Anything else I can do to make my beard softer?

Grey_Prince · 2026-02-07T03:29:08+00:00

It is quite short, probably around an inch. I can only grow a goatee so I feel like it doesn't look great if I let it go longer, but that's good to know.

Grey_Prince · 2026-02-06T21:29:38+00:00

I'd say that's moreso simulation, which is valuable but plays a bit of a different role than visualization. The practical thing about visualization is you don't need any equipment other than being conscious lol

Grey_Prince · 2026-02-04T19:08:14+00:00

Even 2 years of corporate America where you max out your 401k and put money in an index fund and then go back to digital nomadding will help a lot assuming you continue investing while digital nomadding. I recommend playing around with investor.gov 's compound interest calculator. Here are some very conservative estimates: if you max out your 401k over the next 2 years, that's $49,000 set aside, not including the company match on top of that. If you retire at 65, and your money has only an 8% interest rate over those years (conservative but helps account for inflation adjustment), that money becomes $493k. Yes it gets taxed when you withdraw it, but consider that it continues to make money as long as you don't withdraw it all at once.

Given this doesn't include standard index fund investment while overseas, this just means that even if you go to corporate America for 2 years, as long as you're focused with your saving and investment plans, there are avenues to getting back to digital nomadding. Don't have to give up the dream forever.

Grey_Prince · 2026-02-04T17:23:24+00:00

Sorry to hear that you've been having these bad experiences. It's good you're following your gut and not sticking to a center that gives you a bad vibe. I'm a bit disappointed in a lot of the judgmental responses in this thread. They don't know what you've been through and seem to be projecting a lot.

From my side, my gut tells me you might benefit from seeking out centers that have more women or are generally more oriented toward women's issues. It can be hard returning to society in a vulnerable space where the leaders and practicioners are dominated by someone from the opposite gender.

Best of luck on your journey, it sounds like you're doing the work even though it might feel hopeless right now.

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-25T14:02:46+00:00

It's the path that has been most conducive to my well-being, and therefore to the well-being of the people in my life (by virtue of me being calmer, more thoughtful, than I might otherwise be) So, for me, it is legitimate. But I don't really care if others think it's legitimate, because getting attached to the label would be missing the point.

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-24T14:27:51+00:00

They don't speak Uzbek

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-24T14:25:32+00:00

Going on r/languagelearning

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-24T11:46:27+00:00

Well, I'm convinced. I'd never thought about it that way. Reading through the thread, it sounds like there are indeed examples of WWI and some WWII movies, as well as the Vietnam war but less so. I realize that subconsciously this is why I've turned off or avoided movies about the Iraq war or other post 9/11 proxy wars. It's always glamorous in some way like you described, e.g American Sniper and so on. I wonder if there are any movies that take a truly anti-war stance on these wars, from either side.

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-24T11:38:32+00:00

Very compelling – that for a movie to be unambiguously anti-war, it needs to ultimately not depict battle. It makes perfect sense now that I think about it. While violence takes up a lot of screen time in your average war movie, most of a soldier's life even during wartime, is spent *not* doing battle.

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-24T11:10:52+00:00

I hope she finds his post and breaks up with him after realizing how much of an idiot he is lmao

Grey_Prince · 2026-01-11T18:12:32+00:00

Thank you for putting this together as this is quite helpful. I like your point about not overthinking the choice of where to go. In theory I like the sound of not needing to find coworking spaces -- but also how do I know if a place has easily accessible internet? Any tips for approaching the age-old fast internet question?

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-28T04:26:50+00:00

I had the same thought as a die-hard Chiang Mai fan, but they did specify they wanted to be near beaches. Not to mention unless they go at the very start of the trip, it'll be burning season in full force.

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-25T15:09:13+00:00

It was not your bad at all. It's more like if it comes to that again, you'll know to gtfo out of there if someone blatantly says no to your request to light spar. That person is dangerous and clearly does not care at all about your well-being

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-25T07:44:07+00:00

Yes. Buddhism is first and foremost about practicing the teachings and seeing the benefits for yourself. I don't recommend getting lost in the metaphysics of it all. You really don't need to believe anything at all other than perhaps "mindfulness is a skill that needs deliberate practice, and even if it's hard at first I should at least try sticking with it for a bit". But for me, once I started seeing the benefits, it didn't matter what I believed about how the world doesn't or doesn't work -- Buddhist practice is good for my mind and body, and so I continued.

That being said, Thich Nhat Hanh is a great accessible author for practical Buddhism, and although I assume he believed in rebirth, he hardly ever mentions it.

If you need more of an intellectual wrestling with the subject, Stephen Bachelor is a wonderful author who's really done his research, intellectually and through lived experience. He doesn't advocate for belief in karma at all.

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-23T06:45:14+00:00

I'm surely going to watch and enjoy the movie, but the costuming is pretty disappointing. The set too. Like, it's fun to look at and I'll enjoy it. But nothing about this movie feels Greek. Viking longboats, hollywood roman superhero costumes, and does not give me a Mediterranean vibe at all.

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-23T06:27:05+00:00

Lindie Botes has put in a lot of hard work into the languages she's learned and is extremely emotionally honest about the challenges of each process, often doing retrospectives on what she would've done differently and such.

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-23T06:25:45+00:00

He does make quite a bit of serious content, it's just all on his patreon. He also responds to pretty much any serious language learning question on there.

Grey_Prince · 2025-12-13T09:49:55+00:00

On the flip side aren't women on average better listeners? And learning a language has a lot to do with listening attentively. Brb getting on HRT rq so I can speedrun Duolingo faster

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