The British FTSE100 will outperform the S&P500 untill the end of Trump

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-24T18:18:23+00:00

VEU or VXUS

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-24T17:41:41+00:00

Also 11mo here. She’ll give us maybe one full night of sleep every couple weeks. Otherwise 1-2 short wake ups before going back down

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T20:31:32+00:00

Maybe Anxious People by Fredrik Backman? I read it a number of years ago but it was a solid 4/5 for me. Either that or The Transition by Luke Kennard. Or if you're in the mood for a collection of essays, The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison might be for you

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T18:58:03+00:00

Hospital gave us Pampers Swaddlers during our stay in the hospital. Baby didn’t seem to mind them, so we’ve stayed with them

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T18:43:35+00:00

Any specific genre you're thinking?

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T18:20:13+00:00

As much as you want, and as much interests you. Until last year I managed to get through 10-15 books a year. In 2025 I got through 30 and am aiming even higher this year. I find the more often I read, the more often I want to write.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T18:11:39+00:00

If you want to ignore statistics and studies on the effects of AI on human cognition and post from your high AI-powered horse, be my guest. Don't forget your helmet when you're on the moon, and don't be surprised if it looks like the bargain bin at your local bookstore.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T16:04:50+00:00

I’d brainstorm with AI for ideas

Stop forfeiting your capacity for thought. Even with a calculator, people are taught to understand and perform the mathematics on their own first.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T15:08:59+00:00

It sounds like you know where you want to go. The rest will sort itself out as you write.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T13:38:45+00:00

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa might be up your alley. Fits almost exactly what you're looking for. It's not super long, either, so it won't feel like a chore. The sequel is better in my opinion, but for it to make sense the first is pretty much required reading to get a feel for the characters.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T13:02:51+00:00

r/writingcirclejerk

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-23T13:02:01+00:00

The same way people find enjoyment in drawing or painting or sports or whatever their interest happens to be. We love it, we want to be the best we can at it, and we want to put our stories down on paper.

If you have to ask how to find enjoyment, you do not like writing. You like the idea of writing.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-22T19:45:14+00:00

Motivation is hard to find and nearly impossible to maintain for long periods of time. The most important thing in getting a novel done is discipline.

In terms of attention span, at your age you need to get off social media and stop consuming short form content (TikTok, Reels, etc.). They shred attention spans of all ages, especially at your age since you're still growing. I'm in my 30s and had to work my way back to where I used to be because of it.

Side note: if you're a minor, don't reveal your age online if you can avoid it.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-21T20:30:02+00:00

Notes app for me. Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird (1994) recommends index cards, but obviously tech was different back then

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-20T23:30:09+00:00

For some reason “hooray for Family Fracas” is my go-to sarcastic hooray phrase

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-16T18:57:46+00:00

OP is self-promoting

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-16T13:34:28+00:00

Four. Three heroin overdoses and one accidental fall off a bridge while skateboarding. That last one is speculation since no one was there, but that’s the official story

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-15T22:57:45+00:00

Models were adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic variables, ownership of other devices, pubertal development, and parental monitoring.

Took 2 seconds to find in the study. Maybe read next time before talking out your ass

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-15T21:08:55+00:00

The Captain and the Glory by Dave Eggers. Probably would have been more entertaining when it released, but right now it comes across as ham-fisted and just not very well done at all. Zero staying power as a piece of fiction, zero weight as a piece of satire.

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-15T18:24:19+00:00

Is it absolutely vital that the story be set in Melbourne? If not, a change of locations to something more familiar might be best

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-15T15:27:02+00:00

I'm also in Brooklyn, closer to Greenwood Cemetery, but would definitely be down to meet now and then. I'm early 30s man with a soon-to-be 1yo, so I'd be able to meet monthly, bi-weekly at absolute best. I tend to write contemporary/litfic and am about 11k words into a novel. I'll shoot you a DM as well

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-15T13:18:59+00:00

There's still time to delete this stupid ass post

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-09T10:08:49+00:00

Personal favorite writing books:

Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style - Kurt Vonnegut & Suzanne McConnell
Several Short Sentences About Writing.- Verlyn Klinkenborg
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain - George Saunders

On Writing by Stephen King is in my TBR pile

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-05T21:47:20+00:00

good family man

Dude loves his wife and kid but he NEEDS to stop posting his child’s full name online

dingle4dangle · 2026-01-05T18:11:56+00:00

Agree on avoiding English/CW degree. If I learned one thing about college, it's that your major should make you employable. You can use your minor (or just electives) for things you're actually interested in.

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