Mr_Vortex

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I don't understand all the people who are upset that it's releasing episodically. Have they never played things like the Telltale games or Life is Strange at release? Do people think all games should be blown through in two days to get their money's worth? How about chill and enjoy it like a TV show. Spread out the enjoyment instead of dopamine maxing for a change.

Huh, I had no idea that was the case. How does what3words make money exactly? I assume ads but I block those everywhere I use a screen.

Are there any services that do roughly the same thing but are open source?

I would love to try Returnal! I've had my eye on it since it came out but I never got around to it. Thanks for doing this giveaway! Happy holidays!

on Games with friends? · c/steam · 1 pts · 2y

I came here to say exactly this. My favorite games for 5+ players are Codenames and Sushi Go Party Edition.

There are some really great answers here already that I think are perfect starting points for you. I'll offer a bit of what I know because everyone's experience is different.

I don't have ADHD, but my girlfriend does. She uses Trello to keep track of her school work like assignments, due dates, class information, important links, etc. She also uses Obsidian for her research notes. Between those two and her calendar, she manages to stay pretty organized as long as she looks at them regularly. As another commenter said, having an app on your phone for quick reminders is probably a good idea too.

As for me, I like Obsidian and use two vaults for different purposes. One is for my roleplaying game notes to plan for running games of D&D and others. To organize it I use the Johnny Decimal system because it's good at separating different projects within one space. I can look at the folder number any time I search or link a note and immediately know if I've got the right version of a monster or the right NPC called "Alice" for example.

My other vault is my general knowledge base for all other notes. I recently came across the work of Nick Milo and have adopted his ACE method with some tweaks to tailor it better for how I think and work. It's a well thought out system and I am starting to see the benefits more and more.

I hope you find the systems and methods that work for you even if Obsidian doesn't become part of your workflow!

I appreciate your thoughtful reply! I guess it does boil down to a difference in how people like to consume content. I prefer being able to get a digest or summary of interesting things to read and don't care so much about what's brand new. Using AI for this could work well and I'm sure we'll see that pretty soon.

And certainly you're right about needing a willingness to jump in. I always feel like whatever I have to say is less important than what others are doing which scares me out of posting. That's why I like places like Lemmy where I can make a post and if people see it that's cool, but it's not in everyone's face and easy to ignore.

I would personally love to use GOG for their buy-to-own model, but I'm incredibly tied into the Steam ecosystem. I just can't live without Remote Play Together for playing with distant friends, the Workshop is incredibly convenient for modding, and free no-setup cloud sync of all my saves is a no-brainer. Gabe Newell was right when he talked about piracy being a service issue. If you provide the best service, people will keep coming back.

In that same vein, I'll never buy another Ubisoft title as long as I live. Their crappy launcher makes it impossible to play their games on Linux.

Proud of you for breaking the habit! Not sure if you're masc or fem, but I'm masc and all I do is clip them before they get too long which helps prevent the buildup of dirt. Nail clippers also usually have a little scraper attachment that works great for getting dirt out when you notice it. I've never felt the need to file my nails, but you may prefer the extra smoothness!