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(I know this might be mean but its just easier to skip! I love true crime and I’ve had a couple occasions when I thought the story was continuing but nope, it was an ad for another with a host with a simliar voice)
I am someone who likes to consume information at all times, so when I’m out and about, I am almost surely listening to a podcast.
With the holiday season and new year, a lot of podcasts I listen to have posted fewer episodes than normal or have even taken a break from posting entirely… causing me to run out of content. So, I had a revelation: why don’t I just listen to books?
But I’ve noticed that for some reason, my brain tunes out of audiobooks entirely. I will have listened to several minutes of an audiobook and not retained a single sentence. Does anyone else experience this? Maybe it’s the cadence or pitch of the readers’ voices, but something about it is practically like radio static to me.
Some of the episodes have me in stitches laughing so hard and other ones are just the most heartbreaking thing ever. Do you wish you knew which ones were which or do you like being on the ride?
Anyone recommend interesting podcasts that aren’t too heavy or technical to play while I get ready for work in the morning?
I can’t get into true crime stuff and do enjoy dark history, but not first thing after waking up.
Edit: thanks for the recommendations all!
Titled Colin. It’s like The Case of the Missing Hit but even more neurotic.
In 2019 I was going through a heartbreak and my roommate showed me this amazing podcast episode pretty much analyzing the phenomenon and explaining what goes on in your brain when you go through a heartbreak/ break up.
I don’t remember details, but I remember it helped me to view what I was going through objectively, along with ways to help yourself get over it. One researcher explained that our brains tend to only remember the good times of the relationship, so we need to make a conscious effort to remember the bad times, perhaps by making a list of things we don’t like about the person. That’s the only specific thing I remember 😅
I don’t remember which show it was, but it must be along the lines of Hidden Brain, Invisibilia, and This American Life (I’m pretty sure it wasn’t TAL though)
Now my friend is going through a difficult time and I want to share it with her but I’m going crazy googling I just can’t find it 😥
Ring any bells for anyone?
UPDATE: Found it!!!
The show is TED …
Thank you everyone for the amazing responses! I tried to reply to many - and have so many new additions to my reading list - but realized that 600+ comments are just a bit more than I initially had thought. So glad to see everyone reading and sharing nonetheless :) This is exciting stuff.
So, kid is 15 and brilliant. As in, might qualify for NASA internship soon brilliant.
Sadly she struggles socially, is bullied with a cruelty not even I experienced, and I was the disabled poor bookworm. Teachers ignore it and parents don’t know what to do.
In the media she consumes, the smart character ALWAYS has to be humbled and become part of a social group to reach happiness and greatness. She now tries to deliberately write worse grades and get in trouble to gain social acceptance. She confessed that to me.
I can’t really role model for her because she does not see my socially withdrawn life as happy, but I KNOW that she will find her people once she gets out of that fucking town. But for this she needs to stay on despite not being liked.
So, do you have anything where the smart characters are allowed to succeed on their own? Guy characters and adult fiction are fine too, she’s at college reading level easily.
My favorite genres are fantasy and scifi but I’m up for anything. The only request I have is that the books you suggest are under 500 pages since I’m trying to read as many as I can during my isolation. Thanks!
UPDATE: Man did I not expect this post to blow up so much! I will try to respond to all of you but least I can do is say thank you here in my update.
I haven’t heard of a lot of the suggested books before so it’ll be very fun to look all of them up and choose which ones I’ll be reading!
I figured I can update you on which ones I pick and read right here as well. Thank you everyone!
I’m determined to collect all the classics as hardcovers to reread and then display on book shelves. I’m planning on scouring every book store/online resource to find beautiful hardcover editions that do the novel justice, and possibly have historical value.
Currently on my TBR list I have: - [ ] Jane Eyre - [ ] the Great Gatsby - [ ] Wuthering Heights - [ ] Anna Karenina - [ ] Pride and Prejudice - [ ] The Little Prince - [ ] Les Misérables - [ ] The sun also rises - [ ] A farewell to arms - [ ] Walden - [ ] I know why the caged bird sings - [ ] Great expectations - [x] Emma (just ordered this one online! Eek!)
What other classics would you recommend to add to my list?
I made a post 4 months ago with an alt account, and that was the first time I got to know about Ori, and it has become my favourite game. I haven’t played much games, so i was just shocked to experience so many emotions from a game. I died several times in that game, but not once I felt any hate towards it. It felt like devs had poured their soul to make that game and music just made everything better. I also love that game with my soul. Unfortunately I can’t play ori and the will of the wisps. It lags on my pc. I have ryzen 3 3200g with single channel 8GB ram. But if it wasn’t for this sub then I would have never played this game in my life. So, A HUGE THANK YOU!!!!!!
also, do you have anything else for me that I should try? hehe. I have finished only 5 pc games in life so I’m still a new player. All I can say is that I love Ori!!!
Disco Elysium’s a game that went under my radar when it came out. It looked like many other isometric RPGs out there : good, but nothing really special.
Looking at it again, according to journalists and the gaming medias, it’s one of the best games from the last decade or so.
Now looking at user reviews, Very positive/94% on Steam, it’s apparently quite good, but nothing like an absolute must buy.
For those who’ve played it, would you recommended it? Is it truly innovative, or just a very well made game with generic mechanics? Where does the media hype come from? Is it all about the story?
Im looking for something like a crafting RPG solo experience. For me the closest thing which im thinking of is the “My Time at portia” game. I played stardew valley i liked it but what im looking for is something in a 3D environment open world where the gameplay loop is something like:
1.) You get a quest, a request, a task or something like crafting an iron sword with nature elements.
2.) You go out in an open world gathering stuff
3.) you go back to your base where you have furnace and other thing to make the sword
4.) you go back to npc, give him the sword, you get currency which can be used to upgrade your furnace and others.
5.) repeat
If the game has combat it’s great, but I am fine if its just exploring and gathering.
I don’t know if there is any game like that.
Others games i like for this concept:
Snowrunner, Skyrim with some mods.
My girlfriend got a new gaming PC and I’m super exited for her… but all she wants to play is Valheim and I’m kind of bored of it, and hoping to find an alternative for her that she can
A) play on her own (some combat is fine, as long as it’s not super difficult/stressful), and
B) when I’m playing with her is a bit more interesting for me than Valheim, which was fun for a while but kind of got old for me
Single player only suggestions are also welcome!
A similar but not-quite-there game I liked was The Forest, but I am not intrigued by fully freehand building to create mega-structures. I know this all seems like trying to find a very boring survival game but the spirit of my question is essentially a game that is practical to learn how to survive.
My son is just a toddler but loves playing around with Spyro - we’ve had a great time playing through the trilogy. Any recommendations for similar games on Xbox?