Dogs or cats?

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Dogs or cats?

Both pets have good sides and can make a home a better place. However, after having a cat for over 17 years, I don’t think I would have another any time soon. The final 1-2 years were tough.

The photo above is not my cat. She’s just cute and looks like a tiger.

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.

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List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.
  • The universe exists
  • Math exists
  • Math can exist without a universe
  • Math can eventually explain the universe
  • Everything that has a beginning has an end
  • You can’t cross the same river twice
  • Actions have consequences
  • Nobody is perfect
  • The future can hold positive surprises
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

What do you think gets better with age?

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What do you think gets better with age?

Acne 🙂

Social pressure. As I age, I notice that more and more important milestones are behind me. There’s less and less that bothers the people who care.

The classic fantasy and sci-fi from the 1950s to the early 1980s. The period where enough of the future was clear to release the wildest imagination but not enough to know the constraints. Modern sci-fi is so restricted by physics.

Trees, turtles, crocodiles.

What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?

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What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?

My goal is to sleep between 00:00 and 07:00. 7 hours of sleep per day keeps the doctor away.

  • I read before bed. Not always the planned 2h but even 30 minutes can make me sleepy
  • I believe that if something isn’t important enough to do first thing in the morning, then it’s not important enough to do last thing in the evening. This belief eliminated doom-scrolling from my evening routine
  • I drink decaf and keep the Coke Zero under 330ml/day
  • I don’t watch TV

Overall, this works for now. I feel it’s getting harder to sleep long hours with age.