What are y'all working on lately?
@mauve Being a better person. Not selling out. The usual.
@roknrol What's your current strat for the bettering part? Aiming for a concrete goal? I'm working on talking to strangers outside of my usual go-tos more.
@mauve I have a lot of 'trained' ableism that's still hanging on...that's the big one. Trying to be a bit more introspective, I guess.
No solid goal for right now...just...be a better person. The kind of person that people want to be around. (Which is silly, because I don't really like being around other people. Perhaps I should work on that too?)
I'm anticipating going back to University in the next year, so kind of girding my loins and trying not to overwhelm myself before I even get started. Being kind(er) to myself. I'm told that's important.
@mauve Oh, and I've also been trying to work on my health but that's a whole different thing.
@roknrol Nice. "better person" is a good goal. I had a similar approach like a decade and a bit ago and it's been nice to reflect on the progress since then. I found a lot of books helped me sort out how to put it into practice. It'll be neat to check in on it in a year or two and see what worked best for you.
Whatcha gonna do for Uni? I've been wanting to go for bioengineering but sadly I gotta keep the family fed with my full time job.
What sort of health? I (mostly) quit soda pop recently 😅
@mauve My plan for University is something in Engineering. I know that's a really broad field, but...well...all of them are pretty broad, and a lot of the time the "side quests" are more fun or interesting than the end game. So, I'm leaving my options open for that...just hoping like hell I can manage the maths.
Right now I'm trying to get my weight under control (I'm close to my goal), and then I'll be trying to quit smoking and get a bit more exercise. I do get *some* exercise, but I need to be doing more.
I have heart disease, so all of that is tied together. The smoking thing is kicking my ass, but the rest of it should be achievable. My diet isn't *great*, but it's better than it used to be, and incremental change is better than no change.
Gratz on quitting soda...since I don't drink coffee or tea, it's been my biggest crutch aside from the cigarettes.