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keep is seriouse if you can and it can really be about anything just have the advice be good if you so do.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
Also, good enough is good enough. And if it's not, well then, it wasn't good enough then, was it?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Moisturize at a young age. It helps alot and will pro long your youth even if you don't need it in the moment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

And wear sunscreen! *90s music starts playing*

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you want to delete something on lemmy, make sure you edit the post/comment and replace it with something like "Deleted" then go to another instance to verify that the edit got sent to other instances. If you still see your old comment, then try editing it again later to a different text like "Deleted 2". Only click the delete button after you've verified that your original text is no visible from other instances.

Now why do I say this? Because if you delete the comment without overwriting it, the deletion request might not get sent through the fediverse and now someone on another instance is still able to view your post. You can't sent the deletion request twice, but you can edit a comment as much as you want, so if the federation is broken, you can always try to overwrite the comment again at a later time. Even then, there might still be a instance somewhere that didn't receive your update/deletion request, so please make sure you don't accidentally post your personal information.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Never stop dating your partner. Time will pass you'll get complacent and fall into a routine. It happens and that's fine but Be aware of it and break the cycle, buy them a random gift, take them somewhere nice where you both get dressed up, leave them little notes around the house, do something they've been asking you to do but you keep forgetting or putting off. A relationship is work, so put the work in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

read first sentence like "never break up". lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Proper dental hygiene is something that one should make a habit from a young age. By the time one realizes its value, like I did, it might already be too late.

Ditto with sleep hygiene. Those two are habits that I think should be learned and reinforced from a young age.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

On the same vein, don't underestimate the value of a good mattress. I once had one that could turn an hour of sleep into 8. It was magical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I only wish I can actually go ahead and buy one; good pillows as well.

But then again, I'm just in a really shitty financial situation. Maybe when things turn around for me, I can invest on those.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Any time you make any amount of money, put 5% of it into a savings account. If you don't have a savings account, make one. If you can't make one, put the money somewhere safe in your house.

5% doesn't sound like a lot, and for broke/poor people it can often mean the difference between eating that day or not, but if you're able to do it, really seriously do it. I recently calculated where I'd be right now if I had done that, and I would have saved over $20,000 in the last 15 years if I had listened to my own stupid advice.

Also, wear moisturizing sunscreen every single day.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can always take more edibles. You can't take less.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Without the second sentence, this sounds like you're trying to encourage people to take more edibles than they think they can handle.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Treat your body good. Eat well and get some kind of exercise into your daily routine. Even Walking 20-30 minutes a day is enough to keep you healthy enough.

When you get into your mid 30's things get harder.

[–] PrimordialSoup 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Or any ceo, really. Their only goal is to make short term money.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

BLOCK PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Don't argue with people who are obviously trolling, obviously acting in bad faith, or obviously don't believe the shit they say. Their plan is to get you upset and make you slip up, or keep spouting BS as you give them an air of reasonability.

Block them. Make it a habit. "Oh obvious troll" -> blocked. This is the best thing you can do to clean up your social media experience.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

You don’t need 10k comments and 10k upvotes for content to be good and engaging.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_ 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Take care of your teeth, stay hydrated, stay active, and don't drink too much alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

And wear sunscreen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anything worth doing is still worth doing half assed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You know, I’ve been putting off cleaning my offices for over a week now. I guess I can half ass clean it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Be warry of advice given by strangers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Drink some water everyday.

While it’s good to stay hydrated, sometimes you just want to give your kidneys a break, especially if you exclusively drink soda.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Worrying just means you suffer twice.

If you have the power to change something, do it. If you don't, your worrying is not helping the situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you use Jerboa, give Liftoff a try! Very snappy lemmy client.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

How do you install it on android? I poked around github on my phone for a while and gave up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you go to this page (accessible from "Get on GitHub" in the main page) https://github.com/liftoff-app/liftoff/releases/tag/v0.9.12 there's releases about halfway down, download the one that corresponds to your phone's processor :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Choose one of those links. If it doesn't work, try another. If it's not the correct one, it won't install/load. (I'm not the most tech savvy, but the trial and error method seemed to work for me.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The other replies tell you the simplest method, however if you decide you like Liftoff and want automatic update support, I would recommend Obtainium. To add the app to Obtainium: Go to the Github Releases page for the app and put the url into "add app" in Obtainium.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

There's an app called jerboa on the play store that I used to use, now I've side loaded an app called Lemmynade

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Capsule wardrobe. And whenever you buy a new item, discard an old item.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Stop caring about the intentions of other people. Focus instead on the effect that they have on your life.

In special: get away ASAP from people who are eager to point fingers at the others, with little to no reason, and even when proved wrong will still double it down. Don't allow them in your social circles. Your future self will thank you.

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