Eye contact has always been weird for me, and I don't have ADHD, nor am I that particularly shy. I don't think I've ever been able to figure out what an appropriate length of time to make eye contact is, or what situations to do it in. Making eye contact feels weirdly confrontational to me, and I know it shouldn't.

I hate you so much. I mean me. I mean ... I?

Weird. I've lately tried to stop doing just this because it made me feel weird talking to myself in not-first-person, but that's probably because I just became super-conscious of it?

Yeah, I think I've basically always been a LOOK AT THE BORING, NO-NONSENSE TEXT kind of guy? But I still find mind maps interesting. I've got a couple projects coming up I'll try to map out ^^

Exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for. Thanks!

Thanks for the answer! Yeah, I don't do anything questionable on the computer. It's just the paranoia that sets in from occasionally having to take care of private data (banking, insurance, etc.)

I'd thought about running TOR on my work computer. We get the occasional e-mail saying that we are not entitled to privacy on these machines (woohoo). Would it actually obscure my web usage from the internal IT folks?

Thanks Melanie! You're the best (don't tell Whitson)

Argh. I could never really figure out how to make a real, good, effective mind map without it looking like my brain is having a fight with itself. I know LH has written up a lot about these things in the past but I don't know if I've ever seen an article that sort of walks through the basics of actually creating one…

Every time I see a picture of your workspace I get jealous. I may actively hate you, in fact.

Made the unfortunate mistake of putting a non-stick pan in the dishwasher and now it's ... well, stick. Is there any way to fix that or should I just buy a new one?

I did exactly this when I got my camera a few months ago. You can do the same thing when you're looking for specific lenses.

Every week is Evil Week now!

Install F.lux. Seriously just do it.

19. Use leftover hot water to kill sponge germs. "After boiling water for my cup of tea, I pour the remaining water from the kettle over the dish sponge."

Dolica tripod and bag bundle is sold out now. However, there's a Groupon for a Manfrotto tripod for $50 still going on:

I think I remember reading something related to this earlier, about how you need 10 minutes to get into the groove on doing a task. I actually do this a lot now: if I'm procrastinating on something, I just start it and put on a 10 minute timer. Woohoo, short, attainable goals!

Because ... stop using your logic on me! I did it as a kid and it stuck as a habit ^^

It makes TOTAL sense. I've been doing that since before I knew the internet was a thing. I didn't call it a snuggie. I called it awesome.

Nor have I ever been a mutant with retractable adamantium claws.