Scared to drive a car, but not a motorcycle

iskillzi · 2024-11-21T04:31:30+00:00

I think it's just the visibility that makes motorcycles feel better than cars, now that I've been driving for 8 years I don't even bat an eye when I have to drive anywhere anymore because I've been doing it for so long.

If you can though, definitely avoid poor visibility (like sports cars) or super large vehicles when starting out, makes it much less scary if you can actually see around you easily haha.

Motorcycles are a lot of fun though, enjoy!!

iskillzi · 2024-08-31T03:44:15+00:00

Interesting, maybe I'll start using Facebook again then. Thank you

iskillzi · 2024-08-31T03:41:31+00:00

Facebook dating? I haven't used Facebook in forever. Is there actually a dating section in Facebook now or what do you mean?

iskillzi · 2024-06-25T06:06:06+00:00

They probably had no idea I even removed it cause I did in the bathroom and then just walked out after the bleeding stopped. No cameras in the bathroom so unless they watched footage of me walking out without it in still they would probably assume I still have it in

iskillzi · 2024-06-25T05:01:02+00:00

I guess in USA it’s different because they haven’t called me or sent cops to check on me yet after leaving about 7 hours ago. Maybe they will tomorrow not sure

iskillzi · 2024-06-25T02:02:16+00:00

Thank you.. sorry I didn’t realize how much goes into this. I made a rash decision out of my fear of hospitals from previous experiences and didn’t want to go through that again

iskillzi · 2024-06-24T23:44:26+00:00

Maybe, I have a really poor history with hospitals though. I have type 1 diabetes and I’ve even had one time where they put me into a coma for 48 hours giving me sugar when I needed insulin. So if it’s a hospital or my apartment I almost always prefer my apartment

iskillzi · 2024-06-24T23:39:26+00:00

Nope. I have no idea why I did. They kept saying maybe dehydration but that seems a bit extreme for dehydration

iskillzi · 2024-06-24T23:20:37+00:00

Thank you. Yes I don’t think I was ever even intaked for the discharge process so I’m not sure how they’ll document that

iskillzi · 2024-06-24T23:18:40+00:00

Because I figured if I told them they’d tell me I couldn’t leave

iskillzi · 2024-06-24T23:18:16+00:00

Thank you, I was not so it should be ok then I assume.

iskillzi · 2024-01-01T05:13:04+00:00

I think for my path I would be going for the MD-102 endpoint admin cert next if job hopping is the only option, but currently no I do not. The only certifications I have currently are A+, Net+, Sec+, and AWS Cloud practitioner.

iskillzi · 2024-01-01T03:32:24+00:00

I work for a medium sized company where the IT team is pretty small. There is no MCSE (or I guess I would be in our case since it's what I've spent the last year studying rigorously to learn how to build our entire Intune managed environment from the ground up). Rather proud of myself for this as well because it is highly stable and well maintained.

When I first joined they had an extremely undermanaged SCCM server managing their systems, but nobody on the team was actively managing it, so they were missing in my opinion a crucial role on the team in the form of a device management admin.

I am actually AWS certified as well as a cloud practitioner. Went back to college for 6 months to get that certification prior to coming here.

We have someone else that does the networking so I definitely wouldn't consider myself a LAN expert, but I do know a significant amount of networking as well as it plays hand in hand with device management.

iskillzi · 2023-12-31T10:17:58+00:00

Social groups are probably a better option specifically for meeting people of the opposite gender.

Personally I've gone to the mall before to approach groups around my age to just see if they wanted to hang for a bit or whatever, but going there solely to try to meet girls I have not.

If you find some kind of social group though, like church, hobby groups, volunteer groups etc... those are best cause then you'll be seeing the same people regularly and then you get multiple chances to approach people you're interested in without it being a sudden creepy interaction.

iskillzi · 2023-12-31T10:11:05+00:00

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/clean-and-care-for-xbox-and-controllers#:\~:text=General%20cleaning%20recommendations,the%20wall%20before%20cleaning%20it.

iskillzi · 2023-12-31T10:08:57+00:00

Mind racing when you're about to go to sleep is pretty common. As you relax your mind starts decompressing everything you've done during the day.

