Even if you just look at the world a little differently.
I’ll be real for a minute. I used to troll online. I would get in YouTube comment arguments, usually for fun, because it scratched this ape itch in my brain.
I got this game last year and quickly finished it. I started applying the questions this game poses to our world, things like who would deserve a change of heart and why.
I realized that I would probably be some random target in Mementos. I… stopped. I just stopped commenting entirely. I didn’t want to contribute to that sort of thing anymore, or invite it into how I use the internet. Now I’m using it like how I did before the pandemic. & just I can’t for the life of me figure out any other reason why besides getting wrapped up in this game.
Anyways you don’t have to share anything like this, I just wanted to know if it hit anybody else a certain kinda way.
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So I recently wanted to apply myself and see if I can't learn AutoHotKey. I have a script here that I can't get to loop, no matter where I add the loop, and I have no clue how to add a toggle.

^q:: { Click "1363 829" Sleep 5000 Send "d" Sleep 20000 Click "774 701" Sleep 5000 Send "d" Sleep 200000 } ^c::Pause 

I added the pause as a failsafe and in hopes that pausing and unpausing the script would cause it to loop/toggle, but to no avail.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Hi everyone, I am a current 5th year DPT student. This is my final semester before starting rotations, but I'm starting to realize I really don't want to stay in this field. Not only am I struggling to connect with the material, I do not feel cut out to be a successful therapist in the future with my current knowledge and skills.
I really want to stay in the medical field, but it seems like PT isn't the right path for me. Has anyone else experienced similar thoughts this late into college as a PT student? Any advice on how I can take what I'v learned thus far and applying it elsewhere?

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Hi all! First thing's first, congratulations to everyone who matched. I know not everyone got their desired specialty or location, but the horror that is residency applications is now past us and the only thing to do now is keep moving forward. Things will eventually fall into place. For those who didn't match, I'm so sorry. This process is brutal - emotionally and financially - and I hope you're holding up alright.
This post is for my fellow IMGs (honestly US students too if you vibe with it). I understand that the anxiety of going through this whole process eats away at you when you're feeling overwhelmed and underprepared, so I'd like to detail my journey from the beginning until now for those that may find solace in reading others' stories, especially if you identify with it. Those that hyperfocus on timing of exams and USCE, and the 'who what where when why' of things might appreciate this; I'll explain my strategy when approaching different parts of the application. What I ultimately hope to convey is 1. even the mediocre students can make it, and 2. there's no one 'right way' to do things. And I hope that this is able to encourage you to continue pushing forward, especially if you feel you're at a standstill in your own journey.
Growing up I was never the most academically disciplined. I sometimes joke that I was the only Asian in school that took majority regulars classes. I was fortunate in that my mother had the singular requirement that I simply not fail any classes, so that's pretty much what I did. I coasted through school while I saw friends beat themselves up over grades better than I ever even strived for. The way everyone stressed over getting into great colleges? High SAT scores? Foreign concepts to me. That same attitude carried through to med school.
I ended up not applying to colleges in the US and instead decided to go to Latin America to study for XYZ reasons. My grades were decent first year, worse second year, and even worse third year. When I say I was mediocre, I mean mediocre. It was to the point where I had to get >25/30 on final exams to pass classes, and I spent all three years stressed out of my mind because I was always in danger of failing something. It wasn't because I was dumb. Laziness is powerful, and I just never cared enough to sit down and study properly for anything.
Rotations were better; I'm better working with my hands than with my face in a book. I had fun in the hospital, as crazy and fast-paced as it is. Grades were still meh, because I still wasn't actually studying. I essentially spent my clinical years learning empirically instead of academically. This also doesn't mean I didn't know anything. No life was ever in danger because of my lack of knowledge. I simply do horribly on written exams and never cared to strive for A's.
Graduation came and went (2020) and I moved back to the states in 2021 to begin preparing for Step in July. I took Step 1 November 2021, OET January 2022, and Step 2 end of May 2022. Step 1 was average, and I don't actually know my Step 2 score lol. I wrote two incredibly detailed posts (1,2) about my Step 1 experience. This means there is a gap in my CV from October 2020 to November 2021, but I decided Step studying and 'moving my entire damn life back to the states' was good enough of an excuse to bullshit my way through if asked about during interviews.
My approach to apps in general were: do everything on time and completed before September, fill up my CV as much as I could with extra US associated stuff by September (and afterward in case I didn't match and had to update my CV for the 2024 cycle), and network as much as possible, which included joining online Psych caucus meetings and going to annual Psych conferences.
USCE was done in:

• May 2022: IM, private clinic. Through connections, and I got an LOR from the doctor. She specifically mentioned I want Psych in the letter. LOR strength maybe 7/10.
• June 2022: IM, big name hospital. Also through connections. He also mentioned I want Psych in the letter. Strongest LOR by far. 9.5/10.
• July 2022: Psych, private, remote. Googled the man, had to pay for it. Horrible bedside manner, etiquette a solid 0 in all aspects. The epitome of the type of psychiatrist not to be. Got an LOR, didn't even use it.
• July, August 2022: Psych, private, remote. Through connections. Loved this guy. Was the only Psych LOR I used, even if it was painfully average, short, and generic sounding (but still sincere in a way). 7/10.

I didn't want to have any gaps in my CV now that post-Nov 2021 I emerged from Step hermit land and there was activity again, so I took up volunteering at a health center September 2022 and started tutoring high school students in Spanish. I've also been doing Psych related research since May 2022 with a well known CAP PD, and I was able to fill my CV with stuff I've done since meeting her.
My PS was written painstakingly slowly between July and August 2022 and sent to 10+ people to edit. Too many? Yes. But I had an idea of how I wanted it to look, and my FOMO meant the more eyes, the better. I knew which edits to accept and which to reject. What I looked for in edits were things I was missing that I wasn't noticing, better wording, and order of information (what to mention in which paragraph?). There were enough edits that my PS was improved substantially, but not so many that I lost my voice. I asked non-medical, medical non-Psych, and Psych people to read it, because I wanted perspectives from all sides.
What I lacked in academically I made up for in other areas. I filled up every single character in the hobbies section. I put mainly non-medical things in the supplemental application. I complemented an experience in PS with one of the entries in the supplemental (as well as an entry in my main CV), so things were connected throughout my entire application and explained in detail in different ways. My strategy here was for them to see I didn't only care about medicine and that I've done and do more things with my time that are enriching to my person and would contribute to my formation as a psychiatrist. Sounds corny, but it worked. Instead of filling my app with medicine, medicine, and medicine (understandable for more academically competitive specialties), I focused on everything outside of it and somehow made a type of association with medicine in the end. Besides the common questions asked in interviews, people mainly focused on my extracurriculars and asked what I did outside of medicine. I suppose I'm fortunate in wanting Psych since it's easier to do that than in other specialties, so obviously take this all with a huge ass grain of salt.
Applications were sent out the moment ERAS opened. I edited my CV with a friend (another applicant) the day before so she could catch errors I glossed over, and also for moral support. But I asked a non-medical friend to help me write my CV beforehand because she's chef's kiss for these kinds of things and I am very much not.
Before each interview I took propranolol cause I shake like no other when under pressure. I had an entire Word doc with every question from the Psych spreadsheet (and my answers in bullet points) on one half of the screen, and the video call on the other half. I made sure I was in a well lit and quiet area, with minimal visual contamination behind me. If I didn't know how to answer a question, I would stall in the most natural way possible. The way you look on paper gets you the interview. Once you're in the interview, social skills come into play and are in large part what determines if and where they rank you, so it was imperative for me to shine through with how I sat, how I spoke, how I answered, and damn, even how I breathed.
I sent out my LOI at the end of January, written with the help of two friends, and got a hopeful response from the PD. Didn't read too much into it, but I rode the wave of confidence until Match Day. Ended up matching there, and here we are now.
My point with all of this is:

