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Not music, but I really like coffee shop noises if I'm struggling to focus up. Random barista sounds, indiscernible chatter, light but pleasant clinking of spoons and cups. There are YouTube & podcast channels that have like 8 hours solid.

What kind of music it is definitely makes a difference for me. Sometimes if I need to focus really hard, I have to turn on something instrumental otherwise I'll get distracted by the lyrics/singing along in my head.

Why do I feel like people bring these posts up so they can feel better about themselves by downvoting anyone who disagrees? Hm..

I guess because you lack empathy and refuse to acknowledge that reality is probably more nuanced than your singular lived experience?

Who is actually trying to make themselves feel better here: the person who's posturing as simply better than others because you don't struggle with your weight? Or the people down voting you because they recognize there are a myriad of other factors that might cause a person to struggle with eating healthy including: -food deserts -physical or mental disabilities -lack of time (some people are legit out there working 2 or 3 jobs) -inadequate cooking spaces (especially cheap apartments in big cities)

I saw a video the other day of a doctor explaining early warning signs of dementia and they were basically all just symptoms of ADHD. Things like difficulty managing finances or completing chores lol. So idk whAt that means.

Right? That part took me out.

Only reach out to them if you are actually in their state. When they receive a flood of calls from people around the country, it's easy for them to write it off and claim they're just getting brigaded and it's not something their actual constituents disagree with.

Womp womp. My partner and I are in the process of a cross country move (out of Texas! Woo hoo!) and we're supposed to fly back next week to finally pack up our stuff and get the house ready to rent out. It's been sitting on the market for 5 months and hemorrhaging money now that we're gone, so we're finally throwing in the towel and accepting that we're going to have a long-term financial tie to Texas.

That's not even close to the worst part. After Zwerner reported his "violent mood," two other teachers reported to Parker that students were telling them he had a gun... The first searched his backpack and turned up nothing but believed it could have been on his person (they saw him tuck something under his sweatshirt.) Parker's response was that his pockets were too small to hold a gun. Second teacher had another student report he had flashed them the gun in his pocket. Second teacher wanted to search him, but Parker forbade him because the first teacher had already searched his backpack.

That's pretty fucking bad...

Remember during the 2020 election they were circulating photos of looting and civil unr at in "Biden's America" but they were literally pictures taken during Trump's administration?

No, it's because they don't care.

Pretty sure it's an ADHD thing. I'm like that with people's faces. For a long time I thought I had facial blindness but realized a couple of years ago, I'm just not generally paying attention to faces enough to record them into memory. When I actually learn what someone's face looks like instead of their general shape/hair/clothes/accessories, I have no problem recognizing them in a variety of situations.

Huh? I don't understand this comment. Are you saying you think I'm lying? Lol. I mean more power to you if you've never experienced these self checkout logjams. I'm fine with them in concept, but the way a lot of the stores I've experienced use them makes it kinda unpleasant. Guess it's regional.