Cynthia Bell McGillis
@cynthiamcgillis
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into: growth (marketing, money, mindset, etc.) outlook: no solutions, only tradeoffs | it's not that deep 😌🧘🏻♀️ work: @laravelphp, +1 @jordanmcgillis
Southern California
Joined April 2011
I think about this tweet so much that I am just going to pin it to my timeline.
One of the largest sources of confusion & frustration:. 1) a decision needs to be made.2) it's unclear who has the *authority* to make the decision.3) it's unclear who will be *held accountable* for the decision. Chaos ensues.
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I then tried their recommended 90s grunge prompt (this was mentioned in their announcement tweet). I don't think it really looks like me but the image is impressive and they kept the car. The hair detail is fantastic too.
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Definitely impressive, but it subbed an A for the R. It was able to remedy upon an additional prompt (it should be a B and an R, not an A)
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Just tried out nano banana with a random photo I had (necklace I was sending in for repair). Prompt: please put this necklace on a velvet bust like a product photo image
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My Mom and MIL both had their last kids at 42! I hope they both live to 100. 🥰.
Did you know that pregnancy after the age of 40 INCREASES your likelihood of living to the age of 100? It has to do with elongated telomeres and protecting against cognitive decline but anyway,. it seems all the talk of making sure you stop having kids after 30 is largely fear.
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Some IG influencer posted “things not to say to a 35w preg woman” and included “How are you feeling?” and “Do you know the gender?”. Same people who cry about not having a village. 🙄.
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One of my favorite Etsy purchases: 3D printed Chemex filter holder. ☺️ ☕️
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Was just talking with @jordanmcgillis about this. Easy to be a legalize all drugs libertarian when you are childless & can retreat to your apartment with your laptop. Having kids def changes your outlook.
@colonialbot3 @eigenrobot The potential destructive effects of all the random dysfunctional adult behavior that you saw when you were single suddenly becomes clear, because now it can affect you in ways that you can't just walk away from. Skin in the game.
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Dumb take. Shoes touch the ground outside which is gross and covered in dirt. I don’t like dirt in my home. Plus, crawling babies. “BuT NoRMAn RockWell…” is some weird nativist cope.
Yes, when I was a kid we’d think of shoes off in the house like plastic on the couch. It’s something a relatively poor person with middle class aspirations does to protect their, “investment.”.
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Proud to have played the teeniest role in FIRE’s success (I was an intern in 2010 and wrote thank you notes to donors). Even deeper lore: Nico was in my intern class!.
The enemy of free speech is power. The true test of your commitment to free speech is how you respond when power changes hands. Whether it's liberals or conservatives doing the censoring, @TheFIREorg will always stand up for free speech.
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Sent a friend a $10 gift card to Starbucks this AM but man, feels hollow compared to showing up with food or taking their kids for a bit.
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I spent the first ~decade of my adult life on the east coast which means the majority of my friends are still there. We’re deep into marriage/career/family life and SO MANY times I have wanted to be there physically for my friends. But I am 3000 miles away. 🥲.
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Our dinner table conversations turn into op-ed fodder. 😅. We’ve done centers, in-home daycare, and part time nanny. Childcare will always be complicated for 2 working parents that is for sure.
When @cynthiamcgillis and I look at our $5,000+ monthly bill, I can't help but grumble "the cost of childcare is too damn high.". But when I think like an economist I understand why. My latest @washingtonpost. 🧵
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Excellent thread on improving your thinking, operating, and real-world outcomes.
I've significantly improved my thinking since 2020 on a few fronts. But in order to talk about what new methods I've learnt, I need to define what good thinking means to me. When I say good thinking, I mean: patterns of thought that lead to better outcomes in the real world.
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2 y/o, *brandishes cup at me*: It leaking! . Me: *tries to explain the concept of condensation which is why her cup is wet*. 2 y/o, considers what I say: …Okay but it leaking!.
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Teenagers & parents are optimizing for two very different things. Hence why suburbia feels stifling to the former and lovely to the latter.
reflecting in my newfound suburban euphoria why the suburbia of my early adolescence felt so oppressive rather than idyllic. this is a question that is directed mostly at what to do in the case that i'm lucky enough to have teenagers under my care in the coming decades.
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RT @KelseyTuoc: I often hear from people 'what's the point in teaching the kids lots of factual knowledge in the era of AI, where it's all….
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RT @RyanHoliday: Not a lot of people understand this. but you actually don’t have to have an opinion about everything. You don’t have to….
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If you spend a lot of time sitting (which you likely do if you're on this app) I recommend checking out Julia Reppel on YouTube. Her videos are great. These are two my two current faves. 16 minutes of time for very high ROI. No talking, just some lofi music.
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Apparently the “Superman theme” was enabled on our Echo. Took me way longer than I care to admit to figure out what it was & how to deactivate it.
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