• There's no magic recipe for success. People will tell you IM rotations for Psych are a bad idea. Others will tell you 0 publications = 0 IVs. What matters is how you frame these experiences in your application and IVs. I said I did IM rotations because IM's important. When is it not? It doesn't take away from the type of physician I'll be in the future, but rather adds to it.
• Prepare for everything. Do things on time. Strategize. I started networking at the beginning of last year, and even if I didn't get IVs in places I had connections, these are all people that know me now, and they have seen my progress since meeting them a year ago. I started forming these relationships preemptively because I didn't want to start residency at 0.
• Your attitude matters. The way you see yourself matters. Have confidence in yourself! You've made it this far. But don't be cocky. It is possible to consider yourself intelligent and still be humble. It is also possible to consider yourself intelligent and have it backfire because arrogance gets in the way of adequate progress. And the more negative the mindset, the worse the outcome. Not always, but the people I know with such a negative view of the world and negative approach to Step and applications have had the worst performance since beginning this entire process. Understand that you are objectively capable of doing what everyone else is doing. Own your shit.
• You can match with Step attempts. You can match with CV gaps. You can match with YOGs > 5y. You can match no matter what your credentials.
• Basically, understand how to play the system. Work smarter, not harder. Work hard regardless, but ensure that the return on the work you put in is worth it in the end. Understand what these programs want. Understand that the way you present yourself to them matters. Learn how to catch their attention, and be prepared when it's your turn to speak.

Thank you if you've read this entire thing. And as always, AMA.

Since I was a kid I’ve always envisioned how my life was going to be when I was older, I was going to be 27 with my own house and a wife and kids making good money. Then when I started middle school and I learnt more about academics my goal was to finish highschool at 18 and leave college at 21. None of that happened, I didn’t get into the college I wanted and had to take a gap year because of my mental health, then I was 19.
I went to a community college to get more grades and I ended up dropping out of that, then I decided to try another one still 19 turning 20 and took another gap year because I actually got into my dream college but I wasn’t eligible for the grant in the country it was in, I wish I did my research but I didn’t and I never applied for any other colleges so I had to wait a year to apply again
Then I was 21 and I was slowly watching the people I went to school with graduate while I was just starting, the course was harder than I expected and I ended up failing, I tried again at 22 turning 23, which is me now and it was going so well, but I started missing college because I couldn’t afford the transport up there and I’m now extremely behind and missed some deadlines, I’ve been job searching all year but all I’ve gotten was ghosted, my mental health has just been getting worse and worse
I asked Reddit if there’s a point of even continuing and they said if I drop out the quality of my life will be worse, which is the harsh truth, graduates will always have easier lives but I can’t do it, I don’t want what I wished for as a child to disappear but I can’t keep restarting college, I don’t have the money for it. If I have to dropout I might just end it, this isn’t the life I’ve envisioned and I have absolutely no problem with dropouts I have so much respect for you guys but when graduating was all you knew its so hard to adjust to the fact that you might not be that person. Man I can’t do this anymore, nothing is going right for me, I’m exhausted man, I really am. All my other siblings are smart and my younger brother is in his second year of college, being the lowest earning and the oldest son (second oldest) is going to be so painful. I feel like a disgrace

Finally switching over my license and registration after moving here from NY (looks like I'll have to pay late fees but nothing I can do to change that) and just filled out my application for a Driver's License.
For some reason, when I get to the fees, it shows an application fee of $41, and then two $53 Endorsement fees (for Class AB Tank, Doubles/Triples, and Hazmat, and Class C Tank, Passenger, and Hazmat). What are these for and why are they being listed?
When the application asked me what Class of license I was applying for, I chose Noncommercial Car (Class C) and didn't choose anything for the Commercial category since I don't drive for work. I'm assuming that these Endorsements are linked to commercial licenses, but I have no idea how to get them taken off of here. If I submit the application as is and mention that I JUST want a Noncommercial license when I go to the DMV will they fix it? Or are they actually supposed to be there?

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I am considering applying to the Computer Science MSc at the University of Birmingham this autumn. I was wondering if any previous applicants can give me some information on:
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- what the workload is like
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Listing Info - [Tuesdays 6:30 PM-10:30 PM CST] [3 / 5 Seats Open] Looking for players who are interested in joining a Golden Vault adventure.

