Natasha Tori Maru

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  1. If that sort of method works for your mental hygiene - you do you It isn't needed for everyone. I have friends who treat breakups as a "death" (of their previous mode of existence). So they need to totally wipe the past to appropriately grieve.
  2. I don't know a whole lot about garlic in terms of health benefits. But I cook a lot (in order of strength least > most): - Whole garlic: mildest relatively sweet & aromatic, not very sharp - sweet, buttery caramelised flavour when roasted - Sliced garlic: moderate garlic aroma, bit sharper - becomes sweeter and more nutty when cooked - Chopped/minced garlic: stronger aroma that is pungent, aggressive garlic flavour - bit "hotter" when cooked - Crushed/mashed garlic: super strong raw flavour - shitloads of alliinase activity, pungent and sulfur-y Letting prepped garlic sit for a while changes the flavour profile when raw, and dramatically when cooked. Letting it sit gets all the enzymes activating which alter flavour. Cooked denatures alliinase and stops the enzyme reactions. Raw is sharp, hot, aggressive & sulfurous and it transitions in stages as you cook it from distinct garlic, soft & sweet to sweet, nutty & aromatic to deep buttery & savoury as you cook for longer. Garlic powder is a no go for me personally. I get stomach pains that will have me totally crippled for hours. Do not recommend.
  3. I only agree with Leo after first discovering for myself.
  4. I do not renumerate or think much on the past. So having relics of past relationships do not bother me. I have always remained in touch with my exes - even the painful breakups. I typically require 2/3 months of spaciousness to find my stride again and re-learn striking out alone. For that time I may have less contact. After that, though, I remain friends and catchup 2 or so times a year with them all. Everyone deals with this differently in my experience.
  5. ... its gotten worse. The censorship is fucked. You guys here crying about bUt My MaSCulInE VoICe, ThIS FoRuM iSn't AbOut TruTH, CAn't spEaK my tRuTh, toO muCh TrUth foR tHiS pLAcE!!! Exhibit A:
  6. This is why I don't mind some subreddits - especially construction ones relating to methodology or estimating practices. Great for keeping up with current estimating tools (AI + programs) and ingenious methods of construction. Anything compliance related often doesn't transfer, but the rest can be very good. In those subreddits it is very clear who is talking out of their arse. There is a clearer split between idiots who think they can DIY or are full of false knowing - and those who work in the industry. I could be biased here because I know when someone is talking shit due to experience. But the general downvotes and comments quickly check you. My main issue is the group think and censorship due to the POTENTIAL to receive offense in other sections of the site. Even fair criticism or feedback. Honesty and earnestness are only valued as much as they can be sources of good feelings. Also the AI slop. Really bad.
  7. I give up on reddit. I just got banned in one of the construction related subs. Apparently pointing out potential flaws in someone's reasoning while granting they may be correct - but there is a giant leap present in the logic - is WRONG. I'll just quietly return to 4chan
  8. I think it was a foregone conclusion based on the premise and topic being undefined. Either the topic needed to be concrete or a moderator was always going to be needed to check and resteer.
  9. I am imagining self abuse. "peer reviewed" - by the comments section
  10. This is a really good distinction.
  11. @Lyubov Thanks for reporting back I've experienced similar effects where the dopamine cycle cross pollinates other activities. The more time I spend focused on a single assignment that isn't triggering a charged emotional reaction, the higher my quality of awareness is transplanted onto other tasks.
  12. I'm 2/3 of the way through Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Highly recommend. It has triggered some huge insights for me. The book is not what it seems. Reading this one as there are some small tasks you probably wouldn't be able to properly engage with if this were consumed as an audiobook. Possible, but much easier to circle and note.
  13. I had to stop listening - will check it later if it is available for rewatch!
  14. It better be good, or I'll be injecting abuse and more (avoidable) bias into my moderation! 😈
  15. You guys need a live moderator to keep you on track!
  16. Will do - FUCK. STOP THIS. You LURE ME
  17. It may have been the subreddit I was on. I haven't been back to test it out - I was honestly so revolted over being censored for (what I felt was) benign, honest feedback!
  18. I enjoyed the second half a lot too. It was a great connection. The power of the mind. That's all you need to know. I often feel the need to self check on these topics. Glad got enjoyed it
  19. Oh gosh we bringing the s-word into it. Chuck all the concept in the shredder, make sure it's oiled and ready to go full throttle
  20. Nonviolent Communication is next on my book list. The title always made me pass on it due to my own misinterpretation. Someone I highly respect recommended it. Regarding the OP. Unfortunately I need to read a book to take it in fully. When listening to audiobooks, I tend to be "optimising" my time and dual-tasking. This degrades the quality of my attention. I thought women were supposed to be able to multi-task. Fucking lies! 😅 I can barely chew gum and walk at the same time ! With audiobooks, I need to listen over multiple times to feel I have absorbed all the points. Books I tend to retain after one reading. One reading, sitting breaks + notes for heavy hitters like Ralston. I feel this could be very individual though; I've always been an avid reader of long novels. Nonficton. Fiction. Biographies. Since I was 8 or 9 years old. I never stopped.
  21. Thanks for sharing. I read some measure of restlessness and avoidance of emotion here. But I could be wrong. Very difficult to be in touch with purpose in such cases. I've been there. What makes you most excited? When you do feel energized and eagerly anticipate something in life that does not have any association with women? What are those moments like?
  22. Do you feel able to name and genuinely feel a wide range of emotions? Is it easy to accurately identify emotions in your experience - or are you often trying to understand a state with the mind?
  23. God DAMN. I somehow missed catching The Devil's Advocate. Recommend.
  24. 🎯 There's nothing being contributed. It is essentially shitposting.