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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • I just discovered this morning that my nephew is a noob then.

    This actually perfectly fits. He’s been homeless. Let him stay with me. He got a job pretty quick. But today, his fourth day, he was late because he set his alarm for 7:30 instead of 6:30.

    I’ve been unconsciously treating him as a newb, because he acts like a teenager. It just automatically activates a father instinct for me.

    But he’s almost 30. He’s had plenty of time to figure this shit out.

    We went and got groceries last night. He bought almost nothing but simple carbs. Most of that coming from straight sugar. Like, fruit punch drinks and shit. He eats like a six year old at a candy store.

    Well, not quite that bad. But bad. And his health is fucked up. He sees no connection between subsisting on simple carbs and having health problems, addiction, etc.



  • I’m autistic so your mileage may vary with this advice, but:

    Just make certain visual elements from the OS part of the context trigger for your skills.

    “command-W” to close a tab becomes “ctrl-W”.

    “command-right” to switch to next tab becomes “ctrl-shift-pageup” (that one works on mac too).

    Each of those commands already exists in a context in your brain, such as “when in a web browser”, so just make the operating system part of that context. You can use visual cues for your subconscious to pay attention to, to activate the context. Like, the top bar or even the fonts of the operating system can be your visual cue.

    It is possible, in my experience, to answer your question.