Logistics-
Games are every other week, Session 0 is Scheduled for March 28th
Payment is through a free Square account
We use Discord for voice (Cameras not required but allowed)
You do not need a ready-made character before Session 0, just a concept!
About the Setting -
Creeping down the hall, your feet padding on the polished marble floors, the mansion around you silent. Peeking around a corner, you spy a translucent blue orb floating in the hall ahead of you. With a signal, your crewmate waves her hands and the orb winks out. You dash down the hallway and around the next corner before the orb reappears behind you. Your teammate gives you a thumbs up but turns in horror as a clattering is heard behind her. Twenty guards flood the hall, barely giving her enough time to disappear. Now the question is, how do you talk your way out of this one?
The world is full of injustice and inequality. The ultra-wealthy flaunts wealth with dubious origins. Those caught in the web of someone else’s corruption are left to take the fall. That is where the Golden Vault is. Their keyholders are everywhere, from lowly shop owners all the way up to high-ranking city officials. All the members of this clandestine organization keep their eyes out for any hint of injustice and they seek to right it… no matter what the law may say otherwise. They also keep an eye out for clever folk and adventurers that are able to act as field agents in their cause against corruption.
The newest book to the 5e library, Keys from the Golden Vault is a series of 11 fantastic heist adventures that will take your plucky group of Robin Hood-esque thieves from the mundane halls of a museum all across the multiverse for the greatest heist of all time! Ripe with adventure and mystery, great for brand-new players as well as veterans, this book allows plenty of downtime and character exploration between missions. As members of the Golen Vault, the group will help set the world in better shape by taking down figures that seem untouchable, all while unraveling a mystery that could unravel the planes themselves. Do you have what it takes to impress the Vault? And what will the next key unlock? Let’s find out together!

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Keys from the Golden Vault

Listing Info - [Tuesdays 6:30 PM-10:30 PM CST] [3 / 5 Seats Open] Looking for players who are interested in joining a Golden Vault adventure.

Logistics-
Games are every other week, Session 0 is Scheduled for March 28th
Payment is through a free Square account
We use Discord for voice (Cameras not required but allowed)
You do not need a ready-made character before Session 0, just a concept!
About the Setting -
Creeping down the hall, your feet padding on the polished marble floors, the mansion around you silent. Peeking around a corner, you spy a translucent blue orb floating in the hall ahead of you. With a signal, your crewmate waves her hands and the orb winks out. You dash down the hallway and around the next corner before the orb reappears behind you. Your teammate gives you a thumbs up but turns in horror as a clattering is heard behind her. Twenty guards flood the hall, barely giving her enough time to disappear. Now the question is, how do you talk your way out of this one?
The world is full of injustice and inequality. The ultra-wealthy flaunts wealth with dubious origins. Those caught in the web of someone else’s corruption are left to take the fall. That is where the Golden Vault is. Their keyholders are everywhere, from lowly shop owners all the way up to high-ranking city officials. All the members of this clandestine organization keep their eyes out for any hint of injustice and they seek to right it… no matter what the law may say otherwise. They also keep an eye out for clever folk and adventurers that are able to act as field agents in their cause against corruption.
The newest book to the 5e library, Keys from the Golden Vault is a series of 11 fantastic heist adventures that will take your plucky group of Robin Hood-esque thieves from the mundane halls of a museum all across the multiverse for the greatest heist of all time! Ripe with adventure and mystery, great for brand-new players as well as veterans, this book allows plenty of downtime and character exploration between missions. As members of the Golen Vault, the group will help set the world in better shape by taking down figures that seem untouchable, all while unraveling a mystery that could unravel the planes themselves. Do you have what it takes to impress the Vault? And what will the next key unlock? Let’s find out together!

Characters right for this game - Fans of the Persona series, Robin Hood, and other heroic thieves of literature. Those looking to join secret organizations that help the world as well as those looking to make some quick cash. Heroes looking to take on tough villains including evil agencies, powerful wealthy nobles, and extraplanar creatures

Campaign Signup - DM me here or add me on discord (LinkPup92 #9149)

Keys from the Golden Vault

Listing Info - [Tuesdays 6:30 PM-10:30 PM CST] [3 / 5 Seats Open] Looking for players who are interested in joining a Golden Vault adventure.

