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by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 4, 2022
Get the Home Owner mug.To be clear-headed (or clear-minded) is to remain in a state of mind where one is free of negative, irrational, anxious and desirous thoughts.
When you are clear-headed you feel calm, rational, and completely aware and focused on the present moment. You are not preoccupied with any heavy or extraneous thoughts. You do not react, instead you proact.
This state of mind can be commonly experienced after sexual intercourse or after an intense nourishing workout. Other reliable ways of becoming clear-headed include intermittent fasting, going on a ketogenic diet, meditating, and practicing mindfulness. Alternatively, practicing catharsis can induce a temporary clear-headed state.
Things that prevent one from becoming clear-headed include: browsing social media, reading the latest news, eating lots of unhealthy sugary foods, and staying indoors all day.
The opposite of clear-headedness is brain fog.
When you are clear-headed you feel calm, rational, and completely aware and focused on the present moment. You are not preoccupied with any heavy or extraneous thoughts. You do not react, instead you proact.
This state of mind can be commonly experienced after sexual intercourse or after an intense nourishing workout. Other reliable ways of becoming clear-headed include intermittent fasting, going on a ketogenic diet, meditating, and practicing mindfulness. Alternatively, practicing catharsis can induce a temporary clear-headed state.
Things that prevent one from becoming clear-headed include: browsing social media, reading the latest news, eating lots of unhealthy sugary foods, and staying indoors all day.
The opposite of clear-headedness is brain fog.
After upon sudden realization that his life was like a ball of tangled yarn, Tom had enough. Firstly, he cut off all the sugary snacks and drinks he'd been eating every day and started going on a keto diet. He then managed to work out at the gym at least 5 days a week. He also deleted all his social media apps and anything else that was a distraction to his life.
After a month, Tom was not only healthy physically, but he was also in a clear-headed mental state. He could think clearly and rationally, and nothing could agitate him anymore.
After a month, Tom was not only healthy physically, but he was also in a clear-headed mental state. He could think clearly and rationally, and nothing could agitate him anymore.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian October 24, 2019
Get the clear-headed mug.1. Generally, any sort of internet comment thread (community) where the individuals engaging in the thread conform to dominant beliefs, and are insular towards those that present a different viewpoint. Note that a disinterested thread is different from a chauvinistic thread, as the latter will aggressively attack different viewpoints, while the former simply does not care.
2. Specifically, any sort of internet comment thread—particularly on YouTube—where the individuals engaging in the thread (usually mid-late teens to young adults) are happy-go-lucky casuals and do not attempt to pursue the topic of interest further, often due to ignorance or a short attention span. Thus, when the so-called reply guy comes in with a paragraph, the casuals react with a "wut" attitude and completely dismiss his or her critical and edifying perspectives. This usually comprises of the entire thread either ignoring the intellectual all together, or replying back with something like "I don't get it" or "no one really cares". Further attempts of enlightening the casuals might only be perceived as an annoyance and may cause some of them to mute the comment thread.
Unfortunate to the intellectual, he or she might feel utterly neglected, and loses faith in the young generation's ability to think critically.
Combined with the typical "the internet is not school" mentality, casuals on the internet may never learn, and will object to any sort of information that challenges their mindset.
2. Specifically, any sort of internet comment thread—particularly on YouTube—where the individuals engaging in the thread (usually mid-late teens to young adults) are happy-go-lucky casuals and do not attempt to pursue the topic of interest further, often due to ignorance or a short attention span. Thus, when the so-called reply guy comes in with a paragraph, the casuals react with a "wut" attitude and completely dismiss his or her critical and edifying perspectives. This usually comprises of the entire thread either ignoring the intellectual all together, or replying back with something like "I don't get it" or "no one really cares". Further attempts of enlightening the casuals might only be perceived as an annoyance and may cause some of them to mute the comment thread.
Unfortunate to the intellectual, he or she might feel utterly neglected, and loses faith in the young generation's ability to think critically.
Combined with the typical "the internet is not school" mentality, casuals on the internet may never learn, and will object to any sort of information that challenges their mindset.
