RiderExMachina

With my current bank, my return would have gotten me nearly $100 in interest over the last year.

"Technically correct" is the best form of correct. Though having tried setting up Wireguard in the past, having a dead-simple solution like Tailscale might be worth trying it out, especially with the 100 device free tier

IoS - internet of shit

With the enshittification of streaming platforms, a Kodi or Jellyfin server would be a great starting point. In my case, I have both, and the Kodi machine gets the files from the Jellyfin machine through NFS.

Or Home Assistant to help keep IOT devices that tend to be more IoS. Or a Nextcloud server to try to degoogle at least a little bit.

Maybe a personal Friendica instance for your LAN so your family can get their Facebook addiction without giving their data to Meta?

Same here, dude. I'm proud of us.

I haven't used Tailscale myself, but it seems like it's basically just a Wireguard frontend.

I got a Purple Mattress: you get the stability of spring coil but the softness of memory foam. I really like it.

Here's a relatively short video of a real-world review. This guy also later reviewed a Nectar mattress, which is memory foam, but he didn't like it and returned it.

It takes practice, deliberate mindset, and occasionally caffeine or other legal stimulants. Sometimes the books are just poorly written.

First, you need to work on restructuring your mind. Our society pushes new things all the time, you can never have downtime; you must always be on Tiktok, Youtube, Insta, FB, Reddit, Lemmy, whatever.

Starting now, try to be mindful of your time on social media and video platforms. Allow yourself to sit in silence and let your mind race through everything that's being pushed back by the content you're consuming. After a while (a month or two) of this "Social Media Mindfulness", you should start feeling better and able to concentrate on reading. It's not an immediate fix, but it's the healthiest one.

Source/Further information

I would also recommend How To ADHD for tips and tricks, on how other people deal with their ADHD and study habits.

Times are tough, but here's what's worked for me so far:

1. Spend less than you make
2. Keep a budget
3. Keep debts to a minimum
4. If you live with your parents, try to save as much as you can
5. Have an end goal

Depending on your circumstances, you might only have to work for 20 years, and if you do what you love, it won't feel like work.

I actually want to have someone try the shelving bit to see just how bad of an idea it is

It's all good.

I did wonder if the article was AI generated, everything just seemed absolutely idiotic.

I don't actually agree with this list, I just saw it pop up in my Google feed and wanted a discussion around it. I didn't realize people would have this visceral of a reaction to it.