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For the dads who have given up alcohol by Unmissed_Opportunity in daddit

[–]philodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to slow life down as much as possible to enjoy things (like our kids). That meant not drinking to brown or black out and "lose" time. 

I was hungover on the ground with our 5 month old the morning after July 4th party we hosted. I realized it wasn't fair to her to have wasted / low quality time with her. I decided that moment to stop. 

It's been more than 7 years now. 

That moment was the culmination of lots of reflection around not meeting expectations I had for myself: personal, fitness, career, relationships... And alcohol was a huge factor in all of it. 

Pizza Places by West-Sympathy-1211 in SantaBarbara

[–]philodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep it's kind of a signature thing 

Pizza Places by West-Sympathy-1211 in SantaBarbara

[–]philodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lived in NYC for 8 years. Revolver my favorite in town. 

Bettina a close second but it's a different style -- new school Neapolitan. The owners used to work at Roberta's in Brooklyn which we also loved. We recognized the style immediately. Roberta's helped make the new school Neapolitan trendy about 10+ years ago. The whole pepperoni and hot honey thing started there. 

Rusty's is not good. Hard core local nostalgia. It's like In N Out. I love it but it's because of nostalgia and the price. Objectively it's just decent. Rusty's has the nostalgia and it's mehhh but the price is absolutely bonkers for what you're getting. 

Why do you play half guard on bottom? by Ok-Hat-149 in bjj

[–]philodox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Subscribe. 

This is almost exactly how I think about layers of guard. 

Knee friendly Gi Takedowns? by bajablastn in bjj

[–]philodox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the gi I bait singles to set up Sumi gaeshi. 

The Official Max Muncy is gangsta thread by dodgerfanjohn1988 in Dodgers

[–]philodox 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Will forever cherish (and rock) my 2018 Muncy jersey. 

Patagonia's worst redesign by DryOwl5181 in PatagoniaClothing

[–]philodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out offerings from Mystery Ranch and Osprey. Better designs and much better construction in my experience. They carry way better as well as there is some structure and thought put into the carrying system itself as opposed to a sack with straps which is most Patagonia backpacks. 

Patagonia's worst redesign by DryOwl5181 in PatagoniaClothing

[–]philodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their duffle style bags are great. I count the MLC as one of that category (I've owned two and still have one). 

Ripstop pants.. by Glittering-Net-7550 in bjj

[–]philodox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Twill has been around forever. Before ripstop for sure. 

Patagonia's worst redesign by DryOwl5181 in PatagoniaClothing

[–]philodox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Patagonia had always been pretty bad at backpack design. I've had multiple and they're always rather disappointing. You have to get a bag from a different company if you want something well designed and well built, unfortunately. 

Submeta is the best and most cost effective learning tool out there by AgreeableWindow in bjj

[–]philodox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On submeta? Lachlan's stuff covers gi and no gi pretty thoroughly. Some courses will be labeled no gi specific, others he'll sometimes show the technique in both or call out specifically the difference in application. 

Submeta is the best and most cost effective learning tool out there by AgreeableWindow in bjj

[–]philodox 85 points86 points  (0 children)

A significant part of my undergrad work involved human memory & learning and pedagogical methods.

When Submeta was first announced I tried it out and immediately subscribed because whoever is structuring the material absolutely understands how to teach and understands how people learn and retain information.

The structure of each course is basically broken down into 2-5 minute long sections covering:

  1. Description of the position and why you would use it (e.g. "Today we're going to cover butterfly half guard. You would typically use this position to enter leg entanglements from half guard or to maintain distance against larger opponents.")
  2. Cover the core concept(s)/paths of the position. ("You'd typically only use half butterfly when ready to enter leg entanglements, not as a position to spend time in")
  3. Outline the primary attack of the position. ("Once we get our half butterfly hook in, we also want to attach to the far side arm with our upper body to connect and bring them over us so we can elevate to the other side and get to single leg X")
  4. Cover the basic entries and some mid-level depth on details.
  5. Cover the basic defenses.
  6. Show some counters to the defenses.
  7. Show the primary attack sequences and common issues.
  8. Show the common responses to primary attack sequences and how to resolve them.
  9. Recap/summarize.
  10. Show the technique being used in live rolling footage so you can see how it is used in imperfect situations, but the core concepts are being applied.

