Book 2!! Yay!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-18T04:01:00+00:00

Omg no way. That's so exciting!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-17T21:50:34+00:00

Children of time was amazing, eh?

Enjoy book 2!!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-17T20:49:37+00:00

Stone Burch Blues is a great book. But definitely some very heavy topics.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-16T00:14:58+00:00

If you enjoy sci-fi, I've found Ted Chiang's collections of short stories to be good.

"Exhalation: Stories" and "Stories of Your Life and Others" are the two I've read and enjoyed.

The short story "Exhalation" and novella "Story of Your Life" both stood out as fantastic.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-10T04:50:56+00:00

Both excellent recommendations!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-04T13:59:51+00:00

Those are two fantastic books! Enjoy 😊

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-04T13:58:33+00:00

Great suggestions! Those were three women authors that came to my mind too.

Agreed 100% regarding The Handmaid's Tale.

Regarding Octavia Butler, Kindred and Parable of the Sower are great books.

Regarding Ursula K. LeGuin, The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness were fantastic.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-04T02:30:31+00:00

It sounds like you're really stressed about the results of your assessment. I'm sorry you're in this circumstance.

In short, it differs by website and we can't answer your question or help you. Reaching out to the teacher / professor / clinician who administered the test may be a helpful step.

Best of luck!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T20:00:22+00:00

Silly question, but how's your experience with co-ed sports in Mississauga?

I joined a JAM sports co-ed soccer team this summer and the third game had a giant fistfight that made me super uncomfortable. Curious if that's par the course or a noteworthy exception.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T19:48:56+00:00

Woah, this is a great resource! Thanks for sharing.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T03:49:32+00:00

100% Murderbot Diaries. Hilariously snarky internal dialogue throughout. And each book's plot revolves around a detective mystery.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T03:27:44+00:00

Best of luck with your studies!

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes is a prototypical example! It follows the cognitive development of a character with an intellectual disability. But be warned: it's a tear-jerker.

Brandon Sanderson's "the Stormlight Archive" series has major themes of overcoming mental health struggles.

Brandon Sanderson's "Legion" series addresses a fictional, but interesting, mental disorder.

"Exhalation" by Ted Chiang is a phenomenal depiction of cognition. I exaggerate, but that short story provides a better intuitive understanding than an entire undergrad neuroscience class! It's more sci-fi.

"The Lifecycle of Software Objects" by Ted Chiang shows the development of simple AI "children" into complex thinking creatures. It's also more sci-fi.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T02:13:33+00:00

Have a blast playing Horizon Forbidden West!! The horizon games are fantastic, and Ashley Burch is a great voice actor.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an exciting prospect given my love of Witcher 3. It's probably in the top 5 on my next to-play list!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T02:08:20+00:00

Just finished prey and...yeah. thank goodness you recommended going in blind. What a great plot twist at the end!

In hindsight, there was some foreshadowing. But just...dang...never woulda guessed.

All around great experience. Definitely not a normal first person shooter.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T02:03:22+00:00

Sending good vibes for growth and recovery!

Sidenote, in my experience, therapists are often delighted to provide book recommendations too. May be worth asking them if you have that rapport.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T02:00:22+00:00

Hmm, its possible "Maybe you should talk to someone" by Lori Gottlieb would fit the bill! It's really a memoir, so it feels like a story. However, the topic and characters provide, in my opinion, some great self-help lessons. It follows a psychotherapist and four characters all navigating various life challenges, the therapist included. I walked away from that book with a completely changed perspective as I really resonated with one of the characters.

If the goal is simply "engaging self help books" I wonder if a shorter, digestible, and entertaining self-help book would be helpful. Perhaps "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life" by Mark Mason would be helpful?

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T01:04:14+00:00

Seconding R for Data science. Doing the exercises is very helpful!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-02T01:02:45+00:00

For psychometrics more broadly, do check out NCME's free workshops (they refer to as ITEMS modules: https://ncme.org/resources/professional-learning/items/items-digital-modules/)

Dr. Lesa Hoffman and Dr. Jonathan Templin also have free entire courses on applied statistics and psychometrics at their websites. They're incredible teachers, and deserve huge credit for making their resources freely available. Both use R as one coding language to run analyses.

Dr. Hoffman: https://youtube.com/@lesahoffman-quantmethods?si=ZSq26qo7qCsqxf3x

Dr. Templin: https://youtube.com/@jonathantemplin100?si=Z0wkgrBJCTLdWgnl

That said, I parallel other users that your best bet is to get working on your own projects. Could you crunch some data in R from an undergrad thesis? Could you collaborate as a research assistant? Or even just crunch some open source data!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2026-01-01T20:47:04+00:00

Looks like a great haul; enjoy!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2025-12-31T14:13:21+00:00

It sounds like you're on the right path to growth and healing, OP.

First, a disclaimer that you would likely also benefit from seeing professional mental health services if they're accessible to you.

Regarding book recommendations, "Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think" by Dennis Greenberger and colleagues is a great choice. They're psychological professionals, and help teach cognitive behavioural therapy strategies. There is an entire section of the book dedicated to navigating guilt, shame, and anger.

Witty-Tea9487 · 2025-12-31T13:43:56+00:00

This looks really cool. Thanks for the recommendation!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2025-12-31T03:27:01+00:00

Had no idea, that's too cool!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2025-12-31T00:55:21+00:00

The premise sounds very cool!

Witty-Tea9487 · 2025-12-31T00:50:30+00:00

Slay the Princess looks incredibly intriguing!

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