Okay, I’m a complete beginner of building my first pc, I’m having some issues at the moment.
The build is:
Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650 PLUS WIFI Ram: DDR5 Kingston Fury Beast 4x8 GB 6000mhz CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Desktop Processor PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 12 Platinum 850W SSD: Kingston FURY SSD Renegade 2TB M.2 PCI Express 4.0 x4 (NVMe) (3 of them) GPU: Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 4070 OC AIO: be quiet! Pure Loop 2 360mm
The Problem I’m experiencing is that I can’t even boot up the system, I can start it but it always lights up the yellow light and I know it’s means it’s something with the ram, and I have tested every possible way to shift all the sticks around, only use one and use 2 and more.
I know some people might say switch for some other ram sticks, but i literally have no extra laying around and I’m thinking of going to a gaming store on Monday (are currently closed till then) and either see if i can borrow or buy some to check.
I have even tried doing a bios flashback and all. I’m starting to run out of ideas to try and find the problem till i have the extra ram sticks.
I would LOVE any suggestions or ideas what the problem might be or anyone having prior experiences with the TUF Gaming B650 plus Wi-Fi mother card, and maybe know some common issues with any of this

So I've (F25) been dating my BF (34M) for about 3 years. I'm from the states and he's from Canada. We started off as a LDR but we kept having insecurity problems so he asked me to move in with him until he was able to move to the states. I have major trust issues with him because in the beginning of our relationship I had set my boundaries out and he did not respect them.When we were in the talking stage, he told me he still had pictures/videos of his ex and he jerked off to them many times after they broke up, as soon as we wanted commit to a relationship, I told him he needed to delete all his pictures and videos he had of her because that makes me feel like he's not over her still. I also told him that I am against him watching porn because it makes me feel very little about myself and as if he prefers those girls over me. I told him to not get into a relationship if he thinks he can't respect that but he said he would.
To circle back, the first visit he made (when we first met) he had grabbed my ass and said I shouldn't work out too much because he doesn't like a firm ass, he likes when it jiggles-which gave me the impression that he doesn't like my ass because tbh I dont have a jiggly ass so it made me very insecure about myself. When we were LD we would have a lot of kinky talk because he preferred it so he would mention a lot about having threesomes and him fucking black girls and having their jiggly ass bounce on him and often, l couldn't take it much so I would hang up on him mid conversation because it wasn't hot to me at all and I was trying to be cool about it but it would get to me. We would fight and then make up but it took a big toll on my self esteem. Also, I'm the type of person who loves giving words of affirmation. I love complimenting him and making him known how much I'm attracted to him but he is not the same at all. We would constantly argue because I would constantly recall our sex talks and him not making me feel like he was attracted to me at all, especially after always complimenting him made me feel like we didn't view each other the same. Every time he came down to visit me since day 1, I had always found history of porn searches or old videos/ pictures on his email sent from him from a while ago of his ex. And he hesitated so bad to delete pictures because he said he didn't have any pictures of him from that time so he didn't want to get rid of the only memories he had of himself through those years of dating his ex, and he didn't want to be controlled by me when we just started dating. I told him he didn't have to delete them, he could just crop them if it meant that much for him. I just don't feel comfortable him having pictures of themselves, much less the fact that he still had sex videos of them and naked pictures of her after they broke up. Maybe it's a normal thing for guys but I would have preferred for him to been the guy that got rid of that if he was really over her.
So from constant ups and downs being LD, he said to move in with him and all will be better. He'll show how much he loves me and wants me by having sex with me everyday. I had recently quit my job before I moved to Canada and he said to not get a job and just move with him and he'll take care of my car note, phone bill and etc. (which lasted only two months) My goal was to become a corporate flight attendant and he wasn't too excited about that because he said he didn't want me to be around richer guys than him but he was supportive as he could be. Now I've been in Canada since November of 2023 and I felt like my life was passing me by because I wasn't doing anything to get closer to my goals. I don't have any family or friends here so my bf is all I got and he seemed to get annoyed of me constantly being around him and trying to hang out. He just wanted to smoke after work and be on his phone, meanwhile I was just at home not doing much but cleaning and cooking so I looked forward to him coming home so we can spend time together. After us talking things out, he decided to put me in aesthetician school because since I love skincare, he thought it'd be a great match for me as a career. All his idea. I was very appreciative and I looked forward to this new routine in life for the both of us but we had an ugly habit of sleeping late so I asked him once I start school, let's sleep early.
The night before my first day of school, he did not support that. He whined about how he isn't sleepy but I have a hard time not sleeping with him because i stay up paranoid wondering what he's doing up and not just that but his condo has paper thin walls so you could hear every little breath made and I'm a light sleeper so realizing that he was not being true to our agreement of sleeping early really upset me and that has been an ongoing thing to this day. I'm already about to finish school in the end of June but it has been a struggle managing my study and my relationship. Through out the entire time of my study, I have found out back to back that he has been watching porn. When I've confronted him about him, he tries to avoid it until I nag for the truth. First time I saw porn on his phone when living with him was on Reddit and it was all about threesomes and lesbian sex, considering my past before him he would find it hot that I had been with girls so l didn't get too offended, but still felt betrayed from him lying to me throughout the relationship when I randomly would ask him if he has watched porn and he'd swear up and down no but I forgave him. After the second, third and fourth time of constantly finding porn searches on his phone and him gaslighting me or saying it was a Reddit issue, I felt like I was just fooling myself into thinking he'll change but I wasn't ready to let go of the relationship, I cried and cried and stressed myself out and I would break up with him over it and he didn't care, he instead would go and watch more porn not caring about how it made me feel. He would apologize and say he's sorry and he won't do it again but when I wouldn't stop crying or arguing with him in less than 15mins, he would give up and go search for more porn. It ended up to the point where it wasn't just any porn anymore but women touching themselves specifically black girls- which makes me feel super insecure because it feels like he's admiring other women when I don't get admired by him at all. But I am so torn that while I'm crying about the betrayal and the relationship ending, he has the urge to go and jack off to porn and the thought of fucking other women. We stayed up a lot of times arguing and crying and him going back and forth about how sorry he was and he doesn't necessarily want those girls it was a just a rabbit hole he went down on and "he only wants me" but we're constantly fighting so I don't give him enough sex but when we don't make up and he doesn't get it his way, he's quick to searching for more. Meanwhile I'm at school with little sleep, not able to focus, he's a work searching more porn. I told him he has a problem but he says he doesn't, if just had sex with him more he wouldn't need porn. I told him I'm okay with watching porn together every now and then, I just prefer to have more intimate sex and at least feel more confident that he's attracted to me but obv right now would be too soon but he said we don't even need to watch porn, we just need to be consistent with having sex. So I decided to try to forgive him and work past it but I started to realize he kept sleeping with his phone hugged to his body, I asked him why and he said it was because he doesn't want me to go through it and get mad. I said why would I get mad? Have you been doing something that'll get me upset? And he said no so I said then he shouldn't have anything to worry about but him sleeping like that gives me reason to believe he's hiding something so if he had nothing to hide he should sleep comfortably. So l moved his phone beside him and we both dosed off but my gut was telling me I needed to check out his phone so I got up and went through it, went through his deleted msgs and saw he messaged a hooker and asked for her availability and got an address. We were broken up at the time because of the porn searches I found but even though we were not together I was still very offended because like I said earlier, while I'm crying about our relationship, he's entertaining himself with other women contradicting himself about how he loves me and wants me only. So the night I found that message I felt a huge relief, I was so surprised that I even felt that way at all. I started packing my things and he woke up and I asked him about it and he said it wasn't him, then he said it was for his dad, then he decided to say that he did message her but he never went to meet her. I didn't care to argue anymore but he kept saying over and over "we were broken up and I didn't cheat on you though." I told him I didn't care anymore and that I was going to go back home and I don't care to finish the school. Considering I don't have a job or income, I was going to use my moms card to buy a ticket but he didn't want me to since she's going through treatments so he said wait one day and I'll get you a ticket so I said fine, decided I would go to school might as well but I got sucked in back into the relationship because I just couldn't let go. Idk what's true or not, wether he went to that hooker or not but the love I have for him and the relationship, just made it harder to leave. At first it was easy but considering how close I am to finishing school and how I know being back home broken up would've been a heavier feeling than being here, I just got sucked back in and him constantly trying to say he loves me and fucking with me head, I came to the conclusion that he may just not know how to love so I told him we should do couples therapy and he agreed to it. Unfortunately we've only had two sessions so far but he doesn't seem patient enough to understand that I'm still hurting and that it's going to take some time to trust him or be comfortable to have sex. We have had sex and and I always end up feeling bad afterwards but I'm trying to be understanding of his sexual needs but this week was a very busy week for me at school and he wasn't helpful at home with chores so we ended up getting in bed late not having enough time to have intercourse for 3dsys. Today, he initiated it and although I knew 3days is too long for him, I wasn't feeling too good emotionally due to the past (it affects me and is on my mind 24/7) so I communicated that with him hoping we would discuss and get better but he got upset and said he was going to watch porn then. I begged him not to and he said no matter how much conversation we have, it was going to end with him cumming one way or another so l told him I feel torn between letting you go and watch porn or fuck my healing up and give you sex. I'm dammed if I do and I'm damned if I don't. Eventually we took a walk and talked things out and I told him if we had a better routine in life and he helped me around the house and slept at a decent time with me, we could have sex everyday but just like he prioritizes his crypto money, I want to prioritize my school and sleep at a convenient time and he understood but as soon as we got home from our walk and we had sex, he was quick to not caring to talk with me anymore about the relationship because he doesn't want to spend all day discussing about us and his life doesn't revolve around me and the relationship. And i got offended and decided to bring back history and say he can spend hours looking up girls, searching f young youth girls on fb and finding a good porn, god forbid he spends anymore time on the girl he claims to love to ease her mind. He got annoyed and went out. Please advise about this situation and what I should do. Our therapist's hasn't heard much about our problems, we've just been assigned to do certain homework but I feel like I just have a lot of resentment build up and I'm hanging by a thread so I would appreciate if anyone can advise
TL;DR sorry guys for the long post

