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In the Mac universe, there are several:

  - Eastgate's Tinderbox
  - Zengobi's Curio
  - Momenta's Agenda
  - I think Bear app does this too.

In the case of Eastgate, a subscription is about $90/year, and well worth supporting a great tool and cool developer.

As I've said, I'll happily spend money for good tools, but I want to use said tools if my subscription expires.

Very much so. I am perfectly willing to pay hundreds of dollars for a perpetual license. I run many machines and can refer back to a project years later. Not so with a subscription, generally.

I do like the new model where you pay for a perpetual license and have the option to subscribe to annual updates. That's a win-win. I do want developers to make a good living. I also want to be able to access my files from 1997 if I choose.

I once had to attend a parked but running helicopter in a wind storm while the pilot went the bathroom. He said "If anything goes wrong, hit the lit up button." Do you know how many lit buttons there are on a running helicopter?

People early in their career tend to take the weight of the world on their shoulders. You, as an intern are the very definition of a person early in their career. You are not responsible for the outcome of your boss's decision. You are responsible for your communication if something goes wrong. Keep a work log.

Communicate often and widely. Ask for help early. Get tech support on the line. Document your work log and keep your written communications.

You can do this. Document, communicate, breathe deep and realize you're not getting paid to be the throat to choke if something goes wrong.

Marketing in the US by gun manufacturers has become much more violent over the decades. That is well within their blame.

Czechia has very good multi-level gun laws where ownership is based on competency and mental health. I wish we had that in the US.

Try searching for "Hospice companion volunteer" opportunities in your area.

I found listening to the audiobook version of Viktor Frankel's 'Man's search for meaning' was very helpful. Funnily enough, I have read the book but got more out of the audiobook.

I know you don't want to hear more fitness, but weightlifting made a huge impact on my outlook. Try 'Starting Strength'. Getting strong makes all the little aches and pains go away and you hit new, easily-measured goals.

Finally, visiting the deathbeds of family made me realize that the only thing you carry at the end of your life is the love that you've fostered. Seeing the world through that lens truly changed me.

Me. Here I was hoping to learn more about why I can't reproduce those sweet, sweet high notes.

OK! You want Seville burning red October, avoiding weekends forty two or three nights/days....

Well said. I'm an American and have little attachment to royalty, but have the deepest respect for Queen Elizabeth's dedication to duty. How someone could endure performing day in and day out for so long is truly admirable.

I don't think Americans are so much focused on money as they are living a twisted pursuit of self-reliance. I think money is only one facet of that.

Don't strap a tracking device to your wrist. Don't experience the moment filtered through a slab of magic glass. Don't broadcast your thoughts and actions to the world.

This is today's counter-culture. Something like the final scene in 'Fahrenheit 451'.

We assume inches, but it could be microns.

Woah, this hit hard. I'm trying to figure out why I'm unsatisfied by a wonderful job, and it's missing #2, around my time.

Volunteer: code for nonprofits, mentor others, help the elderly or less fortunate.

Weightlift. Not bodybuilding, but heavy weights. Grinding through what seems like impossible amounts is invigorating, both physically and mentally.

I just picked this up, thank you for the recommendation.

Apropos of nothing; I saw Henri Matisse's "Blue Girl" at the Tate Modern and was astounded by how many rough bits of paper it's made of. Torn edges, blobs of glue, some pins sticking out.

All the photos make it smooth like a silkscreen print, but that's not even close to the raw, primitive construction techniques he used to get his vision. Really compelling.

Well, the quote is attributed to you!

I've been seeing this more and more as people and whole organizations feel compelled to learn everything that comes their way.

That's a great quote, where did it come from?

The same as now: D) All of the above

Good point. I should have been more precise.

The discussions around the hunt for value stocks can be a distraction. It's pretty easy to find a good fund to buy into and then forget about it.

NFTs, real estate, side-hustle, crypto, startup are all wonderful rabbit holes to lose yourself for months or years. Don't do it.

Investments: yes. But keep it boring or you fall into the same trap. Wallstreetbets, value stocks are all a black hole of distraction. Look to the Boglehead investment portfolio. Learn the basic philosophy and then stop reading. Save consistently and don't read the daily financial news.

Tech: pick 2-3 sources (mine: HN, TheRegister, etc). Breaking news can wait.

I track my internet time like I do my consulting time. I don't rely on Apple to tell me, I log it. When distraction creeps, I edit my /etc/hosts file and stop temptation.

I disable all but the most critical notifications on my phone (calls/texts from family, event and deadline alerts)

Our personal success came when I stopped chasing the side hustle and we both got full time jobs, lived below our means, and saved like crazy. Before that, I was chasing dreams and wasting time and money reading about sure-fire ways to make tons of money.

Try to recognize the patterns that lead to distraction. If you look at FIRE, wallstreetbets, nfts, affilate marketing, shaving forums, headphone audiophiles, whatever, all have grail-chasing mechanisms that entice you to stay and work towards a community ideal that distracts you from your personal life goals.

Source: been there, dug myself out.

Anecdotal evidence, but in my experience many people crave sweets after quitting alcohol. I believe it's a known thing in AA.

I'm getting oldish, and I feel like it's my duty to be courteous and pleasant in order to have a civil civil society.

Oh, you made me laugh out loud, that is brilliant!

I have to say, you are most likely --truly-- the only person on earth doing this. Salut!

Thank you. I will think seriously on this.

Unfortunately, my stuff came from this site, sorry.

Wow, that is amazing. You belong in the geek pantheon for that. Two of the defining moments for young me were seeing the NeXT Cube in action, and seeing the original introduction of Adobe Acrobat. Seems mundane now, but grasping the potential of these things was profound.

Oh! Go here for software! http://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/

Great resources and discussion board here: http://www.nextcomputers.org