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Kindymycin

@ Kindymycin @lemmy.one

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  • Christmas Morning for Young Kids

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  • Great ideas. We've got a lot of other wildlife around and my place too. I'm sure he'd enjoy that.

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  • Purposefully constructing my life and orientating my actions in a way that resists the emergent inclination of our modern society to add complexity to life without compelling benefit. Simply put, seeking happiness through simplification.This can look different for everyone. For me personally this means closeness to nature, friendship and conversation, minimizing my financial obligations which minimizes my need to work, limiting screen time and unhelpful technology, striving to be present and appreciative, slowing down and enjoying stillness, caring for what I have, releasing myself from pressure to be someone else's "better" while remaining ambitious toward exploring my passions. These are just a few aspects that come to mind.

  • What's one small thing you've done to make your life easier?

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  • I carry a Leatherman Squirt PS4 in my pocket every day. It's tiny and doesn't add bulk to my pocket but is super handy and I use it all the time. Has spring loaded pliers and tiny scissors, a small straight blade and file, and both a flat Phillips head and broader flat screwdriver.

  • What's one small thing you've done to make your life easier?

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  • There are scanning apps that automatically crop the photo, let you make multi page PDFs, and automatically upload to your cloud of choice or directly to your computer. This has made it super easy for me. I've tried a few and settled on the one-time paid version Genius Scan and it works well for me.

  • Christmas Morning for Young Kids

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  • Lol this is very true 🤣. Point taken

  • Christmas Morning for Young Kids

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  • I like the idea of trying to come up with categories to fulfill. That'll also make it easier to balance what we get each of them. Thanks!

  • Christmas Morning for Young Kids

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  • Great idea!

  • Christmas Morning for Young Kids

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    Christmas Morning for Young Kids

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    Christmas Morning for Young Kids

  • Not smart but clever? The return of "dumbphones"

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  • I was following Light Phone for a long time but ended up not pulling the trigger. For me the hard thing to reconcile was whether ditching my smartphone would really make my life simpler or not. I really value having a good camera in my pocket to catch special moments instead of having to plan to take a camera with me. GPS maps means I don't have to think about getting where I need to go. Having apps for banking, utilities, etc. Helps me take care of things on the fly and not have to spend time sitting at a computer sorting my affairs.

    But smartphones have that temptation to mindlessly scroll reddit, watch YouTube, and Google things you don't really need to. Sometimes having to use our restraint can be draining, so having a detox is definitely worth it. I'm happy for anyone who's found what works for them to simplify their life and be more present and happy.

    I say one thing about smartphones though, they're getting to daggum big!!! I wish I could get a thin smartphone with edge to edge 4.5 inch screen. Small in my pocket, not big enough to entice over using, but capable for doing what I need. Someone make it!!!! Best ive seen is the iPhone mini 13. Might upgrade to that when my pixel 4a dies.

  • [BBC] How coin tosses can lead to better decisions

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  • For nonbinary decisions, You can also tell it to roll a die of any size, like a d10, d20, or a fair dice that doesn't mean exist like a D7. You can also just have it pick a number between X and Y, but thats not as fun haha.

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    Aha! Moments. Share yours!

  • Western consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis that leaves us disoriented and bereft of purpose. How can we treat our sick culture and make ourselves well?

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  • I didn't really get that sentiment from the article. To me the author seems to emphasize the importance of religion/spirituality as important for providing an "existential orientation," although that point is somewhat obscured by their flowery, albeit precise, language. Though they do wrap up with that odd citation about having a cultural council, which seemed a bit out there for me.

  • The lion corpse is lodged in the wound! (Artist unknown?)

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  • Lol this is awesome! Did you draw this or plug the text into an AI art generator?

  • Leopard Moth?

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  • I actually download that app a while back but haven't played with it yet! This sounds awesome! Ill definitely put time into learning to use it. Thank you!

  • Leopard Moth?

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  • I used Google Lens. never used it much when I first learned about it, but once one of my friends pointed out it could identify plants, animals, all kinds of stuff, I've been using it on my adventures to identify all kinds of stuff. If you're way out and don't have service you can even use it on photos to take later when you get home!

  • Nature and Gardening @beehaw.org
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    Leopard Moth?

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    Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson

    emersoncentral.com /texts/nature-addresses-lectures/nature2/

  • What are you playing this week?

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  • Playing Crosscode on a recommendation from a previous post when I was looking for an SNES style action RPG. It checks almost all my boxes. Great 16 bit graphics with smooth modern physics, lots of action, fun characters, skill trees and fun items, puzzles, satisfying combat. I'm having a great time with it!!!

  • Your value is not determined by your productivity.

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  • Thank you for your well put reply, and I agree, your position is not without roots. Though, I'd like to humbly suggest that your points may actually support the notion that runaway modern capitalism does not effectively determine a person's value. I would argue that the fact that a paragon can struggle economically and a grifter can swindle their way to high fortune shows that capitalism does not equitably reward good and punish evil. Therefore, a person should not allow their financial status (the value capitalism has assigned them) to be the measure of their personal value.

    On the point of the system's undervaluing of people and their work (which is absolutely true) making it harder to lead a simple life, I'm not sure the two are connected. Being compensated well makes things much much easier, but that doesn't make things simpler. A person can live a very modest life that is simple, tranquil, and full of joy. Someone can also be extremely wealthy and ambitious with a fast paced life full of complexity, stress, and anguish.

    I'm very sorry that youre feelings stuck. It's frustrating and it absolutely can feel patronizingly when you're struggling for better and someone tries to placate you with platitudes. But, the gift of simple living is that by appreciating the little things, removing stressful complexly, and slowing down, anyone in any situation can have more peace and happiness in their situation, even if it doesn't get better.

    Warmest wishes my friend and be well.

  • Your value is not determined by your productivity.

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  • I find the current tone of the comments in this thread rather upsetting. It feels like a lot of people are arguing to refute OPs position that a person's value is not determined from their material productivity. If this is you, I think you might be in the wrong community. I don't think this is a point of debate in the simple living community.

    To say that a person's value is derived from their productivity is to say that you do not value the person, but what they produce. This can be interpreted as viewing a person as a Means to any End, rather than an End in themselves. For me, viewing people as Ends in themselves is a foundational pathos of Simple Living. The idea of valuing people, relationships, love, time, above wealth, material, prestige, speed is what simple living is all about!

    Well wishes to you all 😊

  • There's this idea that you need to move to get a simple life, and that's simply not true.

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  • Great post and reminder! I find myself sometimes tempted by the trap of seeking simple living/minimalism/environmentalism/general earthiness by doing silly things that aren't practical. Like just the other day I was thinking about getting rid of my awesome Braun razor ive had and loved for years and buying a simple safety razor instead to simply my life more. How silly. There are certainly times when there are actions needed to be taken to align our lives with simple living ideals, but sometimes we can feel a need to continue to search for changes to be made and it becomes a never-ending pursuit. Sometimes the only real change needed is our perspective!!! Just give yourself permission to let life be simple with just how it is.

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    insidious Clutter

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    My Garden is My Happy Place

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    You are enough 🥰

  • 2D top down/isometric action RPG recommendation?

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  • Pulled the trigger on Crosscode! I'll put the others on my list. Thanks!

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    2D top down/isometric action RPG recommendation?