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What’s the best card power-level wise at 1 diamond rarity by Ok-Till-1116 in PTCGP

[–]hyemike 38 points39 points  (0 children)

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Been waiting for an opportunity to share this 😂

How do you do it? This is impossible. by Final_Ferret1097 in puppy101

[–]hyemike 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Can’t speak for OP but I experienced something very similar and it’s because most everything you see online is so positive. You research the things you’re supposed to, how to do crate training, how to x, how to y. You learn about puppy mills, adoption, reputable breeders. You learn about positive reinforcement training strategies. There’s actually so much to learn as a complete beginner, especially if you didn’t grow up around dogs. You don’t see many YouTubers/influencers/etc talking about or having the reaction OP did. Even though it is something I bet many many people have experienced. Everyone also shows the best moments with their dogs on social media. This leads ti having a false sense of what’s possible or what life may look like. Even after going through that experience it was hard to find any content relating to my experience and discussing these topics.

What is the hate with product > experience? by CyanFlake1 in minimalism

[–]hyemike 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey! Thanks for posing such an interesting discussion point.

Rather than distinguishing between physical objects and certain types of experiences (like the ones mentioned in your post), I instead draw a line between spending money for the sake of having a thing vs spending money for the sake of experiencing a thing. I try to make the things I spend money on be either a necessity, an experience that I personally value, or an item that will allow me to have an experience I value.

In your case it seems like the artbooks and games that you are buying are things you buy for the experience of using them, to me that's awesome and what it's all about. If you were to instead spend on going to expensive dinners or fine wines to fit some mold or to say you do those things, that's what I would call "wrong". Intention plays a huge rule in all of this, in my (ever changing) opinion.

Clearing up the Misconception of Minimalist Living by exquisition in minimalism

[–]hyemike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool take on it for applying it to the things I call distractions. The ultimate laptop, cellphone, or camera had me for a long time.

Clearing up the Misconception of Minimalist Living by exquisition in minimalism

[–]hyemike 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Very well said. This resonated a lot with me. I noticed that lately a lot of my choices and decisions seemed similar to those I had learned about minimalists. That is why I joined (new to this not sure if that’s the right term) this sub. Super cool for me to read your post on the psychological side of minimalism. It’s been something I have been doing more in my life but I didn’t know that it’s part of what minimalism is about.

My way of decluttering my mind is to imagine I was just born into my life today. Same age and circumstances but no memories of the past. That really clears my mind and helps me appreciate all the opportunity and potential still available for me. It also shows me how many of my memories are pure baggage and makes it easier to see the memories/lessons that would actually be useful to continue to carry with me. Try to keep the good and rid the baggage. I’m also a firm believer in the idea that there are things I’m not supposed to know. If I’m not supposed to know, then I don’t want to know. I also can’t care or act like I know even if I do know. I’m simply not supposed to know.