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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Events in the past few years (from global to personal) have me thinking that the only way the aggravations of life on planet earth (from runaway climate change to lost credit cards) are ever worth it is if you have a robust (even if tiny) investment in a future you want to get to

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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Got distracted, but want to finish a short thread on this. I don't mean investment as in education, life goals, etc. I mean even very mundane things like wanting to see the next Marvel movie.

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Like today I remembered I wanted to sign up for LA public library and filled out the form online. I'll be going to pick up my card later today. Surprisingly, one of the most cheery things I've done in what has otherwise been a bleak-ass week at all levels.

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    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Why? It's a small act that says "I expect to be around and having enough leisure and interest in life a few months from now to be checking out and reading books from a library". It's an act of faith in the meaningfulness of the future.

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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Planning a vacation is similar. For women, buying a dress for the next season seems to do the same trick. Starting a hobby project that you know will take months or years to complete, starting to learn a musical instrument.

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    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Much more than figuring out big retirement portfolio things or planning to buy a house etc, it is these small investments in the future that matter for mental health. The big, necessary ones in fact can turn into oppressive burdens. I take zero joy in retirement investing for eg

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    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      Another thing I did recently was buy a bunch of succulents. I have to figure out and learn how to take care of them, repot them, etc. Says a lot btw that succulents are rising in popularity. They are about the hardiest little investments you can make in the future.

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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      My mother-in-law, an avid gardener, told me that they're nearly impossible to kill. I hope she's right. I'm not exactly great at gardening.

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        2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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          I wish we as a species were better at doing this sort of thing at every scale. We seem to suck at it above individual/family scale. Community groups for example, seem only capable of hedonistic partying or bureaucratic parades and things.

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        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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          Your future is only as real as the little things you plant in it to look forward to, creating a gentle tug of anticipation to keep your inner clock ticking. If all you do everyday is deal with exhausting crap of daily life and responsible long-term crap, life is not worth it.

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        4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 6 Aug 2019
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          "Living in the moment" is, neurologically speaking, bullshit. We're not creatures of the transient present. We have dopamine-driven striatum allowing us to live in stories rather than impressionistic scenes. That's a feature, not a bug. One meant to be used.

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        2. Raymond‏ @rfinz 6 Aug 2019
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          wait till they're totally dry before watering them again(!!!), make sure the pot has holes in it or there's plenty of rocks for drainage in the bottom, don't put them on radiator shelves, make sure they get enough light source: I've killed a lot of succulents

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          I hesitated to tweet anything along those lines because I know what it's like to receive too much unsolicited advice, but for me Reddit was a good resource for learning how to take care of them. I still sometimes end up making mistakes by watering during the wrong growing season.

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