darkmarx

I struggle with editing too much while writing too. Sometimes its not thinking of the right word, searching for it, getting distracted, then spending 30 minutes on Wikipedia. Other times its going back and editing previous paragraphs to make everything flow better. The only way I've been able to get around this is by writing long hand. Writing with pen on paper has forced me to get things down. Once I'm done, I'll type it and do my first round of revisions.

As for continuity, I'm an avid outliner. I keep a notebook, and if I come up with a plot line, I'll outline it. Sometimes it distracts from what I'm currently doing, but I don't think of it as a distraction since I'm still writing. I have multiple, fully-outlined stories that I can pull from if stuck or try to weave into whatever I'm currently working on. When I sit down to write, I know everything that will happen. Writing becomes more about figuring out who the characters are and how they will react to the situation they're in since the plot is already known to me.

When you take a break and struggle coming back, don't try to catch back up. You never will. Instead, just try to move forward, get traction. This is where long hand helps me. There is a disjointedness when I step away for a while and come back. But I allow it and smooth it out in revision.

I'm not saying it will solve all your problems. This is just what has helped me get over some of the difficult humps while writing while having ADHD.

Edit: Fixed typo

Former Navy nuke here... though I've been out for a while now and don't know if I'd still be considered an expert. Regardless, no, no it can't.

There is a line in The West Wing that comes to mind. "Indiana is voting for Richie (republican nominee). If there were someone less qualified than Richie, that's who Indiana would vote for."

Um... That's a drawing... there is no light.

Yes, leadership is to blame, but leaders are only leaders when people follow.

What ICE is doing is not a secret. No one, not a single person, is forced to join ICE. They choose to do so. Everyday when they show up to work, they reaffirm that choice. You're argument is we shouldn't blame the agents for choosing to break apart families, attack people for their race, or kidnap children because the ICE agent needed a job? Fuck that noise. If your personal ethos allows you to destroy other people's lives so you can have a paycheck, then you are morally bankrupt, and I absolutely will blame you for what's happening.

I'm with you. Professional sports have gone downhill. I used to be a diehard Denver Broncos fan. I had DirectTV specifically so I could get every NFL game. During football season, I'd watch every game I could. If I were to do that now, I'd need a number of different streaming services. Apart from that, I began watching less and less a few years ago when every other commercial, and every commentation, became about betting. Draft Kings, Fan Dual, MGM, and whatever else there was. It stopped being about watching the game and became more about gambling.

With baseball, they're digitally putting ads on the pitcher's mound. A couple years ago, they added advertising patches to the damn uniforms. It's disgusting. People don't play for a team anymore, they play for a brand.

Yet, even with all the additional ad revenue, ticket and concession prices have skyrocketed. It used to be that you could take a family of four to a game and not break the bank. Now, a single game is the cost of a full vacation. With four tickets, concession, and parking, you're paying at least $500. And that's without any sort of souvenirs. To make it worse, every team is wanting a new stadium and they are forcing the cities and states to pay for it through taxes. It's greed on top of greed on top of greed.

I can't stand watching professional sports anymore. On the plus side, I now have a lot more time to do other things that are a more fun and give a better sense of accomplishment than, "Hey, my team won."

I'm holding out hope that it was George Clooney going full Danial Day Lewis for the next Ocean's movie.

Not at all, it was an explanation of the goal post, not moving it.

My assertion (goal post if you like): The first question is weird as the founding principles of the united states are vauge and vary depending on points of view.

My explanation (which was somehow construed as moving the goal post): The founding of the United States had conflicting goals, principles, intentions, and ideas; many of which are still debated today.

My conclusion: It would be difficult for the average person to give concrete examples of meeting those principles as the constitution is fluid and the most common thing people call a founding principle is "freedom."

As far as the declaration of war part. "We hold these truths..." is from the Declaration of Independence. Where as "We the people..." is from the constitution. The former says all men are created equal. The latter says some men are only worth 3/5 of others. I mentioned it as another example of the contradictions in the founding of the country. So, if you are to answer a question about founding principles, which do you choose?

All this to say, the first question is meaningless unless the answer is just surface level.

That's from a declaration of war, not the principles of the government. At least use "We the People" as that's the constitution. Even that isn't the same as the founding principles as it has been amended. The first 10 coming soon after writing.

Small independent governments that come together in times of need or one centralized government that handles the needs of all states? Thirteen independent economies or one for all thirteen states? Religion? Guns? President for life? A large percentage of the population being counted as on 3/5 of a person? These are principles of the founding of the country, many are debated to this day. And you will find many who agree with each side. There is a large portion of the population that argue the government was founded on Christian values. So no, I don't think most people can adequately explain the founding principles of the United States other than "ma freedum."

And of the top 10, only Meta and Alphabet have a p/e under 30. Amazon and Apple are in the 30s, but Tesla; 260+. There's no value there. The list is ridiculously inflated. When the bubble pops, most of these companies have no earnings to fall back on.

These companies are invested in each other, grossly increasing the price, one propping up the next. This is the exact fraud FTX did with Alameda.

Number 1 is a little weird as most people wouldn't be able to name many founding principles of the united states. It's something that's still debated. Hell, the founders weren't even in agreement on them.

Number 2 is worded strangely, but isn't too bad. It's like asking how you made concrete improvements at your last employer and how you can utilize that with the new one.

Number 4 isn't bad. It could be from any application at any company.

Number 3 is freaking bonkers. Think about applying for a job as a park photographer at Disney and being asked how you'll help fulfill the CEO's direction to make another Star Wars sequel. After being asked to name the priorities to begin with.

I'm not a big Leto fan. He's not the worst actor, but he's by no means great. But Gary Oldman couldn't have made this movie work. The problem isn't the acting, it's the script. The movie felt like it was designed and written by a marketing committee. Everything about it is formulaic and hollow.