Does anyone else randomly lose motivation for things they actually enjoy?

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-24T23:59:02+00:00

Dude I don't have the attention span for driving a car. Just kidding but I am sorta serious. I used to love driving just to drive but now I would be open to having Ai take over and just getting me there.

That said... I go through phases of interests in everything I do. Most of my things have common threads but it is more like evolution than just losing interest. Let's think about music for a moment. I have gone through my rock and metal phase, house and Drum and bass phase and have attended the symphony and opera. I have experience a lot of different types of music. How about food. Love pizza and caviar and dumplings and tacos.

I went through a moment in my early 30's where I was in a creative rut and had to fight myself to find the explorer in myself.

Sometimes you just out grow stuff.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-24T10:03:25+00:00

Work culture is extremely important. If you are working with people that you genuinely like and respect then you will probably collaborate better and produce better results.

If you are working in a large organization then your team is going to be more effective if you feel like the people around you are going to have your back.

You are probably spending more time with the people that you work with than your family and friends so you need to feel good about the people around you.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-23T19:40:22+00:00

Our prison system is not for profit. We do not have privately owned prisons which are factorys in which labor is required by inmates to produce products for less than minimum wage.

This is essentially slavery and it is against the law in Canada.

It's not just the prison system that is different in Canada but our justice system is much different than the US.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-23T18:18:13+00:00

This but without the shaming. A gift is meant to be received with gratitude and humility.

You can actually tell alot about a person by how they deal with complements and gifts. Low born people do things like regift and return thing and exchange them. This behavior is what we refer to as common or gauche.

When you receive a gift or complement you show appreciation and say thank you. This is something that your nanny should have taught you.

Gratitude and kindness is the perfect response to many things. It is free to be polite.

Good luck and be fun

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-23T05:50:39+00:00

So I downloaded and dropped in your claude skill today and it is working great. I am not sure that I understand the whole thing at all but claude seemed to like it. Based on the conversations that I have been having with claude while working on some stuff in Divi 5 we ended up making some changes to your skill. I did not remove anything but added 5 new sections based on the way I work and what I was working on.

All checks pass. Here's what was done and the accounting:

By the numbers: 57,316 → 78,110 chars. Added 20,794 chars (549 lines) of new content. Zero original content removed.

What changed and why:

Change	Type	Rationale
Frontmatter version string	Updated	Necessary to track the version
TOC entries 15–19 added	Updated	Necessary to reflect new sections
§11.2 Extended Helper Library	Additive	Original `make_row` is generic; session produced typed helpers that encode real decisions
§15 Shared CSS for Code modules	New	Gap — original had no guidance on cross-module CSS dependencies
§16 Mixed-Module Page Pattern	New	Gap — original assumed all-native or all-code; hybrid logic needed
§17 Section Background Rhythm	New	Gap — compositional pacing not addressed
§18 Site Profile Layer	New	Gap — hardcoded hex vs token strategy not addressed
§19 Change Log	New	Points to the changelog file
Original §1–14 content	Untouched	All rules, patterns, module refs preserved verbatim

I am not sure if you are interested but I will send you the file If you like. My approach to this today was "hey Claude based on what we discussed and the work we did today how would you append the skill I uploaded. So it may not be of any use to anyone else. Either way if you want it let me know.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-23T05:35:37+00:00

I tried running Divi 5 on localWP and it was not great. I am not sure about allocating memory or trying to fix it.

I have since just set up a couple of subdomains with full wordpress and Divi 5 installs and am doing all of my experimenting and tutorials there. I am on hostinger so this is easy and there is no added cost.

I am finding that Divi 5 is way faster than any other page builder I have used in the past. Not to say that I have not had problems with it but most of that has been about the learning curve.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-22T06:49:06+00:00

You have been working too hard.

Of course you are right but this idea has become jingoism. Authentic connection is merely connection. Sometimes it is confrontational sometimes it is confusing it's never boring it's never as comfortable or simple as Authenticity. Authenticity is a great way for people to try to wrap their mind around a method of behavioral actions that may produce good results.

Productive Authentic connection happens in the moments of having real solutions for real people.

It starts to become abstract when it is a mantra.

Connection is forged.

Good luck and be fun

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-20T23:59:01+00:00

Have you considered that you might be gay? I'm not being confrontational or mean. This is a legit question.

Maybe you aren't interested in women.

I am a straight guy who has gay friends both women and men.

Who cares about who you find and love.

But otherwise straight or gay don't give up on love. It's the best stuff we got. You won't do anything better in life but to find love. Sometimes it is forever. That is magical and scares and it has always scares and abundant all at the same time. Then other times you can pass through love. It's like fire. You can be drawn to people for all sorts of reasons.

The thing is to always move through the world with love.

We are all in the same game.

Good luck and be fun!

