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Unnecessary advice
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Nov 27, 2013
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I think it's funny (and stupid) when advice consists of phrases like "just breathe". I hear it in sports a lot, and I know a girl who got it tattooed on her wrist. What's the alternative? "I think I'll hold my breath until I pass out." You don't need to say it if it's literally an unconscious function of the human body.
The same goes with advice about drinking water. It used to be accepted common knowledge that drinking [X] cups of water a day performed some vital function for your body. But then the experts changed their minds about that quantity when people realized drinking more water provided no measurable benefit. How about this advice: Drink when you're thirsty. That's it. Why do we need to make this more complicated?
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Footprints in sand
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Nov 27, 2013
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I've noticed that my brain, in the presence of alcohol or allergy medication that causes drowsiness, tends to retain information similar to footprints in sand getting washed away by the waves. The imprint is still there, but the full context disappears. I'll have entire conversations or read chapters of books, only to think back on it and simply recall that the activity happened, not the information contained therein. This can be bad because I might say things I don't remember, and then get called out for saying something dumb. But it can also be good because people talk too much, and I don't need that stuff clogging up my processor.
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