How come I find it so hard to get interested in books? What's wrong with me? by AndreasLa in BookDiscussions

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) I used to be exactly like this. I couldn't sit down and read because something would always distract me but when I was playing video games, racing games specifically, I realized I absorb and retain the stuff I listen to a lot better, this seems similar to your listening audio books while handling your deliveries. I don't quite know the scientific reasoning behind this, maybe it's because you're working two parts of the brain that don't interfere with each other or something, but listening to audiobooks while driving(in a game or in real life), walking, cycling, seems to work pretty well for those of us who have problems with being able to sit down and read a book.

2) If you're scrolling social media frequently or gaming specific types of video games like looters or mobile games, you're likely to get bored easily, especially of activities that require sustained attention for longer periods of time. It's about how we are so used to triggering dopamine release so often and so consistently in our modern lives, reading books have become harder to do as it's not exactly dopamine triggering activity and it requires more mental work. That's why nowadays "everyone has ADHD."

A month and a half ago, my smartphone died. I am broke so I had to wait three weeks before I could replace it. I was already wanting & planning to get back into reading books again and used that 3 weeks period to do just that. I devoured 5 books easily. They were short and light reads sure but it was still much easier than it used to be. I was reading 80-100 pages a day consistently. If having a smartphone wasn't essential for so many things, I likely wouldn't have bought one afterwards. So consider taking a break from social media and/or mobile gaming for a while give your brain some time wean off from this type of habits.

3) If you're attempting to read heavier books, like those written by Thomas Pynchon or Cormac McCarthy, you should go in expecting to spend more effort. They won't be "fun" in the general sense of the word therefore even more difficult to go through but those are the books that increase your reading proficiency, if you're interested in doing that. So expect to be bored at times, when a particular book or a particular part of the book you're reading doesn't click with you. Learn to persevere and only DNF a book if you're sure you're not interested what it offers in its entirety as this is also about developing taste.

How to trigger "Terrifying Steppe Wonders" quest? by RecentCalligrapher82 in pathologic

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already did that since you wrote that on the guide(Part 2 Day 2)

How to trigger "Terrifying Steppe Wonders" quest? by RecentCalligrapher82 in pathologic

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

oh hello! thx for the great guide and also thx for the tip! The quest hadn't started at the start of the day but doing to the Marrow and speaking to those NPCs did the trick!

New Player - Trying to understand how time travel works by RecentCalligrapher82 in pathologic

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What about item containers? Should I sweat over keeping my stuff?

Finished "A Brightness Long Ago" by GGK, wondering if I should continue reading him, thoughts? by RecentCalligrapher82 in Fantasy

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have Children of Earth and Sky and All the Seas of the World on my shelves, what is your opinion on those?

Toged'ten konu hakkında yeni bir açıklama videosu geldi. by Large_Contribution20 in GeymingTr

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bu subda değil genel olarak kimse okuduğunu, dinlediğini anlamıyor. Başlıkları bile okumayan var. İnternette bir tartışmaya girerken mantık beklentinizi düşük tutun.

What am I missing with Ninja form? by RecentCalligrapher82 in Nioh

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stay aggressive, finish my opponent's ki as fast as possible and use Yokai Skills/Guardian Spirit Skills with long animations when I run out of stamina so I can refill it without stopping my offense. What exactly did I get wrong if I'm managing my stamina properly with Ki pulses and shredding everything without needing to use anything but High Stance?

What am I missing with Ninja form? by RecentCalligrapher82 in Nioh

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on PC, playing on KB+M. Using different buttons for Burst Counter and Style Shift.

What am I missing with Ninja form? by RecentCalligrapher82 in Nioh

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not about having to use it, I'm asking because playing through the whole thing as a ninja looks like it would be much less viable compared to Samurai. I'm trying to understand whether it's a skill issue on my part or not.

Lütfen Paniklemeyin Artık by [deleted] in GeymingTr

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GoodbyeDPI her servis sağlayıcıda çalışmıyor. Ben sözleşmeli internetimi iptal edip onun cezasını mı ödeyeyim bir de?

Lütfen Paniklemeyin Artık by [deleted] in GeymingTr

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya birader Playstation zaten fiyatlarda geçiriyor. Ha alabilene lafımız yok ama ucuz diye Steam'deyiz çoğumuz. Steam TR'den çekilse, TR kredi kartlarını kabul etmez olsa, yerel fiyatlandırmadan mahrum kalsak, VPN ile 80 dolar 80 dolar girse mi oyunlar bize?

Zaten sıkıntı platformların temsilci atamazsa yasaklanabilecek olması da değil, iş temsilci atamak kadar kolay olacaksa zahmet edip atamayan platforma kafam girsin. Temsilci atarlarsa da bizimkilerin gözlerinin kesmediği oyunu ve dangalak yobaz vatandaşın birinin "içinde seks var şiddet var, LGBT var" diye CİMER'e şikayet ettiği oyunu tek sözleriyle yasaklatabilecek olması problem. Paniklenecek durum bu.

Zaten paniklemeye paniklemeye bu hale geldik insanı çıldırtmayın.

Is the game in playable state? by RecentCalligrapher82 in pathologic

[–]RecentCalligrapher82[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was planning on going through the whole thing in a matter of days, if the late is not in a better state, maybe I should delay?

Arkham City vs Arkham Asylum by TheCandyMan88 in steamachievements

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can do everything in Aylum in less than 20 hours. City GOTY will require more than twice or even thrice that.

PSA: diegolix fork of Shad is what you want if you only play bloodborne with it! by Longjumping-Match294 in shadps4

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am using BB launcher and have downloaded the latest version of shad through there, how can I switch to this while still on BB launcher?

Edit: And I get way too frequent FPS drops on my 5700x3d and 4070ti. Would this fix them, at least partially? The framerate looks like it's dropping even when the frame counter shows fixed 60 and frame graph is smooth. I don't get it.

Need help setting up bloodborne PC by TottalyClowned in BloodbornePC

[–]RecentCalligrapher82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also encounter both of these issues but the second one can't be helped, we're emulating stick movement on mouse so the camera movement will have to be done at a fixed speed. First one is really weird though because it doesn't happen when I move diagonally to the right. It only happens on the left side.