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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • I used to think of “blocking” as an extreme measure, but for us individuals, it’s really not. You get to decide what your feed looks like. Especially here.

    BAMO -> block and move on

    What flipped the mental switch for me was facebook, of all places.

    I hate it and was off it for years, then we moved to a small town with no subreddit, only a damn fb group. Man I went on a blocking spree with all the proudly terrible people, and now I have both an actually useful local town group AND a separate handy list of people I don’t need to bother meeting.


  • I love a good gezpacho in the summer. Super refreshing

    This one’s new to me and it sounds delicious. I love everything that’s in it. The colour is gonna be a challenge for westerners though… Pepto Bismol trauma giving me an unpleasant Pavolvian response to that shade of pink haha

    Feel like it might be worth trying anyway


  • Oh man I absolutely feel this.

    I’ve been self employed WFH for almost 20yrs now and the lunch-alone struggle has not gotten easier.

    When I do make the effort though, it’s usually worth it.

    Lately I’ve been in a rut where, if I get up from my desk at all, it’s to forage, not prepare a meal. Like, I’ll call a fistful of peanuts or a banana lunch, or some cold fridge meat with mustard and no plate. It’s depressing.

    When I make something colourful and intentional, though, I always feel better. It forces me to get my head out of work mode and take a break, and it’s satisfying to make something that looks and tastes nice. I feel more like a person too, if that makes sense. Not to mention my brain works better when I actually feed it real food, heh

    Like anything, it’s just starting that’s the hard part.



  • goji@lemmy.catoADHD@lemmy.worldAuditory sensory overload
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, not much helps so I’m here for other ideas too.

    If I can’t remove myself to a quiet place, noise canceling earbuds are my go-to as well. I have airpod pros too, and they’re ok, but Jabra’s active noise cancellation has been by far the best in my experience. So far, anyway.

    Going outside does help, too. It’s not quiet, necessarily, but sounds bounce differently, so it’s much less overwhelming.





  • Ragebait. It’s boring and pointless, and it brings out the worst in everyone. I never understood the appeal of being a “troll” though, so idk.

    Something else I don’t miss, and maybe this is a little more personal, but often when I would try to participate in a conversation, my comment would get auto-removed for some rule/etiquette based reason I could never really wrap my head around. Like, derailing? I thought I knew what that meant, but had comments removed when I was like, “yeah that answer really resonates with me too! My 123 is xyz.”

    Lemmy so far has been much more welcoming to the neurodiverse and I appreciate the organic, freeflowing nature of conversation here.

    Obviously, if someone’s being provocatively hateful / an obvious troll, then nuke 'em.

    But if people are just trying to join in on the conversation, don’t be a pedantic dick about exactly what kind of conversation is allowed. It had gotten to the point where I was afraid to comment at all for fear I’d be doing it wrong.