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Travis
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Forever Gamemaster, proud union steward, well-paid construction worker, loving dog dad, mild soccer fan
After finishing Book 1, it is definitely a book to listen to with headphones 🫣 Solidly NSFW in a few spots with a fun adventure happening meanwhile.

The fights were fun. The magic system seems interesting. I can't wait to see what Locke gets up to in the next book 😉
December 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
What in the AI-generated nonsense is that chart?
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Don't forget about the medical frymmbal and environental (NOT "environmental") features
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Just as a note: $294.5M for the lump sum payout is listed very early in the article. Even after State/local taxes, the winner is still likely to clear $200-250M.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Eh, I use the Mute function a *LOT*, but mostly on people I disagree with.

I usually save Block for bots, trolls, etc.

But everyone is different 🤷
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
*looks at date*
*Looks at calendar*

Did you mean Saturday, 29 November?
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
On a day-to-day basis, my passive thoughts generally float between the two. It really just depends on where my attention is at any given moment & how much focus I give the topic.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Other times, like when I am GMing one of my regular #PF2e #ttrpg games, my thinking falls back to Unsymbolized Thinking. It is much more... Reactive? I'm not really "thinking" any specific thought, but almost keeping an idea web going throughout the game.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
At work, I do a lot of Worded Thinking. It helps keep concrete details like measurements, various math formulae, & materials lists in the forefront of my thoughts.

To *really* focus, I will actively vocalize my thoughts. Much to the annoyance of those around me.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Personally, I generally shift between "worded thinking" and "unsymbolized thinking" depending on what I'm doing.

Directed, conscious, focused thinking (like typing this) uses WT. But if I'm doing something more passive or reactive, it is more UT.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's almost 20 yrs old now, but Russell T. Hurlburt and Christopher L. Heaveyfrom UNLV actually put together an interesting "dictionary" of terms covering various methods of thought.
Codebook for Descriptive Experience Sampling nomothetic uses
Distance Education Course in Behavioral Statistics
hurlburt.faculty.unlv.edu
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For example, I was well into my 30's before I realized that "Character X thought *blah blah blah*" wasn't just a literary tool for the reader or the character subvocalizing.
Mental imagery is associated with a bewildering variety of human traits and capacities: a propensity to hold grudges; a vulnerability to trauma; emotional awareness; ways of making art; memory of one’s life. What happens if you can’t see it? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HgpLlB
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My thoughts were immediately trolls & golems.
October 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM