Asklemmy

I have attention issues to and I can spend an entire day bouncing between two minute distractions. A list with three things that need to get done that day is what works for me. Sounds short, you can always do extras after, but having that list makes sure at least three things get done.

Also, iron skillets.

Good shoes and a good mattress. Those things can really have a profound impact on quality of life.

Jailbreaking my iPhone because stock iOS is boring and there are so many QOL features I’m used to, I can’t imagine using iOS without them

Throw away something I haven't touched in the past 2 years. It's helped me declutter my home.

I paint gaming miniatures, and the only varnish I will use is Testors brand. One pass with high gloss because it's more protective, one pass with "dullcote" because it gives it a matte and neutral finish.

Every other product I've tried has turned out cloudy, frosted, not the finish I want, or even cracked. So at some point I stopped attempting to find an alternative and just only use Testors.

See, they only sell it at one craft store in my area and it's in a locked case so you have to get an employee and there's only like two in the whole store. And it's expensive. So I don't like that hassle, wanted to find something easier to get, but nothing was ever even acceptable. So, it's Testors Dullcote only.

Fountain pens, good inks, and good paper.

The cost difference is so small, and the output is significantly better than anything I've ever written with a ballpoint.

Not to mention the enjoyment around the rituals and processes that go with.

Your two minute rule is a lot like my rule where if I think of something I just do it now, or never do it at all! I don’t quantify the time it takes which can be problematic but it helps still.

I swear by Mitsubishi 9850 HB pencils. They are incredible.

Dr Bronner's liquid castile soap

Alba botanica maximum lotion (I got very dry skin)

My motto: if you do what you did, you get what you got.

It mostly serves to remind me (and my public, voluntarily or otherwise) that if you are unhappy with something and want it to change for the better, you'll have to change parameters (i.e. your approach) or you will just get the same result.

I have got a laundry list of quotes made by me. Let me put up some:

• You have to dream even before you start doing something
• Overbearing parenting is child abuse
• Do you want a lovely, smart, well-achieved, conversationally witty wife or not? If yes, first of all, go work on yourself
• The world's not a fair place. So what are you going to do about it?
• Everything is learnable

Sugar alternatives like allulose and monkfruit have been making my life so much better recently. A little more pricey than sugar, but so much better for you and allows me to keep enjoying a sweet cup of tea in the morning without any of the downsides

Zebra F-301 Pink Barrel / Black Ink 0.7mm

I had been using the regular F-301 pen since my early twenties. A year ago, I found a seller on Amazon that was selling the pink barrel / black ink F-301’s for what works out to be $2.10 a piece. My pens tend to go missing from time to time at work, so I bought a bunch.

Worth it.

I too like fancy pencils. Mitsubishi's range are my faves.

Laptop: post-classic Thinkpads, especially the series 30

Multitool: Leatherman

Soap: Dr. Bronner

Compeed Blister Plasters. They are the best and excellent to have on hand after a long walk or breaking in new boots. No other brand or non-name brand comes even close.

The water cooler. You?

On a light note, I'm a slut for Bethesda, atleast I skipped Fallout 76 but I'm gonna preorder Starfield. I was 11 when Skyrim came out and it's very near and dear to me and I love some aspects of Fallout 4. ESO was also not bad and I play Elder Scrolls Legends. I'm seeing this through to the end bois ✌️.

On a serious note, I swear by never drinking alone or without someone I trust as much as my partner. Nothing bad happened to me but I have several negative experiences with drinking in my family. And technically my dad died riding a motorcycle drunk, but I don't think being sober would have saved him from that specific incident.

I just never ever want to be anything close to an alcoholic. I feel like I would get addicted if it was more convenient and didn't taste bad. Fear of addiction is also why I'm wary of gambling.

If someone can't explain how something works, they either don't know how it works out don't want you to know how it works.

Things can be complicated and have nuance, but there should be a general basic theory.

Chain wallet. Might be uncool depending on your fit but you'll never lose it. I was skeptical until I got one.

I see your blackwings and I raise you my mechanical contestant - the uniball kuru toga. The rotating lead gimmick actually works pretty well and the elite has just such a nice weight to it because the barrel is this nice knurled metal thing (I think the advance upgrade is also metal, but I don't have that one to compare)

Speaking of uniball, while I'm normally a fountain pen adherent, my go to non-fountain pen is the uniball eye. Such a surprisingly nice pen for the price, and while it's not exactly the same, because it's a liquid ink roller ball it's still much nicer to write with because you don't have to apply pressure to make it write.

A good home cooked meal.