Hi, I wasn't able to find this guide so here you go. Disclaimer 1: Yup, "nothing new" for game experts here, it's a guide for newbies or those who doesn't remember all the details. Disclaimer 2: Please, read carefully. If it says "don't touch any mobs, just run" it literally means it. Disclaimer 3: This guide is made for Gracia Final with rates x1, but probably is applicable for Epilogue and H5 too.
Our goal here is to complete these ~10 quests as fast as possible, so every detail can be crucial. This guide is made for EO (Elven Oracle), coz it's the easiest and the fastest quest for 1st profession. But it will more or less work for all the races except Dark Elves (DE can make even more money with it's chain of quests, but not that fast).
So, let's start:

1. You've created an Elven Mystic and is standing under the beautiful tree. DON'T touch any gremlins or NPC here, just click on SOE to Kamael Village. Talk to Newbie Guide and now you are lvl 2, congratulations!
   
2. Run to the southern (there is "N" on your minimap in top right corner of the screen, works like a compass) exit. Talk to Marcela and take a quest Supply Check. Visit a couple of NPC in village and now you are lvl 5 with wooden set in your bag. Wear helmet, boots and gloves, ignore BP and gaiters.
   
3. Run to Newbie Guide and become lvl 6. Take buffs and a shadow staff with a coupon. Place spiritshots on shortcuts bar and equip a staff.
   
4. Run to Marcela again and take a quest Head of the Hill. Find a Gatekeeper Ragara on a city square and teleport to Stronghold I. Run to the south, find Green Goblin or Werewolf. Kill them until you receive 1 (one) claw. After you get it use SOE to Kamael Village, go to Marcela to report the quest. In dialogue choose "exchange for Adena" - "Say no".
   
5. Run to Newbie Guide (yeah, again). Talk to him and become lvl 10. Choose "Teleport to another village" - "Elven Village" (Note! If you made another a character of another race on this step you need to go to your home village and complete analogue quest for your race).
   
6. Talk to Sentinel Kendell next to the Gatekeeper. Take a quest Skirmish with the orcs. You receive "Kendell's N order" here N will mean the orc you need to kill. Now go google "kaboo orc map" and find a map with all the numbers. According to that map run to find quest monster you are told to kill. Kill it and use Adventurer's SOE. Speak to Kendell again and that lazy ass sends you to kill another one quest orc, so find the new number on the map run/tp to it and kill. Return to Kendell, report the quest and become lvl 11.
   
7. By the Gatekeeper near go to Talking Island Village. On the central square talk to Newbie Guide - now you are lvl 15. Talk to Elias near to take a quest Cure for fever disease. Go to Gatekeeper and teleport to Talking Island, Northern territory. Kill Giant Spiders till you get Poison Sac. Use SOE, go to church, talk to Priest Yohanes about the quest. Go back to Elias, report the quest.
   

Important! If you had to kill to much spiders or didn't listen to instructions and killed more mobs and now you are lvl 16 - sorry, but you need to die. Nothing personal, but you need to be lvl 15 to go on.

1. Talk to Newbie Guide and become lvl 18. Ask for support magic again. Go to Gatekeeper - tp to Gludin - tp to Gludio. Go to church.
   
2. Talk to Priest Manuel. Learn some skills (at least Weapon Mastery, Armour Mastery, Battle Heal, Wind strike. Talk to him again, take a quest Path of the Elven Oracle. (Again, if you aren't Elven Mystic do the quest you need to get the 1st profession).
   
