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What do you do for mental stimulation?

For mental stimulation I go to HackerRank.com with an emphasis in Python, Problem Solving and Artificial Intelligence. If one doesn't keep one's skills sharp, they are in deep doo doo.
 
TrueScotsman said:
I prefer sex, as I think regular porn consumption is addictive and bad for the brain. Better than nothing if you can't have sex, but I am youngish and with a family, I think one can "hack" their way to cutting out porn. If you're not married and having a strong sex life, then I'm afraid you're at the mercy of the porn industry. I'll say this, and I've added too much already, masturbation should be healthy it is the actual effects of porn that concern me.
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No, no and no! Porn paralyzes you as a human being. Try sex tourism. Do you remember how Klinger from MASH wound up making women's fashion a hobby as a side effect of wanting to get out of the Army? Sex tourism has much the same effect. Instead of watching porn, plan your next trip. Find out where the best accommodations are, the best spots to find women, the best food, sharpen your language skills. You learn so much when you get to know the girls on an intimate level. The effort of finding them has a "where's Waldo" effect for the place you are visiting. The girls actually consider a short term friendship as a special treat and if you stay away from tourist traps, you are an interesting foreigner to them. The line between a regular date and a prostitute become blurred. Some of they swear up and down that they are not prostitutes wanting gifts instead of cash. Some introduce you to their family and expect help. It's all good. As an added stimulation, you also get to learn Spanish.
 
I read a lot. I garden & care for our pets & livestock. In a couple of weeks, I'm scheduled to go tent camping with my sister and friends.

I do like to follow politics. I also like to get together with family and friends and talk about just about any subject you can imagine. My friends and relatives are an amazing panel of experts on just about everything.
 
SDET said:
No, no and no! Porn paralyzes you as a human being. Try sex tourism. Do you remember how Klinger from MASH wound up making women's fashion a hobby as a side effect of wanting to get out of the Army? Sex tourism has much the same effect. Instead of watching porn, plan your next trip. Find out where the best accommodations are, the best spots to find women, the best food, sharpen your language skills. You learn so much when you get to know the girls on an intimate level. The effort of finding them has a "where's Waldo" effect for the place you are visiting. The girls actually consider a short term friendship as a special treat and if you stay away from tourist traps, you are an interesting foreigner to them. The line between a regular date and a prostitute become blurred. Some of they swear up and down that they are not prostitutes wanting gifts instead of cash. Some introduce you to their family and expect help. It's all good. As an added stimulation, you also get to learn Spanish.
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I'll stick to my gorgeous wife thanks, I'll leave the sex tourism to the washed up divorced middle aged men. I've seen people ruin their lives with "sex tourism" as you call it, worse than anyone's life can be ruined by porn.

I'll give you a tip too, these are not regular dates, these are transactional arrangements for sex.
 
SDET said:
It's not all it's cracked up to be. Three days per work week from home, max. Even with the cultural Marxism, being in the office twice per week provides needed visibility, structure and knowledge transfer.
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Madness, I bet you're a hoot when you have to go into the office.
 
TrueScotsman said:
I'll stick to my gorgeous wife thanks, I'll leave the sex tourism to the washed up divorced middle aged men. I've seen people ruin their lives with "sex tourism" as you call it, worse than anyone's life can be ruined by porn.

I'll give you a tip too, these are not regular dates, these are transactional arrangements for sex.
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A person whose life has been ruined by sex tourism won't know about it for very long, just until the grim reaper visits. Some of the places that sex tourism takes you can get you killed, but what a way to go.
 
TrueScotsman said:
Madness, I bet you're a hoot when you have to go into the office.
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Not really, just be similar to the Joe Friday character from Dragnet: strictly business.



 
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SDET said:
A person whose life has been ruined by sex tourism won't know about it for very long, just until the grim reaper visits. Some of the places that sex tourism takes you can get you killed, but what a way to go.
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You're forgetting about REAL relationships that people have in the REAL world, not just the fictitious one you inhabit as you pay a poor woman for sex.
 
SDET said:
Not really, just be similar to the Joe Friday character from Dragnet: strictly business.

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Every Right-Libertarian type I've met bills them this way, many are competent. But I haven't met one that people enjoy working with.
 
TrueScotsman said:
Every Right-Libertarian type I've met bills them this way, many are competent. But I haven't met one that people enjoy working with.
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Getting stuff done and going home on time can be rather enjoyable.
 
Rosie1 said:
I read a lot. I garden & care for our pets & livestock. In a couple of weeks, I'm scheduled to go tent camping with my sister and friends.

I do like to follow politics. I also like to get together with family and friends and talk about just about any subject you can imagine. My friends and relatives are an amazing panel of experts on just about everything.
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You are brave going tent camping. Have fun and be safe.
 
Lovebug said:
I am lucky enough to live in a very diverse community. We will be leaving shortly because of our desire to move about the country...in an RV...to meet new people and explore new places.
What I have learned from those around us is
we all have a story to tell
we have more in common than we think
we have old(er) people around us who run faster than us

Reading is key

But here we differ.

