive, no cloud, no web, no internet, no password getting hacked. Scan at your own risk.", "For the 99.999999% of us, just keep it on your local computer, connect to the internet from behind a NAT enabled router, be aware of phishing schemes (this means always navigating to websites by URL, not by clicking on links in emails), use an adblocker to avoid getting hit by malicious ads that a webhost has little to no control over, and noscript for the rest. And most important of all, be very careful about what you download and/or execute on your computer.\n\nThe most important thing of all the things listed above is to just not put the photos on the Internet. Once they get on the Internet it is essentially impossible to get them off. And as has been demonstrated time, and time again - you have no control over the security of some company's web servers.", "Zip those and put a very strong password to zip file.\nAdditional step would be to split the zip file, password protect zip file and scatter them across multiple cloud storage locations.", "Get encryption software and encrypt sensitive information. E.g. http://www.safehousesoftware.com/\n\nJust make sure you pick a non guessable password. I recommend \"xkcd\"-style when picking passwords. http://xkcd.com/936/", "I think if you're going to take these kinds of pictures, then you need to be OK with other people seeing them eventually. They probably won't, but if your pics getting out is going to mess up your life, then don't take them. And yes, it sucks that hackers have ruined fun for the rest of us. ", "Before giving advice in this thread ask yourself if you're actually qualified to give security advice. \n\nA lot of comments are things that \"sound good\" but really suck, if you know if a modicum of security. ", "assuming Windows. same basic rules apply to mac and linux\n\nuse decent antivirus \n\nmalware detection scanner on a regular basis\n\ndont click on links in emails\n\nuse a firewall behind your cable/dsl/fiber modem and dont open inbound ports\n\nenable encryption for your drive or folder\n\nuse a strong password on your computer, dont have administrative accounts on your computer with weak passwords. turn UAC back on so it pops up.\n\nkeep your browser and java and windows up to date\n\nwhen you walk away from your computer, lock the screen ( win+L )\n\ndont visit sites that are even a little bit sketchy\n\nconsider using a en encrypted \"container\" that you mostly leave locked and only open when necessary.\n\nthe list goes on. mostly you are just trying to limit the attack vector. the initial way in which is either malware/trojan in an email or an infected website. \n\nthe other vector is roomates, family, etc that borrow your computer and visit bad sites or click on links in their email. so dont let people use your computer.\n\ndo as much or as little of this as you want. some is probably overkill. \n\nalso its probably best not to store nude photos. whats the point of it ?\n", "3 types of people in this thread:\n\n1. Those recommending encryption.\n\n2. Victim blamers who claim that you should never take nude photos. Fuck you. You are the reason we cannot have nice things.\n\n3. People who have no idea what they are talking about.\n\n(Note: Group 2 is actually a subset of group 3.)", "The honest answer is that your files are only as secure as your computer. If you really want a secure system you need to have a secondary computer that is not connected to the internet. And for the paranoid you should also disable all USB ports (unhook the ports from the mobo if you can), networking devices (cable + wifi) and microphones. Also make sure to never plug in any devices such as phones etc that contain gyroscopes.\n\nHere are some sneaky hacks that researchers have pulled off recently:\n\n-Using ultrasonic frequency to transmit information. E.g. your speakers can emit sounds you can't hear. Let's say that you have your secure unit but it has a built in speaker. Once infected (possibly via usb if you didn't disable the ports) it can communicate to another infected computer (your main reddit / fap station connected to the internet) which can relay information to attackers.\n\n-Using the microphone. A Google researcher proved that you can detect what people are typing if you can get an audio recording. Certain keys make different sounds and it's possible to detect with high accuracy what someone is typing. So disable this too.\n\n-Don't allow any devices with gyroscopes in the room either. Researchers recently proved that because the gyroscope in your phone (next to your keyboard, on your desk) is so sensitive it can pick up sound vibrations. And I'm not just talking about your keyboard either.\n\n-For the ultra paranoid: This has been around for a while but someone can aim a laser at your window and detect the modulation of the window as sound vibrations bounce off of it and use this to reconstruct the sound. The effective range is like 300 yards or more depending on the power of the laser. This is often why highly secure meetings will happen in a \"vault\" that has no window and is made of dense material that can't vibrate.\n\n**TL;DR: Unplug from the internet, no speakers, no mic, disable USB, never plug anything into your \"secure\" computer. Tinfoil hat, check.**\n\n", "I have some suggestions.\n\nLevel 1: Simply store them inside a password encrypted archive, such as a .RAR or .7Z\n\nLevel 2: Instead of an archive, create an encrypted file container with Truecrypt (7.1, NOT 7.2), and store the files there.\n\nLevel 3: Instead of a file container, encrypt an external device with a whole-volume encryption, such as BitLocker.\n\nLevel 4: Instead of using BitLocker, use Truecrypt.\n\nLevel 5: Encrypt the external device with a TrueCrypt honey pot volume and hidden volume.\n\nLevel 6: Never mount your encrypted drive on your primary OS. Instead, create a VirtualMachine, with no internet access, and no page file(important!), and use it to view the contents of the drive.\n\nLevel 7: Instead of Windows, use a Linux OS for your VM and use home-folder encryption.\n\nLevel 8: On your Linux OS, use whole-volume encryption as well.\n\nLevel 9: Store the VHD of your VM on an encrypted volume as well, basically start back from Level 1 for securing your already-three-times-encrypted VM.\n\nLevel 10: Instead of using a VM, just use an entirely different physical box that has no connection to any network, no radios, and use the above suggestions for this device.\n\nLevel 11: Train some guard dogs to keep watch over your secure system.\n\nThere's a LOT of things you can do depending on your level of paranoia.", "I keep financial information in a TruCrypt volume in my dropbox. I keep the 363-bit password composed of random characters in KeePass. KeePass is protected by another long password. I keep one printout of the password in a physical lockbox.\n\n", "Flash Storage Device. Don't keep a file you don't want someone to find on your an electronic device capable of running any applications or software. If you're going to take pictures, use a no-frills digital camera without any wifi or other wireless capability. If you want to send the files, use an encrypted e-mail service(easiest but can be expensive), or encrypt the files yourself, or use an SFTP(SSH File Transfer Protocol). SFTP would technically be the safest mode of transfer but that requires some work... \n\nLast, but certainly not least: FORMAT. You may think that deleting something, even from an external device or Flash Storage is enough and the file is gone, it's not gone until it's overwritten. The only thing you delete is the piece of the file that tells an application where to look for the constituent parts so it can be assembled. The only way to prevent someone from recovering \"deleted\" files is by completely over-writing the storage device with all 1s or all 0s. [CCleaner](http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner) can do that, and you can select the number of passes you want the program to make. \n\nIs this overkill? Most definitely. Is it worth it? You can file your taxes online and HTTP(S) is secured by OpenSSL, which was compromised, I'm not saying you can't trust any third-party encryption but if you have the files on an external device, loaded into a password-protected SFTP, you and the people you give the passwords are the only people who are going to have access. But that doesn't make you immune from a Search Warrant, a Forensics specialist will find it, will brute force attack it, and get anything and everything inside. \n\nRecap: Flash Storage, Encryption, SFTP is the safest file-transfer option if you can set up the server, and format. But none of these precautions will stop a trained professional so don't think this will allow you to hide illegal/suspicious activity. ", "Place important files in an external harddrive/sd card and only access them from a non-internet computer. ", "AxCrypt is a nice Windows encryption tool. It will encrypt each file individually but has context menus to allow en-/decrypting of all files in a folder at once. Use a strong password *and* a remotely stored key-file.", "Very easy.. winrar to 1GB file and rename last letters to any file extension.\n\nExample: .RAR to .MPQ\n\nAnd place this file to game folder.\n\nExample: E:\\games\\Diablo III\\Data_D3\\PC\\MPQs", "Put all your pictures inbetween various pages of a chess rulebook then put that ontop of your computer. Whenever someone is near your computer scream at them to get away from the chess book. It'll work, trust me.", "I store my password files and other important documents in a Truecrypt container on Google docs. (Obviously, I use one of the older versions of TC). I also have Truecrypt Portable in a directory on Google docs. That allows me to run Truecrypt and mount the container from any Windows PC.", "Don't take pictures you wouldn't mind your boss/mother/or the general public seeing. The internet never forgets, remember that. ", "Buy a hard drive and stop saving that shit you don't want people stealing on your PC's HD,also disable all cloud services they are kind of a recipe for disaster", "1. take pictures with analog camera or polaroid\n2. send pictures in envelop to my adress\n3. I will keep them safe in my safe...\n", "Uhh...don't store anything on a cloud service. Keep it all on your hard drive with a powerful magnet standing by. Get a good antivirus, do regular scans...Wait, wait, I got it....don't use apple products. ", "This will be burried here and things like horsebatterystaple and 'do not use the cloud and syncing' have already been said, but whatever. Here are my 2ct:\n\n1. If you are really serious, use Ubuntu Privacy Remix. <https://www.privacy-cd.org/en>. This might be invonvenient. \n\n2. Another approach would be: Use an easy to use linux-distro, like ubuntu LTS, since it is more secure than windows and works quite well. Then use a dedicated external harddrive for sensible documents that you only use occasionally.\n\nOh and regardless of the way you choose, follow the usual tips (not a complete list, just some things that come to my mind):\n\n * dont put anything that's meant to be private in a \"private\" account somewhere\n * use a password manager like keepass (http://keepass.info/)\n * check what your device does (and disable things like backups to your vendors server, i.e. apple), the cloud is inherently insecure (check: <http://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/>)\n * change passwords from time to time and choose good ones. (google horsebatterystaple)", "There are a few ways to go about securing your data.\n\n- **Minimising the attack surface** : This is to restrict the entry points through which a potential attacker might get through. Disabling unused ports, removing obsolete software, installing the latest software security patches, disabling browser plugins, browser content restriction, stricter firewall rules, disabling elevated privilege accounts, DMZ setups (private network isolation from public, two email system with one private and other public with public auto-forwarding to the private and deleting post sending) etcetera, are all examples of this.\n* **Using robust credentials** : Using a longer password (at least 16 characters) rather than using an overly complicated and a short one and using 2-factor authentication if available will help stop drive-by attacks.\n* **Locking down your data** : Encrypting your data (using something like [AES Crypt](https://www.aescrypt.com/download)), not backing up sensitive and unsecured data to cloud services, having ownership of your data (backups are good as long as they're in your control, but once you hand it over to a third party, you can't control the situation), using PGP for email, etcetera, are things to keep in mind.\n* **Securing your system** : System wide encryption, investing in a good software/hardware firewall, an antivirus, a HIPS (host intrusion prevention system) system, mitigation systems (like [EMET](http://www.microsoft.com/emet)) are points to consider.\n\nAnd I reckon it's best if you don't take compromising photos or write down extremely sensitive information in the first place. Avoid the entire matter altogether and you can put your mind to ease.", "The good news is nobody wants to look at you naked anyways. So most of us are safe. \n\nBut honestly. I get why people have to take nudes and share them, but doing so and expecting total privacy or not understanding that they can and will get leaked onto the Internet is just foolish. If you want to take nudes, do what you can to protect yourself but do so understanding that these pictures might get out there. If you are not ok with this, don't take them. Simple as that. \n\nThe funny thing is people swap these pictures with their partners, well that's great and I hope you live together forever, but what the hell happens when you break up with that person. You just left them with some serious ammo to cause you harm. There's a whole industry designed around the sale of these pictures. And the bottom line is. Nothing you can do can take these back once they hit the Internet. Again the good news is we are not attractive celebrities so mostly we will get buried in the pile of other naked people. But why take the risk. ", "Take Polaroids. They're the most archival color photos except for dye transfer prints, which are impossible to get.\n\nKeep them in a box on your dresser. Someone would have to physically steal them to post them on the internet.", "Store them on a external hard drive/thumb drive/ floppy disk (ok maybe not floppy) or some other external possibly with encryption or password protection. Store the external in a safe place, like a safe. Then you have the technical protection of encryption and so forth as well as the physical protection of a safe or it being hidden somewhere. If you use a password on an external make sure you remember it or you may have to delete the contents to open your files stored on it.", "Security is a very complicated problem and might best be addressed by the statement, \"You aren't Jennifer Lawrence, no one is looking\".", "Rule 1 : If you don't want something on the Internet, don't put it on anything connected to the Internet.", "OP, let me give you some serious advice. You can never 100% guarantee the safety and security of your data. Why? There's something called \"trusting trust\" in programming. It's the concept that a programmer should be able to trust the tools a piece of software is built with.\n\nLet's start with the top layer and work down:\n\n* Your data ", "Look into ownCloud. If you're running a Windows machine use it with WAMP and it's pretty straight forward to set up.\n\nHave the convenience of cloud storage, but with the cloud being run by your own home machine.\n\nOh - and TrueCrypt everything sensitive.", "Lol why would you want photos for YOUR eyes only? Gonna look at pics of yourself? Thats what mirrors are for.", "It consultant: don't ever take or store compromising photos of yourself. We have an old saying in this industry: data wants to be free.\n\nThere are many many ways to leak data, accidental or malicious, especially with modern backup and cloud services. If you don't want to see the data on the internet, don't have the data.\n\nWith that said, if I were personally trying to store something potentially compromising, I'd keep it on an offline media like a USB drive and encrypt it. Store the drive securely when not in use. Use a strong key securely protected for the encrypted data. Preferably, disconnect from the net before plugging in the drive.\n\nEven with this level of caution, there are approaches I can use to steal your data.", "If it's really just your nude photos, use truecrypt even if there's an NSA backdoor, they have enough nude photos to look at. The usual suspects won't crack it easily. \n\nBut if it's some black accounting, maybe you want to buy some black market crypt software... ", "I have warned some time ago. All Ladies and young women in my family about this type of thing. With Phones having Cameras and also Geo Tagging, it can quickly become a Creepers Dream and a Females Nightmare.\n\nWhile it can be said that if you do not want it to be seen, you should not take such pics. Duh.\n\nThere is also a very good argument for the occasional quick pic to your spouse or friend, to add a thrill to what he/she is missing. (I salute those in the Armed Forces, that know all to well what I mean here.) \n\nWith that said, any cloud based storage of such things is just asking for trouble. Even Email can be considered as Cloud based in that it stores such things. \n\nEd Snowden already went public with how the \"Boys\" would pass this type of stuff around when they found it in the NSA office. And in truth it is quite possible that a NSA employee released this \"Fappening\".\n\nGranted each of these women, Jlaw included. Is very attractive and honestly looks good in their Bday suit. Is beside the point and that it was a invasion of privacy. However, Ex's release things like this all the time as well as Paparazzi taking candids. \n\nI agree with u/neoKushan, he/she gives a good breakdown of how to avoid such issues. And always learn your device (Geotagging and autouploads to Cloud Photo galleries etc and how to disable it)\n\nRealize it is now possible to take a nude pics in your home mirror. Then send it to your \"friend\". Who then releases it to 4chan/reddit or any of the image sites out there (Photobucket can be fuskered for such things and indeed many such buckets exist where the user did not think and dropped the pic into the public folder unprotected) Then the Creeps of the net find the pic or Pics and run them in a \"Exif viewer\". Then you can Geo Locate on Google Maps. \n\nKnowing how things like this work is a bit of a hobby of mine. And I am no expert on it at all, but I can see a real threat here. So I try to warn folks about it.\n\nWith that said. If you use a simple Zip program to store such things in with a really secure password. You will be fine in all but the FBI/NSA/ABC/123 type situations. Treat the zip file as a folder that is pass protected.\nI believe 7zip to be the best solution for free. http://www.7-zip.org/ And it supports AES-256 encryption. Which to my understanding is pretty strong. Only drawback, that I see, is having to zip and unzip to modify contents.\n\nAlso there is sites out there that store old versions of apps. Truecrypt is a heavy hitter on such sites. For example one of my fav sites is http://www.oldapps.com/truecrypt.php <with the link to the older Truecrypt versions. Another Fav for Older Apps (Yep some still run Win 2000 for kicks) http://www.oldversion.com/windows/truecrypt/\n\nOn the subject of wiping a drive. I use Piriforms tools. https://www.piriform.com/products\nThey offer a Defrag App. >Defraggler.\nThey offer a Hardware inspection tool. >Speccy\nThey offer a Deleted/Formatted File recovery tool. >Recuva\nThey also offer a Privacy tool that deletes history and cleans your registry. >CCleaner aka CrapCleaner\n\nAll these are Free of coarse but you can buy a upgraded version. Also CCleaner has a 1 thru 4 pass drive wiper. 1 Pass is probably good enough with it. CCleaner is actually 4 tools in one. \n\nAnd I have used it for almost 8 years. Without issue. Recuva would be the next one that is my Fav due to me having to recover folks Docs at times as I do have a PC repair hobby thing going on.", "I have an old laptop from ~03 or so that requires a separate wifi card to connect to the internet or a hard line. \nWe keep our photos and videos on that. We connect the video camera and digital camera right to that and it all saves right there. I've had to upgrade the had drive and the old one was broken open and I burned the disc. ", "I don't know how anyone has said this yet. \nUse winrar. Winrar has a feature which allows you to set a password. Of you use a good password you don't have nothing to worry about. ", "Have a public bio that states: I love watching weird porn. And then for your bio pic, spread your butt cheeks goatsee style.\n\nSo when employers, or government officials want to threaten you: \"hey so we found your hard drive...\" You can respond \"oh yeah did you see my GAPING butthole on facebook?! What do you think about that?\"\n\nor if you ever become rich and famous and they try to extort you for money or blackmail you \"if you don't comply we will ruin your career by ....\" \"Oh that's great, but did you see my GAPING BUTTHOLE on Facebook!? You want me to forward you the link?\"", "HAHAHA WHO'S LAUGHING NOW, WITH YOUR SMARTPHONES? EH? NO ONE CAN HACK MY PHONE BECAUSE IT HAS NO INTERNET!