3. Talk to Gatekeeper - tp to Gludin. Run to Gludin Harbour. You can open in-game map, click "Tracking", choose the quest and it will show you the exact position of needed NPC. Talk to Allana, kill 3 mobs that appear after it. Talk to her again.
   
4. Run to the lighthouse on the hill behind the harbour (map - tracking). Talk to Perrin. Kill the ogre, talk to Perrin again. Return to Allana
   
5. Use SOE to Kamael Village. Go talk with the Gatekeeper - tp to Gludio - talk to Priest Manuel in church to report the quest. Talk to High Priest in church about the first class transfer - Oracle - Change the profession. Learn more skills, if you want.
   
6. Talk to Gatekeeper - tp to Dark Elven Village. Find Carlon in warehouse, take a quest Dwarven Kinship.
   
7. Talk to Gatekeeper - tp to Gludio. Find Haprock in warehouse. In quest dialogue choose "Say you will do the favor".
   
8. Gatekeeper - Gludin - Norman in warehouse, report the quest.
   
9. Gatekeeper - tp to Orc village. In the left wing of the King's Hall Talk to seer Livina, take a quest Walk of Fate.
   
10. Gatekeeper - Schuttgart. Go to Orc Guild, talk to seer Moira, take a quest Ominous News.
    
11. Gatekeeper - Crypts of Disgrace. Report both quests to Karuda. Now you are lvl 21 (if you aren't - kill a couple of monsters there around to become 21). SOE to Kamael Village. Gatekeeper - Elven Village.
    
12. Talk to Sentinel Starden on the western exit, take a quest Legacy of the Poet.
    
13. Talk to Trader Creamees in Grocery Store, take a quest Blood Fiend.
    
14. Gatekeeper - Elven Fortress (not forest). Run into the fortress and in first to rooms kill orcs until you get four poems.
    
15. Now you will need to run bravely and unstoppable through the whole fortress (use healing potions if needed) to the last room to find there quest monster Kinurak and kill it (google the quest to find the way if you are not sure where exactly to run). There are guards near to it but if you stand on the max range from it you should be able to kill it before guards reach you about your expired warranty. After killing Kinurak you can fight guards or die and stand to to village. If you are a great warrior and have won - use SoE. Report those 2 quest ti NPCs you got them from.
    

Now you have +/- 277k Adena. You can sell all the things from your bag to get another ~30k (don't sell EAD, enchant scroll, you'll probably need it later).
Thanks for your attention. AMA if needed.

I 26f have been on 3 dates so far with 30m. Him and I are both looking to date with intention of settling down.
Thing is, he only texts me between dates to arrange a meet up time or reply to a question I asked but otherwise doesn’t initiate conversation. When I asked him if he is much of a texter, he said that he is usually, especially once he feels more comfortable with someone.
During our third date, I felt like he was more comfortable with me in person and asked for another date but still hasn’t reached out 3 days later to set up a day/time. Instead, he just replied to a question I had asked after our 3rd date.
Also I had asked him out a 4th date a week ago and he didn’t actually tell me whether he could make it or not until the end of our 3rd date which I found kind of mean. His excuse was that “he was meeting a friend from the US” but usually if you are meeting someone coming down from overseas, you’d know at least a week in advance. Seemed suss to me. For context, during our second date he made it seem as though he wanted to go on multiple more dates with me and asked me out on the third not even half way during our second.
I don’t really understand the mixed signals but I feel as though maybe I’m his backup option? Please let me know what is best
Thanks!!

I was able to get Vulkan working CORRECTLY without artifacting inside Star Citizen 3.23.0 and yesterday in 3.23.1 by disabling AMFM (Frame Gen), FSR (Upscaling), and Surface Format Optimization. However, I was notified about a new driver today, installed it, and now even with none of those features enabled, game just insta-crashes on launch.
Luckily I know how to diable Vulkan from outside the game so you can play.
Use the RUN program from Windows search and run %localappdata%
From here navigate to Star Citizen/sc-alpha-3.23.1/GraphicsSettings
Open the GraphicsSettings.JSON file in NotePad
Change "GraphicsRenderer" from 1 to 0, save the change to the file, and now the game will launch back in DX11 mode.
I am currently testing some other features and I believe I may have just discovered the way to get the best performance possible out of an AMD GPU in this game WITHOUT using Vulkan or In-Game settings. I need to confirm performance with more tests but stay tuned as I will post once it is confirmed 👍

I went through every stage of mono and recovered in a month. This is the steps I took to do so, and hopefully they can help you too. I am not a doctor and there is a lot of stuff that could be wrong here, and/or not do anything at all. If you are dealing with issues please go get medical assistance.

1. Sore Throat

For throat pain I visited my doctor and was prescribed prednisone and unfortunately I was dealing with an infection so I had to take anti-biotics. If you are diagnosed with mono and your doctor is assuming it is strep or another type of infection communicate with them the uncertainties you have in order to be tested for strep (taking anti-biotics with mono burdens you with a high chance of a rash).
Besides prednisone. I used a humidifier in my room in order for my throat to not dry out in the back. Even if it hurt horribly I attempted to drink at least 4 glasses of water every 4 hours so I wouldn't be dehydrated.
I suggest not taking Ibuprofen during use of Prednisone as it can cause intestinal issues. Use Tylenol.
I stuck to smoothies and chicken noodle soup for food during this time. Salty broth foods help soothe the throat quite a lot and help you get some nutrients.
It was hard to sleep because of my throat pain, I ended purchasing a sitting pillow for my bed. It took a lot of the stress off my lymph nodes during rest.
Finally I made sure to brush my teeth twice a day and use Orajel hydrogen peroxide mouthwash. Oral hygiene is incredibly important during any issues with tonsils in order to keep an infection from happening and washing off pus from throat scars during mono.

2. Sleep

For me sleep was quite difficult and I unfortunately didn't have many ways to deal with it for the first couple of days.
I tried to not take naps throughout the day and rather hold in my sleep for the nights, as your body does better healing when it's in REM. Which is more difficult to have happen if you take brief short naps.
By around my third day I learned that having a humidifier in my room made it so much easier to breathe and feel a bit better.
I took one extra strength Tylenol right before bed, and 10 mg of melatonin. Keep in mind that melatonin only is going to help put you to sleep and you will need to change your diet to be heavier in magnesium in order to have a better time staying asleep. If I woke up due to the pain at the middle of the night i'd take another tylenol and wait it out until I was able to sleep again. Continue to drink water throughout the entire time.

3. Spleen Pains

I dealt with really bad spleen pain for a couple of days and my only solve for it was laying on my back and using a heatpad on the area where my pain was. I tried not to move around very much. If your pain becomes increasingly worse go in to get screened for a risk of rupture.

