This is a bigger change, but I switched to Bandcamp and listen to music I own. I like the process of finding music I like and saving it to my wishlist, and I mass-purchase whenever Bandcamp Friday comes around so the artist gets the whole paycheck.

It depends how much music you listen to though, and how much variety you need day to day. Realise it’s a bit more involved than algorithm based streaming but I also feel a lot more like I’ve built a library just for me.

This brings tears to my eyes, what a horrific and willful destruction of life. Seeing those poor creatures trying and inevitably failing to escape the net is just awful.

I need to do a lot of number entry for my work, and the southpaw TKC CandyBar saved my life. I liked it so much I immediately bought a second one just in case something happened.

Then I got a Prime_E. I think people over estimate how hard it is to adjust typing habits to accommodate layers and toggles!

Tested. Verified*. Obviously it depends on the quality of the output but we’re already past the point where the best models, with appropriate fine tuning, are noticeably AI on first glance.

*I work in market research, this is a sample of 3 creative tests.

Others have offered fantastic advice, I’m not going to add anything from personal experience. I will share this link: https://fs.blog/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water/

Reading this isn’t going to change your life, but I find it very helpful to reframe how you think about life. It deals more with the long term impact of having a full time job, outside of work in a way that worked for my brain. Hopefully you find it helpful but it’s not a single solution.

I’m not doing this to try and call you out, but I am curious - what link are you making here if it isn’t “sexual preference embarrassing”?

Say W really slowly out loud and count the syllables. Where do you live that W isn’t three syllables?