\n\n^^^can ^^^I ^^^please ^^^have ^^^a ^^^smartphone", "Get ~~Truecrypt~~ [FreeOTFE](http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeotfe.mirror/) (it's free), make a new container, can be small, and put your stuff in, that's it.", "Encrypt them with an appropriate tool (take your pick of bitlocker, truecrypt or something else), move them to detachable storage (either USB key, external hard drive, or SD card), and treat that media the same way you would nude prints (i.e. in a bank safety deposit box or safe in your home). ", "Encrypt sensitive documents. \nUse a program like Truecrypt and use a strong password- lots of characters, alpha/ numeric with upper and lower case letters etc. \nDont let someone keylog your password.", "As a Network Engineer I would recommend the following:\n\nFirst of all, I won't deny that it is not a good idea to even store nude photos of yourself on a computer. \n\nBut if you are so presistent, do the following.\n\n* Create a Virtual Machine(VM) with Vmware or VirtualBox (Basically creates a Software Based Operating System, within your OS.\n* Put a encrypted password on the VM and the partition within the OS.\n* Create a file where you store the nude photos or anything else.\n* At last, encrypt the file with at least a 2048 bit encrypter or a 22 length pass-phrase. Example: This_is_an_example_pass_phrase.\n\nHopefully this won't encourage anybody :)\n", "A flashdrive. Keep it safe in a secure location, physically away from electronics. Encrypt it if you like too.", "why would you want nudes for your eyes only...the whole point of nudes is for sharing...so share...unless you're a guy...birdguy...", "just put it in a folder, right click and go to properties, you can make the folder invisible and have a password. As long as it is on your computer you will only find it by searching by name (give it a strange name as suggested already) and make a good password that youll remember (something strange that you've never used (like your name backwards and then your phone number backwards)", "if you want to completely lock them down then the only real answer is to consider some form of encryption. Some programmes, such as PGP ands TruCrypt have various claims made against them, specifically that their encryption algorithm's have been compromised by the NSA, so my advice would be to consider a hardware encrypted USB stick from a non US (preferably EU) vendor.\n\nI personally use SafeXs encrypted sticks from the Swedish company CTWO (not affiliated). The advantage of hardware encryption is that it is always on, so avoids instances of you forgetting to lock your files and since it's on a portable device, you have an air gap between it and the internet.\n\nIt is not convenient however, so you must balance what's important to you, convenience or security. I assume also, that you are Scarlett Johansson, so the chances of someone actually wanting to hack your nude photo's are probably pretty slim. Good to be prepared though.\n\nAnd if you are ScarJo: Loved you in Lost in Translation...", "encrypt the data, password protect locally? Maybe create a secret partition to hide it or on a virtual drive?", "change extension to a different filetype, like .dat or something like that. There are some file-protecting freewares you can get (password protect directories), if you don't want the hassle of changing the names of the files every time. Btw, most of those pics are fake and photoshopped ", "android:\n\n\n* encrypt phone\n\nhttp://www.howtogeek.com/141953/how-to-encrypt-your-android-phone-and-why-you-might-want-to/\n\n* make sure usb debugging is off\n\n* enable PIN lock\n\n* don't allow apps from unknown sources\n\n* choose a long password for your google / whatever cloud account you have\n\n* disable auto backup\n\nhttp://features.en.softonic.com/stop-auto-syncing-android-photos-google-plus\n\n* enable 2fa\n\nhttps://www.google.com/landing/2step/#tab=why-you-need-it\n\n", "You don't. You put them on an encrypted USB drive that you store away from your computer.\n\nAlternately, you print them, store them in a locked safe, and delete the original files.", "You could put them on a flash drive or something that is encrypted, and only connect it to the computer when you want to view the pictures. Also, hide it deep in folders that look like system folders ([External Drive] / C: Drive / Windows / System32 / System Files Do Not Touch) or something like that. \n\nUse a password generator to generate a long and secure password to use to decrypt the drive when you want to use it, also, if you're super paranoid, when you connect the flash drive, disable your internet connection until you're done with the pics.\n\nAnd if you take a pic with your phone, it should go without saying not to email it to yourself to get it on your comp, but to transfer it via usb cable (preferably while your computer is disconnected from the net).\n\nThis is overkill, but should do the trick.", "You basically just don't want to have any sort of automatic backing up to an online storage service. \n\nIf you want to be really safe I suggest getting an external hard drive. Store anything you don't want anyone to have any chance of getting to on that, and then keep the mother fucker in a fire proof safe or safety deposit box. Or you could use a flash drive and keep it locked up, too. ", "What I do is considered a major no no in the security world but I do it more for fun than protecting any data I really care about. \n\nI wrote a plausible deniability packaging system for AES256 encrypted documents. It bundles up separately encrypted documents in the same file with random padding before and after each file. The passwords are also randomly generated and have the files offset and length encoded in. The idea being you could have a decoy record in the archive and if you were compelled to give a password you just give the one to the decoy.\n\nFor shit I actually care about I put it in a zip file and use AESCrypt.", "Well, find a physical storage device to save the pictures on, melt down whatever you're transferring them from with acid (the more corrosive the better, you never know what forensic specialists could do, or what someone with an expertise in search engines could learn to do.) After that, find a surgeon, a really good surgeon, who's willing to implant said storage device into some part of your body, preferably somewhere that isn't normally visible. Then find an engineer willing to work with the surgeon, so that they can install a usb port just below the surface of your skin, but accessible- that way you can access them in the future. And finally, clearly outline in your will that you would like to be incinerated. If not, then some day in the future, someone could pick the storage device out of your remains and have themselves a good ole fashioned graverobber fap. My point being, taking naked pictures and recording sex videos of yourself, if that's what you meant by \"private documents\", or any other type of private information and putting it onto a digital storage medium carries an inherent risk. If you have the content, chances are that you have it kept somewhere that you can easily get to it, which means that so can others. If you want to lessen the risks that kind of behavior carries with it though, you can; #1. Disconnect from the internet, #2. Destroy any drives that held the information on it, completely and utterly so the information can't be retrieved, #3. Lock whatever item you want to keep the shit on in a safe, and a good one, #4. If the device has bluetooth capabilities or speakers or whatever, either keep it out of range of any sort of internet/wifi signals or surround the device with copper of some form. Then you probably won't have to worry about the data getting leaked or stolen, probably.", "Use an archiver/compressor with encryption abilities. I use power archiver that's good. I'm nit gonna go into the bits of encryption but it's got multiple levels. And you can encrypt file names. ", "Use a e.g. Linux distribution and set a virtual machine on top of it. Only use the virtual machine to connect to the internet. Everytime you close this VM everything on it should be deleted. Store your nude photos & privat documents on the linux distribution or on an other VM on top of the distribution, that is not connected to the internet. Makes it really hard to impossible to get through. You have to take care about file transfer between the VMs and the ground system.", "Truth is, locks only keep honest people out. Harsher truth is: you aren't important enough to worry about this ", "Truecrypt can create encrypted file containers, which allows you to keep your content safe from others, while not having to encrypt an entire hard drive, like Bitlocker requires you to.\n\nTruecrypt recently stopped supporting their product (Apparently due to patent issues), but I'm sure you can still find the last available version of the Truecrypt product somewhere on the internet.", "The #1 flaw in any security plan, program, or procedure is the Human! You can have the safest vault to store your belongings, but if you tape the code on the front next to the dial, then it doesn't matter. \n\nThe same goes with the internet. There is no such thing as a 100% secure solution. There is also no amount of money you can really put up to stop people from hacking your computer. (If the likes of Google and Sony, who probably spend millions upon millions, can be hacked - what makes you think for a second that anything you purchase could stop a hacker?) \n\nHackers gain access to your computer via the internet, therefor, the only way to prevent a \"hacker\" from getting to your files and your computer, is to not have it connected to the internet. If you're really concerned about it, then you need to download pictures onto a computer that never gets connected to the internet. Then beyond that, the protection is based on the physical protection of your home. Lest someone break in and steal your computer...\n\nIn the end, you have to determine the risk/reward for having such pictures. If you can physically see them, so can anyone else, if they wanted to badly enough...", "Step 1: Encrypt the folder with a decent password (for reference: http://xkcd.com/936/)\n\nStep 2: Don't not encrypt the folder with a decent password.\n\nIf you do that, you don't really need to worry much about anything else. Antivirus and firewalling and all that is of course not a bad idea, but encryption alone is your best defence (and encryption alone is loads better than all of the other precautions added together without encryption). In theory, someone could install a keylogger and use it to get the password or install some sort of program to grab the files while they're in memory after decrypting them, so there *is* reason to take precautions beyond encryption, but those are pretty remote possibilities.\n\nIf you want to send them to someone (a) be aware that the way *most* nude photos get out is the person you send them *to* spreading them, not you being hacked in some way and (b) encrypt the message somehow.\n\nAlternatively, if you can convince yourself, decide that it hardly matters and who cares if someone *does* see you naked if you aren't even *there* when they see it.", "Short story time: my first computer growing up I figured out how to see and make hidden folders and files. Cue ninja mentality about porn all the way up through my first computer purchased in adulthood. Was no big deal, just create a hidden folder in My Documents and download shit there. Then I got married. Fuck. \n\nWell I couldn't use my normal \"hidden folder\" trick since I left \"Show hidden files/folders\" checked at all times. And my ex was snoopy as fuck, so I had to use an extra layer of secretiveness. **So what's more secretive than a hidden folder in the System folder?** And hey, there's tons of folders with there with symbols for names and weird shit like that, so **let's put a fuck-ton of weird symbols for the porn folder's name as well**. \n\nWell, as it turns out, you can't modify, delete, or even **open** certain types of system folders and files. Yup, one gig of porn, lost. Sooooo fucking pissed about that. \n\nTL;DR: Don't save your porn in a hidden folder within any system folders. Especially if you name that folder using symbols. ", "Second-best answer: Do not store them on a digital device.\n\nThird-best answer: do not store them on any device which is even *capable* of being connected to the internet or any other kind of network, whether via a regular network port or any kind of wireless communication. I'd even go so far as to say physically disable any USB ports, to the point where the case would have to be cracked open to re-enable them. Then seal the case.\n\nYes, there have been plenty of cases where someone (family member, friend, guest) decides they'll just plug in a 3G or WiFi dongle to check Facebook because why not.\n\nYes, this does pretty much mean laptops, tablets, and smartphones are not good places to store things you want kept secret. And that's over and above their increased ability to get lost, misplaced, or forgotten when compared to a nonportable device.\n \n  \n \n(First-best answer, of course, is DO NOT TAKE NUDE PHOTOS IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU FOOL.)", "Put what you don't want people to see on a removable drive, either an external hard drive or a thumb drive, and simply remove it. Never back it up to the Cloud or any online service. \n\nThen, the photos are as secure as any physical photos you might have had or a diary or whatever. Simple.\n\n", "Personally I store my stuff 5 folders deep, and each layer is filled with around 17 folders all full of random and useless folders containing .txt. documents with insults written on them.\n\nOnce you piece together the entire password from the files, you then have to use it in a complicated math formula to get the REAL password for the poorly encrypted folder on my desktop which doesn't require a password.\n\nOnce the person does realize they did so much unnecessary work, they feel so sad that they don't bother to to do anything with it/about it.\n\n(Really I just put my videos 3 layers down on a thumb drive. But the above method is much more fun)", "Only way would be to store them on a device that never has a means to connect to internet. \n\nAnything internet connected is hackable. Your photos, your bank account, your smart door lock if you have one. ^", "On your BlackBerry 10 device of choice, with the device and memory card encrypted in a powerful 218 number/letter encryption key.", "My first suggestion would be don't take fucking n00dz. However, if you absolutely must have personal n00dz, then the only way to be 100% secure is to not store them on _any_ device that is or has ever been connected to the internet. A USB thumb drive would be a good spot.", "My Indian friend can install some things on your computer to help. I'll get him to call you right as you're about to eat dinner.", "Most secure thing would be to have a spare hdd, use encryption technologies on that dude, put a super complex password, restrict its usage, no internet nothing can access dat shz. Ur done.", "Most interesting way I've seen was to store it in a folder, change the folder's icon to the IE icon and name the folder Internet Explorer. That way, no one will ever open it.", "Make a folder named \"Photos\" or \"Pics\" and put it in a folder on your desktop that's named \"Misc\" and has a bunch of other stuff in it. Desktop can be replaced with :My Documents\" or any cloud storage area.", "Mac user here: I just create encrypted .dmg files. I hope that's secure... \n", "Keep identifiers out of frame. Remove the metadata. Archive them with a strong password. A winrar is you.", "It's easy if you're just worried about people on your computer finding these things. Simply open up your C drive and find any old file path you like, go through a few sub-folders, and once you're as far back as you can get just create a new folder and put the stuff there (you can require a password to open the folder or compress it with something Windows can't open with a program like 7zip). Just don't forget where it is.\n\nOr, you can get a cheap Sandisk USB flash drive (depending on how much stuff you have to hide, though a 16GB flash drive is only like 10 bucks) and use the security program on there to hide your stuff with a password, then you just hide the flash drive somewhere in your room. Even if someone finds the drive, unless they're fairly skilled with computers and very determined to get in to what you have, they won't even know anything is on there.", "I use axcrypt myself, then again if anyone has any different suggestions or better solutions id be interested in hearing your thoughts", "I just wanted to give an alternative perspective to whoever out there had their private photos leaked.\n\nEven if those photos were/could be leaked to close relatives, even if the photos are super kinky and sexual, you shouldn't be embarrassed. Expressing and exploring your sexuality should be a joy and freedom and that is all the photos should be, whether it's bdsm anal orgies or an exposed nipple. People who watch them uninvited are the peeping toms, the creeps. People (including relatives) who gives you a hard time for the photos are wrong, they are the one invading your privacy. It is shameful to spy on people, it is not shameful to be spied upon. If you enjoyed taking those photos, hold your head high because you have broken the bonds of suppressed sexuality and that is something to be proud of.\n\n", "I don't know if anyone else posted this already, but you could look into steganography.\n\nUsing whatever method you wish to secure a folder, you can insert a .png into it at the beginning of the folder. Label the .zip as a .png and it will look and display what looks like just a picture. But if you change the .png back to a .zip, the other files will still be there.\n\nYou'll have a really large looking file then according to its size, so you may want to look into changing the meta data of the size a bit.", "Honestly, there is no possible way. When you think about it, all our devices are vulnerable at one point, weather android or iOS. And if someone made it his life's goal to get your photos, one way or another he will. ", "Get any external data storage and encrypt but make sure you understand the concept behind photographies first.", "Freenas. It's a free server OS that is (as far as I know) unable to be hacked by any traditional means. Basically, there are stories of the FBI trying and realizing it would take years and years. ", "For documents, buy a printer and a file cabinet you can lock. Print your documents, lock them in the file cabinet, erase documents from your hard drive.", "For data at rest, file or disk encryption is your best option. For data in transit, only use encrypted channels (SSL/https). Never store and/or sync files to 3rd party cloud storage applications.\nFinal tip: Make it a habit to always go to the Settings menu first whenever you get a new phone/tablet or install new software on your computer, and check for any privacy issues that may be turned on by default.", "External drive in a safe location. External memory with your phone in case it craps on you, the memory card can still be retrieved and used after.", "Don't take pics! I mean come on!!!! Some of those nudes are stomach turning.\nOr use an old fashioned camera", "Create a new dedicated partition.(Admin)\nCreate a seprate account for yourself (Admin) \nGoto properties and remove everyone else from view/", "Anything in digital media format should be assumed publicly accessible.\n\nFor every type of prevention, there's countless other workarounds, backdoors, decryption methods, and just plain vulnerabilities that leave access to anyone with the skill to acquire.\n\nThe best way to avoid becoming a target is to maintain a low profile. NO profile raises suspicion, high profile invites curiosity from the skilled, **low** profile makes you appear boring and not worth the effort.\n\nIf you have money, don't flaunt that fact. If you're vying for the public eye via a career in the media - expect to become a target. There is no privacy in the digital world. Accept that fact. Live by it. There is no working around it, regardless of laws.\n\nSource: Gov't Networks", "Am I the only one who wouldn't care if one of the many pics of my wang is leaked? \nHeck I'm more surprised that one of the crazier of my exes didn't post them up on flyers around town. \n", "A good start would be to not use any sort of cloud, especially not from Apple. I´m really no expert but if you just put your stuff on an external harddrive and not connect that to the internet you should be at leaster safer ;)", "1) Turn on full disk encryption.\n\n2) Don't share secrets you don't want shared. Anything being transmitted can be compromised.\n\n3) Store sensitive files in an encrypted disk image / archive with a separate password from the one used to unlock the machine.", "0. Don't take nude photos.\n\n1. OK, if you really want to take sensitive and secret photos, do not take them with your phone. Most phones will back up the photos to the internet immediately, and then they can be hacked.\n\n2. Don't use your normal photo handling app. In fact, don't use ANY photo handling app. Instead have an external USB key/drive. Copy the photos from your camera to that drive. Don't copy them to the hard disk.\n\n3. Keep that drive disconnected from the computer except when looking at the pictures.\n\n4. Even better, use some sort of drive encryption on the drive.\n\nYes, this means you can't take a nekkid picture and send to your BF or something. If you do that, you have to calculate with that picture being all over the internet. If you aren't OK with that, don't send it.\n" ]

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[ "How do I get song unstuck from my head? I've had Weird Al's - White and Nerdy stuck in my head for 5 fucking days now.", "How do I get song unstuck from my head? I've had Weird Al's - White and Nerdy stuck in my head for 5 fucking days now.", "How do I get song unstuck from my head? I've had Weird Al's - White and Nerdy stuck in my head for 5 fucking days now.", "How do I get song unstuck from my head? I've had Weird Al's - White and Nerdy stuck in my head for 5 fucking days now.", "How do I get song unstuck from my head? I've had Weird Al's - White and Nerdy stuck in my head for 5 fucking days now." ]

[ "When I have a song stuck in my head or have been singing/humming it for awhile, my wife will pull up YouTube and play the song. Hearing it helps me get it out of my head. ", "Thinking about \"Whole Lotta Love\" by Led Zeppelin does it for me. \n\nIt has just the right amount of repetetiveness to erase just about anything.\n", "Replace it in your head with a different song. After a while, replace that song with another one. After mentally replacing the song a couple times, I find it tends to stop the cycle.", "Just start singing [Everything is awsome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCKONHUigVk) in your head. It can override anything for me. ", "I read somewhere that the \"tune stuck in head\" is like the brain's screen saver when it is not doing something. Try working on something that will engage your brain and the song will go away." ]

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[ "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. ", "Roaches in apartment I'm going crazy here trying to get rid of these things and I don't know what to do. They've had exterminators in twice, but there are still roaches showing up. I've made up a mixture of borax and white sugar, dusted that around the place, but they're still showing up. I've made cookies out of borax, sugar and flour and stuck them in the back of drawers, cupboards etc. also.\n\nI take out the trash every night, use anti-septic spray and wipe down all surfaces multiple times a day, always do washing up immediately after eating, never leave food out. I'm guessing I have dirty neighbours and that's part of the problem. I've lived in this apartment for 14 months and the roaches only showed up a couple of months ago. \n\nI need your help Reddit. I need something that is a surefire way to get rid of these things. It's grossing me out too much. Any tips people can give relating to this would be greatly appreciated. " ]

[ "Not sure what part of the world you're in, but if in America, you have tenants' rights. If in the US, talk to your landlord about the infestation. I have dealt with many landlords whom think DIY fumigation is the best way to counter it and save some money. But if it's out of control, your landlord may have to fumigate the entire building at once. Roaches will to go to another apartment when your apartment is being fumigated. ", "Hello there! \n\nI've just returned from Taiwan where roaches grow to the size of cigars and can fly! Roaches are a constant there, but when they become a real nuisance there are several ways to get rid of them. \n\nIf your apartment is sanitary it is possible they are coming in for other reasons. Maybe there is a vacant apartment nearby, or of unsanitary upkeep? They often come into your room because something draws them nearby. \n\nRoaches need very, very little to eat comparatively to other pests such as ants or mice. Food or garbage will attract them but hydration is the primary driver next to temperature which drives them indoors. Make sure your sink and restroom is dry as much as possible.\n\n", "Sprinkle borax along the corners of your walls and under things where roaches would be found. The powder gets inside the cracks of theirs bodies and kills them by dehydration. It can be found in the laundry isle. It's also great for your laundry!", "Call your Toronto hotline regarding your tenant's rights. \nhttp://torontotenants.org/services/hotline", "I have had luck in the past with combat bait stations - you have to switch them out every once in awhile because bugs develop immunity and the manufacturer supposedly changes the formula", "Have you tried looking for Entry holes? As in how they're getting access? I had this problem with mice and it was hell.", "Go to homedepot and and get bug bombs. Theres small canisters 3 in a box around 15 bucks a box. You set one in each room they let off a toxic gas get out the house 4 or 5 hours when you come back open up your windows and sweep up all the dead roaches", "I would stop using the sugar... Never heard of that and you're just feeding them if any granular bits get away.\n\nPut plugs or wrap up drains in the the bath and sink (inc. over flow one).\n\nIs there a store or restaurant in your building? If so, it might be easier to move :(\n\nPut all food in the fridge or containers.... No bags or boxes. If there is no food or water it helps to keep them away. " ]

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[ "Cleaning Bathrooms What's the best way to clean hair out of a sink after shaving? I seem to just spread it all around. Same with toothpaste! Am I just using too much when I brush?\n\nWhat's the best way to clean my bathtub/shower? Its white and no matter how much I try to scrub I can't seem to get out the mildew and soap scum. (Bathroom is about 3 years old..so it's not like a 30 year old hopeless bathtub)\n\nThanks!\n\n", "Cleaning Bathrooms What's the best way to clean hair out of a sink after shaving? I seem to just spread it all around. Same with toothpaste! Am I just using too much when I brush?\n\nWhat's the best way to clean my bathtub/shower? Its white and no matter how much I try to scrub I can't seem to get out the mildew and soap scum. (Bathroom is about 3 years old..so it's not like a 30 year old hopeless bathtub)\n\nThanks!\n\n", "Cleaning Bathrooms What's the best way to clean hair out of a sink after shaving? I seem to just spread it all around. Same with toothpaste! Am I just using too much when I brush?\n\nWhat's the best way to clean my bathtub/shower? Its white and no matter how much I try to scrub I can't seem to get out the mildew and soap scum. (Bathroom is about 3 years old..so it's not like a 30 year old hopeless bathtub)\n\nThanks!\n\n", "Cleaning Bathrooms What's the best way to clean hair out of a sink after shaving? I seem to just spread it all around. Same with toothpaste! Am I just using too much when I brush?\n\nWhat's the best way to clean my bathtub/shower? Its white and no matter how much I try to scrub I can't seem to get out the mildew and soap scum. (Bathroom is about 3 years old..so it's not like a 30 year old hopeless bathtub)\n\nThanks!\n\n" ]

[ "My husband lays a towel on the counter to catch the hair, folds it up after use, and then tosses it in the wash each week. ", "Hair in the sink. After you shave and the sinks still damp with shaving cream and water in it. Use toilet paper and whipe down the sink then flush. When tp gets wet the hairs stick to it. I have a girl roommate and she's never seen a hair in the sink. But i find hers all over its kinda nasty ", "For those that just use a beard trimmer, go get this:\n**Remington VPG6530 Lithium Power Series 4 In 1 Vacuum Trimmer.**\n\nWorks better than I ever thought it could. I trim every day and hardly have anything to clean up.", "* soap-scum in bathtub: \n\nmix dish-wash liquid + vinegar + water in a spray bottle. (strength depending on how bad it is). \nSpray generously & let it soak for some 20minutes. (better to do in parts, to avoid slip 'n slide) \nUse dish-scrub sponge, and go to town. For certain types of bathtubs, avoid the hard / heavy duty type scrub, since it scratches/removes the top coating. \nRinse and repeat, as needed. \n\n* clean hair out after shaving: \n\nyou mean stubble trouble in sink? use a mug of water to rinse the razor after each stroke, pour out the mug into toilet / sink-drain after shaving. Bonus: saves water too. " ]

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[ "I said something somewhat hurtful about someone and had no idea they were close enough to hear. What do I do? I was talking with some friends and my one housemate went out for dinner with his girlfriend that is incredibly quiet. I mentioned that if we were hanging out with them, I would probably ask the girlfriend something to which she would just not say anything. I looked outside and saw my housemates car in the driveway and I made that comment close to his room so there is a very high chance he and his girlfriend heard me. What should I do?", "I said something somewhat hurtful about someone and had no idea they were close enough to hear. What do I do? I was talking with some friends and my one housemate went out for dinner with his girlfriend that is incredibly quiet. I mentioned that if we were hanging out with them, I would probably ask the girlfriend something to which she would just not say anything. I looked outside and saw my housemates car in the driveway and I made that comment close to his room so there is a very high chance he and his girlfriend heard me. What should I do?", "I said something somewhat hurtful about someone and had no idea they were close enough to hear. What do I do? I was talking with some friends and my one housemate went out for dinner with his girlfriend that is incredibly quiet. I mentioned that if we were hanging out with them, I would probably ask the girlfriend something to which she would just not say anything. I looked outside and saw my housemates car in the driveway and I made that comment close to his room so there is a very high chance he and his girlfriend heard me. What should I do?" ]

[ "Acknowledge what you said, and that you know it was hurtful. Apologize sincerely for hurting them and for being a jerk. Tell them you've learned from this not to talk behind other's backs, and you hope they can forgive you. Remember they don't owe you instant forgiveness. Then going forward keep you word not to do this again. ", "I thimk there was an LPT not long ago about apologizing in a good way...\n\nBut I would apologize. Even if she didn't hear it I can imagine she will find solace in your honesty about it. \n\nSource: Gut feeling. ", "Apologize. If you truly meant what you said about them, an apology won't really seem to be enough. Also, don't try to play it off like you were joking. Tell them why you think that way, and be sure to let them know that you still want to be friends or close. Let them know that whatever you said about them should be just that: something that someone said about them. What you say about someone else doesn't define them. \n\nIn short: apologize and explain what you said it for. It could deepen your bonds!" ]

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[ "How do I stop signal interference (static and popping) when my iPhone is plugged into my stereo system? ", "How do I stop signal interference (static and popping) when my iPhone is plugged into my stereo system? ", "How do I stop signal interference (static and popping) when my iPhone is plugged into my stereo system? " ]

[ "[Lifehacker has the answer](http://lifehacker.com/397013/magnets-kill-the-cell-phone-speaker-buzz), and you don't have to change any settings on your phone to do it.", "Any details on the nature of the system and connection? What iPhone model? Are you using the headphone jack, or is this a dock connector? Is the phone being charged?\n\nI have a similar issue in my car, but only if I connect both power *and* audio via the headphone jack. The stereo, like most, is designed with a \"floating negative\". The signal is carried as the difference between the two outputs, which is typical. \n\nThe iPhone audio output, however, is a \"grounded\" output. The \"common\" pin of the headphone jack is connected to the battery negative. Normally this causes no problems because a battery negative is inherently floating, so it behaves as a differential output.\n\nHowever, once you connect it to power, the battery negative is connected to the power negative, which may be grounded or otherwise noisy. It no longer behaves as a differential output.\n\nIn my car, this has the effect of transmitting noise from the alternator into the stereo system, showing up as a very low level background whine with a frequency proportional to engine RPM.", "Good request. I have pc speakers, there must be an easier way than aeroplae mode though. \n\nI used to use my phone with a cassette adapter in my old car for tunes, and by having a part of the wire surrounded by me (grab the wire, sit with the jack under my leg, etc) the interference would stop. " ]

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[ "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m", "What are some good habits that should be worked on or created while you are young? Saving money into your accounts, m" ]