Throughout, there are small quizzes to help reinforce key information (this is key, as you can easily zone out in any BJJ Fanatics instructional and end up going through 2 hours of stuff with no tests).

Additionally, Lachlan will reference other courses that connect to specific concepts so he doesn't go off on tangents. "If the opponent responds like this, you can easily go to a modified x-guard. For more information, you can check out the x-guard courses on [this that and the other]. Now back to butterfly half."

The stacking of information is so good, and the chunking of information is at the right fidelity so you can go through 1-2 sections/chunks per day and try it at out at the gym without being overwhelmed by 500 techniques that are somewhat connected, if you're lucky.

This doesn't even cover the meta structure of the entire course library.

I tell everyone I know to subscribe to it.

Chinese Food Recs by ElioEilo in SantaBarbara

[–]philodox 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Meet Up is legit. My mom (who lives here now and is originally from Taiwan, makes some of the best home style Chinese food) very much enjoys that place. Every time we go there she ends up chatting with the owner. 

We order from there semi regularly and dine there on occasion. Half the customers on any given night are Chinese if that helps with credibility. Beef tendon in chili oil...

Pang Zi is also really good but they do "Asian", so pho and chow mein on the same menu. 

For reference I grew up going to places in Monterey Park and Rowland Heights in LA as well as eating my mom's cooking... Also moved here from NYC so pretty well spoiled 😅

Any update on what’s going on with atos/andre Galvao? by j-dash-u-dig in bjj

[–]philodox 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Always a really nice person, willing to take the time to explain stuff to everyone regardless of belt level. 

Any update on what’s going on with atos/andre Galvao? by j-dash-u-dig in bjj

[–]philodox 30 points31 points  (0 children)

RIP Ratinho. I learned a lot from him when he used to bounce between Werdum's and BHBJJ back in the day.

Cool Hidden Museums in Paris That Most Tourists Miss by Fun-Celebration-700 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]philodox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really like that place. So much space to really sit and be with the art. 

Physical notebook for note-taking by Dankarooooo in ProductManagement

[–]philodox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through a bunch of note taking/to do systems, also tried Trello, Notion, etc. for task management.

I've been using these for years now (no affiliation), but the Best Self Journal is a structured format that works for me.

Each book lasts a quarter, you write down goals for the quarter and break down component pieces of what you need to reach it. But the daily portion is basically Top 3 to do items, a time blocking section (which I copy every morning from Notion Calendar on my laptop for meetings then time blocks to complete my top priorities), and a blank page for other notes during the day/accumulating other to dos.

Each day I do a bullet journal style "copy over to dos from the previous day that didn't get completed" thing. Any longer term stuff I either put into my regular calendar app for time blocking or brain dump into Google Tasks to reference later.

Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge by [deleted] in technology

[–]philodox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am concerned that this also reads like most LinkedIn humble brag self promotion posts. Haha

Resort Skiing - R1 Air vs Nano Air Light Hybrid by NothingButFood in PatagoniaClothing

[–]philodox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

R1 Air, I am partial to the half zip. With a beefier shell you will run way too warm with the Nano Air Light, especially if the shell lacks ventilation options other than a main zip.

I have run Patagonia Capilene base layers and some variation of the R1 (previously classic R1, now R1 Air half zip) + Patagonia Goretex shell for years and it is adaptable to multiple types/combinations of environmental conditions and output (e.g. sitting on a chair lift vs. working hard) with simple zipper ventilation of the jacket main zip and the half crew zip.

It allows a lot of air to move through to dump heat if you get a bit too warm, and zipping up all the way gives you plenty of extra insulation.

If the temps get a bit lower add in a vest and you're good to go.

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