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How do you "Do as as I say, not as I do"?

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[–] bassad@jlai.lu 7 points 51 minutes ago

Stop checking the news.

Grab a book before sleeping rather than your phone.

[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 6 points 53 minutes ago

Sleep more.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 15 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

β€œDone is better than perfect.”

[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

I'm working on this, though i usually say - I'd rather get bitched at for doing it wrong than for not doing it. At my job it's to emphasize the stupidity of the task and the lack of training on a shitty system.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Don't Write Lemmy Posts In Title Case

Actually, I like capitalizing random nouns, so sometimes I might do that accidentally.

[–] plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 5 hours ago

Be kind to yourself

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

β€œDon’t overthink it” & β€œworrying won’t solve the problem when you have to wait anyway”.

I always give that advice. However, I, personally, always overthink and keep worrying.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

I would agree, but I'm still frantically thinking whether I actually agree and whether I should be expressing that publicly!

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 36 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Always add tests to your code!

[–] python@programming.dev 12 points 6 hours ago

True that haha

In practice, I live by "never write any code that's important enough for anyone to insist on testing it" 😎

[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago

It's not a problem if it takes you 12 tries and you still haven't gotten it, do it a 13th. If I don't do something perfect on the 1st or 2nd try I'll most likely never do it again.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 19 points 6 hours ago

"don't worry about it being perfect" and "stop being so self critical"

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

"Your life is worth it, don't give up!"

Right as I think about my own suicide plans.

I feel like a hypocrite.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Sometimes it helps to take your own advice, like having a conversation with yourself as if you were another person.

Other times, there's a cloud around our heads that stops that from working.

I hope you find someone to talk to who treats you with the same compassion that you treat others.

Depending on where you live, someone to talk to is probably a phone call away. Give it a try if that's an option.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 9 points 3 hours ago

Asking for help us a sign if strength, not weakness.

I know that because i find it extremely hard to ask for help.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 3 hours ago

Oof that his home.

All I can say is that things can turn it better, it has for me personally.

It's great of you that you inspire others, though, not hypocritical, it's what we all need sometimes. Doesn't matter if you don't see it personally, you are helping another human being get along.

[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

I feel you so fucking much.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 17 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Don't eat a entire box of thin mints.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago

That's easy to obey... but samaos seem to spontaneously evaporate near me.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Do not eat that entire 3KG bag of wine gums to yourself

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 4 points 3 hours ago

Good luck on the throne

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

I'm sorry, what? Elaborate for curiosity!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 13 points 6 hours ago

If you just do the thing, people will stop asking you when are you going to do the thing.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Try to hit the gym at least 3 times a ~~day~~ week. Daily if you can, even if it just means a light "spa" day.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Rest days are important! Depending on what you're doing of course but ya need to rest

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I overheard someone saying that rest days can be even more important than gym days because that's when the body recovers.

My body does a lot of recovering!

[–] 5wim@slrpnk.net 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Three times a day, or, if you can muster it, once a day!

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Lol, oops. 3 times a week