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Basically title

Drugs, alcohol, and now coffee! I've used a variety of substances to self medicate while in a depressed mood. A few years ago I cut out cannabis, and I stay away from using alcohol when I'm down, but I have no limits with coffee. It seems like I can drink as much as I want whenever I want and it doesn't create the same problems it does when my mood is better.

Does anyone have a headset? What do you think about it in the context of your mental health?

Here are some things I found in common between these two movies:

Alexandra and Corso

The jewel and the book

Lots of dialogue

Machiavellian horror

Cigarettes

Soundtrack

The Ninth Gate

• Must watch

Wishmaster

• Average 90s movie

Another union question..

One major obstacle to forming a union are union dues/fees. I understand these are required to pay for legal, administrative, and compliance needs. I wonder how simple this could get to keep fees down. I know that if the agreement is missing sections the relevant Employment Standard statement takes over. How much of union admin can be automated? Anyone here work inside a union?

I'm hoping someone with knowledge of collective agreements and unions can help me understand why union members would agree to 2 weeks vacation. Doesn't a union hold more power for negotiation?

This is what I'm reading:

More than 1 year of continuous employment -> 2 weeks

From what I can tell this is less than most regular employers (maybe food industry is like that though).

I'm looking at forming a collective agreement at my workplace but seeing this result is discouraging.

The mood matrix (ie the Microsoft logo). A four quadrant grid to plot energy and pleasantness. Some charts have 100 emotions, others have 4. You can find one online, here are some example (https://transkatgirl.github.io/TheMoodMeter/), https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mood+matrix+chart+meter+-app&t=ffab&iar=images.

Description Blue: Low energy, low pleasantness. This is where depression sits.

Red: High energy, low pleasantness. This is where anger goes.

Yellow: High energy, high pleasant. Festive.

Green: Low energy, high pleasant. Serene, content, calm.

Maybe you know this already. Maybe you also know that you can try to pair your activities with your mood. So why am I sharing? It's a prompt. I've heard of this before, never bothered to try it or never did it successfully. It's worth trying if you're struggling right now and have to work.

My week has been rough, mental health dropped of a cliff after being solid for several weeks. Monday, the usual, 'I can't do this right now' feelings. I'd usually grind through the day, nap with my phone on alert, take a long lunch, stop early and tell myself I'd catch up later when I'm feeling better. Mental health days right? Meanwhile I'm falling behind, having less than positive interactions with coworkers, making mistakes, and just generally making my life worse.

I'll try the mood chart thing, this time I have an LLM to help me think because I'm an idiot.

I only sort of want the day off, but I realize I might be on this roller coaster for a while. What can I actually do today?

1. Red Zone (Angry, Frustrated, Overwhelmed)

• Urgent, high-energy tasks: clearing backlogs, problem-solving, making quick decisions
• Use the frustration energy to push through stuck problems
• Physical tasks: organizing, rearranging, building things.
• Brainstorming: Pull out some paper, a web tool, or whiteboard and come up with ideas and plans. Explore solutions later if that's better.
• Avoid talking to people, mute notifications

2. Yellow Zone (Anxious, Excited)

• Creative work: Channel that restless energy into being creative
• Wrap up projects, put a bow on it and then start something else that sounds fun
• Planning: Outline projects, create to-do lists, or schedule future work.
• Bring donuts

3. Green Zone (Calm, Focused, Happy)

• Deep-focus work: Tackle complex projects, research, writing, meticulous and challenging activities, analysis
• Collaborative tasks: Team meetings, discussions, problem-solving with others.
• Socializing with colleagues, go out for lunch, call someone, bring donuts for people
• Planning. I think planning goes everywhere except blue.

4. Blue Zone (Tired, Sad, Low Energy)

• Low-energy tasks: Organizing files, deleting things, sorting documents, or simple administrative work, simple things, dull tasks that you've been putting off
• Research: Tasks that require reading, learning, or reviewing information at a comfortable pace. Get cozy.
• Planning: review work you've done recently

It's helping me get through this wave. Monday and Tuesday have been better than I expected, I've been productive and I don't feel worse.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19780050

In an interview with POLITICO, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said the Ohio-based company produces the steel with the lowest carbon emissions in the world. But he said his company cannot persuade buyers, mostly in the automobile sector, to pay the price to cover the costs of producing more environmentally friendly steel.

Cars! Fuck em.

In an interview with POLITICO, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves said the Ohio-based company produces the steel with the lowest carbon emissions in the world. But he said his company cannot persuade buyers, mostly in the automobile sector, to pay the price to cover the costs of producing more environmentally friendly steel.

Dang. This looks like a problem.

More from Zeke Hausfather "Warmest April on record – but a possible return to predictability?" https://substack.com/@hausfath/p-144211216

"Factcheck: Why the recent ‘acceleration’ in global warming is what scientists expect" https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-why-the-recent-acceleration-in-global-warming-is-what-scientists-expect/

I caught covid a couple weeks ago and it's been draining physically as expected but also mentally. Starting week 3 now of not really being able to do anything except walk around the block. Bad habits creeping in. I feel like crap. Spending way too much time on youtube/social media.

I remember in the past that when I started to recover from an illness I'd get a boost of motivation, but I hadn't noticed that I was actually feeling depressed.

I think part of it was feeling weak and not being able to counter intrusive thoughts. All the stress of regular life sort of piled on in and I had no defence against it.

Here are my basics:

• Hydroponics: lettuce, basil, strawberries, microgreens. Cost to implement well ~ $350CDN
• Yoghurt: Cost to implement well ~ $50
• Crochet + yarn: mainly for making dishcloths. $5
• Mayo: I like mayo, obviously, but it doesn’t last very long. Has anyone made mayo that lasts as long as store bought?

More advanced ideas?

• locally sourced meat and eggs: is this cheaper? I’m in Vancouver BC and there are a lot of farms in the valley. Logistics seems challenging.
• jarring: is it worth learning how to do this and investing in the equipment? volunteering at a farm: I’m sure this would net some food
• solar power or bike generator: electricity is cheap here
• minimalism: I’m realizing this is a lifestyle. It has taken me a while to reduce, and I’m still reducing. Are most of you like this?

And things that can save money, but I don’t want to do:

• Bread: I don’t like making bread. Bread machine vs. buying a mixer?
• Beer: I’d like to but last time I tried it was messy and space consuming
• switch to cotton socks and underwear. Quantity over quality.
• no alcohol or drugs: What’s your experience?
• meal prep: savings seem big if combined with jarring. But if I had food prepped I’ll eat it, cheaper to skip meals?

Any other ideas welcome. I’m looking to save $$$ by spending $$