Yeah I do this to break my inertia.

“I’m not actually going to do any work, just clear my desk, then 5 minutes youtube”

“I’m not actually going to do any work, I’m just going to get my books / laptop out, then do whatever thing for 5 minutes”

… and so on …

You need practice at concentrating on your work.

In the same way you’d work out to build muscle strength, your mind needs regular training to stay in shape.

Start with sensible, achievable goals and improve over time.

I’ve been a volunteer treasurer for several medium sized non-profits.

You should have a think about what sort of charity resonates with you. Like education support, homelessness, legal support, drug rehabilitation, et cetera.

Then call a few in your area and tell them you’re considering a bequest, and would like to understand some more about their organisation and how the money is used. 1

Sure, let’s not apply the law to ex presidents. What could go wrong.

In places with “hard” water (lots of calcium) you tend to get a calcium plaque in the pan after several years. It will absorb any iron in the water and turn brown.

It’s pretty much a rock growing on the porcelain. A brush won’t move it.

So, ah, that’s not how that works.

If he “goes bust” and can’t make repayments the bank will take his cars and silver and gold.

This guy is a great author, and those four words “rich dad, poor dad” are masterfully crafted. The book basically says borrow money to buy houses not boats. It’s not revolutionary, it’s just packaged in a way which is appealing to… poor dads.

Let me guess…

• not very accurate
• needs to be trained on an individuals brain.

Sure mate, I guess the question of whether it’s authoritarian is subjective. Suffice to say rationing would be daft. What about roof top solar?

What a silly thing to say.

I think you’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t want to use less power.

I suspect what you really mean is that you want to reduce power requirements by some authoritarian policy.

Last night someone was telling me that the resin they use to make the blades deteriorates over time and covers the area in microplastics. Oh and each turbine needs 40 tonnes of cement which is not carbon neutral.

doctoral theses aren’t researched with a google search.