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The focus feature on this app has been a lifesaver(uses the Pomodoro technique), I struggle to stay focused on one task and it's kinda embarrassing how much this has helped me.

Somehow, just putting some headphones on, turning the timer on, and some nature sounds just helps me instantly focus. Feels kinda like magic sometimes lol.

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Mechwarrior Online
You can build and customize your own mech, with restrictions on tonnage and heat generation. You need to balance damage output with speed and armor. Hundreds of mech chassis to choose from and customize.

Gameplay is pretty tactical and strategic. It consists of 12v12 co-op games where you try to capture points, kill the enemy, or gather resource points.

And it's free!

I grew up with computers and naturally learned to program. I hate, hate, hate theory. Learning programming is easy. Pull up a hello world tutorial for your chosen language. From there, expand and learn all the little details. If statements, loops, functions, etc. Just tinker with it. You should be good at that.

From there, build little useless but "fun" apps. Like something that asks what your favorite things are and then relays it back to you.

After a while you'll get more used to making things and you can start working on command line tools. Then you can start digging into UI and working on a full application.

Alternatively you can pick up some web languages (HTML, Javascript, Ruby, etc) and work on web apps or a website.

As a 'programmer' I'm constantly learning 'how to program'. It's impossible to know everything that's required, so you pick up stuff and learn new things as you go. Figure out what you want to do, and then go figure out how to do it. ISTPs should have a really easy time doing that.

Edit: If you want a specific starting point, you might want to check out project euler (even though it's down right now).

I don't know the exact issues you were having with SanDisk, but putting Rockbox on my Clip+ is the best thing I ever did. It has pretty awesome compatibility with file formats, but the interface is clunky to people who aren't into that sort of thing. Tiny, decent battery life, crazy good DAC for the size and price. Grab a 128gb microSD and you're good to go.

The Facebook lite app is so much better. It is statically linked and compressed for optimum performance. I wish more apps were like this. I might look over some of the reddit apps and see if I can find a similar one. I'm looking into alternative social media that is decentralized and transparent, librem.one is one such example.

I grew up kicking myself that I didn't invest in certain stocks when I had the chance. So many chances to become a millionaire.

>My friends are acting like I'm some sort of alien.

Your friends are an uncurated mess of fuckwits. Learn how to maintain an SQL database and plug in all their details then you can have your own AI sorting them out.

/u/PhiloctetesBow /u/bumpty

Since most interest seems to be in the investing part. Here is my run down for you guys:

If you know little/nothing about investing start by maxing out an IRA (Roth if you expect to make more income when age 60 an older than you do now). To do this simply go open an account with Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab, etc. and buy into a Mutual or Index fund (Index recommended) with low turnover rate (should be negligible for Index funds) and low expense ratios (should also be negligible for Index funds). If you expect to be an inactive investor (i.e. you couldn't dedicate at least 20 hours in a week to it) stay with this strategy: max IRA every year with any additional investments in tax-free bonds, gov't bonds, high-yield CDs and Index funds.

For those of you that want to be a bit more aggressive AND have the time AND inclination, here is your reading list:

http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/2011/03/my-entry-criteria-for-dividend-stocks.html (as well as other articles)

The Intelligent Investor - Ben Graham

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits - Philip Fisher

Financial Accounting - Free at PrinciplesofAccounting.com

Additional Reading/Resources:

Investopedia.com

Zacks.com

Morningstar.com

SEC.gov

nasdaq.com

standardandpoors.com

dowjones.com

Fool.com

DISCLAIMER: I am currently in the process of getting a Masters of Finance, I am not at this time a financial representative/advisor, nor (at this time) do I work for any financial institutions. Please use your best prejudice before taking anyone's advice on financial matter - if it doesn't make sense to you, then don't do it.

You see, in most schools here C is taught with C++ together. I have used this rescource , but if you prefer books, I'd go for "The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchie, although I wouldn't recommend it, since learning C is more of a gateway, an introduction to coding logic and thinking.

I have an older Sony e-reader. I usually take it on flights because it's lighter than most books I read.

You might want to check Standard Ebooks, they are Project Gutenberg books (so completely free) except properly formatted.

I usually start books but never finish them unless they're really engaging. I've started The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Dune, and Siddhartha a few months ago but haven't finished them. I think I enjoy self-help/informative books more because it feels more productive and practical. Right now I'm reading The 4-Hour Workweek, Thinking Fast and Slow, and Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy.

That's a great idea. I bought his brother an anatomy encyclopedia, and he loved it. The Knowledge Encyclopedia looks pretty good - pictures, short explanations.

Hmm. If you feel out of touch with your emotions and want to understand them better, a book that was surprisingly helpful to me was How to Talk so Kids Will Listen. I know it seems irrelevant, but this book explores ways to affirm emotions. It was assigned to me as part of a class for college but it's one of the most helpful books I've ever read coming from an emotionally tone deaf family. And if you open yourself up for the opportunity to be loved (ie. start dating again) and you're persistent, you'll find the right person. But you have to be diligent and not settle.

Here's a Ring camera with a security alarm and a speaker, so you can tell them you have them surrounded - you can control this through your phone. I also found an alarm you can disarm with a remote so you don't disturb your neighbors.

I thought of some more ideas too:

First, install a big sign in front of your property ("BEWARE OF DOG" / "NO TRESPASSING, VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED" / "DANGER"). Limits liability while giving you a convenient " but I told you so" excuse. Rig a booby trap above the door with dye packs that explode without causing bodily harm, like banks do. Wreath your trailer with barbed wire, then place poison ivy in front of the wire (spinoff of your cactus idea, but with itching). Make them think think this is YOUR meth lab, not theirs, then read your novels under a blanket in peace.

Thank you so much. I would like to know where should I start from? I know a little bit of graphic design and all but no background in coding. So, will starting from https://www.freecodecamp.org help? Would like to see your site also.

This intro to JavaScript course is an easy and interactive introduction to programming.

Even if you aren't interested in JavaScript, you will learn about the basics of programming like variables, functions, loops, and data structures. The important part is learning the fundamentals which you will make use of with whatever type of programming you decide to do in the future.

Others at https://web.archive.org/web/20090615083457/http://www.murraystate.edu/secsv/fye/m-b.htm

It seems to have been down for the past few years, so you may have to go back further if some of those type pages 404.

I'm an art major, but unfortunately lately I havent drawn anything I'm proud of compared to last year. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/11149582_969703396385972_2409153088604121320_n.jpg?oh=5087ac0db18a6a3eebd23bab023a6f30&oe=5657FCB7

This is my art page https://www.tumblr.com/blog/ezekiel-thrash

As someone who has my own web design company, I strongly urge you not to give up on software dev. It's in huge demand, pays a lot, and you can be an independent contractor/freelancer... meaning you can still travel, set your own hours, and never step foot in an office. It does take work to run your own business, but your chosen field is perfect for the lifestyle you want.

And you can supplement your own business, until it really takes off, with service-industry jobs (bartending, waiting tables, etc.). Also, you can start by taking small jobs on upwork.com to build your portfolio. Or, you can just work through upwork forever.

MyNoise It's a ton of sound generators, from rain to weird sci-fi soundscapes. Great background noise for getting stuff done. Any donation amount gets you paid access for life, totally worth it. Very few limits on free version anyways.

I tried using everynoise to figure out the genres of artists I listen to but it kept grouping wildly different artists together so it didn't really help

I guess I'd be somewhere in the tropical house bubble though

I was looking at two dictionary definitions. Psycopath and Sociopath.

To me it seems like psycopath is being described as someone who is still looking to use their Fe but is having trouble forming that wanted relationship.

Sociopath sounds more like Fi. "lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience" could be a heightened regard to what they value as being more important than the compromises of society.

This probably has more to do with Id Ego Superego than mbti... What i want to know is why this path of thought would be incorrect if that is the case. Also, does anyone take mbti into serious consideration when it comes to studies of the psyche?

I started from sololearn and I fully recommend it! It teaches you pretty much the absolute basics of a language so don’t expect to get all of the information from the website/app.