Logistics-
Games are every other week, Session 0 is Scheduled for March 28th
Payment is through a free Square account
We use Discord for voice (Cameras not required but allowed)
You do not need a ready-made character before Session 0, just a concept!
About the Setting -
Creeping down the hall, your feet padding on the polished marble floors, the mansion around you silent. Peeking around a corner, you spy a translucent blue orb floating in the hall ahead of you. With a signal, your crewmate waves her hands and the orb winks out. You dash down the hallway and around the next corner before the orb reappears behind you. Your teammate gives you a thumbs up but turns in horror as a clattering is heard behind her. Twenty guards flood the hall, barely giving her enough time to disappear. Now the question is, how do you talk your way out of this one?
The world is full of injustice and inequality. The ultra-wealthy flaunts wealth with dubious origins. Those caught in the web of someone else’s corruption are left to take the fall. That is where the Golden Vault is. Their keyholders are everywhere, from lowly shop owners all the way up to high-ranking city officials. All the members of this clandestine organization keep their eyes out for any hint of injustice and they seek to right it… no matter what the law may say otherwise. They also keep an eye out for clever folk and adventurers that are able to act as field agents in their cause against corruption.
The newest book to the 5e library, Keys from the Golden Vault is a series of 11 fantastic heist adventures that will take your plucky group of Robin Hood-esque thieves from the mundane halls of a museum all across the multiverse for the greatest heist of all time! Ripe with adventure and mystery, great for brand-new players as well as veterans, this book allows plenty of downtime and character exploration between missions. As members of the Golen Vault, the group will help set the world in better shape by taking down figures that seem untouchable, all while unraveling a mystery that could unravel the planes themselves. Do you have what it takes to impress the Vault? And what will the next key unlock? Let’s find out together!

Characters right for this game - Fans of the Persona series, Robin Hood, and other heroic thieves of literature. Those looking to join secret organizations that help the world as well as those looking to make some quick cash. Heroes looking to take on tough villains including evil agencies, powerful wealthy nobles, and extraplanar creatures

Campaign Signup - DM me here or add me on discord (LinkPup92 #9149)

Hello
As the title of my question says, i have a big problem with procrastination and actually get the willpower to start anything or doing things im supposed to do.
To give you guys a brief background of myself: I recently graduated from school last year. My plan was to apply to a college for graphic design, but i didnt know that you had to do a portfolio for it. I also didnt want to pursue anything else so i decided to take a gap year. Im working part-time in a fairly simple labor job 2 times a week (or more or less, depending on how many orders i have).
Anyways, outside my part time work i just sit all day and play video games or browse the internet. Im always telling myself that i look for certain jobs i might enjoy or that i finally start to actually work on my portfolio. Most of the time i get those burst of inspiration while im working or outside in general and tell myself: "Today i finally do it". But then every time when i get home and actually sit down to do the thing i want, my mind freezes and i default back to using my phone or playing video games again. I literally can't bring up the Willpower to actually start the Things i really want to try out. There was one time where i actually managed to bring myself to learn how to do Animation and i did enjoy it, but after taking a break for like 10 minutes i prompted back to my bad behaviors.
And this doesnt only include that. My Room is a mess all the time. My mother has to always remind me that i have to clean it up or bring the dishes down, because, and i really dont know why i do this, Hoard them in my room and only bring them back when told or when i notice that they get moldy.
And the thing is i feel really really bad for all of the things i do here. I want to change, i really want to live a better life. I already tried things like limiting my pc time or just outright lock my phone for multiple days. But i always default back to my bad behavior and cant really hold it. The only thing i recently started and actually am able to do is going to the gym, and while i do tend to skip 1 or 2 days, thats the only thing where i really have a routine and work for it.
Another thing i noticed from myself is that i have a bad sense of time, which leads me to always be late or thinking that i just browse for 5 minutes, while in reality, 20 or more minutes pass. I also tend to forget things easily and sometimes have problems listening to someone and need to constantly ask/reassure that the information told me is correct (usually happens at work). I also get distracted fairly easily and daydream a lot.
But the biggest fear i have, which kind of summarizes all of it and is the reason why I don't progress is, that while I realize how fucked i am right now and that i need to do something about it, I guarantee you guys that tomorrow i won't feel any guilt again and will just resume all of the things I just told here again. It has always been like this and i don't fucking know why I act like i. It infuriates me because the moment someone actually points towards my behavior or my parents argue with me for my lazy behavior, i get anxious. i feel really scared and sad and realize what I'm doing, and that feeling of pure dread follows me through the day. However the moment i sleep and wake up the next day, it's like as if everything ive done never happend and i just resume my bad behaviosupress my problems.
Again sorry if i might repeat myself a bit too much, but i want to change. All of my friends either went to college or work and my parents, while they argue a lot with me, are truly scared about my future. I feel like crying again, but i just know that tomorrow i will probably forget all of those negative feelings and act as if nothing has ever happened...