[ "Sleep hygiene. Go to bed and only go to bed. Don't watch tv etc. Your bed should be for sleep and sex, that's it. This will prevent insomnia and trouble falling asleep. Also waking up early will be something that if you get used to will make you much fresher in the morning. Plus the added benefit is that you will feel like you have more time in your day. ", "I wish I had learned to not leave everything until the last minute. So ingraining a good work ethic and a sense of long-term goals in a kid would do them a world of good. (Not that my parents didn't try, it was my own fault). ", "Good posture, including sitting tall, pulling/rolling shoulders up and back, and not walking duck or pigeon footed. ", "Get in the habit of working out. It's very simple. There are plenty of resources online /r/fitness is great. Look at some starting programs. ", "Saying things politely such as \"May I please go to the bathroom?\" instead of \"Can I go to the toilet/loo?\". It haunts me now...", "What I do and what I wish I did: No procrastination. Arrive early as a courtesy. Thorough dental hygiene. Hold the door for others. Reading for fun. Understanding the value of a dollar, what you have that others don't and to be grateful. How to be gracious and conscientious. When someone is gossiping, listen much and speak little. Mad? Wait ten minutes, hours, or days before speaking to who you're mad at, length depending on the severity of the situation. Put your laundry away. Keep your desk or work area clean. Walk confidently. Ask questions. ", "I like to follow this: It's a long life, pace yourself. Meaning get some sleep, don't stay up all night, don't work too hard for too long and burn out some body parts like knees or backs, take enough drugs to get high but not wasted, and don't drink everyday or to excess. drive a safe car, don't speed unless on track and most of all don't SMOKE CIGARETTES!", "Stay away from drugs, walk away when your angry, don't care a hoot about what people think of you but then don't use that as a excuse to be a problem to others.\n\nSocialize with positive people, avoid the losers.\n\nYou are who you hang with.", "start smoking at 12\ndrinking at 14\ndrinking each weekend at 15\nnever do sports from age 13\n\nman i fucked up my life already" ]

[ 12, 12, 9, 8, 6, 5, 4, 2, 0 ]

[ "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?", "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?", "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?", "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?", "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?", "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?", "How do dissuade people from parking and hotboxing in front of my house I've had a series of probably a dozen or so cars in the past few months where teenagers/college kids are smoking marijuana in their car next to my back yard at night. It's always smoking and I always smell it. I don't really want to resort to calling the cops, mainly because it's mostly harmless, but I also don't want someone to get a record and then have a motive to come after me or my property. Also, it never seems to be the same car twice. \n\nThe street is a medium to low vehicle traffic street, not much in the way of street lighting, and where they park is fairly far away from most houses, which is what I think makes it so attractive to park. It's also near a university with dorms and students living on campus, so their car is basically their only refuge. \n\nRight now I take my large, loud dogs outside on a leash with a flashlight under the guise of walking them and it spooks them off 9/10 times, but I'd like something more passive that makes the space less appealing. Other than adding more lighting, any tips or suggestions?" ]

[ "Attache a fairly strong flood light to that side of the house that lights the area up. They're using the spot cos they think nobody can see them there. If u get a light with motion detection on it that will probably be even more effective", "I suggest 2 solutions :\n\n1- Buy something that looks like a surveillance camera, dosen't have to be working, Get a black electric cable (same dosen't have to be working) and make it look like its connected to your house !\n\n2- If your house have a window near where they park, Leave the light on, it's less effective but may pursude them out of parking.", "In reality it’s lighting or the police. I get your reluctance to do anything that may end up with someone getting a record but you shouldn’t have to put up with that horrid smell just because others are too possessive over their hobby.", "- motion lights (or spot lights you can turn on the area)\n- call the police\n- a ‘misaligned’ sprinkler that showers the area\n- a handmade sign saying “if you park here police will be called” (if it’s a real/city sign they’ll ignore it, if it’s handmade there’s more chance they’ll realize it’s because someone is watching)\n- solar powered fake surveillance camera with lights ([YSUCAU Solar Powered CCTV Security Fake Dummy Camera with Flashing Led Outdoor/Indoor Use for Homes & Business](https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B078JP2BZF))", "Buy one of these and set it off whenever someone parks there\n\n\nhttps://www.partycity.com/disco-beacon-light-216428.html?extcmp=pla%7CLia%7CGoogle", "I doubt you’ll get involved in it at all, they’re just near tour house it’s not like you’re selling weed. but you could try just talking to them maybe if you feel confident enough just ask em to move on and that you don’t have a problem with it but if they keep parking outside your house you soon will. Or the motion lights like other have suggested seem a good idea.", "Bright security light or mind your own business. If it's not on your property leave them alone. As you said they aren't hurting anyone so why get involved." ]

[ 23, 10, 4, 4, 1, 0, 0 ]

[ "stop your cat from chewing on wires by... It seems effective that rubbing dishwashing liquid will stop cats from chewing on wires because they will taste like soap. \n\nI'm looking for other alternatives before I spend $30 on yet another pair of earphones.\n\nDishwashing liquid doesn't sound like the best idea to me because I tuck my earphones in my shirt. Sweat and contact with the skin will not only wear off the soap but also make a mess.\n\nCan you suggest any more effective tips?", "stop your cat from chewing on wires by... It seems effective that rubbing dishwashing liquid will stop cats from chewing on wires because they will taste like soap. \n\nI'm looking for other alternatives before I spend $30 on yet another pair of earphones.\n\nDishwashing liquid doesn't sound like the best idea to me because I tuck my earphones in my shirt. Sweat and contact with the skin will not only wear off the soap but also make a mess.\n\nCan you suggest any more effective tips?", "stop your cat from chewing on wires by... It seems effective that rubbing dishwashing liquid will stop cats from chewing on wires because they will taste like soap. \n\nI'm looking for other alternatives before I spend $30 on yet another pair of earphones.\n\nDishwashing liquid doesn't sound like the best idea to me because I tuck my earphones in my shirt. Sweat and contact with the skin will not only wear off the soap but also make a mess.\n\nCan you suggest any more effective tips?" ]

[ "Don’t leave your headphones lying out if you know it’s a problem. Put them in a drawer. Or in a bag. ", "LPT: cats can be trained to listen to their owners and disregard items you don’t want them chewing on with a small bit of effort. ", "Buy a piece of string and play with your cat with it, hopefully he'll/she'll just start playing with that\n\nAnd even if they don't, it's still hella fun playing with a cat with a piece of string" ]

[ 3, 1, 1 ]

[ "How do I wake up to my alarm in the morning? I've been going to bed at around 3:30AM for the past few days and waking up at 1:30PM, DESPITE setting my alarms for 9:30 or 10:00AM. Here's the problem: I *snooze my phone when I'm half-sleep*. I've even tried putting my phone across the room on my desk, to no avail. I don't even remember grabbing my phone off my desk this morning, but here I am. And because I set a jallion alarms, then it just goes into a never-ending round of snoozing while half-awake, which probably gives me shitty sleep anyway. I even continue to dream afterwards.\n\nI mostly am successful when I *have* to get up for a meeting or something, but even then I wake up an hour late and am sometimes late. I saw a tip that said to practice \"getting up\" to an alarm during the day, but that would have taken an entire month.\n\nAny way to help fix this? I tried the sleep cycle app and that worked for me for a little bit, but when I tried it again this month I just snoozed the shit out of it. I'm going to try to give it another shot tonight though.", "How do I wake up to my alarm in the morning? I've been going to bed at around 3:30AM for the past few days and waking up at 1:30PM, DESPITE setting my alarms for 9:30 or 10:00AM. Here's the problem: I *snooze my phone when I'm half-sleep*. I've even tried putting my phone across the room on my desk, to no avail. I don't even remember grabbing my phone off my desk this morning, but here I am. And because I set a jallion alarms, then it just goes into a never-ending round of snoozing while half-awake, which probably gives me shitty sleep anyway. I even continue to dream afterwards.\n\nI mostly am successful when I *have* to get up for a meeting or something, but even then I wake up an hour late and am sometimes late. I saw a tip that said to practice \"getting up\" to an alarm during the day, but that would have taken an entire month.\n\nAny way to help fix this? I tried the sleep cycle app and that worked for me for a little bit, but when I tried it again this month I just snoozed the shit out of it. I'm going to try to give it another shot tonight though.", "How do I wake up to my alarm in the morning? I've been going to bed at around 3:30AM for the past few days and waking up at 1:30PM, DESPITE setting my alarms for 9:30 or 10:00AM. Here's the problem: I *snooze my phone when I'm half-sleep*. I've even tried putting my phone across the room on my desk, to no avail. I don't even remember grabbing my phone off my desk this morning, but here I am. And because I set a jallion alarms, then it just goes into a never-ending round of snoozing while half-awake, which probably gives me shitty sleep anyway. I even continue to dream afterwards.\n\nI mostly am successful when I *have* to get up for a meeting or something, but even then I wake up an hour late and am sometimes late. I saw a tip that said to practice \"getting up\" to an alarm during the day, but that would have taken an entire month.\n\nAny way to help fix this? I tried the sleep cycle app and that worked for me for a little bit, but when I tried it again this month I just snoozed the shit out of it. I'm going to try to give it another shot tonight though." ]

[ "You have a problem of motivation. You're over sleeping because you seem to be getting away with it without consequences. When you have meetings you are able to get up because it is more important to you. \n\nSomeone's suggestion to go to bed earlier is spot on but you rebuke their advice by saying you will just lay their awake. Maybe at first but eventually your body will catch on that its time to go to bed especially if you set up a routine at bed time. For example, take a shower. Brush your teeth. Turn off all the lights and devices and lay in bed. Clear your mind. Make your bed a place to sleep only. Don't work or watch tv or get in Reddit while in bed. Look at the clock before you close your eyes and just make a mental note of what time it is and what time you want to wake up then close your eyes and don't open them again or look at the clock again. \n\nYou may have a lot going on in your life and perhaps you've created some bad sleep habits unintentionally. Now you have to intentionally create good sleep habits. It may take a while but you'll get there. \n\nI had the same problem until I got a career with zero tolerance for tardiness. I got fired and miraculously my oversleeping problem was resolved. \n\nGood luck and sweet dreams OP", "Download an app that makes you have to do math problems to turn your alarm off. [Here is the one I used on Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alarmclock.xtreme.free)", "If you use your smartphone as alarm clock, put it out of your reach. If your alarm goes off, you are forced to get out of bed. Harsh, but efficient." ]

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[ "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky.", "How to get rid of dandruff? I would love if someone could tell me a working trick or technique on how to get rid of dandruff. Even after oiling, my scalp remains dry and flaky." ]

[ "I found the only thing that works for me are the medicated shampoos. Selsun Blue Medicated worked the best on my hair. Neutrogena T-Gel works great too. Idk if you use any products like gel or hairspray, but I minimize the amount of product I put on my hair too.", "There's two main types of \"dandruff\", and they should be treated differently.\n\n Real dandruff is actually a fungal issue, and it produces flakes that are slightly larger, often with a slight yellow tint, and they're usually kind of oily. If you scratch your scalp (which, please avoid doing as it doesn't help matters, but we've all been there so no judgement), you'll end up with oily flakes stuck under your finger nails more so than tiny white flakes \"snowing\" everywhere.\n\nDry scalp is often mistaken as dandruff due to the flakes, but it's just dry skin. The flakes are smaller, usually white without the yellow tint, and not oily to the touch. [the difference in the flakes is best seen in clean, dry hair without any product.]\n\nReal dandruff is best treated with medicated shampoos. As someone else mentioned, shampoos with the active ingredient Ketoconazole often work very well. Zinv pyrithione is another common active ingredient to look for. With these it's best to shampoo thoroughly, and condition *only* the ends of your hair *not* the scalp. Avoid putting any leave in products on the scalp. If you already shampoo daily, continue doing so with the medicated shampoo. If you shampoo less often, I usually recommend shampooing more often for the first week, then going back to your normal routine (still with the medicated shampoo). Use the medicated shampoo until the flakes have gone completely, then you can switch back to your normal shampoo. These tend to be harsher than regular shampoos, so they're not great to use all the time without a direct need.\n\nFor a dry scalp, skip the dandruff shampoos. They're meant to help dry out the excess oils of real dandruff, so they can make a dry scalp worse. Instead use a gentle shampoo, thoroughly massage it in (helps break up existing flakes and helps with blood flow to the scalp), and rinse super thoroughly (massage while you rinse to make sure you get everything out). Use conditioner as usual, but also massage the scalp while rinsing it out. Leaving shampoo or conditioner on the scalp can cause irritation and dryness, so making sure to get everything rinsed thoroughly is important. If you shampoo daily, try to do it less often. Even switching to every other day will often help with dryness. If that's all not enough and you're still feeling dry and flaky, oiling your scalp can help. Apply a bit of oil to the scalp and massage it in, focusing on the dryest areas. Leave in for 10min - 1 hour, then shampoo and condition as normal. Coconut, jojoba, avocado, and olive oil are all good choices for this.\n\nIf you're still having issues, it might be something else, like psoriasis. When in doubt, see a doctor.", "I was really impressed with how fast vinegar knocked mine out. After shampooing I'd pour some on my head and massage my scalp (no fingernails, folks, just fingertips) and rinse before using conditioner. \n\nI thought it'd be easier to have the vinegar in a spray bottle, but nope. So acidic it are the plastic tubing. \n\nIt took maybe 8 occasions of hair washing over weeks. Never had it again.", "Depends what is causing the dandruff. You need to see a dermatologist. If seborrheic dermatitis, ketoconazole shampoo works really well.", "This might be a wive's tale but they say aloe vera helps a lot. \n\nI have a mild dandruff condition and I use Head and Sh (menthol scent or something) shampoo regularly, and it helps a lot.", "I learned that dandruff is caused by your hair being wet all night. I showered at night and had horrible dandruff because the pillow retains the moisture and your hair stays wet all night. I switched to showering during the day and now it’s not an issue at all", "Was having bad break outs in my scalp this summer I think due to stress. Got it under control when I started using Nizoral.", "There are different types of scalp flakes so it may not be dandruff. \n\nI mix baking soda with my shampoo at time of application and it helps a lot. Not sure why.", "Shampoos and conditioners with Tea Tree Oil. I worked at a hair salon and that’s what stylists recommended. Combine it with cold showers. Fungus thrives in heat.", "wash ur hair everyday with shampoo (that has protein) and twice a week use a really strong dandruff shampoo or over the night scalp treatment. These usually contain salicylic acid and ketoconazole. \n\nHere are the one's I use.\nNoskruf lotion - twice a week (apply on scalp overnight and wash in the morning)\nTrigaine shampoo - Everyday\n\nAlso use a conditioner everyday to keep your hair from getting stiff.", "sometimes you can have dandruff from too much oil, rather than a lack thereof. how often do you wash your scalp?", "You probably don’t have dandruff (go to a dermatologist to figure it out). Dandruff is caused my a combination of an oily scalp and a certain type of bacteria that interacts with the oils.\n\nDry scalp has the same side effects(ie skin flakes) There are a multitude of factors that can contribute: lack of hydration, general dry skin, showering habits, stress, allergies, climate, etc. \n\nI also had a similar issue where oiling my hair didn’t work until I used scalp lotion after showering. The best thing is to oil your hair once or twice a week, then shower with a mild shampoo and use conditioner. Use the scalp lotion right after showering. \n\nSearch scalp lotion on Amazon. The brand for the one scalp lotion I use is called LivSo and has been working great for me. \n\nI think the issue I was having was that my scalp was drying out really quick after a shower. I needed a lotion to rehydrate my scalp and not damp it down like hair oil would do.", "Was using dandruff shampoo for many many years. Finally figured out the medicated shampoo was perpetuating the dandruff condition. When I stopped using it completely my dandruff got worse for about 4-5 weeks then it went away entirely. Don’t put stuff on your scalp that “dries” it out.", "There are head and shoulder shampoo bottles dedicated to dandruff. Wet hair, Apply shampoo, scrub with fingertips (not scratching, also open hand like spider legs), rise.", "The head and shoulder shampoo in the dark blue bottle. Been using it for years now. Haven't had dandruff ever since.", "Sorry for being lazy to copy paste link but if it works then give it a try (from quora). Try it. \n\nMy answer to Why there is no permanent cure for dandruff? Can we say that the scientific world has failed so far to invent any cure for dandruff?\n\nhttps://www.quora.com/Why-there-is-no-permanent-cure-for-dandruff-Can-we-say-that-the-scientific-world-has-failed-so-far-to-invent-any-cure-for-dandruff/answer/Xupiter-Monk?ch=15&oid=1477743653646652&share=24e5305f&srid=ug0W0&target_type=answer", "Put a couple of drops of tea tree oil in whatever oil you’re oiling your scalp with. Wash normally. Will show results within 2-3 washes. Works for me like a charm. \n\nDO NOT apply tea tree oil directly. Always mix with a carrier oil. And that too only a couple of drops.", "My stylist just did a tea tree oil and peppermint oil scalp treatment. Completely removed the flakes. She said you can do it at home, but I don’t know the ratios of the oils.", "My fix was a ketoconazole shampoo once a week/two weeks with a selenium sulfide shampoo the rest of the time.", "Most people way over soap their hair and scalp which dries it out. Yes, even with dandruff soap. I use Grace of Me 2% zinc shampoo 3-4 times a week. Give a day or two of no shampoo a week for the natural oils on your scalp to stabilize. I also use a silicone scalp massager a few times a week when I wash my hair.", "Medicated dandruff shampoo never worked for me, but medicated PSORIASIS shampoo has changed my life. My favorite is Dermarest but anything with Salicylic acid as the main ingredient works for me.", "I’ve had great luck with L’Oreal Sensi Balance. You can get it on Amazon and it doesn’t smell / behave like a medicated shampoo. Been using it for years. Rub into your scalp and leave it while you do all your other stuff in the shower, then rinse.", "I’ve found that it really depends on the person, their lifestyle and the elements your scalp faces every day. \n\nIn terms of medicated shampoos, you basically have two options: 1) shampoos that slow down cell turn-over on your scalp so you have less dandruff (Selsun Blue, T-Gel) and 2) shampoos which contain a fungicidal medication that kills the accumulation of dandruff-producing fungus which has grown on your scalp thus far (Nizoral)\n\nOption 1 typically works in the short term and is more affordable. However, option 2, I’ve found, is the only way to really nip my dandruff flare ups in the bud. However, it is much more expensive. I’d recommend investing and purchasing at Costco, if that’s an option for you. \n\nLastly, if this is a chronic problem, you may want to see a doctor and make sure you don’t have scalp psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis.", "I've found that lather, rinse, repeat has been pretty effective for flake control using regular ol' head and shoulders, the key element being repeat.", "I use head and shoulders. The trick to mine was not washing my hair every night. I give it every other night. You may need to find a balance. I’ve also noticed if I take a really hot shower it dries my skin out more than just a warm shower.", "Change your shampoo and conditioner to more natural ones, will take a few weeks for your scalp to adjust.", "After using basically every medicated shampoo under the sun, the BEST thing I’ve found is using conditioner on my scalp. All the medicated shampoos would dry my skin out even more, and soaking in oil was more of a short term bandaid" ]

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[ "Dwell on your past failures, missed opportunities, and social mistakes, and let them eat at you from the inside. ", "Pretty much whatever you want to get better at. \n\nStudies have shown that athletes that even practice **mentally only** still perform better than those that don't practice at all (of course not as well as those who practice physically). \n\nSay you learn some martial arts. Practice those moves in your head. \n\nAs someone else said, learn a language and practice the phrases in your head. Have conversations with yourself, figure out what words and terms you really need to learn first. \n\nCalculate your finances and figure out how you're going to add money to your savings this month. \n\nAs you cause your neurons to fire in certain ways, those pathways will become easier for your brain to traverse, this improving your reaction and overall performance when it comes to those activities. That's why someone who has studied something for so long can make it look really easy to come to a conclusion.\n\nSo, it's really up to you to decide what you want to get better at. Then just spend all day m", "If you can put headphones in your head there's an endless supply of audio books and podcasts you can listen to. ", "Memory palace. I had a job setting off a roller coaster at the top of Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas. One of the shifts I was put on required me to push a button once every five minutes or so. Until the button flashed, I had - *literally* - nothing to do.\n\nFifty-two locations you can visualise, around a place you know well, in a logical order. It's so much easier to remember lists of things if you can place an image of them in this order. In about fifteen or twenty minutes (used to be quicker), I can memorize the order of a deck of cards and recall any one of them by number.", "Well its not in your head but you could do kegels, thats what I always did when I was forced to lifeguard an empty pool. pretty useful for both both men and women", "World building! Create a fictional world and daydream up different facets of life and geology and such there. Shout out to /r/worldbuilding!\n\nGame design! This might not be for everyone, but working out the rules for games is how I spend a lot of my time. This could be video games, board games, tabletop rpgs, or whatever you're into.\n\nLearn a language! This is already a popular suggestion, but it really is a great way to productively pass time. I'm learning Japanese right now, and on my breaks I'll look up a phrase or a kanji or something and just repeat it or trace the kanji with my finger. It's a slow way to learn but it's a great addition to actual study.\n\nPractise an instrument! I'm learning drums, so when I can I'll find some makeshift drum sticks (or just my hands) and practise my rudiments and such. I would imagine you can do something similar for most any instrument, even if it's just miming the actions.\n\nI could probably name more, but I really should go to bed. Hope this helped!", "M", "Some pretty lazy responses in here but I got a simple one that works really well for me.\n\n**Plan your next meal(s).** It has a handful of benefits.\n\n1. You won't overspend at grocery store or forget what you need.\n2. You are more likely to cook healthy, last minute meal decisions tend to result in take out/fast food or frozen foods.\n3. You can dual purpose groceries with proper planning. Such as using eggs for breakfast, and baking. Or rice with a shrimp dish and a chicken dish.", "I spent 7 years at my warehouse job going through fake debates with people in my head. It's really helped me a lot down the road. I developed a more realistic idea of what peoples' responses could be, and I generally have more composure and confidence in debates or disagreements.\n\nThe best way to develop this is to: (a) Read books & listen to podcasts/lectures that cover issues and concepts you're interested in, and (b) Find people who are up for debating with you out in the real world. (Girlfriends are experts at this sort of thing...)\n\nThis depends on your personality a lot, though. I am very much an internal processor and get easily lost in thought about ideas. I also enjoy debating in general.\n\n", "I'm a musician. I can't help it. At any given moment, I'm either hearing music in my head, figuring out how to play it, repeating the music I'm hearing in the environment (which makes me totally intolerant to shitty music in the workplace), or trying to figure out how to play the music that's playing.\n\nI've become very good at this, because it's all I know how to do. It's who I am.", "Memorize cool poems and monologs that most people know the first lines too. The Hamlet soliloquy \"to be or not to to be\" is a great one to impress people at parties. ", "I pretend im not a janitor at a hardware store, im a janitor on a trading vessel that travels planets", "Practicing a foreign language could be a good use of your time. Using an app like Duolingo could be a good start, then you can just think over certain words you've learned while you're at work.", "Well, this might not be what you're looking for, but I'm a stay-at-home mom, and I take my favorite Mozart songs and come up with new lyrics to make them songs about moms and kids. I really like it because all the weeks/months/years I have to practice them lets me massage them over and over until the words fit the music really well (IMHO). Someday I'm hoping to make a record of them. (I may not be the pride of Oberlin Conservatory, but at least it's something!)\n\nExample (to the tune of Non piú andrai):\n\nLittle one, if you truly are not able\nto sit with mom and your dad at the table\nyou'll go out with the goats in the stable \nLittle monkey, my angel, my love!\nBa-a-a-a-a! (flute part)", "Improving your memory. I picked up a book and was trying to practice that and it's quite mentally taxing and I usually had to take breaks or else I'd get a headache. \n\nI didn't get super far in the book but basically you build a visual story around things and it helps you memorize them. Say you meet Susie and she's been married to Bob for 5 years and they have 2 boys age 1 and 3. And their last name is Smith. \n\nSo you visualize in your head maybe walking into a house and seeing a lazy Susan on the table with a stuffed bobcat beside it. There are 5 grapes between them. On the floor there's a single toy truck with 3 army soldiers next to them. In the kitchen there's a bowl of Granny Smith apples. \n\nYou know what I mean... I'm not the best at it, but if you apply it and visualize it as you are talking to people, you retain it better. ", "Go buy the book Moonwalking with Einstein and use the techniques in the book to improve your memory. Then start memorizing things and practice while at work. ", "Audio books bro:\nYou can find all the classics. Plenty are on YouTube. \nCheck out lectures from the teaching company, stuff like that. ", "are you a creativity-inclined person? the type who always thinks about writing a novel, but has no idea where to start? make your own fucking world, bro, do it. it might sound geeky as hell, but until you've got your own internal milieu jam packed full of your own conquests and battles and characters coming to life, you'll wonder what you ever thought about in your spare time.\n\ni thought i was just super lame until i discovered that /r/worldbuilding was a thing.", "If you have access to the interwebs, you can try to work on learning a language, read e-books, or, as I used to do, write. Just open up notepad (or heck, use a pencil and paper) and do some free-flow writing. I also track my budget and personal goals in a spreadsheet I keep at work, or read up on interesting topics that I might not learn about otherwise. 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One of my favorite campaigns I want to run is using the Dragon Star rules (basically D&D in space) to run a Borderlands themed game since there's corrosive, electric, fire & explosive weapons already.", "Continuously think of small ideas of objects which would make life for you or your co workers lives easier. This is how you get many raises very quick? ", "When I worked at a factory I spent my day imagining and calculating all the ways I'd murder my managers and coworkers. Fortunately I went back to college so I don't have to deal with that environment anymore. 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My sons used to laugh hysterically and say P peed on it.... or F fucked it, you get the idea, we did this to build their language & spelling skills. You could do it in a foreign language. ", "If you do anything creative think about that. I'm a writer, so I think about things I'm working on. If you paint or play music or build things just think about that. ", "I'm in the same boat you are, and I will usually just read a book or read stuff on here. Have never really found anything insanely productive to do during down time at work. Drives me insane sometimes. Thankfully Reddit can be quite entertaining. ", "I don't know what you're allowed to bring in to work, but I also have a job where I zone out most of the time. I will either browse reddit, bring a book and read that, or work on some art. if you have some sort of hobby requiring practice that isn't too hard to do at work, do that. language learning is a good idea. contrary to what others are saying (find a more stimulating job) sometimes a job that frees up mental space is a blessing. I used to have a very fast-paced, time consuming, stressful job. I would come home and be so exhausted I didn't do anything productive or valuable. Now I have my current job as an overnight desk assistant and I am finally getting back into some hobbies that are important to me. You are making money and have time to dedicate towards personal/intellectual development while doing it, many would love to have that freedom. best of luck to you!!!", "are you able to have headphones on? audio books maybe? are you able to dork around on the computer? do some reading. honestly, books are just a great way to pass the time. or ya know, reddit.. ", "You can try defining things in your life that you haven't properly defined before. For example, what is the meaning of life? Does it matter? What are the differences between shame and guilt and embarrassment (that you can explain in words)? What are the roles of friends? What are your roles in life, and what are you doing as these roles?", "Work on an idea for a film. Characters, plot and themes. Go home and start writing. Be like Tarantino.", "Try to memorize the lyrics of hard-to-understand raps (or other songs) - e.g., young thug - the words, the beat, the exact cadence of delivery. Kinda fun to do even if ur not trying to be a rapper", "Try n make up little Haikus or rap lyrics thats what i do reading fight club started it off, even the drones can leave.", "Something Iv'e started to do recently is freestyle rap in my head. After all, the hardest part of freestyling is creating flow off the top of your head. I dont know if you're into hip hop but if you are, this is an awesome way to get started.", "Podcasts. I work on a mowing route (fridays only) and I've been listening to the history of rome podcasts and also learning spanish. Surprisingly retained a lot of information simply from listening to those.", "Podcasts, lots and lots of Podcast.\n\nBefore I went back to school I listened to 40+ hours of podcast each week.\n\nFreakonomics, Sawbones, Stuff You Should Know, Stuff You Missed in Hisotry Class, Rooster Teeth Podcast, TED Radio Hour, 99% Invisible, Giant Bomb, Player One Podcast\n\nThe list goes on and on. I bet there is at least one podcast for each of your interest and you will always learn new things. Wednesday used to be my favorite day because that was the day Giant Bomb and Rooster Teeth Podcast was released =)", "Not sure if this will help but when I am at school and i start to zone out, what I will do is I will think about what I will do after school. So I will be sitting in class and I will be thinking \"alright after school is over i will get home and do this first then this\" etc it really helps speed things up a bit because now you will have it all organized and what not. :)", "Mentally prepare yourself for when gunmen take over your office and you single handedly have to defeat them.\n", "Mental math, you can always improve on that. It is crazy how often you do quick calculations in your head throughout the day.", "MAKE MUSIC!!! A guy by the name of Kevin Parker did this and now he is signed with interscope records and is worth over 6 million dollars lmao if money appeals to you...", "M", "M", "M", "Line games are entertaining and help you think on your feet more quickly. My favorite is: \"131 --- walk into a bar...\" \n\nSo you pick an object: I'm going with pencil because there's one sitting next to me, and basically just think of really bad jokes. \n\n\"131 pencils walk into a bar, and the bartender told them to leave in a really intimidating way, so the pencils erased on out of there... Dixon Ticonderoga led the charge\" \n\n\"131 pencils walk into a bar, order drinks and have a seat. After a while, one complains 'this is sort of dull'\" \n\nAnd so on", "It's not in your head, but write the alphabet with your foot to strengthen your ankles. I'm a volleyball player and ankle injuries are what I'm most prone to, so it's pretty helpful. I don't know if anyone here would find it useful. ", "If your job really requires very little concentration, you might want to consider ensuring you have audiobooks or podcasts on hand. They're perfect for what you're talking about.", "If you study any languages, you can listen to audio lessons. If you like books, you can listen to audiobooks. This is assuming you can wear headphones...", "I write. I do gag comics, horror stories, and have a drama comic series in the works.\n\nGranted, this is what I love and it gives me fulfillment, so it may or may not be your thing.", "I usually sing.\n\nMy mum used to practice piano songs in her head by imagining which keys she had to play and the corresponding notes.\n\nI used to list anatomy. So listing all the organelles of an animal cell, or all the more commonly known bones, or the organs of the digestive system in order from mouth to anus...\n\nAlso what do you do for your job because that's exactly the kind of thing I want to do.", "I used to write poems in my head during times like that. If you have a creative hobby, think of exciting cool ideas for your new projects and pieces", "I used to play a game (before smart phones were invented) if I was alone on long train journeys, and I didn't feel like reading.\n\nI would think of three or four numbers in sequence between 1 and 100 and then work out what the next number in the sequence would be by the relationship between the first 3 or 4 numbers.\n\nLike say you pick:\n\n2, 28, 45, 53...the next number would (or could) be?", "I used to listen to podcasts all day when I had a brainless job like that. If you're allowed to use headphones it's a good way to learn stuff all day. Some suggestions: Invisibilia, Planet Money, How to do Everything, The Tobolowsky Files. If you have an interest there's probably a podcast about it.", "I used to have a similar job. One day I started calculating Pi. I wanted to see how many decimal places I could get to on my head. 27 was the highest I got. \n\nAfter awhile I started getting pretty good at lots of mental math.\nA little game while developing a new skill. \n\n[Pi equals a circle's circumference divided by its diameter.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pi-unrolled-720.gif)", "I used to drive roads in my head. I have a great memory and sense of direction. I can clearly see roads I haven't been on in 40+ years.", "I play a game called go. I like to play out patterns or beginnings of games in my head when I'm bored or zoning.", "I listen to music at my mind numbing job and it helps to make the time go faster better than anything else for me. Maybe it will work for you, if you are permitted by your employer.", "I like to memorize poetry when I have to do boring things; just have it on your phone and bring it up every so often when you forget the next stanza.", "I just spend time challenging myself with decimal arithmetics, but doesn't really amount to anything practical. \n \nChallenge yourself to FULLY understand a concept that you dabbled in or try to solve an issue by pointing out every single argument there is.", "I enjoy memorizing poetry. You could carry a poem around in your pocket, and practice saying stanzas to yourself til you've got it down. It's really fun to be able to summon the words of great poets at will.", "I drive a truck. I listen to book on tape (mp3). \n\nYoutube has lots of books on tape that are in the public domain. \n\nCurrently I'm listening to Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling. I have a copy at home that I've read a long time ago but it's still nice to listen to. \n\nAlso listened to Star Wars: The Rise of Darth Vader, this week. I will probably find the rest because the audiobook was much better than the movie (Revenge of the Sith).", "I dont know your situation, but maybe think about ways your company can improve. I don't just mean one or two suggestions, but a full plan. Write the plan down after a while of thinking it through and then present your case to your superior. At the very least you've shown initiative and you might get a promotion out of it. If your company doesnt listen to you or do anything different after many attempts, move on. Or listen and learn and adjust your plan. Just a thought!", "Here's a game I play all the time I'm naming right now \"guess and check.\" It's good for mental math practice and general self-improvement.\n\n1. Take a split-second guess at a reoccurring cost or investment in yourself, such as money spent on coffee or hours spent working this year (hobbies/socializing work well too, as they are investments in happiness). It is most stimulating when it's something rarely accounted for.\n\n2. Run some estimate-based math to check your guess. I start by determining contributing sources (Starbucks, home-brewed; gym, sports), the average cost/duration, and frequency. Save yourself the mental strain and round liberally.\n\n3. Compare your guess with your rough calc. If you were close, congratulate yourself for your intuition, and make it more difficult next time by either expanding the time-span or by rounding less on the math. If you were significantly off, is it favorable or unfavorable compared to your guess? Reward yourself or set goals accordingly. Since you're being reflective during otherwise-idle time (mentally), any unfavorable result is a preemptively-spotted opportunity for improvement.\n\n\nHAIL BLACK SATAN!", "Design stories, game worlds, movies, animation ideas. Write down notes on your break and put the plan into production over the evening or weekend.", "Depending on the kind of work you are doing listening to books on tape is an amazing use of time. That is what I did when I painted houses and it really helped.", "Check out http://www.languagetransfer.org/ if you're trying to learn a language. I've been trying to pick up Spanish without traditional education, and this site is all about building skills in your head--without paper. I practice mentally while sitting in my god-awful statistics lectures. ", "Audiobooks. I've listened to a few educational books at work.\n\nTED talks. There are podcasts, YouTube links, Netflix, and a website. Multiple categories for your enjoyment.\n\nI generally have to concentrate in a chatty atmosphere, but I've found white noise apps to be comforting while I work or sleep. Specifically the rain sounds.", "Audiobooks if you're allowed to have headphones in. Get through some of those books you've been meaning to read, or you could learn a language, or learn some history with Dan Carlin's hardcore history podcast.", "Audibles.\n\nIf you're zoning out then you're doing routine tasks and not really using your brain. This gives you a perfect opportunity to focus on listening to some books. You'll be amazed how much you can learn every day if you listen to the right books. I can assure you it'll be the most beneficial thing you've ever done in your life that'll also ensure a higher quality future.", "1+1=2, 2+2=4, 4+4=8, how far and how fast can you go?\n\n1+2=3, 2+3=5, 5+3=8. What is the next set of numbers, how far and how fast can you go?\n\nMultiplication. Lets start with 1 through 15.", "you can try counting backwards from 100 to 1 only counting every 3rd, 4th or whatever number, or do a math operation like multply by 3 every time you see a number, that can keep your mind active. Also if you know other languages try to think in some other language. Another thing you could do is try to imagine writing a book (imagine what it would be like, what you'd write, etc), the good thing about that is that you can continue imagining whenever you feel like it", "I suggest going back to school. Even one course in something you are interested in can give you loads to think about- and just as important: spending time pondering is suddenly productive.", "Think about how there is probably something else you could be getting paid for, and go fucking do it.\n\nLazy cunt " ]