Philosophical texts and such. Way back when I was younger ( yesterday for sure) I was heavily into Sartre and Hesse and those guys. Then I started thinking about how they influenced my thoughts. I didn't like it.
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Read, talk to my world war two combat veteran father in law, read parts of the new york times and a local paper, watch a ton of history, science, pbs, smithsonian and those kinds of things. I can, I'm retired. Just went to aquatica, a water park wednesday and seaworld in orlando today. Now I'm jousting with my counterparts on the right.
 
bongsaway said:
Read, talk to my world war two combat veteran father in law, read parts of the new york times and a local paper, watch a ton of history, science, pbs, smithsonian and those kinds of things. I can, I'm retired. Just went to aquatica, a water park wednesday and seaworld in orlando today. Now I'm jousting with my counterparts on the right.
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Please thank your world war two combat veteran father in law for his service.
 
I am trying to figure out particle physics on the side.

Sound boring? It’s not. I got interested in it after they announced the discovery of the Higgs particle at the CERN particle collider in Switzerland. A year later, I had the opportunity to visit there. They actually do tours of the place. Absolutely fascinating. I already have some of the relevant background in physics, chemistry, and math for this from my work. The math and science is just familiar enough, yet just different enough, to make trying to understand this stuff quite challenging yet doable with some effort: the perfect combination to engage me yet not lose me. It is a humbling, yet not quite humiliating, exercise.

This is the book I am trying to ploughing through right now:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction...8201&s=gateway&sprefix=griffiths+parti&sr=8-2

It is amazing stuff: trying to understand how the universe is put together: it involves Einsteinian relativity, quantum mechanics, field theory, etc...

Once I get a handle on this, I hope to tackle string theory next! I have already read some non-technical math books on the subject, but want to eventually try to get a more technical understanding of it. I have learned that in this field, unless you understand the math, it really doesn’t make much sense.
 
ataraxia said:
I am trying to figure out particle physics on the side.

Sound boring? It’s not. I got interested in it after they announced the discovery of the Higgs particle at the CERN particle collider in Switzerland. A year later, I had the opportunity to visit there. They actually do tours of the place. Absolutely fascinating. I already have some of the relevant background in physics, chemistry, and math for this from my work. The math and science is just familiar enough, yet just different enough, to make trying to understand this stuff quite challenging yet doable with some effort: the perfect combination to engage me yet not lose me. It is a humbling, yet not quite humiliating, exercise.

This is the book I am trying to ploughing through right now:
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction...8201&s=gateway&sprefix=griffiths+parti&sr=8-2

It is amazing stuff: trying to understand how the universe is put together: it involves Einsteinian relativity, quantum mechanics, field theory, etc...

Once I get a handle on this, I hope to tackle string theory next! I have already read some non-technical math books on the subject, but want to eventually try to get a more technical understanding of it. I have learned that in this field, unless you understand the math, it really doesn’t make much sense.
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Good for you. You lost me at particle physics.
 
Photography
Reading - history, thrillers, police procedures, adventures
Road trips.
Visiting microbreweries.
 
I LOVE being retired. It set me free. I got good pensions and Medicare, with a great Tie-in plan. So now I only accept home remodeling jobs from people I like working for. And telling the ones who were miserable to work for to bite me is priceless. I've built over two dozen handicap ramps for very nice elderly people since retirement. I did these for the cost of materials. I now live life on my terms. So work is still my best stimulation. Just do less of it. And it doesn't have to pay the bills.

BTW; I worked on one project (one of many tradesmen) that rebuilt a run down dump into a really nice looking home for a disabled Iraq veteran. He has a wife and a couple of great kids. After the project was completed the city came along and re-appraised his home. He had to sell it because he couldn't afford the mortgage and higher taxes. BTW: we have the second highest property tax rate in the country.
 
I solve logical problems. Crosswords are also good. You can also use different puzzles.
 
Read

Meditate

Take classes, some in person, some online

I belong to a few oranizations that interest me.

Most difficult, but most rewarding for me, is to listen more and talk less.

There was a time when I found political forums stimulating. Not so much anymore.

Dogs. I'm never bored watching dogs, especially mine.

Travel. The world is an amazing place and there are far, far, more good people than rotten ones. I really enjoy different cultures.
 
Waddy said:
I LOVE being retired. It set me free. I got good pensions and Medicare, with a great Tie-in plan. So now I only accept home remodeling jobs from people I like working for. And telling the ones who were miserable to work for to bite me is priceless. I've built over two dozen handicap ramps for very nice elderly people since retirement. I did these for the cost of materials. I now live life on my terms. So work is still my best stimulation. Just do less of it. And it doesn't have to pay the bills.

BTW; I worked on one project (one of many tradesmen) that rebuilt a run down dump into a really nice looking home for a disabled Iraq veteran. He has a wife and a couple of great kids. After the project was completed the city came along and re-appraised his home. He had to sell it because he couldn't afford the mortgage and higher taxes. BTW: we have the second highest property tax rate in the country.
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Don't you know it. Gives you time to do stuff you always wanted to do, or, like another member mentioned, just watch dogs ( or whatever)
Being able to volunteer is priceless, whether it is pitching in spontaneously, or doing something that has more of an impact.
 
Lovebug said:
Don't you know it. Gives you time to do stuff you always wanted to do, or, like another member mentioned, just watch dogs ( or whatever)
Being able to volunteer is priceless, whether it is pitching in spontaneously, or doing something that has more of an impact.
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It's not like I'm volunteering 40 hrs a week. I still have plenty of time for my personal pursuits. But it is nice to be useful around the community. And building things fits in nicely with me trying to do at least a couple of hours of manual labor each day. Sitting around too much gets me all creaky.
 
listen to audiobooks, read news, watch television (detectives, quiz shows, etc. etc.), play NFL fantasy football and discussing things on this website. Ooh, and I play domination, mahjong and freecell.
 
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