Hello! When you apply to take the HT and get approved, how do things move from there? Do they give you many possible date and location options to take the test before your deadline?
Thanks!

Hello. I have been using the Godot engine for about 3-4 years now. Since Godot 4 has been released, I have been looking up some videos on how to use the new lighting, and CharacterBody controller since I am so used to using KinematicBody from Godot 3 and previous versions. A recent trend in many of the tutorials that I have noticed, is that the people who make these videos are very breif in their format. For example, I was watching a video named "Godot 4.0 Stable Quick Start Guide ( 2023 )" by a user named Lukky. For a sort of lighting segment, they go through the lighting options in a world environment node and only tell you what you need to turn without explanation in what you are doing. The dialouge follows a "do this, now do this, now do this..." and they throw these steps at you. When they went to very briefly explain SSAO, they sort of just circled a corner with their mouse. No further explanation was really added. The rest of the video followed that format too. Everyone in the comments was praising the video's briefness. The same can be seen in tutorials by Miziziziz, who has blown up in the last year or so for their tutorials. Miziziziz in a video titled, "How To Get Around Steam's Terrible Two-Hour Refund Policy As A Small Game Developer" even recommends a straight up illegal (In most countries other than the U.S.A.) practice in game pricing where you mark up a game and put it on sale even though it is on full price. Fallout 76 got in trouble for the same thing, but no one got even a little concerned about the contents of the video. With how me and a majority of people learn, these brief tutorials are not scalable outside of the contents of the video, and are hard to apply when we don't know how something works. I'm not saying give a 5,000 word essay on every method or function used in a video, but even a quick diagram or simple explanation would put me in a much better place when wanting to learn how to make our own programs. This is just what I feel and know. I obviously don't speak for this community, but I wanted to get my concerns out there.

Hi Everyone,
I have had 4 interviews for GCA jobs, one went to the final round and I was not offered the position. I decided to apply for an optometric tech position and had my 2nd interview today and was offered the position shortly after. I graduated in May 2022 with a bio degree and did an internship for genetic counseling after but have been working at my school’s admissions office since it ended. In one of my GCA interviews the interviewer asked me if I had any medical experience at all. I don’t have the money to be MA or EMT certified and was wondering if anyone has been an optometric tech and what their experiences applying to grad school was like. I know that I want to be a GC and not an optometrist so I’m not sure how it will come across in program interviews.
I do also have an offer for a labcorp microbiology lab tech position but I never enjoyed labs in school so I am not sure what I would think of it.
Any input is appreciated!!!

Hi All,
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Just a heads up, I'm a blender novice but fulltime CAD user. Trying to jump into blender so apologise if this is a really basic question.
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But how do I delete everything from the blue line to the left. When ever I highlight everything to the left of the blue line and try delete it, I get a few faces deleted that cross over the blue line.
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Any tips would be much appreciated, thank you.
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Post Bar burnout-
So I am like 80% sure I passed and now need to start applying for Jobs. Is anyone else just not motivated to not work at all even thought its been like 3 weeks? I went down to Florida for 2 weeks, and have pretty much just been hitting the gym and doing martial arts, with the once a week occasional pint or two. A date here and there as well. I just can't seem to get myself together to apply (yeah I know its unattractive LOL) , even though my financial day of reckoning has clearly arrived, or is about to with the student loan payments coming do.
Pro Bono Hours- How can I get my 20 Pro bono hours in? I live in Long Island, and want to get this off my plate so I am ready to make the motion for C&F when we do get the scores? When I was at school I had to do everything virtual after my first half of 1-L, so didn't really get the word of mouth regarding these opportunities.

