Texas Tea 123

It's extremely frustrating as a Texan and LSU alum that there are at least six colleges in Texas I would push my kid to go to over LSU, and many more across the region. LSU is like my 25th choice for them, sadly.

Quick PSA - majority of small cap / micro cap "mining stocks" that don't trade on the NYSE are pump and dumps

If it's on the TSX Venture exchange, 90% chance it's a pump

Just looking for a short list to narrow down the housing search (for a family not for a young single guy or gal)

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The people who write these articles live in New York or LA.

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Bingo -- this might sound crazy, but in NYC (Manhattan / nice parts of Brooklyn), you need to be making over $400k or you are struggling / sacrificing. Equivalent of $150-200k in Baton Rouge.

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I bet you’re overweight, have a shitty diet, and have terrible sleep hygiene…. But sure

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I wish that was true because it would be really easy to fix.

Instead, I am healthy with a wonderful family and career. Everything is ideal from that perspective. Mental health is a thing, though, and you sound like someone that lacks compassion. Likely do to insecurities and unhappiness.

Sleep Anxiety -- you might have developed somewhat of a "fear" of sleeping, or a "fear" of not being able to sleep. All disruptive.

Meditation -- it's hard to start, but commit yourself to it, and practice every day. It looks different for everyone, find what works for you. Head Space app is useful, I use it.

Medication -- I take 75 mg Trazodone (I think pretty low on the dosage scale) and 2 mg Lunesta every night (think 1 mg is the smallest dose, which I tried and wasn't effective)

Acceptance -- accept that you will not get a good night's sleep every night, no human does, you just might get less than others, but that's ok -- you can survive, thrive, and live on a bad night's sleep, you've proven this to yourself time and time again you just don't realize it

All the advice about caffeine intake, blue light, etc, while important and helpful, it's not enough to overcome the mind.

Follow Up #1: if you are comfortable with it, a therapist could be helpful; you don't absolutely NEED one, you seem fine, but I've found helpful in talking to someone pretty neutral, and many times they point out the irrationality of some thoughts, fears, etc, and a different way to frame them up

Follow Up #2: I've found reading before bed helps ease the mind, but not non-fiction, needs to be fiction to avoid the "thinking / learning" part about reading non-fiction and instead encourages the mind to relax and let go

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QuantumScape stock is soaring after its next-gen 'Cobra' manufacturing process entered baseline production, a key milestone achieved ahead of the company's own schedule.

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How can they be ahead of schedule, they were forecasting revenue in 2024 and have underperformed the S&P 500 by almost 100% on a total return basis.

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The amount of people taking this thread seriously as if it's about watching planes take off is alarming

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Again for the people in the back, this has zero to do with planes and runways.

The amount of people taking this thread seriously as if it's about watching planes take off is alarming

"Clean" Hydrogen is by far the most expensive form of energy.. the fact that it got so much traction during the Biden admin is quite telling (in the war between platitudes and physics, physics is undefeated)