Tara Joy

Bioelectrician ⚡

[Tara Joy @tarajoy_]

@leanis1aw I live my life like this for a decade now

2 things I learned:

It's best to add one skill on top of an adjacent one (went from bakery work to becoming a barista eg)

invest money, if it let's you meet new people. free YouTube stuff is nice, but a strong network is better

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@CoffeewClassics Uncle Tom's datacenter

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@girdley color from places: buildings, cars, appliances

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@nntaleb having an anti-model does not intend to demean a person, it's looking at their life choices that led them to their current misery

and then, do the opposite & don't listen to anti-rolemodel advice, even if it seems rational & is backed by many

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I disagree with him on a lot but got so many useful heuristics from @nntaleb that I'll always be thankful for

one is to think in the negative:

have anti-models (people you don't want to emulate) instead of role models;
use silence skillfully & display less than you know

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@matt__makes that's beautiful. and I love that you exchanged one bad habit for a good one, this is where real change comes from

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@coookwithchris I do love their mint chip one , but all of them are great

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Found some hogweed in the forest. it's really tiny put stands out due to it's fun shape and bright color

Walking in nature to me is much more interesting than watching tv

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@TheGloriousLion I'm from Vienna & love our coffee house tradition & history.

Another coffee culture I respect is the Scandinavian one, awesome sweets & excellent quality.

Bought your coffee once at Jotunheim nutrition, it was delicious.

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fleamarket-maxxing:

old physical books are an asset again. on air, facts have become so malleable since ai can tamper with things on a large scale.

same goes for old clothes, old appliances as well: higher durability, less toxic materials, less planned obsolescence

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@WeirdMedieval Did not know about that. Thanks for sharing.

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@samanthacavet Love it. Made this my new background.

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@wylfcen @notsocrazy24 In German it also gives things a larger form (lit. Gestalt): "riechen" - to smell (reek) becomes "Geruch" (sense of smell), "walten" (rule,manage) becomes "Gewalt" (violence or force) etc..

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Found a poisonous potato puffball during a forest walk. I took it home to study and cut it open: smelled like the devil's unwashed socks ( methane/sulfur). But pretty.

Don't forget to wash your hands and knife afterwards!

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@AntigoneJournal on my reading list

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Looking for 100% natural fiber rashguards for martial arts. Tired of wearing plastic during training

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@jessethanley @Bento I love this mindset. You are on the right path.

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@lionelrudaz What are your favorites swiss chocolates?

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One project also led seamlessly to the next: to repair the shed, we needed to cut some brambles in the way, which led to collecting compost etc. As long as the 2-3 main objectives of the day got done, everything else was in flow & no time was wasted.

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I spent the last few days helping a friend out in the garden, harvesting apples, mulching garden beds for winter, composting, repairing the shed & picking mushrooms in the surrounding forest

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In the evening I was vibecoding small projects. What is so enjoyable about both, is that each work is comprised of lots of different small tasks with immediate results instead of boring, repetitive work that leads to burnout. And I still got a ton done each day.