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[ "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?", "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?", "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?", "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?", "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?", "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?", "How to get the most out of reading from a college textbook I'm currently taking a Physiology class and it's kicking my ass right now. I have to read 5 chapters by the next 2 weeks but the information is so hard to grasp that I can barely read about 10 pages in literally an hour. Do you guys have any tips on how to read better?" ]

[ "The reading isn't so much the hard part as it is retaining the information. I know it sucks, but here me out. Jot down key notes as you go along. Really give a try to read it. Don't have your phone out. Don't surf the internet. Truly dedicate time to read and take down things you think you or your teacher will find important. If you find yourself drifting you will have your notes to glance back at to regain composure and keep reading on without having to backtrack again and again. ", "I'm going to be 100% honest- I used to read the textbooks, but I've found them to be a waste of time. Going through nursing school, I had 5 different instructors, each assigning 4 to 7 chapters of heavy reading every week. Realistically, no one could actually read all of it. I found apps and the studies/quizzes at the end of the chapters to be most helpful. If I can answer the questions easily, or with minimal effort, I didn't bother even skimming through. \n\nI'm now finishing my 3rd degree, and I still just skim a chapter in 2 to 3 mins, focusing on the outline of the chapter, or I look up certain information for specific assignments. ", "Try to make a mind-map while reading.\n\nHere is the mind-map of [how to get the maximum out of your reading](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNXlG6TVwAAX9PC.jpg:large).\n\nThis will definitely help you out. I'm using it since 3 months. ", "Look at the figures before trying to tackle a big block of text. If you don't understand what's going on in the picture/table, then go back and read the section that mentions it. If you do, move on.\n\nTextbooks aren't hard to read, but the wall of words intimidate us from even TRYING to understand it and instead tire us out from even looking at it. Figures do a good job at breaking those information apart and summarizing them into digestible pieces.", "I would try using SQ3R - this is a reading strategy that forces you to read just one paragraph at a time and summarize it to make sure you're really focused/understanding it before moving on. You also start by scanning the entire chapter for the key (bold) terms/section headers to get a feel for what's going to be covered in the chapter and the organization. After your initial scan, you come up with questions you think the chapter will address based on what you just saw, so it helps you think about the overall comprehension of what's in there before you try to start. Good luck, let me know if you have any questions!", "Hmmnnn.... my strategy might not help you read faster, but it will help with the retention. If I had lots of reading to do, I'd find a comfy spot in a library, coffee house, some place out of the house where I couldn't easily distract myself. I would hand-write an outline of what I was reading. During lectures, if the professor brought up something that wasn't in my notes, I could add it, or I could high-light anything they marked as extra important. When it came time to study for finals, all I had to do was flip through my notes a few times instead of breaking out the textbook again. ", "From a fellow med student to another, I'd recommend you watch some videos on Youtube. It'll help you visualize the concept better. After that just skim through the textbook to fill out certain details that the video might miss. This method worked wonders for me. Good luck with your test. :)" ]

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[ "How to make sure I entered a right career? I am a fresh graduate and I am kind of lost. I'm afraid that the job I landed on wouldn't be the job I like, but it'll be too late for me to change a career by that time.\n\nI can't just hop around jobs as they kind of look bad in my resume (Imagine the resume has 10 job in a year); but at the same time I do not have enough time to try everything before I ran out of time to apply as a fresh graduate.\n\nWhat should I do to make sure I entered the right career? I'm really really lost rn.", "How to make sure I entered a right career? I am a fresh graduate and I am kind of lost. I'm afraid that the job I landed on wouldn't be the job I like, but it'll be too late for me to change a career by that time.\n\nI can't just hop around jobs as they kind of look bad in my resume (Imagine the resume has 10 job in a year); but at the same time I do not have enough time to try everything before I ran out of time to apply as a fresh graduate.\n\nWhat should I do to make sure I entered the right career? I'm really really lost rn.", "How to make sure I entered a right career? I am a fresh graduate and I am kind of lost. I'm afraid that the job I landed on wouldn't be the job I like, but it'll be too late for me to change a career by that time.\n\nI can't just hop around jobs as they kind of look bad in my resume (Imagine the resume has 10 job in a year); but at the same time I do not have enough time to try everything before I ran out of time to apply as a fresh graduate.\n\nWhat should I do to make sure I entered the right career? I'm really really lost rn.", "How to make sure I entered a right career? I am a fresh graduate and I am kind of lost. I'm afraid that the job I landed on wouldn't be the job I like, but it'll be too late for me to change a career by that time.\n\nI can't just hop around jobs as they kind of look bad in my resume (Imagine the resume has 10 job in a year); but at the same time I do not have enough time to try everything before I ran out of time to apply as a fresh graduate.\n\nWhat should I do to make sure I entered the right career? I'm really really lost rn.", "How to make sure I entered a right career? I am a fresh graduate and I am kind of lost. I'm afraid that the job I landed on wouldn't be the job I like, but it'll be too late for me to change a career by that time.\n\nI can't just hop around jobs as they kind of look bad in my resume (Imagine the resume has 10 job in a year); but at the same time I do not have enough time to try everything before I ran out of time to apply as a fresh graduate.\n\nWhat should I do to make sure I entered the right career? I'm really really lost rn." ]

[ "Hey guess what everything always works itself out whether you worry or not some people do things they dont like to eat put a roof over your head. So it might not be ideal but we all have to clean the dirty dishes in the beginning. Im 28 now and doing plumbing. I hate my job but i love money. Can i make less money and have a easy job sure. But put those hours in and make some money. ", "Normally 2 to 3 years per job is acceptable. And it will be longer and longer as you change jobs until you retire.\n\nThere's no \"permanently right career\" for anyone, there is only \"what can i do, and where should i work to maximize the profit from my skill\", so see yourself as a mercenary, do what that can net you the most profit.\n\nJob isnt hobby or entertainment, it is business, you do jobs, you get paid, you go on. You are only starting in the society, money is your concern, earn money first, only change jobs as soon as you can stand on your ground, or even better, dont change at all since it paid so well.\n\nIf you insist on finding the perfect job from the start, you wont be happy. Because you will never got stuck in a job to compare and to begin with.", "You don't have to have the perfect career in your 20s (or even 30s, or 40s, etc.). Realize that changing jobs is not the end of the world. If you're in a job, commit to it for at least a year or two. If you're not satisfied, start applying to new jobs. You'll find something you enjoy eventually.", "Keep the shitty job that pays the bills and work on a side hustle doing something you actually enjoy that makes you at least a bit of money (or at least has potential too). Best case, side hustle turns into main business, worst case your job is paying your bills and you have another semi profitable outlet to do what you actually like. ", "> How to make sure I entered a right career?\n\nWell, what do you think is your \"right\" career? Is it...\n\n* what you love\n* what you're good at\n* what the world needs\n* what you can make money from\n\nIf you care about all these things, that's wanting something called [ikigai](https://www.improvisedlife.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ikigai-790x747.jpg), \"a reason for being.\" I found this a few years ago, and it's basically a term I've been trying to discover my entire life. I want all of those things. Unfortunately, they rarely align. But I think I've finally found mine. :) Right now I'm working a job I hate, so that I can run my own business which fulfills my ikigai. Knowing I'm on the right path keeps me in a positive mood each day.\n\nYou'll have to figure out your definition of \"right\" and then go from there." ]

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[ "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M", "How can I start not caring/worrying about things I literally have no way of changing Hey, I just caught myself getting angry/stressed out by the fact that I MIGHT (not even sure) get a new upstairs neighbour. It's like, there is a possibility of something going \"wrong\" (loud neighbours) in the future, something I have absolutely no say in or ability to change but it stresses me out immensely... and this is just one example, such things happen quite frequently to me. Anyone got any advice on how to deal with that? M" ]

[ "The answer is a spiritual one- you must cultivate the ability to observe your own mind and emotions completely free of judgement. Like watching clouds pass by in the sky. One of my favorite authors is Vernon Howard. Eckart tolle is good too but a little bit new agey.", "First you need someone close to talk with, a friend who will listen. Next you need to learn to either accept it as part of life. You can't stop the rain but can get an umbrella or stay indoors. Then find something to turn your attention to that will make you feel better. Give some of your time to helping something or someone you care about. ", "This is one of my favorite quotes to live by: \"If you don't like something, change it.. If you can't change it, accept it & change your attitude.\" - Maya Angelou \n\nLifes such a cunt but you can't go around pitying yourself. Make that change if you're absolutely miserable. ", "Smoke weed. You see, there is a chemical in weed called \"fuckitt\" that will take almost anything you're stressing about and make it seem like a much simpler problem to handle.\n\nFor example, you get the electric bill in the mail and it says you're overdue, you can't afford to pay it until payday, two full weeks away, and the electric company is shutting your power off tomorrow. You hit a good blunt one time and will be like \"fuck those goddamned lights. I got a bunch of candles I been wanting to burn anyways.\"", "You should read Dale Carnegie's \"How to Stop Worrying, and Start Living\". \n\n\nhttp://www.holistickamedicina.sk/kniznica/Dale%20Carnegie%20-%20How%20To%20Stop%20Worrying%20And%20Start%20Living%20.pdf\n\n\nIt has been extremely helpful in situations like yours, and it's a pretty easy read. \n\n\nGood luck!", "When you find yourself thinking about something troubling, stop yourself. You'll need to learn some ways to change the mental subject but after a while it becomes easier. (extra point for the Ned Flanders Reference)", "I try to think of the things I can't control as a chance to find a better perspective about circumstances. \n\nMy wife is 24, she is recovering from a traumatic injury thats been rough on her to say the least. We can't change the fact that it happened, but we can choose to look at the situation as a chance to learn, adjust, and keep growing. You are only ever as defeated, angry, upset, jealous, etc. as you believe you are\n", "For me personally I had some real heavy hitting stuff happened that put me in a whirl wind of emotions til one day it clicked and I just let things be. Idk if I'm just callous now or what.\n\nTL;DR had some bs happen in life, now I've got no fucks to give", "Fake it until you make it. When you think of these subjects purposely think about other things. Considering perspective works for some, not all. Distracting yourself from those thoughts and putting that focus elsewhere is something we all need to do more of anyways.", "Do you exercise? Go to the gym, get the endorphins up, sweat as much as you can, then take a hot shower, and go to bed early. Then at the end of a 5 day period of working out, reflect on the great work you have done, remember that you kick butt, and that this is not the rehearsal, life is too short to be in constant stress.", "A way I find to keep my self from stressing about things like that is to not to think about what is/might happen, and instead, focus on thinking about how you can react to it. I find focusing on what I can do, whether I plan to do it or not, greatly reduces my anxiety about situations. focus your thoughts on what you can control, not what you can't. cliche and trite, but it works.\n\nexample:\nI'm getting a loud upstairs neighbor, gonna happen no matter what I do. Well maybe I can ask them to be less loud, at least part of the day. maybe I can play my tv/music a bit louder so I don't hear them. maybe I can sleep with ear plugs so they dont wake me.", "Breath in real deep. In a slow exhale repeat Serenity Now until it goes away. Take all the pain, all the worry, and bury it in a tiny black ball at the bottom of your feet. Remember no one likes a worry wort. So put a smile on your face and fake it until you believe it." ]

