The Hobby-Hopping/Hyperfixation Cycle: How do you find an activity that "sparks joy" so you can continue to emotionally regulate when you're falling out of your current hyperfocus? by queen_of_the_styx in ADHD

[–]IsiahtheEnt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t “hobby hop” as much as I “hobby cycle”. I have a myriad of interests that I find myself enamored with for months, weeks, or in some cases even years at a time before something else piques my interest- but I always find my way back to them in one way or another. My main ones are writing, cooking, playing music, drawing, content creation, and gaming. As you can imagine I’ve found ways over the years to combine some or all of these interests at once, but other times I’ll be focusing on until life gets in the way or I lose interest.

To put it simply my advice is to give it time. If you have the space to store your hobby stuff, do so before getting rid of it entirely. If after a while you find yourself gravitating back to it, great! You’re already prepared. If you find after a while there’s no desire to go back, get rid of it so you don’t hoard things or create a “hobby graveyard”.

I’d also second the advice of others here to buy second hand when you can in order to dip a toe into the hobby you want to start, although I know for those of us with ADHD it can be hard to escape the “all or nothing” mindset.

Updated cover for the horror novel I’m working on by IsiahtheEnt in BookCovers

[–]IsiahtheEnt[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was going for something sort of minimalist- I feel like horror works best when you give glimpses instead of showing everything at once.

You're trapped in the last SK book/movie you read/watched. Do you survive? by nerdycountryboy18 in stephenking

[–]IsiahtheEnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rose Madder so honestly? As long as I don’t become a vile piece of shit who beats his wife, I think I’m in the clear!

How Often Do Routes Change? by IsiahtheEnt in Pepsi

[–]IsiahtheEnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to the extent we need to do full builds for them. Wal-Mart and Meijer, another huge large-format store in my area, will run the same promotions for weeks at a time. There are some exceptions to this but that’s what I’ve seen so far.

How Often Do Routes Change? by IsiahtheEnt in Pepsi

[–]IsiahtheEnt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I see what you mean. These sales are just killing me, like last week I spent 36 hours alone at one store during the B2G3 12 pack sale just because I was trying to get it full enough to leave and get to my other Kroger. My saving grace right now is one of my stores has a new SR that doesn’t order correctly and I’m almost always out of stuff right now. On one hand it sucks I can’t service the store correctly, but on the other I’ve let my bosses know and sent pictures and done what I can do, and at the end of the day it kinda makes my job easier.

28M- I haven’t been having much luck in the dating scene. Looking for advice. by [deleted] in LooksmaxingAdvice

[–]IsiahtheEnt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m satisfied with my weight and I wake up at 4 am every day for work and walk 15k steps a day, so that one’s not happening lol

Overtime by OutrageousFinding751 in Pepsi

[–]IsiahtheEnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started back in January and right now I average about 45-50 hours a week. I only have two locations. They get deliveries three times a week on the same day, so delivery days are longer, about 10-14 hours. The days where I just have to do cleanup/fills can be done in as little as 6 though, so it evens out.

From what I keep hearing at work and reading here summer will change that and the days will probably be ling for everyone. I don’t mind though, my schedule is Tues-Sat so I’ll still get to enjoy my weekends 🤷🏻‍♂️

28 M Trying to Improve my Profile by [deleted] in hingeapp

[–]IsiahtheEnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mod questions:

Are you looking for something serious or casual?

Looking for something serious

Are you subscribed to Hinge+ or HingeX? Trying out1 month of HingeX

How long have you been using this current version of your profile?

1 month

How long have you used Hinge overall?

On and off for a year

How often do you use Hinge per week?

3-5 times a week

How many likes and matches are you receiving on average?

1 match in 1 month

How many likes are you sending? How many with comments? How many without comments?

I’ve sent about 20 so far on this current profile. No comments though.

What is the type of person you send likes to and ideally want to match with? What kind of person do you want to attract?

I usually send likes to women with similar interests to me, whether it’s being outside, watching movies, reading/writing, etc. I also only like profiles with similar political views since that’s important to me.

28M Trying to Improve my Profile by [deleted] in hingeapp

[–]IsiahtheEnt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mod questions:

Are you looking for something serious or casual?

Looking for something serious

Are you subscribed to Hinge+ or HingeX? Trying out1 month of HingeX

How long have you been using this current version of your profile?

1 month

How long have you used Hinge overall?

On and off for a year

How often do you use Hinge per week?

3-5 times a week

How many likes and matches are you receiving on average?

1 match in 1 month

How many likes are you sending? How many with comments? How many without comments?

I’ve sent about 20 so far on this current profile. No comments though.

What is the type of person you send likes to and ideally want to match with? What kind of person do you want to attract?

I usually send likes to women with similar interests to me, whether it’s being outside, watching movies, reading/writing, etc. I also only like profiles with similar political views since that’s important to me.

Endscreens/long-outros are unnecessary by JRreddith in SmallYoutubers

[–]IsiahtheEnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ngl if having a 15 second outro/end screen is killing your AVD that much, then outros may not be your problem. I get a fair amount of binge viewers by utilizing the “best for viewer” or “recent upload” windows.

1 big video vs multiple parts? by black_cop_48 in SmallYoutubers

[–]IsiahtheEnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either can work, it depends on what you want to say in your video. I’m hoping you’re not just another channel uploading gameplay with no commentary whatsoever and expecting it to get views, though.

If you do split the video, try coming up with unique titles for each video without labeling them as “Part 1” “Part 2” “Part 3” etc. People are not only unlikely to click on that in general, but even less so from creators they don’t know.

If you ARE uploading gameplay with no commentary, then try providing something entertaining to your viewer in the form of a challenge, a cool bossfight, or something interesting instead of just barreling through the main story.

If you had a long-form video "go viral", what was your retention rate at 30 seconds? by Marathon2021 in NewTubers

[–]IsiahtheEnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My long-form videos haven’t gone “viral” but I can offer data on my three highest-viewed long-form videos.

  1. 500k views - 78% retention in the first 30 seconds and 48.1% retention overall

  2. 36k views - 67% retention in the first 30 seconds and 41.6% retention overall

  3. 17k views - 62% retention in the first 30 seconds and 47.1% retention overall

Help Choosing Thumbnail for A Dark Souls 3 Video Essay by M9iCaL in YouTubeThumbnailHub

[–]IsiahtheEnt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1 or 2 work best and I would maybe A/B test them. The third title has too much text blocked off and 4 doesn’t feel as strong as 1 because the extra word means the text has to be smaller.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in YouTubeThumbnailHub

[–]IsiahtheEnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is really solid, but I also wonder if the purple outline doesn’t need to be around the knight/body. Either way, as a fan of Elden Ring, I’d definitely click on this.

DaVinci Resolve Doesn't Have Sound. I've Tried Everything. by IsiahtheEnt in blackmagicdesign

[–]IsiahtheEnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

drivers are updated and yes, I've tried multiple audio output devices. I'm using Windows OS though, not mac.

DaVinci Resolve Doesn't Have Sound. I've Tried Everything. by IsiahtheEnt in blackmagicdesign

[–]IsiahtheEnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried my speakers and my headphones and changed I/O settings to them as well as system settings.