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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • I cancelled Prime around that time and my Amazon spending dropped significantly. I still shop there occasionally when I need something, but I’ll usually throw the stuff I need, but not immediately in my cart and wait until I qualify for free shipping. Also, they’ve given me like 5 free month trials, which I use when I DO need something ASAP. Just gotta be sure to cancel before it auto-renews.

    Less consumerism is always better.


  • Sure! I used to hate doing the dishes and would let them pile up until I had no clean ones left, so then if I looked at the sink and saw that there were dishes I didn’t want to do, I’d do them anyways. When I wanted to stop, I’d just keep going until they were done. Even if my back started hurting and my hands were soggy, even when I was so bored I wanted to tear my eyes out, I’d just keep going until they were done.

    Making your bed is something you can do every day to build willpower. You don’t HAVE to do it, and usually probably don’t want to, but it only takes like 5 minutes and makes your living space look nice, which makes it a good exercise.

    Idk how old you are, but I’m old enough to no longer live with my parents. They’re like almost an hour away. When they call to invite me over, my knee-jerk reaction is to stay home, but I know they’re not gonna be around forever and I should see them every now and again, so I’ll force myself to go visit.

    Going to the gym, or going on runs also helps. Working out is hard, and staying consistent is even harder. Lifting weights/getting exercise is just as much a mental battle as it is a physical one. 4-5 days per week, 5 exercises per session, 3 sets of 10 reps. It’ll take about an hour to complete. There are more efficient ways to work out, but that would be a good starting point. Alternatively, run/jog for 30 min, or go on an hour long walk 5 days per week.









  • I’m not a dev, but I do have SOME coding experience and have been wanting to help with some open source projects, if nothing else but for the experience. Rust has been on my “to learn” list for like a year now. I def have a lot to learn, but the best way to learn is to get your hands dirty. I’ll take a look at the Github page and see if there’s any low-hanging fruit I can try to tackle lol

    EDIT: I’m pretty sure I can help with some of these. My coding skills are out of practice, and idk any Rust yet, but I’m a fast learner. Currently learning how to use git to fork a repo, add code, and create a PR, then I’ll go learn some Rust syntax and get to work! I’m actually really excited! I’ve been wanting to figure out how to contribute to FOSS projects since I started daily driving Arch Linux like a year ago, and this is a great opporunity for me to learn!

    If anyone has any development tips for a noob like me, let me know! I’m going in pretty blind here, so any advice is appreciated!