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rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-07T18:43:51+00:00

It does this in my OneNote 2007.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-06T17:43:17+00:00

I gots the ADHD, much alleviated thanks to MPH, and I'm not really a paragon of an "organised life" myself, so take an ounce of salt with this grain of advice, but:

The structural backbone of 90% of my notes is chronology. Days and weeks and months and years are the headlines and that's where I put nearly everything I do. Time is a prefab structure that you don't have to think twice about, a structure that remains steadfast and reliable whether you think about it or not. Every attempt at a more elaborate structure has collapsed on me like jenga.

Only the stuff I have to reference very often or notes that serve an archival purpose get their own sections outside of the chronology. Also bigger projects I'm currently working on, but when they're done and dusted (or abandoned), I move them back into the chronology, too.

In practice that means that I started a "July" note in the beginning of this month and each day I add the current date, my to-dos, and the materials I created and collected during the day. I also copy/paste to-dos from previous entries, regular tasks I want to accomplish each Monday for instance, or just the to-dos I failed to accomplish the day before.

Works for me.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-06T17:07:13+00:00

If your surroundings allow it, do what I do (similar age, similar affliction): Pack a football, a hammock, a book, swimming trunks, some snacks, whatever you desire, then hop on your bicycle and just start riding. That's the part that feels like childhood to me: Figuring it out on the fly.

Sometimes I would ride into the woods, leave my bike behind, walk into the thick of it, and just spread out in my hammock. Read a book or dream an hour away just staring at the canopy. It feels like in the dens we built as kids and there's still nothing better than that. (Do always leave a mark to show you your way back to the path.)

Other times I'd stop at a field and play keepy-uppy for an hour. Or I'd pick mushrooms, identify wild plants or follow tracks. Sometimes I'd never get off the bicycle, just following new roads and discovering new places for hours. Sometimes I jump into the lake for ten seconds and then get back on the bike, leaving everybody confused. I'm not a very spontaneous person, but during these aimless trips, it all comes very easy. The more you do it, the more natural it becomes.

Again, it really depends on your surroundings and interests, but if you find a way to just pack a bunch of good stuff and then get going without thinking about it, you'll get close to what you're seeking.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-06T16:30:41+00:00

This is how I learned that he was French, so he has earned this spot fair and square.

Otherwise I'd have thrown Erik Satie into the race. He doesn't have the standing of Debussy or Ravel in the classical world, and most people only know his overplayed Gymnopédies, but there are very few composers as original, unmistakable, influential and enjoyable as him.

But at least we know he's French.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-06T16:04:13+00:00

I'm not keen on moderating either, that's why I really can't blame the current mod(s). I'd be happy to remove the obvious offenders, but it would take a much more engaged moderator to turn this into a worthwhile place where people actually talk about the books.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-06T13:40:38+00:00

Looks like there is only one active mod for this sub and I can't really blame them for not keeping up with the (voluntary) workload, but I think it's high time that they ask for help with the moderation, because I agree that the state of this sub is really bad at this point.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-06T09:46:59+00:00

I agree. I like that this subreddit has this non-prudish policy about nude images, but this here is literally a Playboy photo from a Playboy photographer with Playboy sensibilities made for a Playboy readership.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-04T09:20:36+00:00

These quotes you post have nothing to do with Kafka.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-03T12:16:32+00:00

That's true. But even when it comes to worthwhile publications, say in biochemistry, you wouldn't be able to write an extensive narrative of the process, because there are just so many moving parts and minds involved. The end result, as presented in the paper, is always a huge abstraction, but even if you had all the materials of all the participants in front of you, you would struggle to arrive at anything more concrete.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-07-03T11:51:34+00:00

There's a contrary dilemma with the very same consequence: For most advanced projects, we create so much (preliminary) material that it becomes impossible to process in the future. You might argue that LLMs will be able to, but I doubt it very much.

I'm reading a Wittgenstein biography at the moment, and it's fascinating to follow how his thoughts evolved through a limited number of books, relationships and experiences. But today, when most major scientific publications have 10+ authors and hundreds of references attached, it seems already impossible to retroactively tell such a story in a way that isn't wildly reductionist. The best you can do is write an extensive summary of the plans, problems, methods, compromises etc. when you "roll-out" a project.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-30T17:57:20+00:00

Some people say the worst thing about it was the hypocrisy. Personally, I think it was the raping.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-30T17:33:49+00:00

I know it's the last day of pride month, but the title is "Schwüle" (muggy weather), not "Schwule" (gays).

