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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on Looking for DRM-free book recommendations in ~books
trae LinkMichael J. Sullivan will often send you a DRM Free ebook version of his book if you email him the receipt of your purchase. It can even be the audiobook, just sent an audible receipt and got a...Michael J. Sullivan will often send you a DRM Free ebook version of his book if you email him the receipt of your purchase. It can even be the audiobook, just sent an audible receipt and got a free epub. He writes fantasy novels.
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Comment on ADHD and TODO lists in ~health.mental
trae Link ParentI’m in the same boat regarding risk management and what my therapist told me was catastrophizing. I feel best when I feel like I’ve at least identified all the possible road blocks and have a plan...I’m in the same boat regarding risk management and what my therapist told me was catastrophizing. I feel best when I feel like I’ve at least identified all the possible road blocks and have a plan to get over them. Even if, historically, 90% rarely ever happen.
I’ve had to accept that I just simply am not going to get done all that I think I should. My wife has also learned this and can help me carve out what is truly necessary and what can wait. I might get 1 thing done…and that’s ok, or I might get into that hyper focused state and get twice as much as I planned…and that’s ok. My wife understands that the hyper focus isn’t the norm and I can’t be judged by the “you got so much done yesterday, so why are you so off today”. It took time. I still get crazy anxious, I still get overwhelmed, and I still catastrophize. But I have to step back and say it’s ok.
Lastly, my community is huge. I’m a Christian so I have a great group of people around me that know my ADHD and the struggles I have and can lift me up when I’m struggling. Even if you aren’t religious or anything, I would suggest finding a group you can lean on. It’s absolutely invaluable in pulling me out of anxiety or deep depression. Meds always help me get on the right path to get out of these times but the community around me allows it to go so much faster.
Just my two cents.
Just got done playing The Invincible and man was it great. I'm a huge fan of story games. Games that play like an interactive movie where you aren't necessarily required to tackle a ton of combat or otherwise, but just immerse yourself in the story.
The Invincible is a story based on Stanislaw Lem's book of the same name, and has this amazing mid-century Soviet aesthetic. But more than that, the way it's done with the unreliable narrator that is you and completely immersive music, just made me love this game.
Story games tend not to have the best replay value as all the details have been revealed by then, but I'm seriously considering playing again. Even though I know the story and the turns, Starward Industries did a great job in providing choices that I'm sure moved the story in different ways. It's not like everything would end up completely different, but the choices had weight and I want to see where the branches take me.