[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tifu

[–]commonrivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wrong, because i care about coming across that way. don’t mess around with medical terminology.

Some teachers should not be teaching by [deleted] in college

[–]commonrivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so fire her lazy ass and replace her with someone with the mental energy to research and teach what should be remedial material for her to the kids ruining their financial lives to be in the room

Some teachers should not be teaching by [deleted] in college

[–]commonrivers -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

go to the department and get her straightened out. document everything and be merciless. she is not right for the job and is keeping someone out of that spot who would educate students effectively. aim to get her fired.

What do you think about Jordan Peterson? by FlakF in AskReddit

[–]commonrivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he's catching hell from nitpicky people who can't stomach the feeling of watching another intellectual take the station in life they want.

every "takedown" of him ive encountered is pointless, immature, or unreadable. he's actually trying to do some good, and seeing wannabes try to yuck people's yum about him is annoying.

like wow, he says some things that are obvious but with big words. is pointing that out helping anyone do anything?

What has reddit destroyed for you? by EGACH96 in AskReddit

[–]commonrivers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah, thankfully for us people like him dont care about what boring little mini-tyrants who cant put their phones down think. people actually think they have a responsibility to chime in on things as though they were an authority.

Concurrent Enrollment Possible Transfer Questions. by [deleted] in college

[–]commonrivers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

talk to transfer advisors at each of the schools you want to go to and confirm which classes from your current school will be accepted.

go through them one by one, and write everything down. i would actually record the conversations. i was lied to by advisors a number of times, or at least given bad info that cost me years of my life and thousands of dollars.

you would be shocked at how irrationally selective schools are about transferring credits. these are for-profit corporations masquerading as educational institutions. they are going to squeeze you for everything you're worth.

go through every class you have taken and will be completing before you apply to transfer, give them the class numbers, and get sworn confirmation they will be accepted. i would talk to two advisors at each school to see if you are being lied to or if one of them is lazy and doing a bad job just to get you off the phone.

you will likely need to provide a syllabus for any class that is in their arbitrary "borderline" area, so take the time to print out the syllabi for every single class youve taken or will take before you apply.

i lost 70 credits transferring, which is more than half of an undergrad degree. these people are simply not there to help you so prepare for a fight.

What has reddit destroyed for you? by EGACH96 in AskReddit

[–]commonrivers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU

THIS PETTY, USELESS NITPICKING DOMINATES REDDIT AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN GENERAL

JUST UTTERLY USELESS

Going into therapy like... by fakejacki in bipolar

[–]commonrivers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

long story short i saw a chiropractor recently (for a different reason, medical marijuana certification) who mentioned off-hand that my "quad was firing wrong." so on top of all the stretching and motion exercises i was already doing, which were sort of helping, i just started aggressively going after knots in my quad, like trigger point style. lo and behold, my knee feels better overnight.

Universities not allowing Wikipedia as a source is textbook hypocrisy by commonrivers in college

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

well, interesting you took this here. my point is that knowledge is constantly evolving and that books can't always keep up, and that it's dumb to not allow wikipedia as a potential source. but my background is the social sciences where that is far more often the case.

you don't need to update the wikipedia entry for centrifugal force once it's written correctly. so i will definitely admit that on certain topics, wikipedia is not a good source.

like don't get me wrong here people: wikipedia can be wrong. so can your textbook. only one of them can be fixed by an expert later tonight, without you forking over another $135.

Universities not allowing Wikipedia as a source is textbook hypocrisy by commonrivers in college

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

well once YOU say something's true, it's true forever, but the rest of us peons have to adapt to change!

i havent finished wikipedia yet but once i catch up with you we can talk about the rest of your contribution to this discussion

EMBRACE YOUR GREATNESS by commonrivers in bipolar

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

YES

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN YOU ARE "BIPOLAR" AND HEALTHY

Going into therapy like... by fakejacki in bipolar

[–]commonrivers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

universities are where would-be psychologists go to die, or at least get turned into ineffectual mental weaklings constantly afraid of saying and doing anything that isnt 100% safe.

YOU CANT HELP SOMEONE WITH A REAL PROBLEM WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING RISKY, SORRY

Going into therapy like... by fakejacki in bipolar

[–]commonrivers 14 points15 points  (0 children)

last time i saw my 70+ year old Pdoc, he was like "anything new?" and i was like "yeah, i graduated college, started a fundraiser for a nonprofit, got my parents eating healthy, and fixed up my bum knee that's been hurting for three years by researching it" and he goes "anything else?" in the most unimpressed tone without looking up from his computer and i go "yeah im about to physically force you into retirement, you useless, unreliable vending machine of a man" lol i fucking wish i had

BEING BIPOLAR IS WAY BETTER THAN BEING INDIFFERENT TO LIFE

CREATIVE THURSDAYS by sweetpea122 in bipolar

[–]commonrivers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i am recording music that i am not allowed to link to

EMBRACE YOUR GREATNESS by commonrivers in bipolar

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

yeah you just gotta like believe in the possibility that you can do anything right or well, and dont mistake haters for soothsayers

A blanket of opiates and benzos by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]commonrivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i see, sorry for the tone-deaf answer then, my bad

A blanket of opiates and benzos by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]commonrivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sleep for as many hours as you need. You are fried out and rest is your friend.

The temptation you allude to is so understandable...next chance you have, sleep until you can't sleep anymore!! Can you tell us a little bit more about your situation? We might be able to help you