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Like letting a field lie fallow - seems like a waste of good farming land, but it allows the soil to replenish itself and produce more the next year. Regular rest keeps the soil healthy; overworking the plot drains it of all its resources, leaving it barren. So too with souls (or whatever your preferred terminology; I think it's fair to call someone's creativity their "soul", even though I'm not religious).

Well if it's working for you then great; sounds like squatting 1.5x your current body weight is the goal in that case. If you want to hit the 1.5x body weight mark, what's stopping you from adding just a bit more weight (like 5lbs) to your next set of squats, or doing more leg work each session, to push towards that goal?

(I'd still say to avoid thinking in terms like "beginner trash", so it doesn't become a habit, but I put quite a lot of weight on how I think about and frame things)

I got Control: Ultimate Edition for $4 on sale recently and was really surprised by how good it is. One of the few games I've stuck with right through to beating it, and the DLC too. I've been considering Firebreak but the backlog is long and money is a little tight for frivolous promises right now. Sounds like I should play Alan Wake, though!

Well, what are your goals? Do you want to get huge, tone up and build endurance, or just get in shape/stop things hurting?

I do calisthenics to build muscle tone and endurance, and I don't use weights. Alternating between 26 of squats and 26 of lunges each set, and I'll do four sets as part of a "superset". A superset is 26 pushups, 26 lunges, 27 calf raises, 60s plank, 26 squats, 27 calf raises, 15-16 pullups, 26 lunges, 27 calf raises, 60s planks, 26 squats, and 27 calf raises.

Nowadays, I can only do between 1 and 2 of those; I used to do up to 6 in day (supported by running intervals on my "rest" days, which I do not do anymore). By the metrics Google gave you, this seems like "beginner trash", but it keeps me strong (enough for my purposes anyway) and keeps the pains of age and a sedentary lifestyle at bay.

I guess what I'm saying is, fuck what the internet thinks is "good" for you - there's not really a formula, only you can figure that out. Do what you can, listen to your body, and improve incrementally from where you are now towards whatever goals you have set for yourself. The most important thing is to do it regularly.

It's not possible to grant Power of Attorney to anyone or anything who doesn't meet the standard to sign a contract, e.g. they must be of sound mind. An LLM doesn't have a mind to be sound of in the first place, so it can't meet the standard.

I don’t enjoy online texting and find it worthless and a waste of time to me, and as such in person interaction is what I cherish the most;

Yeah, I didn't miss that bit.

so that’s why I am so hung up on the time ratio question

This is still a non-sequitur for me. How's this for a ruleset:

• If some night you don't have energy to go and don't want to go, then don't go;
• if you do have energy and you don't want to, don't go;
• if you don't have energy and want to, figure it out at the time 🤷
• If you have energy and want to go, go.

What about alternatives like crashing at his place every once in a while?

Just remember, this isn't a negotiation - I'm not the one getting you there and back. I'm just trying to give you another way of looking at it in case that makes it easier to figure out.

Aside from this being an entirely personal question that nobody else can answer for you, I think it's getting to see your friend that justifies the drive, not the amount of time you spend with them. I had a commute like this to see one of my buddies for a while; sometimes we'd spend as little as an hour, sometimes 8. The 4-hour round trip each time isn't what I remember.

Son of a bitch, that's a good argument.

Found the Kerbal.

the department store one

Are You Being Served?

Brilliant show!

I've done it. Circumstances sometimes demand, what are you gonna do? 🤷 But also, I always clean up after myself - wipe down around the sink if I splashed, and rinse the toothpaste out of the sink itself. That's just courtesy, professional and general.