Abie Giordano

JC | CS | INTJ | 9w1 | writer | reader| teacher | IT | dog | drum | @JPCC | @presuniv 2010

[Abie Giordano @biegio]

so beautiful... doubtful person, with the support of positive affirmation from people around them can unleash great potential he/she cannot see before 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[a fudge brownie @_sirusaa]

If you start doubting yourself, just remember that gordon ramsay won’t stop to encourage christine to believe in herself :”)

[Warga Tudum 🎬✨ @wargatudum]

Orang bilang Culinary Class Wars boring karena kebanyakan perkenalan atau narasi.

Setelah bertahan nonton sampe lewat babak pertama, ternyata ini salah satu acara masak paling sakral dengan detail-detail yang mustahil kita dapetin saat nonton Masterchef.

[brugatie @brugatie]

I always wondered "how many times has Saitama praised someone?" Be it by their strength or heroism. He doesn't praise often.
Here's a 🧵 with the moments and characters he has praised.

[Anime Tweets @AnimexTwts]

THE SHIBUYA INCIDENT

[Kai @KaiAnitwt]

Subjective art in different COLD manga panels 🥶
[A Thread 🧵]

1. Chainsaw man

[Abie Giordano @biegio]

🔥🔥🔥

[Anime Posts @AnimeePost]

Jujutsu Kaisen x Naruto

[Xpr-Gpd @NeonLamant]

@historyinmemes This right here is reason enough not to ban TikTok 😂

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Just finished this book - Bad Therapy by @AbigailShrier

This is one of the most eye-opening books I've ever read. It's a must read for any parent, any teacher, and should be required reading for any school administrator as well.

The book dives into trying to figure out why kids are having so many mental health problems, when there are so many resources devoted to improving mental health outcomes.

Anxiety, depression, suicide, etc are all higher than they've ever been with kids, even though their lives are arguably better than ever before. It just doesn't make sense.

A few key takeaways from the book:

A constant attention on how kids are "feeling" or "thinking" is causing negative outcomes.

Constantly ruminating on your emotions and how you feel negatively impacts your mental health. If all you do is focus on your emotions, you are destined to be anxious or depressed.

We incessantly ask kids how they're feeling, if they're happy, how their mental health is, etc, and this is creating kids who think they're fragile instead of resilient.

Trying to solve every problem for kids has caused a generation who can't do anything for themselves.

We (Gen X) were told to "suck it up" or "you'll live" or "rub some dirt on it" all the time. Many of us came to the conclusion this is "bad parenting" because our feelings were neglected, and we vowed not to do this to our own children.

Because of that, kids immediately over-dramatize everything that happens to them, making mountains out of molehills, and thinking the world must revolve around their emotions and feelings.

You develop confidence and strong mental health by doing things, not by thinking or via therapy.

You can't think your way out of anxiety. You don't gain confidence by analysis of your thoughts or mental health issues.

You gain confidence and eliminate anxiety by doing gradually more difficult tasks, excelling at them, and realizing you are a competent, capable person.

The non-stop attention therapy gives to these small, common emotions we all feel blows them out of proportion to their seriousness (not talking about genuine disorders here, just normal anxieties that millions of people go to therapy to try to avoid).

One of the best ways to decrease your happiness is to chase it.

Our society constantly tells kids they should be "happy" and asks them if they are.

Happiness isn't a state you should be in 24/7. That's not realistic. Joy and bliss aren't permanent states - they are fleeting.

Contentment, stillness, and being even-keeled are much better goals to aim for mentally.

The happiest, most well adjusted kids come from families with loving parents that have strict rules for the household.

This one really set off the confirmation bias in me... I feel really blessed we have 2 well adjusted middle school kids who do great in school, are very respectful and well mannered, and we barely even need to parent them.

But for years, we were very strict with them. Bedtimes, family rules, how we do things, etc. The in-laws and lots of friends thought we were totalitarian.

In reality, we just had high standards. And it's really paying off right now. I found it really interesting that strict rules equals happy kids. Makes sense, though, as kids need to know what their boundaries are.

Constantly surveying school-age kids about their mental health causes more issues than it solves.

Mental health resources is big money. Districts need to validate all the resources allocated towards mental health, and they often do that via surveys.

Asking kids non-stop questions like:

- Have you thought about self harm?
- Have you thought about suicide?
- Have you been so anxious you can't get out of bed?

Etc, etc puts into their heads the idea that themselves, or many of their peers are broken and cannot function properly in the real world.

It normalizes situations that would be incredibly rare at any other time in history.

There's a lot of other takeaways, too, but I'll stop there.

It's a fantastic book. Go pick it up and read it. This isn't an affiliate thing or a promotion thing at all. I just really enjoyed it, and it will further shape the way I parent moving forward.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Fans at a hockey game cheered every time this 4 year old kid came on the screen and booed when it went onto someone else

[Paul Couvert @itsPaulAi]

ChatGPT has now a serious competitor.

Anthropic has just released Claude 2 and it's really powerful.

Here's why you should use Claude 2 instead of ChatGPT (for free):

[Thread]

[Robin Delta @heyrobinai]

ChatGPT was just the beginning.

It's all about AI Chrome extensions now.

7 AI Chrome extensions to save hours for entrepreneurs, students, and creators:

[Mark Gadala-Maria @markgadala]

ChatGPT is the world's best money maker.

But most people don't know how to use it to generate income.

Here are 7 techniques that will turn you into an CASH machine:

[George Mack @george__mack]

Confession:

I collect ads like rich people collect watches.

The 13 best ads I've collected:

[Assassin's Creed @assassinscreed]

Requiescat in pace, Altair.

[Matt Schnuck @mattschnuck]

Want the technique Beyonce uses to overcome imposter syndrome?

The biggest stars in the world use it to get on stage.

The most expensive Executive Coaches teach it too.

Here’s how it works (and how you can use it for yourself):

[Ilfa Habib @ilfahabib]

Sungguhlah Bali bener2 surganya buat pecinta kopi di pagi hari. So, I curated several coffee, pastry, or brunch spots during my 3 weeks stay at Bali. Mostly located in Seminyak area btw.

[Abie Giordano @biegio]

@anima me me me! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[HIDEO_KOJIMA @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN]

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When I planned "Metal Gear," a game about avoiding combat, almost no one understood it. The same was of "Snatcher," which introduced action into an adventure game, "Bokutai," a portable game played outside using a sun sensor, and "Death Stranding," a rope game about delivery.

[Edwin Lau @chefedwinlau]

Siapa tau belum tau jadi tau.

• Edwin Lau •

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The Opportunity Paradox

Take on less, accomplish more.

Success doesn’t come from taking on everything that comes your way.

It comes from focus—deep focus on the tasks that really matter.

Say yes to what matters, say no to what doesn’t.

Your time is an asset to be cherished.