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    9. What are your best tips for productivity and project management?

      ~life Ask (survey)
      I'm currently juggling full time work and graduate school. Project management is not something that I necessarily find easy, but I need to figure it out in order to succeed this semester. Any...

      I'm currently juggling full time work and graduate school. Project management is not something that I necessarily find easy, but I need to figure it out in order to succeed this semester. Any productivity tips would be welcome. Thanks

      37 votes

    12. Best genre, artist, playlist etc., to boost productivity when writing?

      ~music Ask (recommendations)
      I'm currently working on a research paper (low-threat undergrad coursework), and I keep alternating between Lofi hip-hop and gentle acoustic pop covers to keep me motivated and on task. I've tried...

      I'm currently working on a research paper (low-threat undergrad coursework), and I keep alternating between Lofi hip-hop and gentle acoustic pop covers to keep me motivated and on task. I've tried to get into a variety of classical music for this purpose, but I always end up rolling back to my Samuel Barber playlist and end up burning out on it. What's your go-to for productivity enhancement?

      15 votes

    19. Formula 1 Grand Prix of Italy (Monza) 2023 - Qualifying Results

      ~sports.motorsports Ask
      Not as crazy as F2 Qualifying, at least. That's certainly worth a watch. Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Will probably be the first race in awhile with no rain! Results -- SPOILER POS NO...

      Not as crazy as F2 Qualifying, at least. That's certainly worth a watch.

      Looking forward to the race tomorrow. Will probably be the first race in awhile with no rain!

      Results -- SPOILER
      POS NO DRIVER CAR Q1 Q2 Q3 LAPS
      1 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 1:21.965 1:20.991 1:20.294 20
      2 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 1:21.573 1:20.937 1:20.307 21
      3 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 1:21.788 1:20.977 1:20.361 21
      4 63 George Russell MERCEDES 1:22.148 1:21.382 1:20.671 21
      5 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 1:21.911 1:21.240 1:20.688 21
      6 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:21.661 1:21.272 1:20.760 21
      7 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 1:22.106 1:21.527 1:20.785 24
      8 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 1:21.977 1:21.369 1:20.820 21
      9 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 1:21.995 1:21.581 1:20.979 23
      10 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1:22.043 1:21.543 1:21.417 19
      11 22 Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 1:21.852 1:21.594 15
      12 40 Liam Lawson ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 1:22.112 1:21.758 15
      13 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 1:22.343 1:21.776 16
      14 77 Valtteri Bottas ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1:22.249 1:21.940 14
      15 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1:21.930 1:21.944 15
      16 24 Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 1:22.390 8
      17 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 1:22.545 7
      18 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 1:22.548 8
      19 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 1:22.592 8
      20 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 1:22.860 9

      Source: F1.com

      11 votes

    25. The blight of bright white LEDs

      ~life Ask
      I feel like I'm the only one noticing this and it's driving me crazy. With everyone transitioning away from incandescent, it seems like anywhere you go now there are these blindingly bright and...

      I feel like I'm the only one noticing this and it's driving me crazy. With everyone transitioning away from incandescent, it seems like anywhere you go now there are these blindingly bright and high color temperature LED lights. Of course, if LEDs are better and more energy efficient we should use them. But whenever I've tried buying LED bulbs, they've been consistently brighter and higher color temperature than the stated lumens and Kelvin. And a lot of times, it's just extremely difficult to find LED bulbs for certain shapes at a reasonable luminosity. Like our house uses a lot of BR30 bulbs that are supposed to be around ~400 lumens, but the lowest you can possibly find is 650.

      I'm genuinely concerned what effect this is going to have on our shared spaces and even potentially our psychology/circadian rhythm. There's an especially egregious example on an important cultural street in the city, where there's this truly blinding light in a parking lot about a third the way from the edge to the center of the district that makes the entire immediate area extremely unpleasant to be in. Someone tell me I'm not crazy.

      63 votes