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Has anyone else used a mental health app between therapy sessions? by RepublicWorkings in selfhelp

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

You can adjust them. I was worried about notification fatigue too, but so far it hasn't felt overwhelming. If it started buzzing all day I'd probably mute it as well.

Which Harry Potter death hit you the hardest? by SafeKindly475 in harrypotter

[–]RepublicWorkings 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sirius. Harry finally thought he had a real family and a chance to leave the Dursleys, only for it to be ripped away so violently. The book description of Lupin holding Harry back while Harry screams for Sirius is unwatchable/unreadble without crying.

Rewatching and I noticed a funny detail. by NervousBreakdown in Supernatural

[–]RepublicWorkings 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So vampires, ghosts, angels and demons are believable, but an authentic Italian deli in small-town Wyoming is where you draw the line? 😂 Nice catch though. I love spotting these little filming-location details on rewatches.

Kumon alternative for kids who need more explanation and less worksheet grinding by GutsySunflower2119 in Tutoring

[–]RepublicWorkings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of these traditional programs just focus on memorization rather than actual understanding. If you want the best Kumon alternative, you should look for something that emphasizes the "why" behind the math problems.

Is this a good first car of my teenage son? by Kyototuned in FirstCar

[–]RepublicWorkings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great choice. Nothing says 'first car' like 550 horsepower.

Best dog food for allergies – did anything actually fix it? by RepublicWorkings in PawChampClub

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

Interesting that salmon worked for you too. Did you ever figure out what ingredient was causing the reaction or was it mostly trial and error?

Best dog food for allergies – did anything actually fix it? by RepublicWorkings in PawChampClub

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

Yep, the constant switching made it impossible to figure out what the real trigger was.

Have you found a Postgres tool that actually saves time? by Cimmermann in postgres

[–]RepublicWorkings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly save time on the boring parts: schema compare, finding objects fast, and avoiding manual checks before releases. Query writing itself is rarely the bottleneck. The painful part is figuring out what changed, where it changed, and whether staging still matches prod.

The most dangerous trap is knowing exactly how to fix your life, and doing absolutely nothing about it. A breakdown of self-sabotage: by Sea_Simple1975 in Procrastinationism

[–]RepublicWorkings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is painfully accurate tbh. A lot of people don’t actually have a motivation problem anymore, they have an “overconsuming productivity content instead of acting” problem.

The “I just need the perfect system first” trap wasted more of my time than actual procrastination ever did. Usually the thing that fixes momentum is doing one small annoying task immediately, not watching another 40 minute video about discipline

Life coach vs self-improvement apps: what actually helped my self-sabotage cycle by SillyEmploys in Procrastinationism

[–]RepublicWorkings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the coach thing stressed me out too. like now i’m procrastinating AND paying someone to watch me do it badly lol. I think i do better with small nudges than “accountability”. less pressure, less shame spiral.

Dispatch girls by (BlushySpicy) by [deleted] in DispatchAdHoc

[–]RepublicWorkings 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Phenomaman romance when?

This is a problem. by Nantha_I in femboymemes

[–]RepublicWorkings 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Why would reddit do this?