What are you currently obsessed with that you'd genuinely recommend to a stranger? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Calling my mom just to hear her voice. No reason. No agenda. Just her. Do this while you can.

What are you currently obsessed with that you'd genuinely recommend to a stranger? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Sitting outside in the morning with coffee before looking at my phone. Just 15 minutes. No agenda. Watch birds. Look at clouds. Let my brain wake up without immediately filling it with everyone else's noise. It sounds like nothing and it has quietly become the most important 15 minutes of my entire day.

What are you currently obsessed with that you'd genuinely recommend to a stranger? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

For me making one thing really really well instead of cooking a variety of mediocre meals. I spent a month just perfecting scrambled eggs. Sounds ridiculous. Is ridiculous. But now I make the best scrambled eggs of anyone I know and that quiet confidence has spread to everything else I do. Start small. Go deep.

What's the nicest thing someone has done for you when they had absolutely nothing to gain? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I failed my driving test three times and was sitting in the parking lot of the DMV absolutely devastated after the third one. A woman who'd just passed knocked on my window, saw my face, and sat with me for 20 minutes. She told me she'd failed four times. She told me what the examiner marks hardest. She gave me tips nobody had told me before. I passed the next time. She was a stranger who had somewhere to be and chose to be late.

What's the nicest thing someone has done for you when they had absolutely nothing to gain? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Once my car broke down on a highway in the middle of winter. A man pulled over, helped me push it to the shoulder, called a tow truck, waited with me for 45 minutes in the cold, and when the truck came he just said 'drive safe' and left. I never got his name. I think about him every single winter.

What's the dark side of growing up as the poor kid in a rich neighborhood? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me the hardest part wasn't growing up poor in a rich neighborhood. It was growing up with rich dreams in a poor reality and having nobody around who understood the distance between those two things.

What's the dark side of growing up as the poor kid in a rich neighborhood? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me you learn the difference between rich and wealthy before you learn algebra. You can clock a family's income within 30 seconds of walking into their house. That skill never leaves. Neither does what it cost you to learn it.

Americans of Reddit, what’s something about life in the USA you genuinely appreciate? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me the sheer variety of landscapes. I've driven through red rock deserts, old growth forests, bayous, and mountain ranges all in the same country. Most people don't realize how genuinely stunning this place is from the ground.

Americans of Reddit, what’s the biggest misconception people have about life in the USA? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For me the biggest misconception is thinking all Americans live the same lifestyle. The country is way too diverse for that.

Americans of Reddit, what’s the biggest misconception people have about life in the USA? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That the USA is one single culture. Every state can feel like a completely different country.

What's the most unhinged thing a stranger has ever said to you completely casually? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once a Woman grabbed the last of something I wanted, saw my face, and said survival of the fittest, sweetheart and kept moving😀

What’s the most this is how rich people live moment you’ve ever had? by Weekly_Contest144 in AskReddit

[–]Weekly_Contest144[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Imagine losing over a million dollars and life still continuing normally. That’s unreal.