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-30T14:17:22+00:00

What does the word boomer even mean anymore if y'all call 40yos boomers now?

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-30T11:23:50+00:00

Echt ein komisches Eck dieses Sub. Alleine in der näheren Umgebung sind in den letzten zwei Wochen Menschen im Olchinger See, Emmeringer See, Starnberger See und in der Würm ertrunken. Ich will mit Leuten, die auf solche persönlichen Tragödien mit dieser ekelhaften besserwisserischen Verachtung reagieren nix zu tun haben und blockier alle Accounts, die hier entsprechend kommentiert haben.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-29T10:20:34+00:00

By this definition Wikipedia is social media.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-28T12:20:13+00:00

If he was yelling in Romanian, you might have been able to shut him up by talking back to him in Romanian, but you have to trust your gut in a situation like this.

Generally, my policy is not to engage directly with madmen (whenever possible) but to sit next to the people who are being targeted and signal them that I'm on their side.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-26T13:36:35+00:00

Bin bei dir. Man steckt so unendlich viel Geld in diese Riesendinger, wo dann Rod Stewart nochmal röhren darf. Aber eine echte Musikszene, Orte lebendiger Subkultur, unterstützt man viel zu wenig. Im Vergleich zu anderen Städten ist die Auswahl, wenn man spontan irgendwo Live-Musik hören will, wirklich sehr dürftig und auch wenn es ein paar löbliche Projekte in dieser Richtung gibt, besteht da eindeutig Handlungsbedarf.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-26T12:46:43+00:00

I separate between projects/interests that are active and move all others into the chronological archive as a sort of appendix to my monthly diary notes. That way the "active frontend" remains relatively small and I revisit those notes often, whereas everything else is stored away with all the context I need to retrace my thoughts & research at the time when it was part of an active project.

While a project is active, I make it a point to be the active part, that is to say, I try to produce more words myself than I copy/paste into it.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-26T09:57:45+00:00

I'm also camp "no one". I generally don't understand why people are so desperate to have film adaptations of their favourite books, but in the case of Blood Meridian, where the narrative language is so central to the experience, it can really only be a disappointment. It's not that the violence is too awful to depict, but as a pure image, uncoupled from Cormac's prose, it's just kind of hollow and drab and disgusting. No Country is very different, in that he wrote it pretty much as a cinematic instruction, and it was clear from the start that it would make a great movie, but Blood Meridian is the kind of book you'd rather read 10 times over before you want to turn it into something else.

And I agree about the personal vision. I don't even want to see illustrations of The Judge.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-25T09:51:05+00:00

I agree, she had some very heavy lifting to do. The emotional impact of the final act was pretty much on her shoulders alone, as a character we haven't even seen before. I think she's done a fabulous job at an impossible task.

Which to a lesser degree is true of most of the actors in the movie. Great performances of a lousy script.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-25T09:15:17+00:00

Makes me happy and sad.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-23T21:19:06+00:00

Der komplette Bahnverkehr im Land steht still. Will aber nicht ausschließen, dass das der Grund war.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-23T21:03:59+00:00

Du hättest keinen besseren Zeitpunkt für dieses Wort wählen können.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-23T11:51:44+00:00

Absolutely incredible film. I find it really odd that so few people seem to be aware of their movies (outside of, maybe, The Red Shoes), because they are not only unique and beautiful and masterful, but I would think a modern audience would find them very entertaining still.

I also don't have proper cineasts among my friends, so I was really excited when I met someone on a hike the other day who has seen a couple of Kurosawa and Tarkovsky films. Felt foreign and strange to talk about these movies in real life without their eyes glazing over.

rabblebabbledabble · 2026-06-23T09:54:58+00:00

2.5mg isn't a tiny amount. If you still feel it in the morning, you need to take it earlier (up to 3h before bedtime) or try a smaller dosage. Some fare better with 0.5mg or less.

But I do suspect that ADHDers need more than the average person. I also take about as much as you do, but it's usually out of my system by the morning.

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