Personally, I think a good starting language would be Python just because the syntax is pretty easy to get. But, feel free to try all of the languages on Sololearn to see which you enjoy the most. Once you find the language you want to pursue, finish the course and start building your skills elsewhere. And also, make sure to join the r/learnprogramming subreddit.

Therapy can do wonders for this thing. I also recommend reading this book (Crucial Conversations).

You don't have the right tools to solve your communication issue. Therapy will help you get the tools. It is a learnable thing.

I used to do this when I got too close to people because I got scared of the possibility of them being disappointed in me.

I got one of these:

Lenovo Ideapad L340 Gaming Laptop, 15.6 Inch FHD (1920 X 1080) IPS Display, Intel Core i5-9300H Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB Nvme SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, Windows 10, 81LK00HDUS, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VC55LF5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_fabc_24ZE7GGD8PD23ZAMMZCC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

If you're looking to do heavy gaming you'll want something with some better hardware, but I gravitate toward games that are usually a little lighter on requirements. Outside of that I do a little bit of coding, Photoshop, and things like that. Nothing intense almost ever. It's a champ.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidquest.android This is the Android version of an old game from the mid 1980s that took me a while to beat. Have fun on level 4, and no looking up spoilers.

Have you ever heard of the book Games People Play?

Sounds like you've been ripped out of dissociation. The solution is generally to grieve your losses of the past that is causing that suffering in the first place (and not mind-numbing drugs like antidepressants). Many psychiatrists want to push you back into dissociation because they've mastered the art of dissociation themselves, but that would just be sweeping it under the rug. It's generally well-known that the psychiatric profession does not attract the most emotionally healthy people. So look into your childhood and grieve the (series of) events that made you feel this way. Grieving is very important. Mindfulness can also help you notice your feelings. It did not come natural to me but it gets easier and it helps A LOT. It deals with your suffering right at its core. The Tao of Fully Feeling is a book I can't recommend enough. I can also recommend some other very good books if you're interested.

Not an avid reader. I guess I should start reading some more... will pick from others' suggestions. Currently, my favourite two books are:

• The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason

• How to live - Sarah Bakewell

Not sure if authors are ISTPs or anything though.

The video game point is very interesting because I think competitive video games are a common trap for ISTPs. It's designed to give rewards to keep us invested while we obsessively try to improve. For me, I would find a new game that interests me, get really focused on it and after some time, I would look back with regret about all the time I wasted playing this game that didn't have any deep meaning. One game I played was CSGO. I remember often carrying the team in ranked and the other team would accuse me of cheating or smurfing because "there's no way you can be this rank having only played less than 100 hours." I never committed to making it to GM because I realized how much time it would take to get to that rank and how I could be doing so many other more rewarding activities.

As for meditation, I suggest you google Mindfulness in Plain English. I'm going to keep this short because I could literally talk about meditation for hours. Meditation may seem boring and intangible at first glance but it is actually a very challenging, rewarding and practical activity. The goal is to become an active observer of the world and not get attached to nonpermenant things. This may sound like spiritual woo-woo but it really is a great way to live life if you can fully embrace it. I practice vipassana so I suggest you look into that.

I tried to get into meditating once. The practice of it was never really my thing. I don't know, just always felt like I was just sitting there wasting time that could be spent better elsewhere. I really got off on the thought aspect of it though. A lot of Buddhist teachings are more about how to kill your ego and stuff like that. I recommend checking out The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. It starts out with a story from when he was a child and saw his teacher talk someone through death for the first time; really heavy stuff.

I myself sadly have an iPhone, I didn't have a choice as that's what my parents said I have to get and the battery life it terrible. I would reccomend getting a second charger, the one I have is actually solar powered. You can charge it in the wall which is faster or clip it somewhere or leave it and let the sun do it. It has 2 ports and is rain resistant. It is 24 dollars and is 4 times the capacity of my phone. Here is the link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Levin-5000mAh-Portable-Charger-iPhones/dp/B00JEGLLHM?th=0

I hope to get an android soon. For now, I have my charger and Spotify.