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Any advice for a PhD student who starts in the fall to study actuators (artificial muscles) and biocompatibility?
work like a dog from the start, and don't get at all down about most of everything not working
also, understand what you need for a paper and work towards that.i ended up with a few results which were fine results, but they weren't enough to make a paper from so in the end they were fuck all good to me
maybe try writing the lit review early on, you never realise how much you have overratted your expertise in the field until you start writing that. forces you to really know your stuff.
Not living together yet, but would like some ideas to spice things up a bit some that don't involve spending (too much money) and some that do
If you need that, you're definitely in the wrong relationship
>>16906475
You're in the wrong relationship if you want to spice things up in the bedroom? Explain yourself.
Also, OP, what are you guys into?
What are both of your interests? Anything you guys always wanted to try but never have? A lot of out door activities are free. If you're into music, there's always new bands playing in bars somewhere in town.
I've made it a habit since my prepubescent discovery, and I'm now entering adulthood with this chain around my ankle. I can barely make it a few days without crawling back to pornography and I fear it greatly inhibits my creative drive.
>>16906401
Stop watching porn and masturbating. Its not that hard. I havent fapped since december.
>>16906405
Congratulations.
I have trouble convincing myself that a lack of masturbation is more rewarding than the instant gratification it provides.
fapping helps prevent prostate cancer. its perfectly natural.
How do you curb anxiety?
How do you make yourself feel warm and safe when there's no reason of any kind to be scared or worried in the first place?
>>16906388
alcohol
>>16906396
I can't drink on the job, I drive here and operate heavy machinery.
Also that sort of killed my father so I've promised mama that I wouldn't.
Practice deep breathing.
When you're not breathing deep into your abdomen, you're not getting enough oxygen, which makes you neurotic.
Yes/no?
Maybe...
>>16906386
Plz
>21
>neet
>crippling anxiety
>went to university out of a sense of duty
>dropped out two times, hated every second of it
>this is not for me
>decide to study music, its what i love after all
>studies not so smooth because of a lack of motivation and the fact that i didnt know anything about music theory so i'm preschooler...
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>>16906334
I should've added "no jobs", since my country's economy is garbage rn
>>16906334
I'm in the same boat man. 22, no degree, in music but it's so far fucking impossible to make money off of it, losing motivation, and just generally feel like I'm not good enough at anything to make a full time career.
If nothing else take comfort in knowing you're not alone. Bumping because I'd like some help too
>>16906334
Learn a skilled trade such as a mechanic, welder, electrician, plumber, or construction worker. These jobs are always in demand no matter what the economy is like.
Also, you fail because you only look for the easy, lazy path in life. Hard work is good
So /adv/ I have this story to tell and I wanna hear some opinions. Last night there was some party, drinking games and everything and some cute girl had to kiss every guy in the room for extra points, including me. She's single, by the way. Now after the kiss it's like I'm obsessed, I keep thinking about her. Thinking about her as in I wanna try hooking up or fucking her, I don't know. I've been kissed by other girls at drinking games before, but this feels like it should go on further than just a simple kiss. What should I do?
Pic unrelated.
>>16906258
You're reading too much into this. It was a drunken moment of passion and she probably doesn't even remember your face.
I mean, that doesn't mean it's out of the realm of possibility, but this isn't a good start to things, her kissing every guy in the room. I'd try to think about her less.
>>16906273
I usually overthink things, so maybe you are right.
>>16906273
Oh and also she surely remembers my face, we belong in the same frat and college.
my friends just had a baby boy, and they decided not to get it circumcised. Why wouldn't they do it? Circumcised penises are better in every way.
>>16906256
>>16905832
Exhibit A. In many cases it mangles the penis and removes functions like the gliding motion, there's the issue of leaving enough skin to masturbate and the fact that keratinisation of the glans takes place.
There is literally no ways a circumcised penis is better, thats like saying removing someone's eyelids is beneficial. You are buying into the hype.
>Why wouldn't they do it?
Because they don't want to and people have different opinions, not everyone thinks mutilating the genitals of their children is a good idea.
>>16906256
Nice bait
My friends and I made plans to do something pretty time consuming and ultimately not that exciting for next weekend, but we made these plans nearly two months ago when we were drunk.
Now I want to drop the plans and watch Daredevil by myself all weekend, but I know they'll be disappointed if I back out. What should I do?
>>16906239
Go anyway you autist. This is a chance to build memories and have experiences you can only do once.
Daredevil will still be there.
>>16906242
Maybe you'll change your tune once you hear what they want to do...
They want to play the entirety of Ocarina of Time all the way through in one playthrough, switching out in shifts to complete it. We're not even really heavy videogame players, so I don't know where the idea came from, but they're really excited about it still. I feel like staying up for 16 hours or whatever after a workday and screwing up my sleep schedule for my weekend seems stupid.