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[ "How to stop anger outbursts? Since 6 years ago, I've always had anger outbursts such as punching things around me whenever something is being constantly infuriating. \n\nI'm just asking, are there some practices I could do to control this? Because it seems whenever it happens, I can't get myself out of it, and break things closest to me that are useful.", "How to stop anger outbursts? Since 6 years ago, I've always had anger outbursts such as punching things around me whenever something is being constantly infuriating. \n\nI'm just asking, are there some practices I could do to control this? Because it seems whenever it happens, I can't get myself out of it, and break things closest to me that are useful.", "How to stop anger outbursts? Since 6 years ago, I've always had anger outbursts such as punching things around me whenever something is being constantly infuriating. \n\nI'm just asking, are there some practices I could do to control this? Because it seems whenever it happens, I can't get myself out of it, and break things closest to me that are useful.", "How to stop anger outbursts? Since 6 years ago, I've always had anger outbursts such as punching things around me whenever something is being constantly infuriating. \n\nI'm just asking, are there some practices I could do to control this? Because it seems whenever it happens, I can't get myself out of it, and break things closest to me that are useful." ]

[ "I've never had anger problems, but a lot of people tell me that they've never seen me angry, so I'm pretty much the exact opposite of someone with anger problems.\n\nThe way I do it, is I just realize that things don't really matter. like, shit happens. Before you get mad, think about if it will really affect you in 1 week, 2 weeks, a month, a year, etc.. Is it worth getting angry if it won't even matter in a week?", "Self control is a skill that can be learnt. It's not easy but doable. If however you discover that even after reading as much info as you can you still can not control your temper you may have to seek professional help.", "I used to do this all the time. Just give yourself one second to take a deep breath and think about what the world will be like in 2 seconds if you do punch a hole in that wall or throw that controller hard across the room. If anything you will just be more angry at yourself afterward. \n\nGet an object that it is okay for you to abuse (like a squishy ball or a shitty stuffed animal) and just squeeze the hell out of it while you close your eyes and take a deep breath. And remember that nothing really matters. It's not worth getting worked up about.\n\nI also started smoking a bunch of weed, and I find that this technique helps immensely. ", "One key tactic is to realize the words you choose on a regular basis builds the framework of your experience. Be precise in your language. Video games by definition are games and if they are 'infuriating' there is an issue. Are they perhaps more 'challenging' or 'complicated'? Three different views with very different connotations. \n\nThings that are infuriating: Injustice and maltreatment of others especially those that you care deeply for. Is this the emotion you want to curate in regards to a hunk of plastic and sand that you choose to give large sums of money to?" ]

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[ "How to stop an argument between two people on public transport, or anywhere else in public ITT: passive, boring people who dont go out. ill just stand there watching instead of trying to help. cheers reddit", "How to stop an argument between two people on public transport, or anywhere else in public ITT: passive, boring people who dont go out. ill just stand there watching instead of trying to help. cheers reddit", "How to stop an argument between two people on public transport, or anywhere else in public ITT: passive, boring people who dont go out. ill just stand there watching instead of trying to help. cheers reddit", "How to stop an argument between two people on public transport, or anywhere else in public ITT: passive, boring people who dont go out. ill just stand there watching instead of trying to help. cheers reddit", "How to stop an argument between two people on public transport, or anywhere else in public ITT: passive, boring people who dont go out. ill just stand there watching instead of trying to help. cheers reddit", "How to stop an argument between two people on public transport, or anywhere else in public ITT: passive, boring people who dont go out. ill just stand there watching instead of trying to help. cheers reddit" ]

[ "You don't. The kind of people who are willing to have a loud argument in public are the kind who are not going to stop cause someone tells them to/could potentially start screaming at you/get violent.\n\nIf they seem like they might be escalating grabbing a police officer isn't out of the question", "This is very subjective. \n It depends where you are, what time it is. Who the people are who are arguing, how big they are. \nThe approach also depends on who you are , how big you are. (sometimes large males will escalate a situation, where a small female may be able to diffuse it. But there are situations where the opposite could be true).\n\nI don't think there is a single answer to this.", "Point out the obvious flaws in each of them, with excruciatingly brutal detail. Then they'll both hate you instead of each other and bond over it, problem solved!", "Ask them nicely to keep it down out of consideration of others. If that isn't effective, tell them to shut their mouths and sit the fuck down. Also make sure you have arrest powers and cuffs handy. \n\nIn other words, stay out of it. Your taxes pay for others to put assholes in check.", "Really sketchy to be putting your two cents in a heated conversation that you have nothing to do with mate. Best to let it happen unless you're for sure able to interject with something that can ease the tension. ", "Join the argument and make it between three people; the additional complexity makes it much more interesting to other bystanders.\n\n\"Hey guys, stop making this argument about yourselves. I want in too! Let's have a three-way argument and stop the arguing between the two of you. Come at me bro!\"" ]

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[ "How to fix a side mirror on car that is hazy/oxidized? The side mirror on the driver side of my car is completely hazy and discolored making it difficult to check before making a turn. On the other hand, the passenger side mirror is completely fine and looks like a normal mirror.\n\nhttp://imgur.com/a/Lojr9\n\nNot sure how it happened since this car was gifted to me.", "How to fix a side mirror on car that is hazy/oxidized? The side mirror on the driver side of my car is completely hazy and discolored making it difficult to check before making a turn. On the other hand, the passenger side mirror is completely fine and looks like a normal mirror.\n\nhttp://imgur.com/a/Lojr9\n\nNot sure how it happened since this car was gifted to me." ]

[ "Go to the autoparts store and buy this stuff called buffing compound. It will be in he section where they sell the car wax. Use it and it will get rid of that film. \n\nHere it is on Amazon:\n\nMeguiar's G18116 Clear Coat Safe Polishing Compound - 16 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006FUT154/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ze3hzbJHNS5B3", "I work in valeting, and we always keep a tube of toothpaste (that is kind of gritty) and use that for mirrors, also works for headlights too" ]

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[ "Organizing a woodshop/garage with hundreds of small tools I've got a real problem with the state of my garage. I've put together a system where most of my tools have a place, not a drawer or shelf, but an actual place with an outline of the particular tool. That being said, I've still got TONS of little tools lying around the shop that are either special use and cannot fit into a category, or are tools I use so often that it's hard to find a place to store them. This system is working to a point, but I feel like I could be doing better.\n\nRight now my garage is nearly unusable because I've got so much large machinery that is filled with hundreds of small tools on or around them. It seems like I can't get my shop to the point where I feel that it's clean and organized; and without that, it just goes downhill.\n\nAny ideas are more than helpful. I'll post some photos when I get a chance. ", "Organizing a woodshop/garage with hundreds of small tools I've got a real problem with the state of my garage. I've put together a system where most of my tools have a place, not a drawer or shelf, but an actual place with an outline of the particular tool. That being said, I've still got TONS of little tools lying around the shop that are either special use and cannot fit into a category, or are tools I use so often that it's hard to find a place to store them. This system is working to a point, but I feel like I could be doing better.\n\nRight now my garage is nearly unusable because I've got so much large machinery that is filled with hundreds of small tools on or around them. It seems like I can't get my shop to the point where I feel that it's clean and organized; and without that, it just goes downhill.\n\nAny ideas are more than helpful. I'll post some photos when I get a chance. ", "Organizing a woodshop/garage with hundreds of small tools I've got a real problem with the state of my garage. I've put together a system where most of my tools have a place, not a drawer or shelf, but an actual place with an outline of the particular tool. That being said, I've still got TONS of little tools lying around the shop that are either special use and cannot fit into a category, or are tools I use so often that it's hard to find a place to store them. This system is working to a point, but I feel like I could be doing better.\n\nRight now my garage is nearly unusable because I've got so much large machinery that is filled with hundreds of small tools on or around them. It seems like I can't get my shop to the point where I feel that it's clean and organized; and without that, it just goes downhill.\n\nAny ideas are more than helpful. I'll post some photos when I get a chance. " ]

[ "First off, downsize. Im sure you have plenty you dont need. Sell some, give some away to friends who are always asking to borrow tools. \nPegboards are your friends. You say you have spots with outlines, are those on pegboards? My garage has tons of pegboards and there is red tape in the shape of the tool where it goes so its super visible and easy to know where to hang up the tools. \n\nStreamline everything. If you use your garage/shop to make something then layout the machines in a way that what ever you are making flows from one station to the next. Lookup production flow techniques of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma theorys. \n\nBuild more tool holders. Organize as much as possible and maybe get rid of more unneccessary tools. \nStay lean, dont buy more unless you need and if you buy more get rid of older or not essential tools. \n\nI hope that helps. ", "Cheap tackle boxes are great for this. Get the kind that are double sided and have see through lids. Most have tabs so you can adjust the size of the storage slot, plus you can see what`s in them. For larger tools, most thrift stores have old office filing cabinets for dirt cheap.", "These can be pricey, but I think, worth it. Some type of wood or metal drawer system. Like these: http://blog.harborfreight.com/rolling-tool-cabinet-projec/ or cheap version: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60296126/#/60296126" ]

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[ "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room.", "Keep a room facing the sun cool? I've put up blinds with white backsides, but my room still gets really hot. I also keep a fan on and my door open. It's an upstairs room." ]

[ "Outside of doing what you have done, there's not a whole lot that can be done. Keep windows closed and keep the shades/curtains closed during the day from 10-8 depending where you live. ", "My appartment gets a brutal amount of light because i'm by the sea and I have ridiculously large windows on two walls. My landlord was smart enough to put this on them:\n\nhttp://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Window_Film/Solutions/Markets-Products/Residential/\n\nMakes a HUGE difference.", "A lot of people do not use fans appropriately, they always want the cold air blowing in. If you are upstairs, get a window fan (one that the window shuts over top of and which has inserts to adjust to the width of your window so that it is a snug fit). Now, here is the important part, have the fan blowing the HOT AIR OUT. \n\nNow, leave your door open and install another such fan in a downstairs room blowing the cool air in. This creates great circulation to your upstairs room and should have a profound effect. ", "You can tint the windows them or insulate them with foil like bubble wrap. Portable AC or window AC maybe your final answer. ", "What's on the walk on the outside of the building? Can you paint that? It sounds like the sun is heating the brick wall and the heat is just radiating inside the room.", "Well you can replace the windows with an energy efficient models. Use LED lights (low operating temperature). Depending on the window, you can install an awning or sun screen inside the window itself. ", "Plant a shade tree outside the window or grow hops on a trellis. They grow pretty fast. By year 2 you'll have a blanket of green.", "Open the window in your room. \nNow open a window/door on the floor below and on the opposite side of the house.\n\nSo if your room faces south, open a window on the lower floor/north.\n\n", "If you're in the southwest or other region with lots of sun and you have the lot for it/roof, install solar power and just air condition the shit out of it. You can get more solar power than you'll end up using for far less than your electric bill today if you re-apply the rebates from the government. Example, I paid $250 a month in summer to keep the AC at 77, now I keep it at 72 and my $26000 solar system ($337 monthly) STILL feeds back about 3kwh per day to the grid over and above what im drawing. After the federal tax cr" ]

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[ "How to get cheap plane tickets? I want to link up with one of my online friends but the plane ticket from her country to mine is pretty expensive, roughly $1500 on average \n\n\nDoes anyone know if there's something I'm missing so we can save a bit more on this?", "How to get cheap plane tickets? I want to link up with one of my online friends but the plane ticket from her country to mine is pretty expensive, roughly $1500 on average \n\n\nDoes anyone know if there's something I'm missing so we can save a bit more on this?", "How to get cheap plane tickets? I want to link up with one of my online friends but the plane ticket from her country to mine is pretty expensive, roughly $1500 on average \n\n\nDoes anyone know if there's something I'm missing so we can save a bit more on this?", "How to get cheap plane tickets? I want to link up with one of my online friends but the plane ticket from her country to mine is pretty expensive, roughly $1500 on average \n\n\nDoes anyone know if there's something I'm missing so we can save a bit more on this?", "How to get cheap plane tickets? I want to link up with one of my online friends but the plane ticket from her country to mine is pretty expensive, roughly $1500 on average \n\n\nDoes anyone know if there's something I'm missing so we can save a bit more on this?" ]

[ "Be flexible. \n\nBe flexible on your dates of travel, and be flexible regarding the destination city. If her city is reachable with overland transport, that's good enough. The same goes for the departure city. If you live in Tampa, Florida, search for flights from Miami, or even from \"Florida\" etc. In short, use a flexible flight search engine, one that allows you expand your search radius / region and date range.\n\nYou can often get cheaper tickets by making a stopover along the way. For instance, if you're going from Madrid to Bangkok, it may be cheaper if you first fly to Milan, and from there to Bangkok. To find such stopover flights, search for a stopover flight search engine.\n\nMix and match airlines, fly indirect, use overland transport along the way, fly on the 4th of July.", "Lol I mean turn the \"notify me\" tab on in your Expedia app, and hope for the best, mate. \n\nTraveling, especially cross country, ain't cheap.", "Call the airlines at the local airport to see if physically going there to buy the tickets is cheaper than online. My wife has done this several times with luck.", "try kiwi app... ryan air usually has relatively cheap flights, as low as 15-20 bucks (of course... short distances) longer distance means more expensive", "In my country, it became much more expensive after the COVID-19 broke out. I gave up going abroad. If you find good tips, post that here..." ]

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[ "how to prevent my face from going red when speaking in front of people I've gotten over the fear of speaking in front of smallish groups of people. The only problem I have is that my neck and face always goes red when I speak. It's not that I'm embarrassed or anything, I genuinely feel confident, but it still happens. Is there any possible way to prevent this from happening? \n\nThinking of wearing a scarf next time actually...", "how to prevent my face from going red when speaking in front of people I've gotten over the fear of speaking in front of smallish groups of people. The only problem I have is that my neck and face always goes red when I speak. It's not that I'm embarrassed or anything, I genuinely feel confident, but it still happens. Is there any possible way to prevent this from happening? \n\nThinking of wearing a scarf next time actually...", "how to prevent my face from going red when speaking in front of people I've gotten over the fear of speaking in front of smallish groups of people. The only problem I have is that my neck and face always goes red when I speak. It's not that I'm embarrassed or anything, I genuinely feel confident, but it still happens. Is there any possible way to prevent this from happening? \n\nThinking of wearing a scarf next time actually...", "how to prevent my face from going red when speaking in front of people I've gotten over the fear of speaking in front of smallish groups of people. The only problem I have is that my neck and face always goes red when I speak. It's not that I'm embarrassed or anything, I genuinely feel confident, but it still happens. Is there any possible way to prevent this from happening? \n\nThinking of wearing a scarf next time actually..." ]

