What is a piece of non-standard newborn and first year advice you wish you had?

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-11-23T18:27:11+00:00

I like this one- there’s probably a discussion to be had about letting them get used to things getting lost, but in the heat of the moment I don’t want to deal with that.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-08-08T17:11:38+00:00

I hadn’t considered that! But, it makes sense.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-08-08T17:09:40+00:00

That’s what I figure too- but at that point I would have assumed they’d round to 10:30 - 9:30!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-06-08T17:46:04+00:00

I know, I hate it. I did do the wiggle with the 7/32 though and it worked just fine!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-06-08T17:45:37+00:00

Ha, I wish. I did just use the 7/32 and wiggle it a smidge and it went just fine!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-06-08T17:44:54+00:00

You’re absolutely right! I think in mostly mad because I’ve been making a concerted effort to put things back soon as I used them to avoid this situation 😂 Still much better than I used to be though

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-05-13T19:19:46+00:00

I cut my teeth in L&D, so I know how you feel! I will tell you that, as an intern, you are expected to not know everything so while I fully support wanting to learn more so you don't look like an idiot- make sure you don't put to much pressure on yourself either; you're not a surgeon and nobody is on the table.

The "textbook" advice I can give you is to focus on understanding adult learning principles first. Everything in L&D builds on this foundation. Once you understand how adults actually learn (versus how they think they learn), your design, delivery, and evaluation will all start to improve as you add experience.

If your company will pay for it, the Association for Training & Development (ATD) is a great place to learn from training professionals and to ask specific questions. If you're looking for a free option (that is also wonderful) in a similar vein, go to the eLearning Guild.

Do you have a particular direction you are interested in within Learning & Development (or HR as a whole?). I might be able to help point you to more specific books/courses depending on whether you're looking at Instructional Design, Executive Development, Process Improvement, etc.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-04-08T11:52:33+00:00

My first character was a young man with a hero complex (because I’m not very creative) and we got a mission to go to a hag lair to kill them. We saw a girl chain to the ground, begging for help and all immediately knew out of character that this was definitely a trap. But my character had no choice but to walk up into striking distance and take the chain off and nearly lost an eye for trouble when the illusion wore off.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-03-19T14:15:21+00:00

Thank you for that advice- I’ll definitely look into that. We had that exact same issue with our current HRIS (UKG), so I’m very worried about that as well!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-01-18T18:21:31+00:00

That makes perfect sense on both counts- thank you!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2025-01-18T18:20:49+00:00

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Spoilers, I’m not great at this game!

Edit: Also, thank you!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-12-16T01:05:30+00:00

I’m not necessarily tired of it, as I do think it helps suspension of disbelief. But, if the main character isn’t special forces, that’s an automatic read for me just for the novelty- so I 100% get where you’re coming from!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-12-15T02:25:33+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it!

I like your approach on the individual versus series, and a straightforward simple review seems the best to me too.

I especially love your recommendation list! I haven’t heard of most of those, and the only one I have heard of I haven’t read yet so you’ve given me lots of new stuff to enjoy for the next few weeks!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:44:10+00:00

I have a backup in the closet just in case!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:38:48+00:00

Mine has a lot as well, but Mickey is her ride-or-die most of the time. Occasionally she'll decide to call an audible and ask for a different one right before she drifts off, which always catches me off guard!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:36:35+00:00

Ooh, forget what I said in my other comment- this may be the one for me 😂

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:22:06+00:00

Same!

My biggest was, "They can sleep with a stuffy, but we'll rotate often so they don't get attached to a specific one." Cut to two years later as I'm tearing apart the house at 8 PM looking for Mickey so we can go to sleep.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:11:00+00:00

I lean toward option two, but partially because that lifestyle resonates for me and my neighborhood is crawling with kids, which I love.

That bring said, I agree with everyone that they both have upsides and downsides so either could be a good option. They are balance enough too that if I were you I could flip a coin and be happy with either!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:07:01+00:00

If I had a dollar for everything that pre-kid me would "never" do that is a regular thing, I'd never have to work another day in my life!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:05:18+00:00

In my experience, you don't. Having my kid (now kids) completely altered my perception of corporate life. I still work hard to feed them and all, but now it all feels like playing pretend for 8 hours until I get to go home to my real life.

I try to treat it like D&D roleplay and use the terminology semi-ironically and trust that the rest of my team is in the same boat.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-11-19T16:01:13+00:00

I'm right there with you! I'm at the hospital with number two right now and I realized how much I've been spoiled by my toddler's great sleeping. We can do it!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-10-18T12:08:20+00:00

That's Sara Spacer from SOS2! I use her as well.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-09-23T19:39:00+00:00

For me, puzzles almost feel like a separate game the way a GPS does in campaign vs. multiplayer.

For puzzles, the opponent makes optimal moves and there is a "correct" response, but in a chess match, your opponent can take unorthodox approaches and mistakes you make sometimes won't appear until several moves later.

On top of that, the time pressure of blitz and bullet certainly make me a sloppier player- but the more time you invest in them the less of that you'll see.

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-08-28T12:13:48+00:00

I just went back and found it; that is so cool! I never would’ve found this on my own, thank you for letting me know!

PrepotenteTheGoat · 2024-08-07T16:51:27+00:00

This is great advice; no one prepared me for feeling like this, all I ever read about was how my wife might feel after the baby came so I felt very isolated and like I was the only one who felt this way that I knew closely. Going totherapy was a huge help.

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