4. Mental Health

Out of all the things I dealt with, this was one of the worst. I felt defeated for most of my days. I tried to feel better by looking at other peoples experiences and seeing how others have it worse. It also can help to call loved ones and friends and talk with them. I also watched shows and movie continuously in order to distract myself. Eating good helped me a lot, once I started making protein smoothies my mood changed for the better. Also try to stay out of the dark for to long, if you can go into a more open room with sunlight and lay during the day it will make you happier. Try to retain your sleep for just the night, this way you feel like you still are holding to a schedule. It also helps with REM which is incredibly important for mental health and can't be done with naps. Finally, self-care was a breakthrough for me. I tried to shower daily, and clean up my face before bed. It made me feel happier and nicer.

5. The Rash

This rash was one of the worst parts of the whole thing besides my throat. It happened after I had taken my antibiotics for 5 days. It itched so badly. In order to deal with the itch I went to the ER and was prescribed hydroxyzine and another dose of prednisone. For the first day I used calamine lotion, I soon realized it was making me even more itchy as it caused my skin to dry up. I switched over to Eucerin anti-itch lotion and it helped so much. I applied when I woke up and before I went to bed. I applied ice packs to my skin, instead of itching and it works much better at stopping the itch. Also try to sleep with a fan pointed towards you. During the rash stage, it is the most important for you to drink as much fluids as possible.
I hope this can maybe help someone? Idk, i am very thankful for this subreddit as most of these posts helped me recover much faster. Thank you all.

I started speaking around age 1, did well in school (don't want to be too specific about my schooling as it could be identifying but I was highly accelerated and did a lot of college classes in high school), and am now studying engineering and math at a difficult/prestigious university. (I actually spoke way before I walked and was super poorly coordinated until about age 15).
I was diagnosed when I was 12 but my parents didn't tell me; I figured this is a somewhat unique perspective so that's why I thought of doing an AMA. I had an IEP from age 6 for being gifted, so I got some services through that, I'm not sure what exactly they would be called though. I was also put in talk therapy at 12. No meds as a kid but I take some now for anxiety.
I think my parents made a good decision because it preserved my self-worth; I accepted me for me instead of viewing myself through a medical, pathologizing lens. Elite math circles are highly autistic, so I know many level 1 asd people; for some of them, diagnosis and therapy as a child really helped but for others, it damaged their self-esteem and caused them to view their emotions and themselves as pathological. However, I do not know many level 2 or 3 people which is why I read this sub out of curiosity.

I'm currently setting up an e-mail course using the automations feature. The course is set up for a number of days and each email is sent 1 day after the other. So for example, after someone signs up to the newsletter, they get the welcome email immediately. Then they'll get the first day of the course one day after and so on and so forth. However, I want to create a way where they don't necessarily have to wait for an entire day before the next email if they don't want. So I want to create a link that they can click which will automatically send the next email (next part of the course) to them immediately. I also want to make sure that if they do this then the same email is not sent to them again the next day. So if on Day 1 of the course at the bottom of the email they click the link to day 2 so they can get it immediately I want to make sure day 2 isn't sent again the next day. Also I want to make sure that day 3 then gets sent. But if they click for day 3 to then get sent immediately after reading the day 2 email I want to make sure day 3 doesn't get sent twice either. I hope this made sense let me know if anyone can help me figure this out or if you need me to clarify anything.

Sorry it's so long... Too many thoughts in this ole brain...
I never planned to contact nap, and I didn't mind it for awhile. Now I'm pretty over it. I need to work on the computer most days and would love to have a bit of time to tidy up/ eat/ etc. I do love our contact naps, but I am stressed the rest of the day because I spend so much time lying down with her.
My little girl started teething at 5 months and ditched her pacifier in the process. With the paci she would nap 1-3 hours on her own. Once teething started I would nurse and contact nap as she would wake up screaming if I tried to move her.
She's now 9 months (8 adjusted) and nurses through all of her naps, unless she's in the stroller or carrier. Her wake window is still about 2 hours, sometimes we stretch it a bit longer. She has 3 naps a day and they can be anywhere from 30 mins to 2.5 hours. The length is super unpredictable and I have a hard time planning my day because of it. I don't want to put her in a schedule box, but I do have to plan dinner and would like to get together with other moms and babies more often. The lack of rhythm is driving me slightly bonkers.
I've tried unlatching and leaving the room, she usually cries immediately and I just pop the boob back in. Or I'll leave but she wakes up 3- 10 minutes later, fully awake but cranky till her next nap. Holding her chin or putting a finger on her lips does not fool her...
She nurses to sleep at night and eventually pops off the boob and sleeps great through the night. We cosleep and she doesn't usually wake me up at all or for long. So yay for that!
My plan of action:
Wake up at 7:30 or 8 (pretty consistent without an alarm)
First nap- 9 or 9:30, 1 hour or so in the stroller, she doesn't always fall asleep right away and always wakes up once we get home. So possibly 30 minutes of sleep.
Second nap- nurse and contact nap around 12. I want to practice breaking away but not sure if I should try early in the nap when sleep pressure is high or wait till 1- 1.5 hrs in so she's somewhat rested if she doesn't sleep. Also, do I hang near to give boob if she wakes or let her wake up? Id like to try to encourage this to be the longest nap, as it will be the one that sticks around the longest.
Third nap- can start anywhere from 3-6 pm depending on her second nap. In the carrier. I want to do more regular carrier naps, especially in evenings so I can work on dinner. Hopefully this works, I usually need to take her on a walk and she can wake up easily if I'm moving around too much/ talk to anyone. This nap is usually 30 minutes but can be longer.
Bed is usually at 8, but really varies depending on third nap. If her naps are short she sometimes needs a 4th, which is frustrating.
Not sure if my plan is practical as she doesn't have much of a consistent schedule currently. This is the most gentle way I can think of getting both of our needs met, if I can stick to it. Even if I could sit next to her and work on the computer would be great, rather than being latched the whole time.
I'm so ready to shift to something that is more sustainable for me. I feel like I do nothing day in and day out and the stress of what I can't get done just keep building.
Thanks for any ideas or tips!!!

Staying as brief as I can: I’m choosing between 3 online MBA options, as I cannot stop working because I have mouths to feed.
I’m currently an FP&A financial analyst. I would like to make a real run at breaking into consulting if I can (doesn’t have to be MBB). My fallback would be to stay in my field and find a higher paying job in it if I fail to get to a consulting firm. I have a bachelors in finance and 10 years professional experience. Here are the 3:
Michigan Ross: $120K projected debt, but prestige - leaning this way because I feel the strength of the brand and alumni network will make that $120K back over the course of a career
Ohio State Fisher: this one I can get for $15K with help from my employer which I can pay out of pocket, but seems like there’s unlikely to be a path into consulting nor a strong brand name at the end
Indiana Kelley: stronger brand than Fisher, cheaper than Ross, possible consulting pathway. This one would also let me graduate sooner so there’s an opportunity cost if I go to one of the others.
Which should I choose?

No one else to tell and I have to tell someone, so Reddit it is.
I didn’t play a round for the last 4 months. I hit the range and practice areas 3-4 times per week for the entire 4 months. I’ve only been golfing for 3ish years but this is the first time I ever tried to actually get better. I recorded my swing every week, did a ton of different drills. I even started WATCHING golf, which did help me in a lot of ways. (Side note, it’s not as boring as I was previously led to believe).
Today I played a fundraising scramble at a really nice course for my nephew’s ROTC high school program. This was the first scramble or organized golf I’ve ever played either.
So I ended up being the ONLY person who’d ever golfed before on my team. The ranger was PISSED at our pace of play but, so was I though. We legitimately played TWO balls the entire day that WASNT mine. We finished with a 78 which I know isn’t great for a scramble for considering it was 2 balls away from a solo round it was GREAT. If I took those two balls as strokes then I would have finished with an 80.
Before this practice boot camp I put myself through I was an 88-94 golfer and I know it doesn’t seem like a lot but I was an entirely different golfer. I was hitting consistent shots with confidence instead of - before - when I hit a good shot it kinda just felt lucky.
So I can’t count it as a personal best because it wasn’t a solo round BUT it was by FAR the best round I ever played. In addition to my playing way better I holed out for my second eagle ever from like 50-60 yards.
Anyways, I’m pumped for this season and think I have a real shot of breaking 80 this year. Hope everyone else killed their rounds this week end.

Hi all. It's been a while since I posted. It's been so up and down for me and WH. From the beginning, when I got FD, WH was 100% committed to our marriage and relationship and doing whatever it takes to fix it. He didn't want to lose me. So that was almost 3 months ago. He's been consistent with that, how much he loves me, putting in the work with therapy and Affair Recovery. For context, he had multiple As (2 PAs and some online As).
On the other hand, understandably given the circumstances, I have not yet committed to R and the marriage due to needing time to grieve somethings and also out of fear. In my heart I want to reconcile and work things out, but needed to observe him for a while before officially committing.
Over the past few months, even though I haven't officially committed, we've pretty much been practically in R. He has been learning to express his feelings instead of bottling things up and pulling away (he's an avoider). We have been open and honest, transparent and vulnerable. We have had many period of sobbing together, sitting in pain. He has validated and empathized and is extremely remorseful. He's been depressed over what he did and in pain over the fact he hurt me and did those things.
I'd been working with out therapist on commitment and she proposed the relationship attachment model: know, trust, rely, commit. She suggest committing to this process of rebuilding rather than the relationship. What she explained made sense and even though I was scared, I decided I would commit to rebuilding with that model. It took the pressure off committing to the marriage right now.
Earlier this week, WH had a dream where he had a third PA. This dream wrecked him and sent him spiraling and reeling. He couldn't believe he fell into another A so easily in the dream. So when I told him in one of our talks that I was going to commit to the model the therapist proposed, he seemed off his words were positive but he wasn't as happy as I thought he would be. The next day he told me about the dream. He said he was shaken and spiraling and doesn't want to hurt me ever again. He literally broke down so hard and this is the worst I've seen him (and the other times were pretty bad). He said he can't believe he hurt me this bad - not me. I was the purest and most beautiful soul and he couldn't believe he hurt me of all people - not me. He said all he wanted to do was disappear, and die. Even though he loves me so much and wants a future with me, his fears are strong and he doesn't think he can commit to us because he doesn't want to hurt me. He hates himself and I deserve so much better.
This wrecked me, but it seems he can't give more than this right now. I mean, he is in a deep dark hole of dispair, self-loathing, depression, shame, guilt. He is starting to neglect his relationship with God again due to the overwhelming negative feelings. He is talking about just giving up. Part of him wants to die, part of him wants to give up hope of being saved, he is a failure. He failed me and failed himself and everyone else. He is tired. These are all some of the things he's been saying.
All of that to say, I'm now left in a place where I feel foolish. Even though I understand the context of his commitment suddenly being ripped away from me, I feel stupid and weak because just as I decided to go all in and commit to the process (and if that went well, the marriage again), he goes and does this. I'm torn between my empathy for him and just feeling silly. I've also been spiraling and crying for like 3 days. Today alone I've been crying nonstop since this morning. Hours. I'm surprised I have tears left.
In my despair and hopelessness, I feel like my pain at this moment is so great that it could kill me. That's literally how it feels. My heart literally hurts so bad, it's like dday all over again. I've started trying to picture leaving him, getting my own place, how we would separate, looking up divorce lawyers. In my heart, I don't want that. I don't want to lose him or the marriage. I love him so much it hurts, and I know he loves me, too. I know I can find a way to make it on my own, but I don't want to. He's my best friend. For the longest time, he's been my person.
I guess all of this to say, has any other BPs experienced the WP ending up in such bad self-loathing they think it would be best to end the relationship because you deserve better? And for the WPs, have any of you experienced this?
I don't know what to do but cry. I guess I just needed to get this off my chest so if you read it all, thank you.
I appreciate any kind comments you can give.
Thank you.
P. S. I don't have the energy to proofread this so please forgive any mistakes you come across. I'm typing this through blurred vision.

24th: Colby Donaldson 3.0 (Heroes Vs Villains - 5th)

\"So when the time was right, I made one more attempt\"
u/SMC0629:
Colby 3.0 is my favorite of his three iterations, and it has nothing to do with my opinion on Australia. The absolute deconstruction of Colby's abilities and spirit is somehow made into one of the most funny, mind-boggling, and emotional stories the show has given us. It all comes together with that final confessional, one of the best ever in the show, which proves to us that no matter what, he'll always keep fighting. Very deserved endgame for Colby 3.0.
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u/DryBonesKing:
There… is a little bad blood for me internally about Colby 3.0 making Endgame. One, I am stunned that this group let Colby 3.0 outlast 1.0. I can’t believe Colby 1.0 got cut twice (since I ended up wasting an idol on the first attempt) before Colby 3.0. I find that borderline sinful lmfao. And two, I’m just annoyed that HvV ended up getting any representation in the Endgame. I really did not want this overrated season getting any representation and after focusing most of my concerns on someone like Sandra 2.0 or Parvati 3.0 or Rupert 3.0… I find out that I really messed up and that there were apparently Colby 3.0 stans here that actually wanted this Endgame. Whelp
Most of my issues though are meta-related, though. Colby 3.0 and Jerri 3.0 are the best parts of Heroes vs. Villains and the conclusion to their three-season story arc, even though it was diluted by Russell stealing away a decent chunk of their screentime, I do think what we did get to see was beautiful, from their cute little “Hey Colby” Interaction in that one reward challenge leading up to the finale with Jerri being visibly distraught about having to vote out Colby. It’s amazing stuff!
Colby 3.0 also does have the best storyline of the season, with being able to see how Survivor’s first “Hero” failed to live up to his own legacy, and sorta wallow in his own depression as a result of everything. There is a melancholy-air to Colby’s character, from watching him get his ass kicked in challenges to seeing him be an afterthought in strategies to even seeing him be part of one of the pettiest “family visit” scenes of all time when he just repeatedly fights with his brother Reid. And then obviously, there’s Colby’s final confessional, which I think is probably in contention for best confessional of all time. I don’t think there’s ever been a character’s returning appearance that feels anything like Colby 3.0, and that does make him really special. All things considered, I do have him ranked highly and I’m actually thrilled he topped Heroes vs. Villain’s rankings. I did want him to succeed and make Top 50. I just… wish he didn’t make Endgame. But meh
Overall Rank – 120/821
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u/Zanthosus:
I’m going to be completely honest. This is the biggest WTF in our endgame to me. I might like Jane less overall, but I can understand why someone would have her in or around their endgame. Colby 3.0 though? I just don’t get it. I’m sure ninjedi will do a great job explaining it though. Also, it is kinda hilarious to me that the first non-Sandra HvV rep to get in is Colby of all people. Not Jerri. Not Parvati. Not Coach. Not even J.T. Colby. That’s just a hilarious legacy for this rankdown to have if I’m being honest.
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u/Tommyroxs45:
Colby’s legacy in Heroes vs. Villains is unmatched, he’s Superman in a fat suit however you still see the desire for Superman. Him being the last hero remaining is so poetic and it makes him have one of the best confessionals of all time. Sad that he’s only the HvV rep as this season is literal perfection but I’m glad at least 1 person made it.
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u/Regnisyak1:
From hero to zero to hero again, Colby 3.0 is truly an encapsulation of Heroes vs Villains' main themes about the blurring of lines between the two roles on Survivor, and how one does not fully exist in society. I love Colby 1.0, so I would have loved to see him here over 3.0, but Colby’s single confessional with the long pause in the finale of HvV warrants his position. Plus his not budging on an old-school game really sold his charm. Come on, Reed!
Personal Rank: 61/821. 9/10.
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u/DavidW1208 will not be providing blurbs nor writeups for this endgame phase, however, his valuable contributions to this rankdown will be honored and acknowledged as we are taking his endgame rankings into full equal account for results. Much love David!! <3
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u/ninjedi1:
Colby Donaldson 3.0 (5th Place, Heroes VS Villains)
When people talk about the OG Era of survivor or whatever we’re calling the first 40 seasons before New Era, people split the seasons into old school and new school, with Old School ending at season 20, Heroes VS Villains (which I personally disagree with, cause I feel like Nicaragua is the last old school season, but that’s a different conversation). Heroes VS Villains as the last of the “old school” season is meant to be a last hurrah as a number of early season players compete with more recent strategy savvy players from the newer seasons before the show truly made its transition from a social experiment to a game. And to me, no one truly represents that transition from old to new school, or better yet, represents the death of old school survivor than Colby Donaldson 3.0.
Everyone who’s watched Survivor long enough knows who Colby Donaldson is. He was the great American Texan who was a challenge beast and wanted to make sure that good people made it to the end, going up against Tina who was more deserving in his eyes over the easy beat Keith at the finale of AO. Then he made his return in Allstars where he would unfortunately but voted out fairly early on, but would come out of that season looking not that bad in comparison to a good number of other people! In the eyes of the viewing audience, he was still the great American hero, so it wasn’t surprising that the original survivor hero would return for Heroes VS Villains. Colby himself even talks about how its been a decade since he’s played the game, and he was ready to see if he still got it, and Jeff even sings his praises at the start of the game talking about how people were naming their kids after him. However, despite the hero returning to the coliseum to compete again, time would not be kind to him, as Colby would end up losing strength during the very first challenge, and would be dragged to the villains mat, losing a point for the heroes. A foreshadow of what Colby’s game was about to become.
However, it wasn’t all bad, as the heroes still win the challenge, and while Colby is aware about how rusty he is, he’s still having fun! However, that would quickly change as the days go on. He realizes that he needs to get into the rhythm of the game, and it was going to be miserable. He doesn’t have a clue about all the different connections and pregamed alliances when talking to Candace, leaving him out of the loop. He also gets annoyed with Sugar, who keeps trying to flirt with him and follow him around, which greatly annoys him. He would end up getting pulled into an alliance with Tom, JT, and Stephenie, and while they would all vote out Sugar at the very first tribal, everything goes wrong as JT would flip on the alliance, and after a fight with James during tribal where James yells at Steph and Colby defends her, Stephenie would get voted out in the second tribal. After that, Colby reflects a bit, talking to Tom about if the game at that point was for him, as he felt like he didn’t want to be a part of it. However, even though Colby was struggling with how the game was now, that fire that old school Colby had was still in there, as he was able to score a point against the Villain’s leader, Boston Rob, helping give the Heroes their first immunity win.
Colby would still struggle with the game, as he would ultimately be forced to take a backseat as Tom would lead the charge for them to get a bit farther, mainly using an idol he found to blindside Cirie as the heroes continued to downward spiral. This would actually help him in the game for a bit as Tom would be considered a bigger threat than him, and would be spared at the very next tribal. However, he was definitely next to go on his six person tribe, being the one on the outside of the 5 person alliance, and he needed a miracle to survive. However, that wouldn’t come, as both tribes would be going to tribal, so they were competing for individual immunity, and Colby performed terribly at it. At that point, he saw the writing on the wall and decided to just throw in the towel, telling his team that he knows he gone and they should have a relaxing day. However, James was injured, and the other members of the heroes feel like they need to keep Colby around as he would be better at challenges in the future, sparing Colby much to his surprise.
Colby is fully aware that there’s pressure on him to win the challenges for the heroes, and that its time to put up or shut up. Knowing that he was carrying the weight of the whole team seems to ignite something inside him. The old Colby Donaldson, the great american hero, had returned, and Colby would carry the heroes to victory at the next immunity challenge. In fact, he would be key in ensuring that the heroes wouldn’t lose the next three immunity challenges. It seemed that Colby was finally back into the game, and with the merge right there, it was time for olby, with the rest of the heroes, to lead the charge. However, that old school mentality of sticking together would fall apart at the merge with the new school strategy. The Heroes gave Russell an idol to save him, and Russell would use that generosity to give it to Parvati, who would use that and another idol to save Jerri and Sandra, sending JT home. Then when the heroes tried to rally together with Sandra, Candace would flip, getting Amanda out and leaving Colby and fellow hero Rupert to die. However, in their darkest hour, is where Colby would make a heroic move.
Since only Colby and Rupert were left, it was obvious that the villains would split their vote. Colby then realized that they might try to split their votes between them and Candace. Decided to avenge their fallen comrade Amanda, Colby pitches the idea of instead throwing away their vote to a villain, him and Rupert would instead cast their vote on the turncoat Candace, as if they split their vote on her, the vote would become a 5-3 vote and save them. The one moment of true strategic content from Colby would be a huge success, as it saved the two remaining true heroes and got rid of someone they knew they couldn’t trusted. This would work great for Colby as Russell would then work with him and Rupert to get Danielle, and suddenly the chance for a hero victory didn’t seem so out of reach now. However, Rupert would be the next to go, leaving Colby as the last hero standing by the time the finale rolls around.
Its fitting that Colby, the original hero, would end up being the last hero standing. Despite never getting a real foothold or truly understanding how the game now works, he was able to come so close to the end, and he just had to make it to the final 3 to win it. However, he loses F5 immunity to Parvati, and it looked like his game was done. In a sense of dejavu, we get another speech where he talks about how he knows he’s out, and they should all just have a relaxing afternoon. However, this time, we get a confessional talking about his speech, and how he almost believed it himself. But he’s never quit and anything and he won’t now. And then he just.. stays silent…lost in thought. Its genuinely one of my favorite confessionals in all of survivor, it just has so much emotional impact. We get that confident Colby that we’re so used to seeing for AO, and then just that long silence, as he contemplates the reality of his situation, maybe even coming to terms with it, before returning back to the Colby we’ve seen all season with one final line, “So when the time was right, I made one more attempt”. Colby’s last pitch is to Russell, saying that he’s much more likely to beat Parvati at F4 than Sandra. At this point though, Colby knows he’s done, as he talks about how this was the toughest season for him, and was the toughest journey to even get to that point, and in his final words, he calls himself an old dusty veteran, and that he just isn’t destined to win this game. With Colby voted out, the last true essence of old school survivor was gone, leaving in its wake a new school style to take hold.
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SMC0629: 22
DryBonesKing: 20
Zanthosus: 23
Tommyroxs45: 23
Regnisyak1: 19
DavidW1208: 13
ninjedi1: 17
Average Placement: 19.571
Total Points: 137
Standard Deviation: 3.645 (3rd Lowest)

