ingrid tech goddess

explorer | products for health and connection | softer AI | currently building @ournannyapp

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@teehee2229 @WoodwardH29 These are great, in my rotation as well. Might add something w pasta and peas too - like a marry me chicken w a creamy tomatoey umami sauce on noodles

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@allgarbled What I don’t understand is why the farmers market is like exponentially more expensive than even Whole Foods. Like wtf this is a direct to consumer thing shouldn’t it be cheaper somehow

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@fortelabs Not gonna lie, it is a fun and addictive way of working

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@OldHollowTree me all the time!

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@natiakourdadze i am currently in this purgatory

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@AldaMetaX @GreatLakesWife_ This is such wise advice. I struggle with listening to my own intuition as a mother and over rely on expert advice, but I always regret it. You know in your gut what is right! You are doing great!

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@Midnight_Sweaty Never going back to normal

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@madebydia I love this. Can’t wait till my guy goes thru his Dino phase. Already obsessed w rocks.

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@Olua_AO @shagbark_hick Not sure how you have a glass door around a clawfoot tub (as in his original picture)

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@theo Can’t code with so already there for me ;)

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@PaulSkallas There is neuroscience to this, looking into the distance or horizon relaxes the nervous system

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@UrbanCourtyard Don’t even get me started on rural land zoning in the west. Our most beautiful parcels of land are reserved for forest or agricultural zoning w no way to build (f*** you oregon)

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@dariusdan Posting sucks!!! I can only manage being a reply guy so far

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dude I have no idea what you are talking about. Isn’t it obvious that the things she mentioned are not done necessarily out of kindness or duty but also self interest?

Being nice to your parents —> your own kid watches this and hopefully is also nice to you when you are old and helpless

Cultivating friendships —> it is important to have networks of people who care about you outside of your immediate small nuclear family unit, to ensure your family gets the best opportunities that exist, the kindest and more interesting people to hang out with, etc.

Participating in your community —> status games, which people will never grow out of. Also immensely practical for any time of hardship. Need a job? Had a disaster? Your community will remember and repay you - insurance against the desolation and risk of living without a tribe (see- people on the street).

Also outside of all of these things, loneliness and need for human connection is a thing in and of itself. You don’t need belief in god, romantic ideals or even pragmatic reasons to do these things to relieve the existential terror of being alone

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@allie__voss @AJA_Cortes yea if anything it has taught me that public scrutiny is real and you really should be self conscious

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@cboyack We have started a rotating dinner club to solve this problem - four couples, three with kids one without kids. The work of hosting rotates, we have dinner together every 2 wks

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@marieglosss Killer body tho

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Have friends who FIREd and at least 1 yr in are incredibly happy. They are traveling, exploring hobbies, spending time w aging parents. Not sure what the long term strategy will be but I doubt if they will stay retired forever - they are just too creative and intellectual.

It’s less about not working I think and more about freedom and being able to choose exactly where / when you want to work.

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Controversial opinion:

I think the FIRE movement has got one fundamental thing wrong.

Not the maths.

The assumption.

The assumption that work is simply something to escape from.

The BBC recently featured a couple who retired at 40 after years of extraordinary saving and investing.

They did it by

- Not having children
- Eating packed lunches for 10 years
- Not turning on the heating in their home

Look, if you really want it, retiring at 40 is an incredible achievement.

But their story makes me ask a different question…

If you hate your job so much that your life’s ambition is to escape it, isn’t the real problem the job - not work itself?

Work isn’t just about money.

It’s where many of us find purpose.

It’s where we learn.

It’s where we build friendships.

It’s where we solve problems.

It’s where we create.

It’s where we contribute.

It’s where we grow.

Yes, financial independence is a wonderful goal.

But why spend 20 years living like a church mouse just to earn the right to stop doing something you dislike?

Why not spend those 20 years building a career or a business that you genuinely can’t wait to wake up for?

To me, that’s a far richer definition of freedom.

The goal shouldn’t be to retire as early as possible.

It should be to build a life where you no longer feel the need to retire.

Work has given me far more than an income.

It’s given me purpose, lifelong friends, endless learning, unforgettable experiences and the opportunity to help other people.

Money bought me choices.

Work gave my life meaning.

Maybe the ultimate form of financial independence isn’t escaping work.

Maybe it’s having the freedom to do work you love, with people you enjoy, for as long as you choose.