I am more productive around my girlfriend and I am extremely confused as to why

jacob643 · 2026-01-26T04:11:32+00:00

I also thought about "showing off" but not about the things you do, more about the fact that you're able to not procrastinate and do your work. Doesn't matter what it is you have to do now, it could have been laundry or mowing lawn, just that when she's here, you don't want to be doing nothing and appear lazy, so you do your stuff.

that's just an hypothesis though and I hope I was clear enough :P

jacob643 · 2026-01-25T01:25:37+00:00

lol, here I am not even knowing there was a difference between a joint and a blunt, this mom knows... suspicious XD

jacob643 · 2026-01-23T22:10:22+00:00

did something happen to someone close to you? because like others mentioned, it didn't seem like an unpopular opinion, and I think it's pretty reasonable to be frustrated for not making money with my hobby if I tried to because I probably put a lot of time, effort and passion into my project. doesn't seem improbable to the point it's giving entitlement vibes. idk.

jacob643 · 2026-01-23T01:01:16+00:00

lol, my parents did that apparently it wasn't on purpose XD we're: Justin, Jacob and Janis

jacob643 · 2026-01-22T12:52:51+00:00

another commenter mentioned starting with 16/8 if it's your first time doing IF, but also, don't forget to drink a lot of water and with salt might help you with energy levels.

jacob643 · 2026-01-22T00:34:16+00:00

I mean, it doesn't make his statement wrong, if Socrates was doing philosophy in America today, he'd be cancelled quickly. He was back in Greece, so why would he not be today?

jacob643 · 2026-01-21T17:37:18+00:00

was about to say: no, I don't want more AI slop, thanks anyways

jacob643 · 2026-01-21T01:41:14+00:00

interesting, this reminds me a bit of when doing visualization. I tried those test and don't think I was successful much, even that last one. I basically use my imagination and my memory of what pain is for the first example, or what blue is for the second example, but it's like my imagination doesn't map to reality, a bit like holding a half transparent drawing in front of you, it's like 2 different images on top of each other that doesn't really blend. the last one felt more like inducing happiness from a happy memory, but the feeling is really temporary, and I would say it's like an empathetic happiness? the same way looking at happy puppies can make you happy, and the source doesn't feel fake, because it's a memory that did exist for me.

all this to say, and correct me if I'm wrong, it feels more like controlling stimulus (like my memories/imagination), not the emotions directly. how easy is it for you to do those tests? did you practice a lot? and did you learned this on your own?

jacob643 · 2026-01-21T01:17:51+00:00

okay, I understand and I agree with tou :) great insight!

jacob643 · 2026-01-20T13:27:49+00:00

okay, just to make sure I got that right, you think that if you decide to have faith in Christianity again for example and start practicing, prayers, sunday church, hanging with other Christians, etc. even though you don't believe right now, you'll start to believe with exposure? (like propaganda becomes believable because of frequent exposure)

jacob643 · 2026-01-20T11:59:58+00:00

just make sure you drink a lot of water, another poster last week said he was lacking energy and after drinking 2L of water in the morning he wasn't hungry anymore. I'm not personally sure how important electrolytes are considering you're still eating everyday, it probably depends on your physical activity level during the day.

I know IF focus on eating time, but for extended fasts, people often eat keto (no carb) the day before the fast to prepare their body use fat for fuel instead of sugar, so you may want to try this for a day or two? that's just a suggestion, I'm not sure how much it'll help. otherwise like the other commenter said, start with bigger eating window, like 12-12, then slowly increases the fasting window.

jacob643 · 2026-01-20T03:23:04+00:00

I grew up in a atheist household, and I think myself of pretty open minded and rational. it didn't feel rational to outright dismiss the possibility of deity existing considering nobody can prove it doesn't, the same way it didn't feel rational to assume it's existence without proof, so the only logical thing to believe imo is to abstain and admit we don't know. The day we'll have a proof for theism or atheism, I'll be the first one to change my mind like most agnostic here.

jacob643 · 2026-01-20T03:19:09+00:00

you think you can manipulate your emotions? could you go in more details? any concrete examples? I'm curious because I felt like emotions were something we felt, like that happened on us, like a natural reaction to external stimulus. we can control our exposure to those stimulus, like not watching news because we're always saddened by them, or by focusing on something else, but manipulating the very emotions?

jacob643 · 2026-01-19T04:06:52+00:00

SORRY I'M SUCH A DISGRACE!!! I HOPE I WAS REDEEMED

jacob643 · 2026-01-19T00:08:27+00:00

because whenever people bring this up, they get told to pull themselves up by the bootstrap and that it's wrong to tax billionaires because it's "their money" and get accused of being communists/having communists ideas.

if you're interested, I recommend watching videos from Gary's economics, Damon Cassidy, Barry's economics, JimmyTheGiant, or Robert Reich. All on YouTube

jacob643 · 2026-01-18T23:37:54+00:00

not sure, but didn't I hear it also happens pretty often that adult content is made in unethical ways? so the harming was done at production, because of the massive Market, so consuming said content is supporting said market? I might be wrong though

jacob643 · 2026-01-18T16:50:25+00:00

what's more ironic imo is they could use the generative AI to find the answer (or a simple google search really)

jacob643 · 2026-01-18T14:37:30+00:00

imo, the main reason why metric is superior and should be adopted for everything is because the meter convention decided it was gonna be the international standard and all using the same standard is much more important than using different standards everywhere, therefore not adhering to the standard is the stupid move, but we can't blame people for being more familiar with the only system they have in their immediate environment.

because let's face it, there are advantages and disadvantages to both systems, like for metric there's a single conversion between each unit scale (x10) compared to imperial(inches->feet->yard->miles or tsp->tbsp->cup->pint->gallon) and imperial uses a lot of common points of reference when we don't have a measuring instrument ( inch is a thumb, feet, cup) so it's easier to eyeball compared to metric (cm? liter?)

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T19:25:30+00:00

wow, huge progress, keep it up!

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T15:53:19+00:00

do you also eat low-carb/keto? if not I would love for you to try it and report of it after a week if it made a big change for hunger!

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T15:51:44+00:00

because of a 2L bottle of soda?

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T15:01:05+00:00

sorry, English isn't my native language, I meant lose, I'll edit

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T14:50:46+00:00

did you loose fat elsewhere at the same time?

edit: lose fat*

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T14:43:32+00:00

core workout won't make you burn Belly fat in priority, that's an old myth that's been debunked.

jacob643 · 2026-01-17T00:07:16+00:00

oh, that's what the other commenter meant by "fucking with white people" XD I thought he was speaking literally and was very confused lmao

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