megane_kun

I am still struggling with motivation, so I am not the best one to answer this question. However, I think just having a "minimal study session" helps.

Like, imagine your worst ever day: something like a day when things are hectic and you couldn't even gather enough motivation to study. Now, try to make a routine that you can do even on such a day, and then promise yourself that you'd do at least that minimum study session no matter what it takes.

Of course, it's too easy for that "minimum study session" to be the "default study session" so I've got other things that would at least make me do the "default study session" instead.

In my case, the "minimum study session" is just to do one Anki review for each deck I have. That's it. My "default study session" would be "finish all reviews in all Anki decks". I also have an "intensive study session" involving adding new Anki cards to my decks, as well as consuming stuff in my studied languages, but it's been a long time since I did those.

TL;DR: Make it easier on yourself to stick to a routine; have something that you can do even on your worst days.

I think if not fleshed out in the mythology being used in the setting, it's in the DM's prerogative. If I were DM, I'd say the Phoenix has to actually die before it can respawn.

Slicing off a Phoenix's wings will just result in an injured and very pissed-off Phoenix.

Moreover, I'd stipulate that whatever Phoenix parts (butchered, raw, or cooked, or even partly-digested) would disappear whenever that Phoenix respawns. And for a spicy twist: someone who digests any part of a Phoenix will have a psychic link to the Phoenix. Wisdom check after every long rest (three days after ingesting the Phoenix) to determine whether or not the person retains control of their body. Failing this wisdom check thrice in a row results in the Phoenix gaining complete control. Succeeding this wisdom check thrice in a row results in the person regaining complete control of their own body.

EDIT:

Thinking about this more, I think this can be fleshed out even more. There is only one Phoenix, which was eaten by a bunch of people believing eating it would result in gaining whatever powers the Phoenix originally had, maybe being impervious to fire. However, the Phoenix took over their bodies instead. Many many many years later, the Phoenix never really dies: it just choose a body it controls, and transforms it to "its original body". Thus, now, the Phoenix is known for its "immortality".

The problem with ingesting Zeus is that I'd have a good chance (nearly 100% based on my Greek mythology knowledge) I'd end up being pregnant and incurring Hera's wrath, or being whisked to Olympus as his winebearer... or both!

I've actually tried that once, but the Jesus wafer ended up real soggy.

Charcoal grilled phoenix might be good! Maybe basted in some really hot chili sauce? Or maybe even as simple as a soy sauce based baste. Keeping the phoeinix moist with some basting liquid is probably a good way to keep it from burning.

I don't mind a deep-fried baby Phoenix tho.

Jesus wafers with grape jelly is something I'd definitely snack on.

If your installation process lasts for more than four hours, better consult your disk doctor.

Heck, I'd probably be a repeat customer and have them help me rice my Linux install.

Who's got time for sex when there's ricing to be done!

If I am understanding it correctly....

• They eat tuna often.
• They never noticed anyone that cannot draw (separate) conclusions that:
  • [were] baseless
  • made little sense
• Evidence of heavy metal (features) resembled natural pathways.
• Worrying about high lead or cadmium [in food products? doesn't make sense].

Even laid out like that, it is still confusing. However, I think their gist is that:

1. they think heavy metals' effects [on humans] are indistinguishable from what happens normally
2. no one can draw conclusions about heavy metals' [effects on humans] that have basis
3. they think worrying about heavy metal contamination in food is stupid and people shouldn't worry about it

I have blocked 37 users (on this account). I haven't had any need to block communities nor instances, thankfully enough.

I usually block users for being spammy, or outright just spamming shit. Otherwise, I tend to treat blocking as the nuclear option which I only use if I'm absolutely fed up with a lemmy user/community/instance.

EDIT:

just added a parenthetical phrase for clarification.

Can you clarify this? Is China suffering from droughts and flooding (droughts up north, flooding down south) that's affecting its food supply? I thought this was last year and that things have been better weather-wise?

Seconding this. I originally came from lemmy.world, but eventually mained on lemm.ee after some really bad downtime issues around July/August 2023.

I also keep accounts on other instances as a backup, but I sort of use them as separating different interests, like my lemmy.dbzer0 account is for the tech-related interests, while this one is the more general one. If ever I follow more anime-related communities, I might make one on an anime-centric instance.