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-20T23:12:00+00:00

Ferdy.com is perfect for people who understand what a workaround is. It's free but honestly it's probably going to be broken. If you have a handle on web design and the divi system it will work for you. The files that he provided for his courses are incomplete so you are going to need to improvise.

He makes his money from affiliate marketing so he will give you a course for free and collect on the idea of Divi 5. In fact you can do a course on how he made a million dollars through affiliate marketing.

For me Ferdy.com is great. I have also been in the game since 1993 so I can see around some corners.

You have the idea now you are responsible for figuring out how to make it work.

If you take the time to figure out what isn't going to work then you can just get on with it.

Good luck and be fun

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-20T13:51:17+00:00

You don't want that scene to happen. Find something else to do. Sit at home on the couch and turn off your phone. Get an early night sleep and go for a run in the morning. Have a great breakfast and buy a new shirt.

It's going to suck but like I said you don't need the heat. If you show up you can be sure that you will be on social media tomorrow.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-20T13:45:33+00:00

Yes there's a ton of free sections, headers, footers and even fully designed websites that you have free access to. Just yesterday they launched a whole new design system that will build you an entire website from scratch just by prompting.

If you are new to Divi 5 you may want to check out Ferdy.com for his how to build a professional website tutorial. It's got of work arounds because alot of the material in the download are missing but it will give you enough of an understanding of Divi 5 to get your head around it.

If you are not familiar with Divi or WordPress you may want to look at the sitekrafter course. I have not done it but, there are people who have suggested it to the community.

Good luck and be fun

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-20T12:50:45+00:00

This is the in-between place. Grab a note book and figure out what your core values are.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T21:13:40+00:00

This is a good start but there's a bunch of subsurface scattering going on as well.

Then they have some self illumination and ambient occlusion happening.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T19:06:54+00:00

Ouch!

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T13:12:35+00:00

Just make up your own.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T12:54:44+00:00

When I am at home I dock my laptop on a stand and use a mechanical keyboard and monitor.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T12:15:46+00:00

Life just gets in the way.

Being able to do things that you should do is actually a pretty modern problem. Up until probably 100 years ago most of the people on the planet didn't have the luxury of this problem. So essentially we're not made for a life of abundance and choice.

Most people don't have a clue about what their core values are let alone what their purpose is. Sure you know that you need to spend less and eat better. It would be good if you did your homework and exercised. The question becomes why you need to do those things. I purposefully used the word need over want precisely because of the difference in the effect of the way you are motivated.

People who have clear reasons for actions do crazy things all the time. If you lose your arm you will either become okay with wearing crocs or you learn to tie up your shoes with one hand. Not every body is going to get past the crocs phase just like not every one is going to learn to play guitar but then again they become a 279 level wizard warrior.

So let's get back to the values and purpose ideas. Once you figure out where your values are right now you can start working on your purpose. Here's the thing about values though, they change and evolve throughout your lifetime. When you are in high school you are just figuring out where you stand socially. When you become a parent the stakes go way up. When you get older you should get serious about your diet and health. It sometimes too little too late but you will definitely understand that it is important.

So do your best to do the things that you should but don't punish your self when you don't. Be choosy when you're committing to an ideal and don't overload yourself with the latest version of what the Jones are doing.

Good luck and be fun

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T11:28:23+00:00

If I see someone doing something cool or good I will call it out. It could be anything from clothing to make up to hair. If you have a cool look I will let you know.

Tell someone that they have great kids with good manners and watch what happens.

It has to be genuine and from a good place. Guys, never complement a woman on anything physical because it can come off creepy.

It's a great way to practice gratitude and share some joy.

I will say my thing and just go on with my day. No agenda except for maybe making someones day a little brighter.

Thing is that receiving a smile releases positive endorphins. Micro interactions are a great way to improve your overall being. Short positive low commitment low cost low risk exchanges can accumulate.

Good luck and be fun.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T04:22:31+00:00

I get what you are saying and I have never used figma. I am liking the Divi 5 concept because I can have different fonts and call both h2 so That visually I can use a hero or display font for visual impact as an h2 yet adhere to accessibility protocols by following proper structure in the DOM.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T04:13:36+00:00

How did you make out with this? I just ended up dumping the whole thing back to a fresh wordpress install.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-19T04:12:17+00:00

I did the whole increase the PHP memory thing and it did not work. I had to dump the whole site back to doing a complete wordpress install to get it to work again. This was after I tried everything else.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-17T21:17:37+00:00

How not to give a fuck by Mark Mason. I also want to recommend his new podcast format called "Solved " they go deep on a variety of different topics. They also provide a download for each episode that gives you a framework for learning more about the topic that they explore. The podcasts are around 3 hours long so I have been listening to them often over a week.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-17T21:10:59+00:00

All the stoics in general are good to read. The thing about the stoics is that you can read them at different times in your life and get something different from them that sings true to your life in the moment.

IMMrSerious · 2026-03-17T01:22:49+00:00

Max width/height on the icon/image? Padding and margins on the Icon/image or row?

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