[ "I've had exactly this problem. Even if you are unembarrassed and confident your blood pressure can still go way up. So first have it checked. Then, if you have a problem use a bp lowering technique, meds or natural to bring the bp down. ", "I'm a video producer, and I always recommend people speak a little slower than normal when appearing on camera or before a crowd. The reason being, that when your adrenaline kicks in, you tend to talk faster so this keeps you at the right pace. Maybe this could also help with your blood pressure.", "Focus on what you are talking about. It's the topic of the talk that your audience care about. Whether you are confident or not, red-faced or not, the audience probably don't much care. What they *will* care about is whatever they're spending their time listening to. Realise it's all about them, and not about you.\n\nI don't mean that to sound harsh. Try thinking about what goes through your own mind when you are in an audience listening. It's probably not always the same every time. Now multiply that by however many people are sat there listening - all having different thoughts, all having different levels of concentration. So, even if you do blush, understand that it won't be noticed by most people, or of interest to most people.", "1. Speak in front of audiences more. Join Toastmasters for the practice.\n2. Hold a chilled bottle of water before you go up. " ]

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[ "How can i learn to enjoy scary stuff? I.e games, films... I'm a big baby when it comes to anything scary.", "How can i learn to enjoy scary stuff? I.e games, films... I'm a big baby when it comes to anything scary.", "How can i learn to enjoy scary stuff? I.e games, films... I'm a big baby when it comes to anything scary.", "How can i learn to enjoy scary stuff? I.e games, films... I'm a big baby when it comes to anything scary.", "How can i learn to enjoy scary stuff? I.e games, films... I'm a big baby when it comes to anything scary.", "How can i learn to enjoy scary stuff? I.e games, films... I'm a big baby when it comes to anything scary." ]

[ "These methods are a little bit dated, but imagine you're either Courage the Cowardly Dog or you're Steve Irwin doing a documentary (the latter is especially effective if you add your own running commentary) ", "Start out by watching movies that are only a bit scary and make sure to up the scaryness every time you watch something new. That way you kind if get used to it! ", "While you can't make yourself enjoy things you don't, my best advice is to watch behind the scenes videos or YouTube videos where they do horror special effects. It sort of takes away the 'smoke and mirrors\" and lets you appreciate it a bit more. ", "Watch other people playing/watching scary stuff. You will experience it vicariously through them and often it's quite amusing and desensitizing. A good example is searching YouTube for Silent Hill PT \"let's plays\" and watching the ones with the highest views (I think the one with highest is a spanish-speaking gamer who goes off the wall) and it's quite funny. Another guy I watch who is scared of everything is BlastphamousHD.\n\nIn the end if you don't enjoy the horror genre, don't force it. It's not for everyone.", "Turn it into a comedy. I laugh now at scary movies. Or try to guess when jump scares happen. I used to hate scary now I love it.", "Expose yourself to as many frightening mediums as possible until you are thoroughly emotionally scarred and have PTSD. Then, at night, when you're tuckered out and snuggled up with your teddy bear and blanket as you drift harrowingly off to sleep, you can think about that girl from The Ring lying two inches from your back as you lie on your side, or the myriad ways you can be torn apart by ancient human-devouring Creepers, or chainsaw-wielding dudes with a human face for a mask.\n\nAlso, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UYHTKdMg24 should help you get started." ]

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[ "How to retain information that's important to know but you have zero interest in. I love most aspects of my job but there are some things that I just have zero interest in. It's vital that I learn them but I struggle to retain that information. Any pro tips would be greatly appreciated!", "How to retain information that's important to know but you have zero interest in. I love most aspects of my job but there are some things that I just have zero interest in. It's vital that I learn them but I struggle to retain that information. Any pro tips would be greatly appreciated!", "How to retain information that's important to know but you have zero interest in. I love most aspects of my job but there are some things that I just have zero interest in. It's vital that I learn them but I struggle to retain that information. Any pro tips would be greatly appreciated!" ]

[ "Make flash cards\n\nOne side, vital unfo\n\nOther side, silly pic or story that implements a memory trick, like a word that rhymes with your work info, or just anything humorous that would remind you of said vital info\n\nMom bought me something like that as a kid and I aced all my crap", "[prof Marty Lobdell gives a lecture on studying and memorizing ](https://youtu.be/IlU-zDU6aQ0)\n\nCrash Course study skills on YouTube is also really good", "Personally, it's just about repetition. I'm more of a visual learner than an auditory learner, so I either spend time re-writing or re-typing information I need to retain. The process of writing, and reading along in my head helps things stick." ]

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[ "Improving Time Management Every now and again, I have a super productive day where I complete all my tasks with time to spare. It's such a great feeling! But usually, I feel like I never have enough time to comfortably do the things I want to do, even when I'm not really THAT busy.\n\nProblem is, I usually procrastinate until the late in the day to begin tasks, then unintentionally take the maximum amount of complete them. This isn't just at work either.\n\nI'm aware that the problem is definitely me, but I've been like this my whole life and don't know how to change. Sadly, I'm a grownup now, so this is unsustainable.\n\nI'm sure many, many people can identify with this situation. What are some strategies for fixing this problem and boosting my productivity?", "Improving Time Management Every now and again, I have a super productive day where I complete all my tasks with time to spare. It's such a great feeling! But usually, I feel like I never have enough time to comfortably do the things I want to do, even when I'm not really THAT busy.\n\nProblem is, I usually procrastinate until the late in the day to begin tasks, then unintentionally take the maximum amount of complete them. This isn't just at work either.\n\nI'm aware that the problem is definitely me, but I've been like this my whole life and don't know how to change. Sadly, I'm a grownup now, so this is unsustainable.\n\nI'm sure many, many people can identify with this situation. What are some strategies for fixing this problem and boosting my productivity?" ]

[ "Take a look at this article: [Why Procrastinators Procrastinate] (http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html). There's a lot that resonated with me in it, and maybe it will help you understand yourself better. \n\nMaking a \"to do\" list does help me. I will add simple tasks that I KNOW I can accomplish (shower, check and respond to e-mails, etc.) just so I can cross a few things off the list. I know I am the most productive in the morning, so I try to get into work early and get the things that absolutely MUST be done before my colleagues and students arrive and I'm interrupted by a million people and things to do. \n\nSometimes, if I have an enormous project that I have to start (i.e. grading a stack of 120 student essays) and I am having trouble psyching myself up to do it, I have used the Pomodoro method with some success. [Marinara Timer] (http://www.marinaratimer.com/) Basically, you set a timer to work for 15 minutes, then you get a 5 minute break. 15 more minutes, then a 5 minute break. Usually, once I sit down and make myself work for the first 15 minutes, I become so engrossed in what I'm doing that I don't want to stop my \"flow\" for the 5 minute break. \n\nGood luck!\n", "I kinda have the same issue and I find making a to do list and finding incentives for doing stuff helpful. E.g. If I study for an hour, I can give myself an hour to read. Or, I can put the washing on and then study until it's done and then read for half an hour. Or something like that.\n\nThat way, you're getting stuff done but you've got a reward for yourself before too long. It does take a week or two to get into the habit so keep at it. " ]

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[ "Lots of books with lack of use Hello! \n\nI have a lot of books that I won't get out and read again. I mean, fairytales and other books for children in kindergartens. \n\nMy question is, what should I do with them? Can I sell them (most are in amazing condition)? And if I can, what price should I set?\n\nI will give more details:\n\nThe books are around 80 with an average page count of around 300. \nAll of them are in the local language of my country.", "Lots of books with lack of use Hello! \n\nI have a lot of books that I won't get out and read again. I mean, fairytales and other books for children in kindergartens. \n\nMy question is, what should I do with them? Can I sell them (most are in amazing condition)? And if I can, what price should I set?\n\nI will give more details:\n\nThe books are around 80 with an average page count of around 300. \nAll of them are in the local language of my country.", "Lots of books with lack of use Hello! \n\nI have a lot of books that I won't get out and read again. I mean, fairytales and other books for children in kindergartens. \n\nMy question is, what should I do with them? Can I sell them (most are in amazing condition)? And if I can, what price should I set?\n\nI will give more details:\n\nThe books are around 80 with an average page count of around 300. \nAll of them are in the local language of my country." ]

[ "If they are older and more damaged, you could scrapbook them in a memory journal (bind it yourself to invest even stronger memory of its creation) and save your favorite parts or organize them by common theme,etc. Hand draw the cover on if you're feeling extra adventurous. If you're a brave person. It would make a great conversation piece.", "If I were you I’d donate them to your local library. Most are especially in need of more children’s books, because kids tear them up.", "To sell them, contact used-book stores in your area to see if they're interested. Be aware you may not get much because they might not sell for much, but doing this could still be worth it to you. The price the bookseller can sell them for can vary widely for each book, depending on demand. \n\nIf you want to sell them to other people yourself, see if there are online used bookstores in your country. Search for the titles you have and see what prices they ask for them.\n\nPlaces to donate to: Your local public library or school library, Goodwill or similar nonprofits that take in donations to resell or provide to those in need, or places that take in kids in emergency situations like shelters for victims of domestic violence." ]

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[ "How to keep your room cool during the hot summer The hot summer days are coming toward us and each year I've had the same issue, my bedroom is getting too hot and it makes sleeping difficult. There are several reasons for this. The sun is shining on my window the entire day (got rolling shutters that I could use) and because I've my gaming pc there which is generating heat. Till this day I've been using a fan to cool myself, however I do not find it very effective since the room itself is still hot. Because of this I'm looking for an alternative.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nI could use a airco but I do not want to screw something in the wall or have an outdoor unit so I have to choose for a mobile airco. You have an exhaust hose for the mobile airco which has to be ~4 meters long in order for me to exhaust it outside (bed is in front of the only window) which makes that a bit more difficult.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nMy best solution (I think) is a mobile airco without a hose (which does not exist?) or a air cooler. Air cooler got me confused alot. Several people are saying they make the room feel cooler, while others say it does not lower the temperature. It also brings water in the air, which will make condense on materials or damage electronics if it gets too much ?\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nSo all in all, I'm looking for an effective way to lower the room temperature, or at least make me feel more comfortable inside the room. I'm currently considering buying a air cooler but I'm not sure yet if it is the way to go. I'm open for any suggestion, as long as it does not include mounting or screwing things on the wall, or the need of an outdoor unit.", "How to keep your room cool during the hot summer The hot summer days are coming toward us and each year I've had the same issue, my bedroom is getting too hot and it makes sleeping difficult. There are several reasons for this. The sun is shining on my window the entire day (got rolling shutters that I could use) and because I've my gaming pc there which is generating heat. Till this day I've been using a fan to cool myself, however I do not find it very effective since the room itself is still hot. Because of this I'm looking for an alternative.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nI could use a airco but I do not want to screw something in the wall or have an outdoor unit so I have to choose for a mobile airco. You have an exhaust hose for the mobile airco which has to be ~4 meters long in order for me to exhaust it outside (bed is in front of the only window) which makes that a bit more difficult.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nMy best solution (I think) is a mobile airco without a hose (which does not exist?) or a air cooler. Air cooler got me confused alot. Several people are saying they make the room feel cooler, while others say it does not lower the temperature. It also brings water in the air, which will make condense on materials or damage electronics if it gets too much ?\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nSo all in all, I'm looking for an effective way to lower the room temperature, or at least make me feel more comfortable inside the room. I'm currently considering buying a air cooler but I'm not sure yet if it is the way to go. I'm open for any suggestion, as long as it does not include mounting or screwing things on the wall, or the need of an outdoor unit.", "How to keep your room cool during the hot summer The hot summer days are coming toward us and each year I've had the same issue, my bedroom is getting too hot and it makes sleeping difficult. There are several reasons for this. The sun is shining on my window the entire day (got rolling shutters that I could use) and because I've my gaming pc there which is generating heat. Till this day I've been using a fan to cool myself, however I do not find it very effective since the room itself is still hot. Because of this I'm looking for an alternative.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nI could use a airco but I do not want to screw something in the wall or have an outdoor unit so I have to choose for a mobile airco. You have an exhaust hose for the mobile airco which has to be ~4 meters long in order for me to exhaust it outside (bed is in front of the only window) which makes that a bit more difficult.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nMy best solution (I think) is a mobile airco without a hose (which does not exist?) or a air cooler. Air cooler got me confused alot. Several people are saying they make the room feel cooler, while others say it does not lower the temperature. It also brings water in the air, which will make condense on materials or damage electronics if it gets too much ?\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nSo all in all, I'm looking for an effective way to lower the room temperature, or at least make me feel more comfortable inside the room. I'm currently considering buying a air cooler but I'm not sure yet if it is the way to go. I'm open for any suggestion, as long as it does not include mounting or screwing things on the wall, or the need of an outdoor unit.", "How to keep your room cool during the hot summer The hot summer days are coming toward us and each year I've had the same issue, my bedroom is getting too hot and it makes sleeping difficult. There are several reasons for this. The sun is shining on my window the entire day (got rolling shutters that I could use) and because I've my gaming pc there which is generating heat. Till this day I've been using a fan to cool myself, however I do not find it very effective since the room itself is still hot. Because of this I'm looking for an alternative.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nI could use a airco but I do not want to screw something in the wall or have an outdoor unit so I have to choose for a mobile airco. You have an exhaust hose for the mobile airco which has to be ~4 meters long in order for me to exhaust it outside (bed is in front of the only window) which makes that a bit more difficult.\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nMy best solution (I think) is a mobile airco without a hose (which does not exist?) or a air cooler. Air cooler got me confused alot. Several people are saying they make the room feel cooler, while others say it does not lower the temperature. It also brings water in the air, which will make condense on materials or damage electronics if it gets too much ?\n\n&amp;nbsp;\n\nSo all in all, I'm looking for an effective way to lower the room temperature, or at least make me feel more comfortable inside the room. I'm currently considering buying a air cooler but I'm not sure yet if it is the way to go. I'm open for any suggestion, as long as it does not include mounting or screwing things on the wall, or the need of an outdoor unit." ]

[ "Set up a bucket of ice infront of the fan. The ice melts and absorbs heat from the air moving across it cooling your room", "The easiest answer and the most effective is to just get an air conditioner. If a window unit won't work, then use the ones with a hose and find a way to make it work.\n\nUnits without a hose don't really work that well, because heat has to go somewhere it can't just disappear.", "If AC isn't an option, put a fan IN the window to force air in or out.\n\nIf you have AC (or can't do the window thing) put a fan in the hallway outside your room blowing air in, to force air to circulate in/out of the room.", "Get room darkening curtains to keep the sun from warming up everything in your room. There's thermal options to keep heat in in winter and out in summer. Everything is much cooler when it's shady. There's also liner options so you can keep your current curtains if you like the design. You can get a set anywhere from $10-30 depending on brand, store, and sales." ]

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