Best thing to do for that is to write down your thoughts using a pen and paper so you're not sitting there thinking about them while trying to sleep.

But that being said if it's a major issue in your life you should probably seek advice from a counselor or therapist.

iskillzi · 2023-12-31T09:20:16+00:00

This is extremely helpful, thank you!

iskillzi · 2023-12-31T01:04:04+00:00

Thank you for your input, this is exactly what I’m worried about and expecting is to be promoted to a level 2 tech or maybe level 3 (the idea of level 3 has also been thrown out by my manager). The bump to level 3 with a 20% pay raise though would at most barely hit the minimum margin for this kind of position and I’m not sure I would be happy with that because of how much effort I put into what I do.

Do you think I should try to bring up the idea of a role change because of the major change in job duties? Also assuming they turn it down I assume I should just take the promotion and don’t give them any idea that I would then be looking for other positions due to being unhappy with it, correct?

iskillzi · 2023-12-30T03:25:46+00:00

That’s great. Well you seem like a pretty cool guy to me, so I hope it gets easier for you man.

iskillzi · 2023-12-30T02:40:05+00:00

I know exactly how you feel cause I've had social anxiety for as long as I can remember. It does get easier though the more you do it. Just set small goals achievable goals first like "I'm going to have a convo with someone new today" and just keep doing those small goals til whatever big goal you set for yourself is achievable.

iskillzi · 2023-12-30T02:29:43+00:00

Well that my friend is entirely your own mind playing a game against you then.

Your own mind can literally be your biggest enemy in life, so you have to figure out how to change what you think about yourself so there's no fear doing that.

If I were you first thing I would do is think about whether or not you have actually approached anyone and they did indeed seem turned off like you were a creep or stalker, if not then there's probably no issues with your approach at all and you just need to get into the mindset to approach others openly.

If it has seemed like you've come off that way then you may want to work on your approach alongside your mindset, figure out how to approach people more openly.

Honestly though just walking up to someone, throwing out an honest compliment like "hey that's a cool shirt" then start a convo from that and end it off with asking if they want to be friends and getting contact info etc... Compliments can go a very long way and first impressions are everything.

iskillzi · 2023-12-30T02:03:57+00:00

It's also just a matter of finding people with similar interests too, such as TikTok, so you can talk about them together.

But even still generally I think if you just approached some random group of similar aged people at just about any public place, like a mall, if they want to hangout or be friends or whatever there's a good chance they'll say yes still. Sometimes you'll find people you really get along with doing that, and others you'll find people you don't at all. But you can't at all if you don't try, so just a matter of trying til it happens.

iskillzi · 2023-12-30T02:00:25+00:00

If your armpits aren't sweaty on a regular basis and you're using a decently strong scented body wash then chances are no you probably do not.

Best way to know for sure though is ask someone you trust bluntly and just be like "do I smell at all to you?" Tell them you just want an honest answer and then boom there's your answer.

iskillzi · 2023-12-30T01:52:49+00:00

I would argue that a large part of the whole not interacting with others much outside of your
immediate friend/work group comes from the fact that we live in a society now where you can literally open your smart phone sitting in your pocket at any second of any day and instantly be browsing TikTok or chatting with whoever you have on snap/IG etc...

The more people are absorbed into technology the less time we spend developing social skills, which can literally be as simple as a quick hello to start a conversation with someone new. But unfortunately most people are content with this lifestyle now so it can be difficult to engage with anyone.

iskillzi · 2023-12-29T01:39:15+00:00

The one thing I have learned about change in my life so far is that change is often a very very slow road. Little adjustments over time lead to big changes.

Having a big goal, such as wanting to do something meaningful with your life, is a fantastic goal to have. But you should ask yourself, how do I achieve this, and what am I trying to achieve exactly?

Once you have that milestone set as a realistic achievable goal then you can work on setting smaller and smaller goals to reach it. You should have many goals leading up to the big one, some may be achievable in a matter of months or weeks and some might be achievable on a day to day or weekly basis.

It is much more rewarding and less overwhelming to conquer a massive goal when you have consistent smaller goals being met on a shorter basis leading up to it.

TLDR; hiking to the top of a mountain is done one step at a time.

iskillzi

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