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Comment on How do you get emotional and/or mental comfort from others? in ~health.mental
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Comment on Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights in ~life.women
ajwish Link ParentI find that we always default to wondering about the women raising men like this. What about the men? The fathers, family members, role models that men encounter? It seems to me that no matter...I find that we always default to wondering about the women raising men like this. What about the men? The fathers, family members, role models that men encounter? It seems to me that no matter what kind of behavior men display, it somehow seems to become a woman's fault anyway - why didn't his mother raise him right? I think that's a bit unfair.
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Comment on Is an iPad enough for college students these days? in ~tech
ajwish LinkI can't speak to the requirements of dentistry school, but I finished an engineering undergrad and the first couple years of my grad program on a Surface Pro and it was a good set up for me. I...I can't speak to the requirements of dentistry school, but I finished an engineering undergrad and the first couple years of my grad program on a Surface Pro and it was a good set up for me. I didn't make a ton of use of the pen/drawing capabilities but they were there when I needed them, and installing the (many, many) different software requirements for different classes was straightforward. I did have a keyboard, mouse and monitor in my room because the screen isn't all that big for more detailed work (also my vision is shit) but for all of the portable needs I had, the surface was great.
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Comment on How do you organize yourself? in ~life
ajwish Link ParentJust a suggestion for making a board/organizer - especially if you use sticky notes already, it's pretty easy to use painters tape or masking tape or label tape (something that sticks but won't...Just a suggestion for making a board/organizer - especially if you use sticky notes already, it's pretty easy to use painters tape or masking tape or label tape (something that sticks but won't damage your wall) to make a grid or set of columns on the wall that you can use. Then you can move sticky notes between categories based on whatever system works best for you. I suppose you could do something similar for a calendar but that seems far more challenging logistically.
I used to just color code my sticky notes but that got wildly out of hand very rapidly so this has been helpful to organize, and the tactile aspect of physically adding/moving/removing tasks seems to be helpful for me as well.
Honestly, my dog is probably the only one able to give me that comfort. I do have a partner and friends who do their best, but as you say, it can be hard to articulate what I need or why something isn't feeling helpful. My dog ... doesn't actually care what I need. She doesn't need guidance on what to do because she wouldn't actually do anything anyway. I'm not even sure she recognizes that I'm upset. And something about that lack of pressure (maybe? This isn't quite the right word but I can't think how else to phrase it) makes her presence very comforting to me. She sits on my feet and I pet her and have feelings, and that process brings me (eventually) comfort at a level that human beans can't really achieve for me.
I recognize that this is not very helpful for working out how to utilize your interpersonal support network, but maybe it is helpful to think of other routes to find find a comforting presence?