YouTube comment thread on a Mukbang video:
OP: Literally every time I see the word Mukbang in the title, I get super hungry, does that happen to anyone else?? {207 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 1: Omg that literally happens to me every single time too! {26 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 2: Happens to me too! {20 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 4: Yeah same, I think it has something to do with something called operant conditioning {16 likes | 3 days ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Psychology student here. Actually, it has nothing to do with operant conditioning, what you're referring to is classical conditioning, which is the pairing of an unconditional stimulus with a neutral stimulus. You see, the word Mukbang is a neutral stimulus, but because it has been repeatedly paired with the concept of eating loads of food, it has a strong association with food, and food is an incentive that triggers ghrelin. {0 likes | 2 days ago}
> Reply 6: hahaha saame {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Did you not read my comment? Heck, did anyone read my comment? {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Reply 8: Science biatch! {1 like | 1 hour ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 9 Actually, it's "psychology biatch!" FTFY. {0 likes | 1 hour ago}
> Reply 10: @Psychology student Shut up, nobody really cares {0 likes | 40 minutes ago}
> Reply 11: @Psychology student wut {0 likes | 7 minutes ago}
> Psychology student: This is such a disinterested thread... {0 likes | just now}
OP: Literally every time I see the word Mukbang in the title, I get super hungry, does that happen to anyone else?? {207 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 1: Omg that literally happens to me every single time too! {26 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 2: Happens to me too! {20 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 4: Yeah same, I think it has something to do with something called operant conditioning {16 likes | 3 days ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Psychology student here. Actually, it has nothing to do with operant conditioning, what you're referring to is classical conditioning, which is the pairing of an unconditional stimulus with a neutral stimulus. You see, the word Mukbang is a neutral stimulus, but because it has been repeatedly paired with the concept of eating loads of food, it has a strong association with food, and food is an incentive that triggers ghrelin. {0 likes | 2 days ago}
> Reply 6: hahaha saame {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Did you not read my comment? Heck, did anyone read my comment? {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Reply 8: Science biatch! {1 like | 1 hour ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 9 Actually, it's "psychology biatch!" FTFY. {0 likes | 1 hour ago}
> Reply 10: @Psychology student Shut up, nobody really cares {0 likes | 40 minutes ago}
> Reply 11: @Psychology student wut {0 likes | 7 minutes ago}
> Psychology student: This is such a disinterested thread... {0 likes | just now}
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian August 6, 2019
Get the disinterested thread mug.Any external unstoppable force so strong and so unpredictable that it cannot be quantified. Humans have grown to think about themselves as masters over their environment, but when face to face with mother nature, we lose. Every. Single. Time.
Only the wise will understand and accept that nothing, not even humans and their scientific prowess, can control mother nature. The fool, on the other hand, deludes themselves into thinking that they are impervious to anything.
Be smart, don't ever underestimate mother nature.
Only the wise will understand and accept that nothing, not even humans and their scientific prowess, can control mother nature. The fool, on the other hand, deludes themselves into thinking that they are impervious to anything.
Be smart, don't ever underestimate mother nature.
COVID-19 is mother nature's wake up call that the human condition is and always has been fragile. Apparently, some very special individuals did not understand her wake up call and continue to live life accordingly to their rules. We call those very special individuals "anti-maskers".
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 7, 2021
Get the Mother nature mug.CBT, short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is a form of psychotherapy that aims at improving one's mental health through the process of challenging and correcting any unhelpful thoughts, attitudes, and ways of thinking. The idea is that most of your negative thoughts come from unrealistic and irrational mindsets, so by challenging these irrational thoughts and beliefs, you can see past the "negative filter" (cognitive distortions) you unknowingly imposed on yourself.
A girl who's—in reality—skinny but think she's obese is a typical example of an irrational negative belief, which can be fixed with CBT.
CBT differs from other traditional therapies in that, rather than letting you vent out all your feelings (while the therapist nods to whatever you're saying), it is entirely "solution-orientated". This generally involves a structured approach where the therapist first identifies the flaws in your thoughts, and then tells you to see your thoughts as just ideas, rather than as facts. After that, the sessions generally involve trying ways to fix your perception (by looking at different viewpoints).
A girl who's—in reality—skinny but think she's obese is a typical example of an irrational negative belief, which can be fixed with CBT.
CBT differs from other traditional therapies in that, rather than letting you vent out all your feelings (while the therapist nods to whatever you're saying), it is entirely "solution-orientated". This generally involves a structured approach where the therapist first identifies the flaws in your thoughts, and then tells you to see your thoughts as just ideas, rather than as facts. After that, the sessions generally involve trying ways to fix your perception (by looking at different viewpoints).
My friend persistently thought he could never get a girlfriend, so I told him to go seek CBT. After two months of CBT, his previous ways of thinking (I'm too ugly for a pretty girl, I can never find the perfect time to talk to her, I sweat too much, etc etc) were trashed and replaced by more helpful and realistic thoughts. Six months later and he's already dated two hot college chicks.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian December 17, 2019
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by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 21, 2022
Get the Farmville mug.PD Day, aka Professional Development Day, aka the best day of school!! Students in elementary schools do not need to go to school on a PD day, cus the adults are busy doing adult stuff.
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian January 14, 2020
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