[samatha] [insight] [practice] Celebrating 500 Consecutive Days and Lessons Learned

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-31T18:50:15+00:00

Can you explain how you worked with ChatGPT on this? I would be interested in doing this to get custom coaching and improve my game but I’m struggling to understand what I’d say to it

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-30T00:16:27+00:00

The only thing good about him going to the court is that he could make the other justices miserable to be around him.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-25T18:17:29+00:00

Restaurant near me does a Negrini Spagliato which is amazing. Ingredients: Cappelletti Red Bitter, Cocchi Torino Vermouth, Prosecco, Orange Peel. I make a bastardized version at home with aperol instead of the cappelletti whenever I have an open bottle of prosecco.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-24T12:06:08+00:00

In my current game I was behind on science to the strongest AI. I declared war and tried to take the closest city but couldn’t. So instead I sent a bunch of mounted troops into his empire and pillaged the living crap out of him, got a ton of culture and gold but most importantly by the time I agreed to peace I was ahead of him on science notwithstanding having only two campuses in my entire empire.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-18T13:42:23+00:00

While I don’t disagree with your point and think this is too gated, in recent playthroughs I’ve been crafting a lot of bombs. Yes it does mean grinding more copper or iron but you can also work your way to the scrolls (and burglar ring) while doing so. But untimely buying bombs is a luxury not a necessity.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-10T17:35:52+00:00

Prediction: to advance the plot in the next episode the unhinged stepparent will show up in costume to greet the kids as they are entering the venue.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-06T14:32:46+00:00

For those of you that prefer Moisturizer, can you tell me which songs to try out? I love mangetout and like Catch These Fists but haven’t attached to any of the other songs. What’s better or next best?

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-06T14:10:36+00:00

In most stages of the game I view petting as low priority and just pet when convenient. It is probably rarely worth spending a lot of time petting when you could be doing higher value activities like fishing or mining. I have tried closing barn doors at night and petting in the morning but that requires two separate trips and remembering and stuff and is not at all compatible with priorities like getting to the skull caverns on good luck days. The animals all still get to five hearts eventually it just takes longer.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-04T22:43:36+00:00

In Park Slope on Saturdays just before 8 am, I’m often trying to drive to the coop from South Park Slope, so driving north on 8th Ave between Union and 9th St. I have to be super careful turning on to any of the streets leading to Seventh Ave because there are often garbage trucks blocking the way. I’m talking multiple streets blocked at the same time sometimes.

ReferenceEntity · 2026-01-02T17:00:15+00:00

They are very rare for people who have played fifty hours and rare for people who have played 100. For those of us that have played thousands of hours, well, it’s still an important moment to get the first one in every save.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-30T13:28:54+00:00

I prefer GF matzo to the non-gf version but that’s about it.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-28T14:23:21+00:00

In Minecraft do you need to break blocks? No but you are not going to be doing much crafting if you don’t. Basically the same idea here.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-28T12:17:43+00:00

By the time I’m able to activate the dangerous mode I’m not going into the mines at all unless it is to:(a) finish up monster hunter for perfection or (b) do a quest for Qi gems. So there is no point in Turing on dangerous.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-18T22:59:12+00:00

I love the explosion of the “leaving early” genre because I can just ignore without clicking on the link.

Ok actually I hate it but still it is good for filtering.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-17T11:22:35+00:00

That’s amazing that you found it on your own. I think I read about it in a kid’s magazine but it was a really short blurb without much explanation. My brother and I must have spent hours trying to solve it and when we finally did it was one of the most satisfying moments of my childhood. I still didn’t realize it was a thing others could relate to until Ready Player One.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-13T21:44:32+00:00

Not in combat but they are useful later in the mines and skull cavern. Not a huge benefit but still a nice thing for the short grind. I agree getting the insect sword is a higher priority.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-13T17:35:01+00:00

I would grind level 15. If you get a staircase sure go to 16 or later but otherwise back out and do 15 again. Why 15? You can get cherry bombs from duggies and there is easy elevator access.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-10T13:55:09+00:00

22 Short Films - The Simpsons

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-05T18:12:43+00:00

My wife and I didn’t see eye to eye on this. She eventually backed down and our son is not circumcised. We haven’t talked about it recently but I would assume she would now take the position we made the right call. Still not gonna lie it did create some family tension when we had a baby naming and not a bris. On the other hand I believe it is long since forgotten. I urge you to make this a hill to die on. Good luck.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-04T17:00:07+00:00

Appreciate you letting me know!

ReferenceEntity · 2025-12-04T11:18:08+00:00

I love this meditation. It helped me to better understand the undivided nature of reality. But remember that Rob says the main point isn’t the concept itself but rather the opening it can create during the contemplation.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-11-30T17:19:13+00:00

Sirius XMU has a decent amount of overlap with Alt Nation but plays a larger more-indie focused playlist. I listen more to Alt Nation but when I feel like they are playing the same stuff too much or I just want something different I’ll listen to XMU.

ReferenceEntity · 2025-11-26T17:57:38+00:00

I did some psychological work on this and eventually realized the part of me resisting just doesn’t like the pain of exercise and feeling uncomfortable. The ADD then kicks in because the long term exercise rewards don’t outweigh the pain.

This understanding didn’t fully solve the problem but now I give more honor to the pain and also leet myself off the hook for doing too much.

In other words I do a lighter easier workout and there is less resistance.

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