Ok Now I Might Have Some Kind Of Super Memory??

lmao wtf people seriously say shit like "math is homophobic"? because queer people can't do math… a priori?? isn't it inherently homophobic to claim that homosexuality implies being bad at math? this is the most unhinged thing I've seen this week

It's so funny to me when people reblog math posts on this site and say shit like "this is homophobic" "this is an attack on queer people" like hello this is tumblr. OP is queer. Like we've got a HANDFUL of cishets here on mathblr but most of us are queer. Because it's tumblr. And everyone is queer on tumblr. If you see math on this site, a queer person probably put it there. Stfu about "gays can't do math" if it's on tumblr, gays can do it, that's why it's on tumblr.

And of course there is also a large and brilliant and beloved queer math community off of tumblr but I just think it's extra funny when people don't notice it ON TUMBLR.

Alan Turing didn't kick the Nazis' collective ass laying foundations for the field of computing and then go on to also lay foundations for the field of biomathematics, Leonardo Da Vinci didn't give us fundamental physical and mathematical diagrams used in engineering well beyond his time, Moon Duchin doesn't study the math of fair redistricting, Chad Topaz and Jude Higdon don't analyze criminal sentencing disparities, et cetera et cetera, for y'all to call math homophobic and an attack on the queer community.

but how is this related to adhd? I'd say my ability to have fun is diminished because of the dopamine deficiency, I'm basically constantly bored, and afaik adhd increases the risk of substance abuse disorders, so I don't see the point of bringing up adhd in this context

Me: I don't take alcohol, smoke weed or do any other substances.

Everyone: Omg!! then how do you have fun??

Me: I have ADHD.

Hey students, here’s a pro tip: do not write an email to your prof while you’re seriously sick.

Signed, a person who somehow came up with “dear hello, I am sick and not sure if I’ll be alive to come tomorrow and I’m sorry, best slutantions, [name]”.

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Okay I’m currently furious that migraines are often so blindly easy to treat and I had to find this out myself at the age of 26 when I’ve been to a neurologist since I was 11 lol so I’m about to teach you two neat and fast little tricks to deal with pain!

The first is the sternocleidomastoid muscle, or the SCM muscle.

This big red section is responsible for pain around the eye, cheekbone, and jaw, as well as some temple pain. Literally all you have to do is angle your head down a little, angle it away from the side that hurts, and then you can gently pinch and rub that muscle. I find it best to start at the bottom and travel upwards. The relief is so immediate! You can increase pressure as you feel comfortable doing so.

Here is a short and easy video showing this in action

The second is a fast and easy stretch that soothes your vagus nerve, which is the nerve responsible for calming you down. The vagus nerve, for those unfamiliar, is stimulated by deep breathing such as yawning, sighing, singing, or taking a deep breath to calm your anger in a tense situation.

You can stretch this out by sitting up as straight as possible (this does not have to be perfect to work) and interlacing your fingers. Put your hands on the back of your head with your thumbs going down the sides of your neck and, while keeping your face forward, look all the way to one side with just your eyes. Hold that until you feel the urge to breathe deeply or yawn, or until you can tell there’s a change. Then do the same thing on the other side. When you put your arms down, you should clearly be able to turn your head farther in both directions. If the first session doesn’t get rid of your migraine, rest and repeat as many times as necessary. I even get a little fancy with it and roll my eyes up and down along the outer edge sometimes to stretch as much as I can.

If you need a visual here’s a good video on it. I know some of the language they use seems questionable but this is real and simple science and should not be discarded because it’s been adopted by the trendy wellness crowd!

I seriously cannot believe I didn’t hear a word of this from any doctor in my life. Additionally, if you get frequent recurring migraines, you may want to see a dietician. Migraines can be caused by foods containing histamines, lectin, etc. and can also be caused by high blood pressure in specific situations such as exercise, stress, and even sex.

If any of this information helps you I’d love to hear it btw! It’s so so fast and easy to do. Good luck!

chaotic good

Pro-tip: You can use paper twice if you take your notes in pencil first and then write over it in pen. 

@shitstudyblr please validate me

I have a possibly unusual question. since I left high school and was no longer being forced to read I completely stopped looking at fiction and other books that are not math textbooks. this is partly because I fucking hated reading as an activity – I have adhd and asd, so not only my attention regulation causes a lot of problems, I also struggle with visualizing what's happening and imagining/undestanding the intentions and mindsets of the characters. now, I am properly medicated so attention isn't as much of an issue anymore and I remember enjoying some of the books I've been forced to go through. I miss reading, overall it had a positive impact on my thinking process, I miss analyzing the human experience, so to speak

I liked Dostoyevsky, Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, Huxley, Kafka and some other "philosophified" authors. I also enjoyed war-themed books in general such as all quiet on the western front, and everything related to the soviet union

finally, my question is, what would you recommend for someone with this taste, who also likes math¹, has a hard time with visual imagination and people but enjoys analyzing human experience, who would possibly like to see a represenation of themselves in the characters of the novel? I would love to rebuild my reading habits, but I am lost as to where to start so I don't get discouraged

¹ I included math in here because maybe there is a book about what it's like to be a mathematician (or a scientist of some kind) that give some existentialist vibes or something, if it exists I want to read it lol

10 IX 2022

today I need some extra motivation to study because I didn't sleep well these past few days and it has drastic effects on my productivity, energy, motivation and what have you

also I am struggling to make the choice as to what I should do today

yesterday I started solving some basic exercises from hatcher's textbook

Δ-complex structures are becoming more intuicitve with time. take my solutions with a grain of salt, I am just starting to learn about these things and won't vouch for them lmao

some more complicated objects (the last one is an example of a lense space)

I decided to study commutative algebra today

so far I'm enjoying it. not as much as algebraic topology (which will always be my number 1) but it has its beauty

right now I'm at hom and tensor functors, the structures are fairly complicated, but pretty, and they look like they need to be studied in stages, with repetition and breaks, to fully grasp what's going on

my sensory issues are terrible today and I'm exhausted and hyperactive at the same time uh

I'll try working through a lecture on commutative algebra and give an update on how it went later

update: I studied for a while, but it wasn't going great so I decided to take a nap instead. god knows I tried

don't forget about "you're gaslighting me" whenever you do something that they don't like. this is the slang word that I probably find the most annoying recently, I've never seen it used correctly. it's always the situation when someone does something under the influence of emotions and when confronted they say that it's gasligthing lmao shut up

Bustle

Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish?

Boundaries are important. But our relationships require a touch more compassion than some online blueprints offer.

brb gonna go on a spiral thinking abt this all weekend (bc i think its insanely true)