I finally made a veggie burger that doesn’t fall apart!

July 20, 2022 No comments Article

And the secret ingredient is…. Thinly sliced sauteed onion.I’ve been on a bean burger kick for a few weeks, and it didn’t matter how much of any extra “binding” agents I added in, the burgers would inevitably smash out the sides of the bun when I bit down.So I got to thinking, how does ground

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I am Donald Robertson, a cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and author. I’ve written three books in a row about the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius and how Stoicism was his guide to life. Ask me anything.

July 11, 2022 No comments Article

I believe that Stoic philosophy is just as relevant today as it was in 2nd AD century Rome, or even 3rd century BC Athens. Ask me anything you want, especially about Stoicism or Marcus Aurelius. I’m an expert on how psychological techniques from ancient philosophy can help us to improve our emotional resilience today.Who am

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Music that absolutely takes over my senses please…

June 23, 2022 No comments Article

I am looking for songs that sonically take over me completely, soundscapes that are full to the brim with nowhere to go. Or it may be a kind of emotional thing, like crescendos, time signature changes, lyrics that are “deep/strong”… Extreme music that is of high quality, production… good art essentially! Essentially all about the

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“…these trivial matters — diet, locality, climate, and one’s mode of recreation, the whole casuistry of self-love — are inconceivably more important than all that which has hitherto been held in high esteem. It is precisely in this quarter that we must begin to learn afresh…” (continued below)

June 4, 2022 No comments Article

“…All those things which mankind has valued with such earnestness heretofore are not even real; they are mere creations of fancy, or, more strictly speaking, lies born of the evil instincts of diseased and, in the deepest sense, noxious natures — all the concepts, ‘God,’ ‘soul,’ ‘virtue,’ ‘sin,’ ‘Beyond,’ ‘truth,’ ‘eternal life.’… All questions of

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[Tool] Being kind to yourself takes practice – being aware of thoughts as they appear can start to transform your self critic into your greatest ally

May 21, 2022 No comments Article

I used to berate myself for mistakes, especially in the social setting. I would revisit things I had said and done again and again, calling using unkind words to describe myself. I criticised everything about myself and everything I did – I’m sure you’ve gone through periods of this too. I still have moments of

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Hear me out. Before you start another tutorial project, why not make an open source contribution?

May 5, 2022 No comments Article

I’m a hiring manager, and I review tons of resumes, GitHubs, portfolios every day. I’ve seen every version of Tic-Tac-Toe, Spotify Clone, Twitter Clone, Reddit clone you can imagine.While those are *ok* for developing some pattern matching skills (i.e. implementing an existing design), they really don’t stand out to anyone. Especially becasuse everyone does the

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