When I was around eight or nine, I used to have this history of Donald Duck book. It was one of my absolute favorite books.

This is true. I came to this realization a few years ago. There's two types of self control: resisting temptation and avoiding temptation. Avoiding temptation, when possible, is both easier and more effective.

I've done quite a bit of research and have written several papers on the idea of making your brain more active when playing music. The biggest difference in size of the corpus collosum was brought on by learning to play music between the ages of 4 and 11. After 11, the brain plasticizes but is still malleable enough…

to me it sounds like the benefits come from the activity of playing not actually learning to play correctly I'm gonna go bang on my trash cans till dark peace

I've never been in a situation where I had to do a job that I really didn't like in order to make ends-meet. I don't have a fat pay check either, but that's because the jobs I've chosen to do (indie game development, game programming instructor) don't offer the kinds of pay I could garner with similarly skilled jobs…

I would, but I'm too busy!

I never felt guilty for loafing around until I hit 30. Now when I can afford to be lazy and buy all the toys and gadgets on my own I talk myself out of it. "I could be doing something productive instead of vegging out with my PS4." I wish I could be a lazy bum again if only for 1 more summer.

I have zero desire to be productive, and do not understand people who are. Anyone that works multiple jobs, or goes all out all the time just confuses me.

this work your people speak of, explain for me this once more?

Related to all this, I have a tip for people who want to look like they're busy and on the go, but actually aren't. It's very simple and maybe more people do it than I realize.

Wear a laptop bag or backpack around. Doesn't matter if you need anything that's in it. People will think you're a hard-working up-n-comer when…

The leaving in the middle of the wedding reception bothered me so much. I fucking hate Ted. "I don't want to tell everyone about Chicago because I don't want to distract from the wedding!" Tells everyone in the most dramatic ways possible during the wedding weekend, and then leaves in the middle of the reception. "I…

It should have been called " how I settled for your mother so I could have the kids I wanted and then went back to the real love of my life once she died" Horrible ending.

Size is irrelevant to whether something's terrifying.

Random anecdote time! I bought Doctor Sleep for my husband as a "random love you" gift and his mom got mad at me because she bought it for him for Christmas and didn't have the receipt. So I had to send it back. And now I'm out of ideas!

Source : The Next Alien's game stars Ellen Ripley's daughter

ONE MILLION DOLLARS

A lawyer.

As a fan of tongues I think the fact that mine does not do this is kind of depressing.

My underwater circles bring all the fish to the yard
And they're like, it's more symmetrical than yours
Damn right, it's more symmetrical than yours
I could teach you but I'd have to charge.

I bet he looks exactly like this.