Hello
As the title of my question says, i have a big problem with procrastination and actually get the willpower to start anything or doing things im supposed to do.
To give you guys a brief background of myself: I recently graduated from school last year. My plan was to apply to a college for graphic design, but i didnt know that you had to do a portfolio for it. I also didnt want to pursue anything else so i decided to take a gap year. Im working part-time in a fairly simple labor job 2 times a week (or more or less, depending on how many orders i have).
Anyways, outside my part time work i just sit all day and play video games or browse the internet. Im always telling myself that i look for certain jobs i might enjoy or that i finally start to actually work on my portfolio. Most of the time i get those burst of inspiration while im working or outside in general and tell myself: "Today i finally do it". But then every time when i get home and actually sit down to do the thing i want, my mind freezes and i default back to using my phone or playing video games again. I literally can't bring up the Willpower to actually start the Things i really want to try out. There was one time where i actually managed to bring myself to learn how to do Animation and i did enjoy it, but after taking a break for like 10 minutes i prompted back to my bad behaviors.
And this doesnt only include that. My Room is a mess all the time. My mother has to always remind me that i have to clean it up or bring the dishes down, because, and i really dont know why i do this, Hoard them in my room and only bring them back when told or when i notice that they get moldy.
And the thing is i feel really really bad for all of the things i do here. I want to change, i really want to live a better life. I already tried things like limiting my pc time or just outright lock my phone for multiple days. But i always default back to my bad behavior and cant really hold it. The only thing i recently started and actually am able to do is going to the gym, and while i do tend to skip 1 or 2 days, thats the only thing where i really have a routine and work for it.
Another thing i noticed from myself is that i have a bad sense of time, which leads me to always be late or thinking that i just browse for 5 minutes, while in reality, 20 or more minutes pass. I also tend to forget things easily and sometimes have problems listening to someone and need to constantly ask/reassure that the information told me is correct (usually happens at work). I also get distracted fairly easily and daydream a lot.
But the biggest fear i have, which kind of summarizes all of it and is the reason why I don't progress is, that while I realize how fucked i am right now and that i need to do something about it, I guarantee you guys that tomorrow i won't feel any guilt again and will just resume all of the things I just told here again. It has always been like this and i don't fucking know why I act like i. It infuriates me because the moment someone actually points towards my behavior or my parents argue with me for my lazy behavior, i get anxious. i feel really scared and sad and realize what I'm doing, and that feeling of pure dread follows me through the day. However the moment i sleep and wake up the next day, it's like as if everything ive done never happend and i just resume my bad behaviosupress my problems.
Again sorry if i might repeat myself a bit too much, but i want to change. All of my friends either went to college or work and my parents, while they argue a lot with me, are truly scared about my future. I feel like crying again, but i just know that tomorrow i will probably forget all of those negative feelings and act as if nothing has ever happened...

I (23f) have my mom and step dad moving to a different state 12 hours from where we currently are. This has been in the making for a few years now, and our house officially sold today.

 Now I am going to start by saying I am happy for them. This has been their dream for as long as I can remember- and am excited to see them living it out. 

But things get difficult. I just graduated college in December and have a part time internship that has potential to change to full time- and other possibilities lined up. (So it's stressful- but the idea of moving out is not impossible and something I am ready for.)
My step brother (23m) is graduating in May- with plans to go to grad school in August. We need to be out of our house by May 24th for the buyers.
I'm struggling to show my true excitement and support for my parents as it is being overridden by fear and resentment. My mom has been my biggest support system since I was little and I have lived with her full time a big portion of my life. I am at the age where I am ready to move out- but the circumstances it is happening under hurts. I know it isn't realistic to be near her forever, but what's getting to me is how much she is acting as though she won't miss me, how she just wants to get the hell out of here, etc.
Anytime I try to bring up my emotions on the topic, she gets short with me. I know there's nothing I can do to change them moving- but this is a huge transition. As I said before, my parents have had this in the works for a few years, but even then the thought of others seems to have not been present what so ever. They are leaving everyone behind, including my grandmother who i will now be taking over care for for my mother since she won't have the means to do so.
My step brother has 20 days after graduation to figure out where the hell he's going to go, and as many of you know rent is a insanely expensive (especially for the state I'm living in).
I have other family telling me this seems wrong, off, selfish of them to be rushing out so quickly at a time where my step brother and I are struggling to figure out a future and at the biggest transition point of our life even before this move was put into the mix. They could have waited even 3 more months to sell and we would've been more comfortable.
It all boils down to us feeling pushed aside and as though our feelings do not matter what so ever in this situation. With my mom being my person for so long and now having an insane strain on our mothedaughter relationship it is just so hard.
I guess i'm just grasping at straws trying to understand the situation better. This is an extremely stressful time with so much change (and change is so hard for me). Looking for advice? Words of encouragement? Just someone to say that i'm not wrong for feeling this way?? Not really sure.
((I also want to say that I am a hard worker. I finished school with a 3.68 gpa overall and am part of the honors society within my major. I apply to full time jobs every single day and work my ass off in every way i can including non-professional work. I get worried people will say i'm 23 and to get the fuck over it and that I should've moved out by now. I am doing everything I can and struggling.))
TL;DR: Parents are moving 12 hours away and leaving me (23f) and step brother (23m) struggling to figure out the means to move out and acting as though they do not care they are leaving us and moving so far.

Getting closer to perfection!

The last generation of my dart build had 6434 maximum dps, using no wild mods or super mods. I just want to be clear that there is no perfect build, and if there is, it would be unplayable because you would have omni-shield amp with antimatter rounds, dying star and solar heart stacking.
Firstly thing need to consider: Which body do we use? viper and assault are the obvious choices, but i think viper is better for the extra duration and it is just simpler to calculate. The caustic payload can also come in handy in a pinch, and the 10% hull damage resistance can help deal with self-damage.
As for the shield, you can either use amp or go rapid reconstruction so you can stack more self-damage safely. It's damage in a way, right? Let's say you go rapid reconstruction.
Let's start with the basics. link
Now, get the safety related mods, using rapid reconstruction. link
Now lets put all that regen to good use! but should you go dying star or stack solar heart?
The equivalent of a single solar heart with 27.5 wild mods will be equivalent to the self damage of dying star. at this point, it will be providing +55 base damage and +55% burn damage. If these are the only mods taken, the dps is approximately 1421.
Dying star provides +30% ignite duration and +20% burn damage. if this is the only mod taken(which literally is not possible) the dps is approximately 552.
As you can see, solar heart outshines dying star by a lot. However, dart was never good at multiple targets and the lack of dying star does not help. You can take deflagration to help with this problem. The ridiculous amount of burn should make it reasonably powerful, and you can always do the viper-deflagration nuke. Of course, also take corrosion. But these are just things that are crucial to the build, not things that I can calculate.
But exactly how much damage will you be taking and how much can you avoid it? Say you stack masochism as your wild mods for solar heart. this is not a bad idea at all, as the extra damage also helps. But one way or another, paired with your core shielding you manage to get it near the 70% cap. Then, you have your hull damage resistance - 10% from force armour and 10% more from a fully charged caustic barrier. these two multiply to make 21%. After applying both reductions, dying star will only deal 2.6 damage per second. However, we can do even better! Bravado increases your body gear powers by 15%, increasing the caustic barrier damage reduction to 11.5% and the total hull damage resistance to 22.6%. dying star deals 2.58 damage with this. of course you can go even further by stacking evolutionary niche but that's your choice.
You might have noticed that this is a very wild mod heavy build. How to make this actually viable? take 4 solar heart stacks and 6 masochism stacks. this combined with the bravado and various evolutionary niches that you will take over the course of the run is more than enough to get a ridiculous amount of damage out of solar heart. DO NOT START STACKING SOLAR HEART UNTIL YOU HAVE CORE SHIELDING AND RAPID RECONSTRUCTION. You can get the masochism stacks before hand though. Get obsession as soon as you can. You'll only get 15% less hull and shields from the above wild mods, and a bit more from the evolutionary niches. Discord orbs also help with enemies you aren't aiming at.
Don't use mines, not really worth it.
And that is about it! This build uses 43 upgrade points for everything you need + some random stuff that help + blink if you can get obsession early enough, so taking grandeurs and challengers are not a bad idea. If you plan on that though, maybe take one less solar heart? If you somehow still have points left over, just put it into ataraxia.
final build with some other unnecesarry stuff: link