=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── a small jar of instant coffee in your backpack can help if you need to stay awake for a time, perhaps to walk a distance you didn't expect, or to listen for those who would harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2296 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: re: food-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ energy drinks and coffee will keep you awake, but they're a false promise, as │ ║ once they're gone and digested your body's gonna crash harder. You'll have to │ ║ sleep it off, like a hangover. But that's okay if you're getting somewhere and │ ║ have a day to rest. │ ║ │ ║ sugars found in fruit can give you a burst of quick energy, but they make you │ ║ sleepy overtime. If this were a video game, they'd give +50 energy points but │ ║ -1 per second for the next 100 seconds. Not ideal, but there's some vitamins │ ║ that are only in fruit so it's a good idea to eat fruit at least once or │ ║ thrice a week. │ ║ │ ║ bread products are the opposite - they give you long-term energy. It takes │ ║ your body longer to digest them, which means they're good for vitality. But │ ║ they also don't have many nutrients, so don't forget your vegetables! Plus, │ ║ more calories is always good if you've got time to spare. Just make sure you │ ║ aren't using calories to store calories in your fat cells, that's like │ ║ double-stacking condoms - not ideal. Store nutrients. │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/763 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── When you re-use your tea bags, you can add a dash of instant-coffee for an extra zing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/2677 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── the better you eat, the more ready your body will be for unexpected situations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/576 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── Empty glass jars or bottles with secure lids / caps can be filled with water and stored under a sink, just incase. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #5 fediverse_boost/418 --- ◀═╦════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ How to actually get 8 hours of sleep: │ │ ║ │ │ │ ║ │ - Put your phone in another room at 9pm │ │ ║ │ - That's it. That's the whole thread. │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┴─▶ --- #6 messages/124 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── when you run out of a food item, put the label in your purse. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 messages/1143 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── if you wanna do drugs on a battlefield, get twisted and high and drunk. Just enough, not as much as usual. let adrenaline focus take care of the rest. "uhhh, yeah can you file that one under advice for warriors?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2292 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I don't know who needs to hear this after staying up all night driving, but it's ideal to get where you're going with at least a day to rest. The body can only do so much, and isn't it better to be fresh? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/2557 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: water-drinking-tips │ └─────────────────────────┘ best way to stay hydrated is to take small little sips every 15-30 minutes rather than down a huuuuuge bottle once every 6 hours the reason is that your body absorbs water like a sponge might. but, it's a slow-acting sponge, and the water only stays in your blood for so long before it's filtered by the kidneys. meaning you're only hydrated for a short while, and then you gotta whiz meanwhile if you take little sips often throughout the day, you'll always have sweat to cool you down, and you'll need to pee a lot less - probably only enough to remove materials your body can't use from your food and such. also waste-products from your cells as they work. which is to say you'll pee less, and it'll be less and less useful for um "recycling" if things get dire. so... become un-piss-drinkable! you'll be healthier anyway! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2235 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: uspol-tips │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ sometimes it's good to assign bodyguards to people helping far from home │ ║ │ ║ like, "hey so uh what can I do" "yeah sure hey so-and-so can you tell them │ ║ what they can do? stick together and help each other, buddy-system style, and │ ║ never stop thinking of ideas" │ ║ │ ║ don't forget to always be thinking on your feet │ ║ │ ║ and remember if you don't want a hard job you won't be given one. │ ║ │ ║ consistency is more important than urgency or vitality, if you're tired don't │ ║ be afraid to go home │ ║ │ ║ just know that stuff happens when you're not around, so people might have │ ║ moved on [pronounced own?] │ ║ │ ║ I'm making sandwiches for a picnic! You never know when someone's hungry. │ ║ Don't forget to drink water! hydration is important. Soda desiccates you, │ ║ better to do water. │ ║ │ ║ I mean, don't leave food unattended, someone might come along, take it all, │ ║ and throw it away, because honestly it's just too suspicious without you │ ║ there, reading a book, saying "hey want a sandwich?" │ ║ │ ║ ... at least that's my theory. │ ║ │ ║ ... I only got like 12 slices of b │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2255 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── If you're packing for a long car ride, it's a good idea to put the things you'll need first near the top of the bag, and the things you'll need at your destination at the bottom. if you don't know where you're going, well then just try and pack more of the essentials. for example sandwiches go at the top, because you're going to be eating them en route. however clean underwear should probably be near the bottom. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5792 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── best way to stay mentally active is to keep your mind and body thinking. "but what if you're most active when you're on a downward course?" well then you're landing the plane dearieader, ready to refuel and stock up. [hearts are full, awaiting commands] if anyone cares about that particular thing in particular, just know that America is a culture and if you live here you're part of it. Like anyone with a ticket is a guest at the movie theatre, the staff don't need them. ... idk where that came from. Wasn't I going to write this into a notepad note? haha oh yeah ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ --- #13 messages/146 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── maybe if I slept until the end of time, I'd do better on the way back. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #14 messages/497 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── Blows my mind that for some people, hunger means "go eat right now" instead of "you are low on fuel" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2571 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ it's often better to take two knives to a knife fight than a gun to a knife fight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4497 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1074 alternatively, "I'll sleep when I'm dead" brb taking a nap ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 messages/1133 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── if you ever survive a conflict, convince everyone to travel to different nearby cities. Continue to do so, spread the word of your victory. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/288 --- ╔════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: sorta-works-for-colorblind-people-sorta-not-definitely-doesn't-work-for-regular-blind-people │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if you ever need to keep track of the location of your friends in the dark, │ ║ try giving them glowstick bracelets. if you color coordinate them you can tell │ ║ which is which, and as long as you aren't concerned about others noticing you │ ║ then it should be easy to find them all night. works best in places with mixed │ ║ zones of lighting / darkness, like suburbs. │ ║ │ ║ it's impossible to be a blind strategist because of concerns like this. I say │ ║ blind in the general sense, and not just referring to visual impairment - │ ║ every sense provides another tactical angle. more perspectives, more data. │ ║ sorta like taking pictures of a 3d object. when one's sight is lost, you might │ ║ miss a backside or a hidden approach vector that would come easily to others. │ ║ │ ║ at the same time though, a sense of focus can clarify certain truths by paring │ ║ down the amount of irrelevant facets. like optical illusions, sometimes xtra │ ║ info is hidden in the same data... │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/243 --- ════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────── one neat thing about wearing many layers of clothes is that you get a bunch of new pockets. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/766 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-568 good idea! tea bags are nice when you need them to be portable, but when you're at home loose leaf is the right way to go ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 bluesky#40 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── you don't prevent a cataclysm by sleeping through it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #22 fediverse/2448 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── always dump out a water bottle before filling it. helps keep it clean a bit longer. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 fediverse/2348 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ "situational awareness" is just street-smarts for nerds and feds. I'm not the smartest street on the block, but there's only like four of them so ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/6066 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ if you need a gun, you will be given one. don't trust anything where your pistol is what saves the day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #25 fediverse/4035 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── don't worry about eating or using the last of the thing. You can just *go to the store to get more* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/2272 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── They say that the most natural sleep schedule for humans is taking a bunch of tiny naps during the day, and ngl I think I kinda get why. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/3721 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: PSA-not-serious │ └──────────────────────┘ 1 2 3 - 1... 2... 3... - 1 2 3 means SOS, so if you hear it that means someone's in trouble. don't go about willy nilly saying it though. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/4787 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── don't take on more than you can handle. if your plate is full, don't check out the notes by the roadside. Doing so tells all the nearby drivers "hey I need a job, anyone got anything for me?" which they'll then drop off further along the route to your house. if you just walk on by then nobody will notice as you head home. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 messages/554 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── The best way to survive a storm is to lean into it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/5384 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── before you go to a location, always ask yourself what you can bring to that location. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/2256 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── also, if you have a lot of a particular item (like, boxes of nutritious granola bars with lots of nuts, maybe some chocolate, peanut butter, and dried fruit) then you can place them such that the last box is on the bottom, while the first box is reachable from the top. that way, as you eat them, you can slowly reach the bottom. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/2239 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I didn't think about this until finishing the last sandwich, but a dash of instant coffee can be a nice invigoration spell. Might make the PB&J taste a bit funky, but I already put hemp hearts and nutritional yeast in them so nobody's gonna eat them unless they trust me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/2373 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── A pocket-sized notebook and mechanical pencil is the most useful thing I've ever owned. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ |