• TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com
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    12 hours ago

    i hate how much i fret and waste emotion and rage over making sure someone else’s shit becomes my stuff.

    it is second only to how much i hate the three weeks of reading “Best Waffle Irons of 2024” lists that i make myself read endlessly before i buy one that is more expensive than i wanted to spend on a waffle iron that i will hate and not use.

    i hate it.

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      8 hours ago

      As a rule I don’t buy specialized kitchen gadgets that are only good at making one type of food. It has saved me both money and cupboard space.

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        I suggest you make an exception for a rice cooker. It’s been one of our best purchases and it can do other things besides cook rice too

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          I honestly don’t understand rice cookers. Cooking rice in a pot is so fast and easy, plus it’s basically the same process. What advantage does a rice cooker give you?

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            Look, I know that cooking rice isn’t rocket surgery, but cooking it in a pot still requires you to babysit it to an extent, otherwise you end up with burnt rice. A rice cooker is the same process, except you can literally fire and forget it and come back when you’ve cooked other stuff for your meal and you’ll have perfectly done, warm rice waiting for you. As a person with ADHD, anything that reduces the mental load and reduces the demands on exact timing is good for the success of my endeavors. Plus you can cut up some veggies and slam them in the steamer on top for more bang for the buck (I don’t know if all cookers have those, but ours does and it’s great). You can set all that up, make some beans on a pan, add seasoning and you have a quick, healthy, filling meal with very little demand on executive function while making it. Idk I just like having it a lot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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            Its about the consistency of the result, and the leave and forget factor while you cook the rest of the meal. I eat rice like at least once a day, so it’s really paying off for me at least.

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    13 hours ago

    I’ve definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.

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      That’s why I buy myself projects that frustrate me for several days, before they make me feel better for a day or less, and then I go back to how I did before.

      I really get my money’s worth that way…I guess…

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        Just get into a hobby that you only have to do so often. Then you can frustrate yourself, feel better, feel normal again, then forget about it for 2 months.

        Reusing frustration to conserve me frustration for what else is coming.

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      It works better of you buy something that has additional positives. Like a new oven and cooking more often or something to do sports.

      But ya, I know that feeling.