“If someone gifts you money, are they allowed to tell you what to do with it?"
Debt is a mental and emotional construct, not a tangible thing. There's a difference between technical debt and the emotion of indebtedness
A way to soothe yourself when you're frustrated that someone is being terrible at their job
The first way, you probably already know it, is to remind yourself that they might be having a really hard day, maybe they have just received terrible news about a loved one and their mind is not on the job.
It's okay to do something in a sub-optimal way
More importantly: it's okay for someone else to do something in a sub-optimal way.
Fidgeting is good for you
It annoys other people but they should learn to put up with it because It counteracts some of the negative effects of sitting and reduces stress.
Accepting invitations that are weeks or months in advance
When someone invites you to something in the distant future, ask: Would I say Yes to it if it was this weekend? That's the first method.
How to approach a potential mentor (if you want a mentor)
Step 1, how you've done the obvious things that would be on the front page of google.
Overreacting vs under-reacting vs being proactive
Without fully and completely understanding the situation, how can you know if someone is overreacting or under-reacting or just reacting?
Words don’t have meanings, they have uses
Don't ask "what does it mean?" but "what can you use it for?" This is fundamentally a much more true and useful way to think about words and definitions.
Don’t talk to the cops even if you’ve done nothing wrong: A lawyer explains every reason why it’s a terrible idea
You don’t know if you’re in trouble. You don't even know if you're lying or not. You can't even talk properly.
A lazy way to broaden your general knowledge
Every time you look up a fact, read the whole Wikipedia page. Do that for a year and you’ll end up with a vast shoreline of knowledge.