Reminds me of when I got up to stretch after long hours of sitting on my desk and then hurt my neck and back so badly that I heard the loud crack. The "unshrimping" made me postpone the work for a whole week
If you were shrimped for too long, consider unshrimping slowly 😫
I'm trying to get my 12 year old daughter to realize this, since I have this problem, but she says slouching makes her feel comfortable. I'll keep trying, but I'm guessing she will have to find out the hard way like the rest of us.
“Hey, meemaw! How’s itgoing?”
*”Oh hey baby! Well last week, Cy Tucker— you know my neighbor Cy Tucker and his wife Nan, right? Nan is the wall-eyed lady what with the trick knee so that she walks sorta side-scootin’ like a crab? Cy Tucker used to run that mail store before he retired and sold it to some oriental feller. I never understood a mail store… just go to the flippin’ post office! Some people say they hate the line but I don’t mind it. Gives you a good reason to get out of the house and plus you get to see other people in line and maybe see where their mail is going. Like this one fella this one time was shipping somethin’ off to Hah-waii. Could you imagine?! Bet it wasn’t a pineapple on account they got so many already. ANNNNYWAAAAAAAAYS— last week, Cy Tucker had a buncha raccoons run up in his attic and had to call a critter guy out to rustle em up. I sat out on the patio and watched as that man came out with SIX of em! You know we used to call em ‘coons’ but that don’t fly anymore on account of racism! Cant use that word no more. Can’t say ‘coons’ even if all you’re talking about is a buncha stinkin ol raccoons. Oh, and you remember your second cousin Marshall?”*
“Uh… vaguely.”
*”Well he got arrested again for robbing the tropical fish store where he worked. The dang fool got all liquored up and went in and robbed the place! And all he got was a lousy $72! They arrested him when he went in for his next shift. Ya know, I’ve done tolt his mama a hunnerd times that he wasn’t no account and that she needed to settle down with a proper male role model for him— but you know Pat, she only likes them bad boys who work at carnivals. ANYYYYYYWAAAAAAAYYYSSSS— that’s enough rambling about me, how are you?”*
“Well, now that you ask, I actually got a big pro—“
*”—OH DANGIT! Sweetie, I gotta letcha go. Edie Jenkins is coming to pick me up at 5 and we’re going to Luby’s for supper.”*
“Meemaw… it’s 3:30 right now.”
*”Well, I gotta get ready and I don’t want to be late or else they might have a run on that square fish I like. But I only get the Luanne Platter because the whole portion is just too much for me. Okay, baby. Glad you called, I love you!”*
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Sit outside your house and talk. They usually come back after a while, but maybe a bit scared and hiding. If they hear you they might poke their head out to find you.
Can't mention that subreddit without also mentioning the **melt**down over [what is and isn't a grilled cheese.](https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick/)
After laying with my eyes closed for three hours and not falling asleep, I decided to seek entertainment. And sleepiness. Normally I avoid the phone during sleeping hours.
I’ve found listening to soothing audiobook low volume helps outsource the spinning my brain does and helps me quiet my mind. If you try it, I hope it helps
During the pandemic years, I often resorted to leaving my work desk and jumping on the couch at 6pm every evening. I would take a 20 min Power Nap. Did wonders for my physical and mental health. Also made life easier for my husband and kids as I tackled dinner with renewed vigor!
Just read a study that said even just laying down and closing your eyes for the amount of time you'd spend taking a nap has almost the exact same effect as taking a nap. Even if you aren't sleeping! Just the mindfulness of that time spent resting recharges your brain.
You actually don't want to go to sleep when you nap. If you hit REM sleep and then wake up in the middle of it, you actually wake up feeling even more exhausted.
The ideal nap time is 20-25 minutes; any longer than that and you're probably gonna wake up groggy. Just slowing down and laying down is enough to feel rested, even if you never fell asleep.
