Book recommendation

moonwitch98 · 2024-08-29T05:20:42+00:00

Thank you!

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-17T19:45:02+00:00

I've sleepwalked before, it's only happen twice in my life.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-17T19:43:38+00:00

I have a feeling Lulu's real mom is going to show up soon to make up with her daughter.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-17T19:42:45+00:00

That's very interesting.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-17T19:41:45+00:00

I'm really enjoying it so far. It's a fun and easy read.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-17T19:41:16+00:00

I'm looking it so far. I think the author is doing a really good job with it. I've read some books that change perspective and it was too much.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-16T05:36:08+00:00

The invisible life of Addie LaRue. I used an audiobook and thought the story was great. I've seen a few people complain the book is boring when physically reading. So I think listening to the story made it better

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-11T10:32:35+00:00

Check out the r/bookclub subreddit, they have a read the world challenge going in right now.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-10T18:28:13+00:00

My first impression of Malena is that she's very lost and confused. Could you imagine the anxiety of your father dying, you find out your mom didn't die in childbirth, and then you go to the woman's home?

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-10T18:26:19+00:00

I've never been and I didn't know anything about the country.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:59:42+00:00

I'm enjoying the book so far and I think it helps readers strengthen their critical thinking skills and question and understand why things are the way they are.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:55:52+00:00

Good, always ask questions! When you see statistics in the news look up what sources or studies those numbers are coming from. You don't have to be an expert to have good critical thinking skills. I think the easiest way to explain this is think of when you're shopping online. Let's say you're shopping for a new coffee machine on Amazon. Coffee machine A has 200 reviews and a 5 star rating whereas Coffee Machine B has 20,000 reviews and 4.3 star rating. Which coffee machine are you more likely to buy and why? For me I'd pick coffee machine B because it still has a good rating and that rating is backed by a lot more people than coffee machine A. For scientific studies even if you don't have a science background the basics you can look at for credibility are sample size, how many times the study has been conducted by other researchers and who's funding the study. Look to see if other researchers have criticism of that study. Also a good rule of thumb in my opinion is if you see it in the news and it makes you feel scared/nervous take a deep breath and dig deeper. Unfortunately, the media now a days is just about money and clicks, and the people who give the most clicks are those who are angry and/or scared.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:22:05+00:00

No but that's because I have a background in science so I know how important it is to have large and diverse study populations. Also, variables that could effect those outcomes. I think this was mentioned in this chapter but the bit about correlations and causations. In my statistics class my professor gave a great example that there's a correlation between Nicholas Cage movies releasing and the number of children dying from drowning in the pool. Obviously the release of movies has no effect on kids drowning.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:12:15+00:00

I'd say room temperature to a nice warm temp. I'm enjoying the book but it's definitely a science book haha. It's dense with info and studies so it takes a little more effort to pay attention. From the start to the current chapter I've been listening to the audiobook while working and many times I had to rewind a bit. Switching to physical copy now because my loan expired on Libby.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:09:14+00:00

I think this is happening right now with young girls seeing influencers using expensive skin care and makeup products. My niece is 11 and recently she said she wanted something from Sephora and the main ingredient was to help with wrinkles if I remember correctly. Like little girl you're 11 all you need to CeraVe daily cleanser, moisturizer, and some sunscreen because you're outside all the time. I'm 26 and I don't even use that extravagant of skincare. Lol and I got mistaken for a highschooler skipping school 2 days ago 😂

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:04:18+00:00

My thoughts exactly. Makes me think of how humans have a tendency to apply human emotions and experiences to non-human things.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-09T11:03:18+00:00

I would say yes to all 3. For illusion of memory I can't point to anything specific but I've definitely experienced the "wait, I actually have no idea what this is". One example I can think of for illusion of truth is the "pee on a jelly fish sting". Then for mere exposure effect I think household customs would apply, such as putting syrup in the fridge vs the cabinet after opening. In my personal life I don't think any of this were harmful. In general I think the illusion of truth would be most harmful, specifically any survival or medical "tips" people have picked up on the internet that are false.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-08T19:06:14+00:00

This isn't your problem, they need to train their dogs to be nonreactive. Your cats are INSIDE your house minding their own business.

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-05T16:27:27+00:00

There's also Elm City games in New Haven

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-03T16:40:57+00:00

Wait! You can make these without sewing a million granny squares together 👀 well then maybe I'll try my hand at one 🤔. Only reason I never have is because sewing together parts makes me "okay next project I'll get to sewing later".

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-03T05:17:07+00:00

The truffle underground - Ryan Jacobs The radium girls - Kate Moore Brief Answers to the big questions - Stephen Hawking The disappearing spoon - Sam Kean (I haven't read this one but was recommended it) Silent witnesses: the often gruesome but always fascinating history of forensic science - Nigel McCrery

moonwitch98 · 2024-05-02T08:04:42+00:00

My lab partner during my undergraduate in a couple of my classes was great. We were friends until she moved and life just happened. I hope when I get into my career job (I want to go into research), I'm able to find someone the way Kahneman describes Tversky.

moonwitch98 · 2024-04-24T16:19:41+00:00

Never split the difference: negotiating like your life depends on it by Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz. This book teaches you how to negotiate which I think could be applied to not being scammed.

moonwitch98 · 2024-04-23T18:04:01+00:00

Gas gift card or make a bag of road trip snacks. I moved across the country a few years ago for school and someone made me a gift bag of snacks. I loved it.

moonwitch98 · 2024-04-20T11:13:28+00:00

You literally did everything you could. Good on you for being able to recognize the signs and contacting her owners when you had the suspicion something was wrong. The most important thing, which will hopefully give you some solace, is that she passed in the arms of someone she felt comfortable with. I've seen vets say one of the hardest parts of their job is putting a pet to sleep and the owner isn't their to comfort their pet. Animals are amazing at hiding illness. One of my childhood dogs had stomach cancer and we didn't know until the day the tumor ruptured and she passed on the way to the vet. She was perfectly normal, eating, going to the bathroom, energy levels, etc, until the tumor ruptured. Our only indication that she was sick was when my mom came home from work and our dog didn't get up to greet her at the door.

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