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I have also posted about this here since his stuff seems relevant to two categories: https://themindtavern.com/community/threads/philosophers-notes-i-like-these-a-lot.195/ Essentially, he does lots of book summaries and collating of information from wisdom, health, productivity and so on. He is...

There is a great YouTube channel by Brian Johnson. He has put exceptional work into his videos and I highly recommend them for those of you who enjoy reading book summaries and collated information about productivity, wisdom, health and so on. Take a peek if you like and let me know what you...

Every cloud has a silver lining!

Yeah, audiobooks are great. If you try any of the techniques, I would love to hear how they are working (or not working) for you.

In the past, I did a short stint of having a different breakfast from a different part of the world. Croissant one day, English fried breakfast another, German meats on day 3, Bacon with maple syrup and pancakes on day 4, and so on. I thought it would add some interesting variety to my life. It...

You're welcome, Insane. I have read loads of stuff on habit formation. He has collated a lot of the material and is a great presenter. Perhaps you were nodding along in agreement with what he said, just like I was. "That makes sense!" "I can see that working!" I recently started reading his...

I rarely have breakfast. What I tend to do is go to my local cafe and get a cappuccino and biscuit, or perhaps a pain au raisin (or croissant with jam and butter occasionally). What do you typically have? It seems to vary a lot depending on where you are in the world.

Found out she is coming home this Monday, with 4 visits per day of 2 carers at a time, all self-funded. I have no idea how it is all going to work out, since she will be sleeping on her own downstairs in a hospital bed.

My father has been paying carer costs of about $1300 per month so far out of their joint bank account. One of the financial assessors said that was fine. Now we are speaking to another assessor, they are saying it is not fine and that my dad should have been paying it out of my mums account. So...

We have a similar 7 years thing too. It gets all very complicated with the various allowances, what you can do with this and that. Only found out all this when it was happening.

Yes, that does sound similar to the UK. The bit that gets me is that if you have been prudent with your finances, you are penalised relative to the non-prudent.

I've been following some of the recipes lately from here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0lG3Ihe4LGV851lODRIS5g I did the following today for lunch. It was delicious!! It was very simple to make. Salsa, capers, egg, olive oil, salt and pepper. Finish off with a fried crouton.

My mother had another fall yesterday. Just been told. I make that two falls in hospital and two falls at home in the last 5 weeks. She was left sitting in the chair and must have tried to get up. She is ok, apparently. Looks like she will be coming out of hospital next week. They will put a...

Interesting. Yes, I suppose when you are an outlier there is always the thought of, "Is there anybody (else) out there?" No doubt you encounter many people talking utter bull, but just keep it to yourself as what is arguing the point with someone who is incapable of getting the point? It felt...

Glad you liked it, Insane. What is it that you loved about it?

About 15 years ago, I went on holiday with someone I had only met twice. They won a holiday for two to Les Ges in the French alps. They asked if I wanted to go. Before you knew it, I was half way up a mountain staying in a fantastic cabin with someone I had completely fallen out with! I...

A fasting day again today. I plan on having: - my usual cappuccino - a freshly made apple + cucumber juice - an egg + a little cheese done in the microwave - chicken breast and mange tout, with a sauce made from chicken stock boiled down and lemon and oil.

I had an ex-girlfriend who said I used to come across as a bit simple until people got to know me. Perhaps that is why she is my ex!

Hah, it sounds almost impossible for something to be that hot. But I remember at a food fair they had this chilli stall. They had a range of different strengths of chilli sauce. With the hottest, I put literally a pin-pricks worth on a cracker and I was choking to death! The hotness was astonishing!

Doc, you seem to know a ton about Cajun cooking! I know there was a scale for chilli hotness, but didn't know it was applied to other foods too. The Scoville scale, I will have to remember that. Good to know where things lay in the continuum of strengths. I assumed Cayenne Pepper and Paprika...