you are not conjoined twins ffs

I'm confused that this article about how to tolerate spending time on double dates with people you don't like never suggests not doing it. Why can't people hang out with their friends without dragging their unhappy partners along instead? (It opens with the author cheerfully saying she lies to her friends, so I knew immediately it was not going to be for me.)

efficiency

Today I waited an hour for a doctor's appointment which consisted solely of the doctor sticking his head in the door, saying, "Are the meds working? Yes, Okay, I'll see you in six months." Definitely a "should have been an e-mail situation," but on the bright side I now only get a couple headaches a week instead of having one 24/7, so I guess I can't complain.

who needs geocities

I came across this accidentally and was surprised: it looks like instead of setting up a personal blog like it's 2002 like me, this person made a subreddit for themself. 

so much rape, so little time

Last time I brought up Gisèle Pelicot, several of you talked about how much harder it was for you to live with men after that news came out. You're not the only ones, and there's a book out talking about it. 

pay attention to what's in the room

I wish this was focused on improving your life rather than "productivity," but anyway: "We gravitate to a customary level of interruption. If you are disrupted by notifications all day, every day, then even if those external triggers magically disappear, you will unconsciously start interrupting yourself to maintain the rhythm of distraction you’re used to. That is why the mere presence of a smartphone on a desk or in a ­pocket—even if it is turned off—has been shown to impair performance on cognitive tests, particularly among people who are more phone dependent."

Have you considered that you might be faking it?

An AI model was better at diagnosing ER patients than expert doctors. Given my experiences with doctors, well, I'm not surprised.

so say we all

PlutoTV now has a Battlestar Galactica channel so you can just have it rolling 24/7, and I am unreasonably happy about that. It also lets you stream it on demand, which is obviously better but I kinda like the idea of just tuning in randomly, wherever. (I know I am in the minority for my love of this show despite its ending not coming through, but "33" is one of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen, and I also love the details of the initial miniseries: tiny things like aging Adama taking his glasses on and off blow me away.)