>>16906264
16 hours on Ocarina? What are you guys being completionist fags or something? Game take 8 hours tops.
My point remains. Hanging out with your buddies, doing fuck all but talking, bullshitting and drinking is the thing I miss from my younger days more than anything.
If you get tired or bored, there's no reason you can't make up some excuse to leave early. Or just be honest and say. Hey guys, it's been a good time, but I'm tired and I've got some shit get done and leave about...
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I need help with a girl who doesn't like me. She doesn't look at me or touch anything I touch but I like her. What do I do? I think she's been telling lies about me too. She does not want anything to do with me.
What did u do anon?
The first time I saw her I started doing stupid stuff but made her laugh before. She was talking to a friend and she said I said I want to have sex but that was not true. Now I think she likes for good friend.
She was texting him on Kik when I was next to him
>wall begins
>be me
>be 19
>be a white washed mexican
>have no idea what my country is really like now
>begin self actualization and concious at teen years as expected
>don't stop
>isolate from "the mexicans"
>isolate from everyone
>befriend qt tall...
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TL; DR
I've asked this before, but how do people forget anything that they lived through, if not by direct impact to brain cells/membrane..?(no drugs/alcohol/an hero, that shits stupid)
I know hot to relatively be social and amusing, just act slightly ignorant... But I can't keep carrying this conviction, one which I know for a fact I cannot fix...
>>16906137
How to*
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I also keep making up scenarios, in which I think of how I could it have been if I were not so stupid.
On anything, but they usually end up with me thinking of her..
>It's been 3 years
forgot to add that..
Last suggestion was meet new people, I did. Didn't really help since I don't make an effort of maintaing contact nor relevancy..
>be annoying
Forgot that too..
>>16906136
Just gonna let this one be ignored to oblivion I guess.. Kek asking 4chan advise was a smart idea..
I need to cease to exist.
I'm 19 years old and living in the south east. I have a bit of debt building up from uni. I don't make enough from the job i have. I'm in between supporting my mother with what little I make and trying to do well in school. A few years ago I found out about sugaring. I don't have many friends so I have no one to tell this to but I'm genuinely afraid. I've come to terms with the idea of selling myself for sex. I don't really care about myself or my virtue or anything. I just want to help myself get out of debt and help my mom pay for her cancer...
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First, Im so sorry you are in the middle of a situation like that. No one should have to be.
I know the idea comes from a place of love and caring for your mother, but my advise to you would be not to do it. Not because of virtues or anything like that, but because it is a very real possibility that something terrible could happen to you if you persue that avenue. You could end up getting hurt, or killed, or kidnapped and sold into the sex trade. Then you wouldnt be able to be there for your mother anymore. You dont want to make your problems worse by going down another...
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>>16906090
Be careful.
Try to go for the uglier "sugar daddies" unless you want to deal with getting beaten and emotionally abused.
The good looking rich guys who have to pay for a girl to hang around them have serious fucking issues.
>>16906090
How attractive are you? You could perhaps make money doing porn, I imagine it would be safer.
Im probably going to be getting two D's on 4 credit courses this semester. This is my first year in uni, and I want to graduate with a 3.0. Should I power through or just say fuck it and drop the courses?
Power through if you can make it up with extra credit.
>>16906072
Don't worry about it, Trump is going to make it so you can build shippable Trump apartments in Detroit and make good money like in the 60s.
>>16907538
To make that money I need a job
To get a job I'll need an internship, and they have GPA requirements.
I've been using drugs since I was 13. Started drinking, smoking bud, doing pills. When I got older I moved on to coke, then heroin. I've always had a knack for getting myself involved with the wrong people, at the wrong times. I've been in and out of jail because of my problems. In the last year or so I finally admitted to myself I have a problem. I cant seem to stay clean for more than a couple months or so without a relapse, usually its minor. The last time though, I ended up Overdosing and ending up in the hospital. I feel so alone in the world, like no one...
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Yes it does
Study spirituality and decide what makes you happy. I mean real happiness. Then pursue it the way you used to pursue drugs
I was talking to a guy for about two weeks, just being friends. I noticed that he likes me though.
Today, he asked me out on a date and I said yes. Then he asked me if I am interested in a serious relationship.
I thought he meant it like he does not want a serious relationship, and I said "yes, of course. I don't want anything casual if that's what you mean."
So, then I was a little upset and he noticed. So he calls me and says "I didn't mean to say I don't want a serious relationship with you, I want to kiss you and hug...
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>>16906005
That sounds like he really fucking likes you. I would just wait until he takes you out on dates.
>>16906021
Thanks, that's what I initially thought but for some reason doubted it.
It is true, I will see how he is on the date. To be honest when we talk in real life I feel that he really likes me but when we text he sometimes says weird random things so maybe because of that I didn't understand what he meant.
>>16906034
People do that all the time, like me for instance. I text very very dry. But in person I'm ecstatic, hilarious, and interesting.