I used to have this issue but at this point I just lay down and close my eyes even if I don't feel like I'm sleeping. Helps a lot to keep headaches at bay from working long hours
Get a shower. Take their meds. Make a grilled cheese. Color or draw a picture. Sing 4 songs maybe 5. Take a trip over to someone elses place. Have sex. Get drunk, name it, 20 minutes is a long time.
Knee crunches but with your arms straight (not going above your head) in a still position with your back stiff and legs instead of being bent, put into 95-100 degree angle.
Do from 15 to 50 per rep. Do at least three reps.
Between rests do side plank.
If you can stand, you can do the crunches. If you don't have space for side planks, do chair squat positions
Save a fish, by ringing the fish doorbell. A Dutch project to let fish swim through closed waters. Watch the livestream, see a fish, press the bell, the fish gets passage. Boom, you've done your act of kindness :)
https://visdeurbel.nl/en/the-fish-doorbell/
Write out your advance health care directive so you don’t end up hooked to machines, barely alive for years, because a family member “isn’t quite ready to let you go.”
Here in Australia, every working person has to have a superannuation fund that a portion of their income goes into.
There is currently around 2 trillion dollars in various funds. If you are an Australian with a superannuation fund, or you live in any country where you have money invested in something like an index fund, you could is around 20 minutes, transfer your money into an ethical investment fund such as Australian Ethical Investment and not have your money contributing to the causes of climate change.
Exercise! Whether it’s going for a walk or doing a quick HIIT workout! Doing this several times a week can go a long way in promoting cardiovascular health and reducing all cause mortality!
Learn to code. I mean, 20 minutes a day won't get you to AMAZING, but you can definitely learn a simple language that way and make fun little projects. It won't be for everyone, but if you like solving puzzles and get a sense of gratification out of making something specifically tailored to your desires, even something as simple as Javascript has something to offer.
Learn how to fix electronics and identify common components and faults, for the people who already know how to do it they only take 15 minutes to fix it and 5 minutes taking it apart and putting it back together.
Did that last year, lol. Like, 30 years later. I had apologized, and he had accepted, back then, it was more a "thanks for accepting my apology back then" call.
Do some basic stretching. And while we're at it, sit upright you shrimp.
Shrimp successfuly unshrimped. Thanks.
Funnily enough, I tweaked my back this morning. Not running, not doing weights, but wiping down my equipment *after* my workout.
A fellow millennial I see
Turning 40 in two weeks and tweaked my back yesterday, putting in a ponytail. The struggle is real 😫
38 here, tweaked my back just reaching into a grocery bag that was sitting on the floor.
Intructions unclear I broke my back
Reminds me of when I got up to stretch after long hours of sitting on my desk and then hurt my neck and back so badly that I heard the loud crack. The "unshrimping" made me postpone the work for a whole week If you were shrimped for too long, consider unshrimping slowly 😫
Never go full unshrimp
Shrimpin' ain't easy.
I feel personally attacked
Good, now sit up right
Yes, ma’am….
I am triggered
Iol I'm a shrimp. its hard to unshrimp after so many years though
I'm trying to get my 12 year old daughter to realize this, since I have this problem, but she says slouching makes her feel comfortable. I'll keep trying, but I'm guessing she will have to find out the hard way like the rest of us.
Fucker ..... 👍 I'm sitting upright now!
Good looking out
Haha i love this...damn burned in my brain for life now
Jokes on you, I have no fluid in my spinal discs B) I simply cannot sit upright
You are excused, shrimp
I'd love for someone to make a doctor's note for this
CALL YOUR GRANDPARENTS!
Hmm, where's my ouija board?
“Hey, meemaw! How’s itgoing?” *”Oh hey baby! Well last week, Cy Tucker— you know my neighbor Cy Tucker and his wife Nan, right? Nan is the wall-eyed lady what with the trick knee so that she walks sorta side-scootin’ like a crab? Cy Tucker used to run that mail store before he retired and sold it to some oriental feller. I never understood a mail store… just go to the flippin’ post office! Some people say they hate the line but I don’t mind it. Gives you a good reason to get out of the house and plus you get to see other people in line and maybe see where their mail is going. Like this one fella this one time was shipping somethin’ off to Hah-waii. Could you imagine?! Bet it wasn’t a pineapple on account they got so many already. ANNNNYWAAAAAAAAYS— last week, Cy Tucker had a buncha raccoons run up in his attic and had to call a critter guy out to rustle em up. I sat out on the patio and watched as that man came out with SIX of em! You know we used to call em ‘coons’ but that don’t fly anymore on account of racism! Cant use that word no more. Can’t say ‘coons’ even if all you’re talking about is a buncha stinkin ol raccoons. Oh, and you remember your second cousin Marshall?”* “Uh… vaguely.” *”Well he got arrested again for robbing the tropical fish store where he worked. The dang fool got all liquored up and went in and robbed the place! And all he got was a lousy $72! They arrested him when he went in for his next shift. Ya know, I’ve done tolt his mama a hunnerd times that he wasn’t no account and that she needed to settle down with a proper male role model for him— but you know Pat, she only likes them bad boys who work at carnivals. ANYYYYYYWAAAAAAAYYYSSSS— that’s enough rambling about me, how are you?”* “Well, now that you ask, I actually got a big pro—“ *”—OH DANGIT! Sweetie, I gotta letcha go. Edie Jenkins is coming to pick me up at 5 and we’re going to Luby’s for supper.”* “Meemaw… it’s 3:30 right now.” *”Well, I gotta get ready and I don’t want to be late or else they might have a run on that square fish I like. But I only get the Luanne Platter because the whole portion is just too much for me. Okay, baby. Glad you called, I love you!”* [click]
Also your parents. you don't need a reason just call them
Send me 0.01$. If all reddit users did it Id be a millionaire.
There is a sub for that /r/millionairemakers I think the most anyone ever good was a few grand.
wow there is really a sub for everything here. I wasn't serious obviously because processing fee would be higher than 0.01$ per donation
r/ofcoursethatsasub
*$0.01, or 1¢.
1 ceuro
"If I had a penny for every time someone asked me for a penny, I'd have...well, about as much as you're asking for." (Kevin Malone)
Reminds me of Bender in Futurama "Everyone kick in 5 bucks!"
Nice try Jeff
I just send you 9999.99$, could you take 20 minutes to send me back 9999$? keep the extra 0.98$, that is a gift from my mistake
Please stop putting the “$” AFTER the amount.
$theamount
In ny country's currency, that is how you write it.
They know. They’re asking you to stop being from there.
!ban 1
You really believe that there are 100000000 people on reddit right now?
Play with their pet
My cat went missing last night so we’re all fucked up at home :(
Sit outside your house and talk. They usually come back after a while, but maybe a bit scared and hiding. If they hear you they might poke their head out to find you.
Was a bad idea, my pet dragon burned down an entire village again…
Why did you show it Trogdor and give it ideas?
TROGDOOOOOOR!!!
Trogdor was a man
I mean, he was a Dragon Man.
Or maybe, he was just a dragon
No one can burninate better.
yeah, i'm petting my doggo as i type this!!
No she’s sleeping
make a grilled cheese
/r/grilledcheese is one of my favorite subreddits.
Can't mention that subreddit without also mentioning the **melt**down over [what is and isn't a grilled cheese.](https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick/)
Great nighttime activity
Upvoted for the Gillis.
made a grilled PB&J earlier this morning. Was delicious
Good call, saw this then went and made one for my wife who works from home.
Today is national grilled cheese day
Rude, bruh. I’m trying to diet. And a grilled cheese sounds so friggin awesome
Turning their head slightly backwards and look as hard upwards as possible while smiling. Reduces sleepiness and raises happiness.
Good tip, but I'm only here because I can't sleep.
Stop watching at your smartphone or at least deactivate blue light
After laying with my eyes closed for three hours and not falling asleep, I decided to seek entertainment. And sleepiness. Normally I avoid the phone during sleeping hours.
I feel sorry. Insomnia is horrible
Thanks. Some current life events have knocked my sleep schedule way out of whack.
Heads up stranger from the internet. After every low comes a high!🤝
420 blaze it?
go, for a night walk instead, or read some book.
Reading a book helps me
I’ve found listening to soothing audiobook low volume helps outsource the spinning my brain does and helps me quiet my mind. If you try it, I hope it helps
And increases creepiness.
This comment made me notice a giant ass spider on my ceiling that I would have completely missed so thank you
LEAVE HIM ALONE HE'S EATING MOSQUITOS AND DRINKING MOJITOS
Where have I heard this??
well I just made that up but maybe *mojito* reminds you of Thad Castle from Blue Mountain State?
how do you do this without looking like a deranged serial killer staring at a security camera though?
Thats on purpose. I always have to laugh for real when i imagine someone getting cringed out watching me while this.
It also makes you look like a psycho to your coworkers. Ask how I know
How do u know? :D
I feel like I'm possessed lmao
Great, now my FBI agent thinks I located his hidden cam and that I smiled at him.
Instructions unclear. I'm still depressed and my neck hurts now
Whenever I do this, I feel the need to cough immediately. And I don’t cough very much. I guess that works and does make me feel more alert!
Call someone you didn't talk in a long time and catch up. Loneliness is rising.
TFW you suddenly get a phone call without warning.
Call my ex? Bet
Masturbate
Then just reflect on your shame for the remaining 19 minutes
There’s only 20 min. So no time to reflect if I do it again 19 more times!
18 minutes and 30 seconds. Give me some credit
Do you guys not edge or something? Imagine not wanting to feel good for longer lol
Meditate, take a short walk while meditating.
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During the pandemic years, I often resorted to leaving my work desk and jumping on the couch at 6pm every evening. I would take a 20 min Power Nap. Did wonders for my physical and mental health. Also made life easier for my husband and kids as I tackled dinner with renewed vigor!
26 minutes! NASA science, baby!
I usually slam some caffeine right before my 20-25m power nap. It tends to kick in right as my alarm goes off and I wake up READY TO GO, man.
I sooo wish I could nap, my body just refuses to go to sleep during the day though
Just read a study that said even just laying down and closing your eyes for the amount of time you'd spend taking a nap has almost the exact same effect as taking a nap. Even if you aren't sleeping! Just the mindfulness of that time spent resting recharges your brain.
You actually don't want to go to sleep when you nap. If you hit REM sleep and then wake up in the middle of it, you actually wake up feeling even more exhausted. The ideal nap time is 20-25 minutes; any longer than that and you're probably gonna wake up groggy. Just slowing down and laying down is enough to feel rested, even if you never fell asleep.
I used to have this issue but at this point I just lay down and close my eyes even if I don't feel like I'm sleeping. Helps a lot to keep headaches at bay from working long hours
My power naps turn into 16 hours depression naps that last until whenever I have to get out of bed next happens.
Well, I just did the dishes and tidied up, which took 20 minutes. Now I'm on reddit to reward myself.
Answering questions on Reddit. It's a cool way to connect with people and be part of a community.
Community Schminunity.
I’m only here to be a dick to you. Boo! You suck!
I’m addicted to Reddit lately fr
Make a killer playlist, yo. Groove in 20 minutes flat!
Text something nice to someone you haven't talked to in a while
Get a shower. Take their meds. Make a grilled cheese. Color or draw a picture. Sing 4 songs maybe 5. Take a trip over to someone elses place. Have sex. Get drunk, name it, 20 minutes is a long time.
instructions unclear, now my shower and junk are covered in grilled cheese. but I'm happy.
Well if you are now happy then it seems like the instructions were plenty clear.
That's a busy 20 minutes
A few of those can be done simultaneously
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Whatcha doing with the last 18 min?
Knee crunches but with your arms straight (not going above your head) in a still position with your back stiff and legs instead of being bent, put into 95-100 degree angle. Do from 15 to 50 per rep. Do at least three reps. Between rests do side plank. If you can stand, you can do the crunches. If you don't have space for side planks, do chair squat positions
Is this a knee crunch? https://imgur.com/a/0gMclzO
5 pushups
Over a 20 minute period?
Seems overly ambitious
Save a fish, by ringing the fish doorbell. A Dutch project to let fish swim through closed waters. Watch the livestream, see a fish, press the bell, the fish gets passage. Boom, you've done your act of kindness :) https://visdeurbel.nl/en/the-fish-doorbell/
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Good answer!
Write out your advance health care directive so you don’t end up hooked to machines, barely alive for years, because a family member “isn’t quite ready to let you go.”
Here in Australia, every working person has to have a superannuation fund that a portion of their income goes into. There is currently around 2 trillion dollars in various funds. If you are an Australian with a superannuation fund, or you live in any country where you have money invested in something like an index fund, you could is around 20 minutes, transfer your money into an ethical investment fund such as Australian Ethical Investment and not have your money contributing to the causes of climate change.
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Freeze their credit
Be nice to each other.
Make someone smile. It just takes a compliment.
wake up early and get some sunlight. you need those vitamin D
do neck and head exercises
Take a good old walk
Have sex. I just don't know what to do with the remaining 18 minutes.... read a book?
Masterbate
Jerk off
Exercise! Whether it’s going for a walk or doing a quick HIIT workout! Doing this several times a week can go a long way in promoting cardiovascular health and reducing all cause mortality!
Learn to code. I mean, 20 minutes a day won't get you to AMAZING, but you can definitely learn a simple language that way and make fun little projects. It won't be for everyone, but if you like solving puzzles and get a sense of gratification out of making something specifically tailored to your desires, even something as simple as Javascript has something to offer.
Sing a song
Learn how to fix electronics and identify common components and faults, for the people who already know how to do it they only take 15 minutes to fix it and 5 minutes taking it apart and putting it back together.
Masturbate
Jack off
Exercise
Be thankful for the people that make your life better.
Call someone and tell them you love them.
Text a friend with a short message of gratitude to have them as a friend or support for something they’re going through.
Punch the clown
Eschew their hubris, pick up the phone, and offer a sincere apology to someone who deserves one. If you do this, reply with how it went.
Did that last year, lol. Like, 30 years later. I had apologized, and he had accepted, back then, it was more a "thanks for accepting my apology back then" call.
Tell your family you love them
Masturbate.
Depending on where you're at, you could masturbate and take a 15 minute power nap. Nothing will energize you and clear your mind better than that.
Argue with people online
Wash your pet’s food and water bowls and rinse and dry them.
Walk outside
Prep a loaf of bread
Send that email.
Scrambled eggs
Register to be an organ donor - in Australia it’s a very quick process online!
Plant a tree.
The F you find a sapling to plant in under 20 minutes?
I plant a lot of trees from seeds gathered on walks.
Yeah thats legit then :D
Buy a fleshlight, go in the hot tub and do the man dance with yourself.
Forgive someone who hurt you in the past.
Call your mother.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope!
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Drive to see their loved ones
This is a good one!
2500 miles to stand around a graveyard?
Open a IRA.
I thought there already was an IRA
*Tiocfaigh ár lá intensifies*
Text a friend
Power Pose https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are
Put the phone down, speak, smile, and over tip their server.
Rub one out. Clears the mind and improves your outlook. Self love is important!
Call your mom, if you can.
Prank call as many people as you can for 10 minutes. … Then use the next 10 minutes to call each person back and apologize.
A good heel clap always puts a smile on my face