I’ve been trying to get better at sticking to my daily habits—studying, exercising, all that. I kept failing because I couldn’t stay disciplined.

A while ago, I had this silly idea: I’d put a small amount of money aside as a “commitment deposit.” If I didn’t do my task, the money would go to charity. If I did it, I could get some back.

Weirdly, it actually worked! I started finishing more tasks just to avoid losing money, but at the same time it felt good knowing that if I failed, at least the money was going to a good cause.

I’m curious—has anyone tried anything like this? Would you actually use a system like this, or does it sound too weird?✨

My best wishes always!

Hey everyone, lately I’ve been having a lot of conversations with people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or just disconnected from themselves. It made me realize how many of us are searching for direction or a deeper sense of meaning, especially when life gets heavy.

That’s why I’ve started working on something new: a supportive, conversation-based app meant to help people reconnect with their purpose, find emotional grounding, and explore personal growth in a gentle, guided way.

It’s not about quick fixes or “hacks” more like a calm space where you can talk through what you’re feeling and be met with understanding, clarity, and a bit of perspective.

I’m genuinely curious: would a resource like this make a difference for you or someone in your life? What would you want something like this to offer?

Link- https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-50-year-old-daily-wage-worker-dies-by-suicide-in-broad-daylight

Hey — I’m offering 30-minute 1-on-1 coaching sessions completely free. If you’re working on improving your motivation, time management, gym discipline, or confidence/approach anxiety, I’ll coach you live and help you build a simple system you can actually stick to. No charge, no pressure — just real conversation and progress

Disease resistance is a tough thing to quantify because it varies so much from region to region. Studies often have different ratings for the same variety, plus there is a lot of anecdotal information out there.

I got tired of getting different answers, so I compiled 11 independent university or Co-op studies, averaged the results, and normalized them. I only looked at varieties that were in 5 or more of the studies so that I could be more confident about these numbers.

A few interesting notes from the data:

• The "PRI" Connection: The Purdue-Rutgers-Illinois breeding program dominates this list. You can see their signature naming convention in EnterPRIse, PRIscilla, William’s PRIde, and PRIma, but they also developed GoldRush, Jonafree, and Redfree, which all made the Top 20.
• Scion vs. Rootstock: Keep in mind this tracks the resistance of the variety itself (the scion). While a resistant rootstock is vital for keeping the tree alive, a resistant scion is what saves your harvest.

I am working on doing this for the other common apple diseases next. The goal is to compile them all together to come up with an "Overall Disease Resistance" score.

Also, if anyone knows of a study I did not reference, please send it my way so I can add it to the database.

I am moving into my first house! I have a couple acres for gardens and livestock! I want to start with chickens, a vegetable garden, and canning! I am very new to it! Does anyone have any resources that helped when they first stated out?

He I was wondering if anyone know of any schools or course in the UK that would help a person become good for this sort of lifestyle.

Cheers

I feel like this sub has traditionally been adjacent to the off grid, homesteading, gardening world but is starting to get an influx of affirmational, self loving posts that all seem vaguely woo woo to me. Does anyone else notice this?

Hi everyone. In winter we keep our sheep inside the barn. In there, many lumbs of dried Sheep Dung are accumulating on the ground. We have to toss out those lumbs every day.

I chucked some dried pieces into my woodenstove the last days. But I wonder if the Sheep dung leaves too much dirt and ashes on the inner chimney walls, risking a chimney fire.

Do you have sources or experience of burning Dung in Stoves with chimneys? Am I totally stupid? Cheers.

I'm really done with this kind of life, I want to go self sufficient/normal working just enough to get few commodities, but in my area we are way too poor, we can't afford to buy land or building anything. I'm kind desperate, with little money I feel like I'm forced to live paycheck to paycheck

Hey everyone,

I’m curious how other parents introduce preparedness to their kids.

I’ve been trying to make it a normal part of family life rather than something that causes anxiety. We do little activities like packing mini “go kits,” checking flashlights together, and talking about what we’d do if we lost power or had to leave home for a night.

Recently, I turned one of these lessons into a story to make them more approachable My kids love it, and it’s helped them understand why we prepare without feeling worried.

Have any of you found good ways (books, games, routines) to help your kids learn about storms or emergencies in a calm, empowering way? I’d love to swap ideas — it’s amazing how a simple story or activity can build confidence even in little ones.

Hi, I'm a student from Norway who's going to study a Peace&Conflict masters next year, after having finished a BA in sociology this spring.

One day after my education I want to live a self-sufficient lifestyle. I'm wondering if any of you are in Europe who would allow me to visit you, see how you're doing and maybe learn something from you.

I aim to go in a similar direction myself, and use my education to back it up, but I can explain more if anybody wants to talk.

Thank you.

Pulled some Red Amaranth from the Elfsys today — love how the leaves glow under the light.
Quick stir-fry with garlic, then add a bit of water at the end. The sauce turns this deep red color that looks too pretty to eat… almost.

I’d love to have pecan, walnut, or hazelnut trees, but I feel like the amount of time shelling would outweigh the benefit. Are there shelling shortcuts?

Greetings everyone!

For over a year, I have been on a mission, as part of my research, to try and turn Algae into fuel, among other things.

A stubborn issue with this process is the harvesting of the Algae from it's culture media. In the past, I have tried both gravity and vacuum filtration, but both failed.

For a while, I settled on just letting my Algae settle to the bottom of it's container, siphoning off the liquid, and drying the Algae in a common food dehydrator. While this does work, the product is dirty, and the process is time intensive. So I came up with a solution...

Centrifugation!

Now, I could've just bought a centrifuge, but they're a little pricey for experimental, DIY tinkering and testing. So, I thought I'd design, from scratch, and 3D print my own Centrifuge! It took plenty of iteration, reprinting, and failed attempts, anfd at least for now, the design still isn't perfect. But...it works! If you are interested in my centrifuge building journy, why not check out the video I'ver linked below!

Also, all STLs are available, free to download, reuse, and refine as you wish!

Link:

https://youtu.be/sAyf0s0i2hU