What not-so-genius epiphanies have you had recently?

[HamburgerBoy]

The biggest one in recent memory has improved my quality of life significantly, but I feel slightly stupid for struggling for years before figuring it out. Many a breakfast I'll have a bagel or two, and even if they aren't frozen, it's still sometimes a pain to get them cut well. Worse yet, the pre-cut marks are rarely equal, so it's like I'm getting a 3/4 slice and a 1/4 slice. When toasted, it means one will be more crispy and one more soft, and while I like a bit of variety, I hate having to decide which slice to eat first (I like saving the best for last). And in the time it takes to do that, my bagel gets cold. Then one day walking around on campus seeing small, unimportant people go about their routine lives with Einstein Bagels bagels and coffee in each hand, I noticed something. They were carrying whole bagels, yet there was also cream cheese coming out the cracks. At first I considered the possibility that they were more like glorified donuts, filled via insertion (which would explain why the pre-cuts are always partial), but then it hit me. You can put bagels back together like sandwiches. After mild hesitation, I tried my own bagel sandwich, and it worked. :thumbsup:

Another recent one improved my home-studying efficiency. Backpacks exist to carry books and pencils and calculators and whatnot around on campus because I couldn't with my hands alone. Therefore, when at home it seemed logical to remove my textbook, some scrap paper, and a pencil when going down into my mom's basement to study at home. Then I'd get to work and realize I had forgotten my calculator, so I'd go upstairs, retrieve the calculator from the backpack, and go back down. Then I'd realize that I was out of lead, or needed a water bottle, or maybe notes in my folder. This went on for years. Then one day it clicked: I can wear my backpack at home too. :awe: Still never remember to bring my water bottle, though.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I can drink every day if I work out in the afternoons instead of before daylight.

 

[William Gaatjes]

That in order to gain movement in my back, that i first have to experience a lot of pain for months to get it better. That bones reshape themselves depending on the work load. I always knew that bone tissue is in a constant breakdown/ rebuild stage. But never made to connection that the pain happens because all this tissue (bone , muscle and more) needs to move again. It takes a lot of time and 1 inflammation suppressor after each work out, but i slowly start to feel the results. I feel a lot better and i slowly get the individual movement back in my lumbar vertebrae. The problem is that the muscles around the spine will respond to pain by contracting even more then they already do, increasing the pressure on the discs between vertebrae. This decreases the space between the vertebrae limiting movement and increases pain sensation. So, i found out that in order to relief myself from pain, i had to strengthen the muscles while making them more flexible. I figured i had to go to the gym, and do every back workout by focusing on stretching my spine is much as possible while making a very controlled movement. I had to learn my spine and my brain how to move.
I had to unlearn the wrong way of movement that i had. Now people look at me why i move so strange and flexible, but i do not care. It feels great to have movement back without tingeling sensations in my legs. I do not want my spine bolted together. That is worsening the problem.

Also, it took me a while to figure that my digestive problems comes from food i ate about 72 to 48 hours early and not from the night before or a few hours before. And my digestive problems made my spinal problems worse and vice versa.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Addendum :
forgot to add that i had multiple Xray and MRI examinations. And that my vertebrea where growing these pointing structures according to the specialist between L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1. The doctor mentioned after examining the results that i had the back of a very old man. It did not make sense to him at all. My vertebrea slowly started to have the tendency to grow towards each other, because of ankylosis. At least that is what i understand of it.
Every time i did my movement exercises, i could hear the snapping sound and grinding sounds in my back. But now, i start to feel better and movement is regaining as is my strength.

 

[William Gaatjes]

The trick is to not use pain suppressors. Because then there is no way to be searching in that pain sensation for a relevant signal that provides information about muscle control and feedback. It is like a volume control on a radio. If you close it, you cannot hear anything at all. No noise, but certainly no desired music. Only inflammation suppressors are needed because often damage because of the inflammation reaction is far more worse then the actual damage that was present in the first place. I do have to mention, that i went forward only after finding out what food works for me and what not. If the digestive system is not functioning properly, do not expect to become healthy.

 

[eLiu]

If I at least drink some water/gatorade while while drinking alcohol and take a multivitamin when I'm done or before I go to sleep, there's no hangover. None.

Awesome.

Edit: Just to clarify: Previously I would just drink a lot of water/gatorade. And while that helped (over not drinking water at all), if I got super wasted it wouldn't be enough.

 

[William Gaatjes]

If I at least drink some water/gatorade while while drinking alcohol and take a multivitamin when I'm done or before I go to sleep, there's no hangover. None.

Awesome.

Edit: Just to clarify: Previously I would just drink a lot of water/gatorade. And while that helped (over not drinking water at all), if I got super wasted it wouldn't be enough.

If you learn yourself to behave just as crazy as when your drunk, you do not need to drink that much. And still have fun doing it. It is awesome.

 

[PsiStar]

The reliability of my wireless mouse is directly affected by metal framework under the desk top. Been using the mouse (& tried a few over the past 3 years with this desk) towards the near edge of the desk. It makes no diff whether I use a USB dongle or a Microsoft mouse with the mouse sized bubble. Finally a couple of weeks ago I decided to try using the mouse more toward the middle of the desk. Where I had been using it, it was directly over part of the framework. Now it is between the 2 crossbars underneath.

Who knew? The mouse no longer freezes ... ever.

As part of my business I design antennas ... sigh... :$

 

[jupiter57]

That over 80% of ATOTers are under 18 years old.
And half the rest act that way.
:biggrin: