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Expect a dopamine crash after an accomplishment

Expect a dopamine crash after an accomplishment

After high energy social engagement, especially one where youre performing, youll usually get a mood drop when coming "off stage" because of dropping adrenaline & dopamine levels.

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Concept: Vulnerability hoarding

Concept: Vulnerability hoarding

Using vulnerability, frailty, sensitivity, etc. to shut down or derail the conversation, or to make the person who’s upset with you start apologising and comforting you instead.

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Add predictable distractions to your To Do list

Add predictable distractions to your To Do list

After every Covid press conference, I'd spend a good 20 minutes worrying and discussing. Don't let it blindside you!

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Make your failures a controlled retreat, not a rout

Make your failures a controlled retreat, not a rout

A controlled retreat is where you’re losing, so you gather your soldiers together in a defensive formation, and slowly, as safely as possible, withdraw from battle.

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Two ways to make your twitter experience better

Two ways to make your twitter experience better

Two extensions that get rid of a tonne of irritations and UI clutter, including timed mutes

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“Don’t come to with problems, come to me with options"

“Don’t come to with problems, come to me with options"

You’ve probably heard the very annoying and useless phrase, “don’t come to me with problems, come to me with solutions”?

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I don’t buy the “cult of busyness” argument

I don’t buy the “cult of busyness” argument

People say they’re “busy” because it’s the only kind of No anyone respects.

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treat your task list like a tech tree of things you get to upgrade

Treat your To Do list like a tech tree

You never look at a skill /tech tree and go “uggghhh I can’t believe I haven’t got any of this done yet.” It’s exciting that you still have so many improvements to unlock.

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celebrate non-traditional events

Decide on your own key life anniversaries and celebrate them

It feels good to have your calendar marked out with some days that are meaningful to you instead of just ones chosen by other people.

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If you don't see the point of tiktok, here's how to make it work for you

How to use TikTok (and make your feed good)

If something annoys you, SCROLL PAST. DO NOT COMMENT ABOUT HOW IT’S WRONG OR ANNOYING. You will just see more of the annoying thing.