c/bad-take-rewind

The time I swore manual drafting was the only real way to make blueprints

Three years ago I told a junior guy that AutoCAD was 'cheating' and now I spend half my week fixing old hand-drawn plans that don't line up, so has anyone else held onto a dumb opinion way longer than they should have?

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piperwhite•14d ago

I spent a year arguing that paper planners were better than digital

Back in 2022 I was one of those people who bought a $40 bullet journal and swore it changed my life. I told everyone at my office in Austin that typing a task into my phone felt wrong somehow. Then I missed three deadlines in one month because I forgot to check my notebook. Now I just use Google Calendar and the only paper I touch is the takeout menu from the Thai place down the street. Anyone else cling to a bad system way longer than they should have?

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the_angela•14d ago

I finally saw what that weekly planner cult was all about

Back in 2018 I was dead set against using any kind of daily planning system. Thought it was for people who needed a trophy for making a grocery list. Then my neighbor dragged me to a 3 hour workshop where a guy in a vest showed us how to block out 15 minute chunks. By week two I had my whole week mapped out and honestly started getting home by 5pm instead of 7pm. Anyone else have a moment where you realized the thing you made fun of actually saved your ass?

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paulschmidt•15d ago

That time I swore windshield wipers didn't matter until a 2015 monsoon in Phoenix

Back in 2014 I used to buy the $8 wiper blades from the dollar store and thought they worked fine. Then I got caught in a surprise July monsoon on the I-10 near Phoenix and literally couldn't see 10 feet ahead for 20 minutes. Does anyone else have a specific weather moment that finally made you stop being cheap about something simple?

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tarar27•15d ago

Thought I knew how to meal prep until I kept getting sick

Four years ago I was all about those Sunday meal prep marathons. Cook everything, portion it out, eat the same thing for five days straight. Then last March I got food poisoning from day-old quinoa salad. My fridge was too full to cool properly. Now I prep ingredients instead of full meals. Grill chicken on Monday, chop veggies on Wednesday. Takes less time and I don't risk getting salmonella again. Anybody else figure this out the hard way?

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terry_lewis21•15d ago

TIL my buddy actually believed tipping causes inflation

He cornered me at a cookout last August and lectured me for ten minutes about how my 20% tip was making eggs cost more, then asked me to Venmo him $3 for the burger he grilled. Has anyone else run into someone who blames service workers for everything?

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the_margaret•17d ago

TIL that diner in Provo I raved about for years is now serving frozen Sysco food

I used to tell everyone the waffle house off University Ave was the best kept secret. Then I went back last week. They microwaved my eggs. The hash browns came out of a bag. I even saw them peel the plastic off a pre-made gravy cup. Has anyone else watched a favorite spot quietly go downhill like this?

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luna891•18d ago

The guy at the comic shop who told me reading the last page first was 'inefficient'

Back in 2018 at Golden Age Comics in Portland, this guy saw me flip to the last page of a graphic novel and goes 'you're ruining the narrative tension, that's a dumb way to read.' I spent three years feeling guilty about it until I realized I just like knowing where things are headed, and honestly it makes me enjoy the journey more. Has anyone else had a stranger dictate how you enjoy your hobbies?

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