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So, I really wanted to have a post where we can sort of break down the differences between the book(s) and the show because as someone who LOVES books... I actually find that I like the Bridgerton shows more than I like the books in a lot of ways. So, I wanted to give my thoughts, but I also really would love to hear everyone else's thoughts!

• The Lord Debling of it all
  • I'm undecided on this. I know that a lot of fans (myself included) sort of wanted Colin to be knocked down just a bit and also have Pen have other suitors besides Colin. However, after watching it twice, I didn't feel like there was ever a true match between Lord Debling and Colin so it wasn't like he was a REAL choice here anyway. Lord Debling travelled a lot and Pen wanted a love match. On top of that, Lord Debling removed himself from the equation anyway which... I don't know, I think removed choice from Penelope.
  • Nic and Luke N. have both said they felt like they needed to be on equal terms by the time they got together, but I feel like by having Colin teach Pen how to obtain them...it didn't put them on equal footing. Do I have an issue with this? I'm not entirely sure. I think in some ways it did put them on equal footing because it allows Pen to stop putting Colin on a damn pedestal, but I think whenever you're learning from someone you once liked about romance then you're still not on equal footing. Idk. Just something to comment on and discuss!
• The journal
  • Different writing obviously. In the book, it feels more elegant because it is about his travels. In the show... it's about his sexcapades. And yet I still think it's beautifully done. I wish they had added more to this scene upon scene watch. I like the last line in the scene because I think it's refreshing to see that he says that he marvels at how one can feel so much intimacy and yet still feel like they're at a great distance. I wish there was just more like there was in the books. Pen mentions that she wishes that she'd known that he kept a journal and she says that she can tell that Colin enjoyed writing it. I thin it would speak more to their friendship if they added that. And I think Colin constantly traveling in the books was always a way to show that he was searching for something. And 'purpose' was a large theme in the books and i can feel the show is like sort of 'grasping' at it but they're never fully clutching it and I wish that we got more in depth conversation between the two of them about that.
  • When Colin cuts himself, it's very similar to the original. I'm glad they kept it in. I think it allows for the organic sexual tension and I think it's a touching nod to the books.
• The first kiss
  • Ugh. I am so glad that they kept this scene. However, I am NOT happy that they included the fact that Pen says thank you at the end but they did NOT include the stuff that Colin says afterward. In the book, we get the luxury of knowing what Colin is thinking about during this scene. That's the beauty of books. But with media...film/television, we so heavily rely on the acting. Colin is upset that she thanks her in the book. He says "Don't thank me" and repeats that. And then Pen emphasizes (because she's stupidly not understanding the situation) that Colin shouldn't be upset about the kiss and Colin says 'I'm not.' and then Pen adds 'I practically forced you' and Colin once again emphasizes 'You didn't force me'. I really, really, really, really wanted to see that. I'm so sad they didn't include this. Instead, Pen runs off and the scene ends. And then in the next scene, we get a dream sequence that shows that Colin is thinking about the kiss, but I think I would have preferred the book scene because I think it would have shown some more acting chops for Luke.
  • I really liked that they didn't include the line that Colin says which is about how a kiss is for two people. I think it makes Pen and Colin's kiss seem far more organic and beautiful to me that it's just natural between the two of them.
• The Carriage scene
  • I think I can safely say all Polin fans were super excited about the inclusion of the carriage scene. Now...the difference is the timing of it all. In the books, Colin knows that Pen is LWD by the time they do all the sexy stuff in the carriage and by the time Colin proposes. I feel super conflicted about this for a few reasons. I think I like the idea that Colin and Pen can have their moment to love one another before the drama of LWD especially because the context and general idea of LWD is far worse in the books than in the show. Pen is far more 'grey' in the show. She's hurt Eloise and Colin with her actions as LWD. And then continues to do so in season 3. So it's a heavier thing to explore in the books. However, I also think it would be nice to have it be different than Colin's proposal to Marina. This is the second time Colin has been left in the dark prior to him proposing to someone.
  • I think in the books, I was really frustrated by a few different points with Colin and one of them was his response to her being LWD. He seemed fine with it all and he was protective over about it. Which felt...odd. In addition, he was jealous of her success which I was not a fan of. I think it was just... not something that made me love Colin because it felt misogynistic at that point. Granted, it was historically accurate but I hope that's something that is changed.
• Francesca and John
  • I really, really, really love that we get to see John and Francesca prior to their season. I think it's really going to help explore the concept of grief and guilt in Francesca's story and I'm really hoping they lean into this. And god, I just love the simplicity to their interactions as someone who also loves music and is massively introverted. It's beautiful acting honestly.
• Eloise and LWD
  • I think I like that Eloise knows prior to Colin or not. In the books, Eloise's reaction to Pen being LWD is barely even mentioned. She's not even there when it's revealed which is upsetting as far as the book goes.
  • Jess Brownell (the showrunner this season) mentioned somewhere that she feels like Eloise and Penelope are the second lovestory of the season and I'm really looking forward to that being expanded in part 2. I am really enjoying seeing the scenes between Pen and Eloise. You can tell that Eloise still cares about Pen even though she was hurt in the past. I just wished they'd expand on it a bit more.
• Cressida
  • So Cressida plays a role in the book... but not this big of a role. And I'm actually happy they decided to expand on her characterization and back story. I think what I'm beginning to learn with Bridgerton is that the writers have made it so that nobody is a true villain in the series--instead, they're all just people who make mistakes (some bigger than others).
  • I'm looking forward to seeing how they change it because based on the promo for part 2...it almost seems like Cressida is going to try to unmask LWD rather than claim that she IS LWD like in the books.

I'm sure there is more, but I'd love to hear what everyone thought about the differences between show and book! Sorry this is so long... I had a lot of thoughts.

My initial story below
https://www.reddit.com/ghosting/comments/1b930gv/comment/ktu2dog/?context=3
So after 3 months of strict no contact, I see her in the pub nearby. She approaches me in the warmest possible way and throws a hint that I should text her. Given I still feel for her, I did and we have scheduled to speak in couple of days. This time around, I am taking it easy and not attaching much expectations from the outcome. During the 3 months, I worked on myself, travelled, joined kick boxing and continued going to th gym which has for sure turned me more attractive ( I can say that by the approaches I in pubs ). So in a nutshell, no contact seems to work as you get the power back and she realises you have options.
I am going ahead to seeing her next week with zero expectations of what may come. I have already been without her for 3 months so if it doesn't work out, let it be that time again when I go on without her :)

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To produce an accurate financial projection, one must consider both general macroeconomic trends and your organization’s specific circumstances. Predicting how much money a company will generate and spend in the future is known as financial forecasting. A full estimate contains both short-term and long-term revenue estimates and costs that aren’t anticipated at the time of the estimate (Poorter et al.120). People who know how to create models are critical to financial forecasting firms that do a good job. Some people have extensive knowledge of the organization, its sectors, and the communities it serves to support them along the way. Similarly, data collection and analysis are critical to the financial forecasting process and the use of the software.

Scenario planning and personal life choices

Global events like COVID 19, inflation, or food crisis can impact our life choices a lot. To avoid reacting to events, we need to think about what might happen in the future. Scenario planning helps us do this. Scenario planning allows business leaders to consider what might happen, reflect on past actions, and devise strategies for positive and poor outcomes. Scenario planning is more than just a means to think about the future when it comes to financial planning. It can assist one in determining how much money you’ll make, how much money you’ll have, and how to manage hazards. Early warning indications of difficulties can be spotted by leaders who make their organizations aware of potential issues (MacKenzie et al.900). One can use scenario planning papers to quickly run through numerous scenarios and figure out the best course of action in the event of a crisis. Making a strategy in the event of an emergency is essential. Having a strategy in place is critical in the event of a product going viral and seeing a threefold increase in demand in a single day.

Building the right skills for the jobs of the future

To be eligible for future employment, one must possess the abilities that will be most in demand. Coding has taken off swiftly as one of the most sought-after skills. Almost any industry can benefit from the versatility and scalability of computer languages. People believe that coding is so prevalent in the workplace that it will soon become an essential skill for everyone. Learning to code is a difficult task. Learning how to code and the language you choose impacts how long it takes to do so (Moldoveanu et al.40). Before you begin learning how to code, look at several computer languages and determine which ones are relevant to your industry. Many people begin by studying HTML or JavaScript when learning a new language. After you’ve mastered the fundamentals, you can move to more popular and widely used languages like Python. It is possible to store and manage corporate data in the cloud while allowing employees to work from home.

Riding on global trends of tomorrow

By adopting an agile culture, knowing how to cope with ambiguity, pushing outside our comfort zones, and quickly adjusting to new trends, among other things, we achieve success. We all agree that the weather has gotten more erratic in the last few decades. Crop failure, sea-level rise, and water scarcity are exacerbated by global warming. Malaria and dengue fever epidemics are also on the rise due to the influx of people from developing countries. According to the Kyoto Protocol, 175 countries have agreed to begin the long process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by signing it (Penalva et al., 340). According to business leaders worldwide, firms have a larger role in society and should do more than merely follow the law to reduce pollution. According to a McKinsey survey, this is the case. The “triple bottom line” refers to a company’s efforts to benefit its shareholders and its workers and the environment. Increasing numbers of businesses are waking up to the need to lower their carbon footprints, produce ecologically friendly products, and operate their operations for more than just quarterly profits.

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Authors

Paul Lalovich

Organizational Effectiveness and Strategy Execution Practice

Tesha Teshanovich

Organizational Effectiveness and Strategy Execution Practice

Hi there! I’m Pumpkin/Storm! Today I’m hoping to find literate, 21+ 3rd person roleplayers to do MxM romance plots set in the following universes:
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All characters will be aged to 21+
I am OCxCanon/double friendly and can do any gender pairing for your side! I do prefer roleplaying with women/people who are LGBTQ+, but this isn’t a requirement.
~Rules~ 1. Please be literate. No text talk or bad grammar (minus OOC chatting). 3rd person only. I don’t expect massive novella responses, but your replies should be detailed and show effort. 2. Please be relatively active. I understand we all have busy lives, however if you ghost or aren’t around for long periods of time, I am not the partner for you. If you aren’t feeling our plot or want to part ways, just communicate! I also sometimes have a terrible memory, so if it’s been more than a few days, (politely) nudge me! 3. Because every plot will be 21+, I am asking that you also be 21+. When you reach out me, your age should be present somewhere in your opening message. 4. Please make your introduction more than “hi”, “wanna rp” etc. Your opening message should state where you are coming from, your age, what you are interested in, writing samples (not required, but certainly a bonus) etc. Messages with little effort will be ignored. 5. Let’s have fun and be friends! Let’s chat OOC and talk about our days! As much as I love roleplaying, I love getting to know my partners as well!
And I think that about covers it! If you’re interested, please shoot me a PM and we can discuss specifics! Thank you for reading and I hope you have a wonderful day!