How Are Adults Suppose to Make Friends? | Puzzled ep 8

They Are Robbing You Of Your Spoons!

Doomscrolling is robbing you of your creative potential! Got a lot of projects you want to work on? Do you believe you have the time for it, but just not the energy? You're not alone! Let's fight to get our spoons back. #mentalhealth #mentalenergy #spoonsanalogy I continue my Unpacking playthrough in this episode instead of doing a jigsaw puzzle. It's still a puzzle game, it still counts! Catch me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/puzzleemptym Check out Gamify This: https://www.youtube.com/@UCXEDb_8tg4qhvPkpj1K-sqg Ever heard of the "spoons analogy?" The Spoon Theory, created by Christine Miserandino in 2003, is a metaphor for managing chronic illness or disability, where spoons represent a limited daily supply of energy. Each task (showering, working) costs "spoons," and running out means resting to replenish, forcing individuals to prioritize activities to avoid burnout, according to Verywell Health and the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Let me paint you a picture...

You've Already Met Your Life-Long Friends.

I went to a trade school instead of college, and now I work an at-home job with no co-workers. I never went to a frat house or had a watercooler to talk around. How am I supposed to make friends? Did I miss my chance? I continue my Unpacking playthrough in this episode instead of doing a jigsaw puzzle. It's still a puzzle game, it still counts! Catch me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/puzzleemptym Check out Gamify This: https://www.youtube.com/@UCXEDb_8tg4qhvPkpj1K-sqg CHAPTERS: 00:00 I AM SICK

How To Take Back Control Of Your Life

Life slipping through your fingers? Too many circumstances in your life puling you in all directions? You are not alone! Join Puzzle in this episode as he talks about how to regain control in your life, build some agency, and discover your weaknesses. This was one of the first episodes I recorded in 2024, and it got lost to time. But I found it last week! So I edited it and released it this week. Here ya go. Catch me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/puzzleemptym Check out Gamify This: https://www.youtube.com/@UCXEDb_8tg4qhvPkpj1K-sqg CHAPTERS:

What Happens When No One Cares About What You Make? | Puzzled Ep 9

Time for an unscripted, unprepared, 20 minute rant. I was angry, sad, frustrated, and lonely while recording this. I have since cooled down but I feel like I need to publish it since I recorded it. Normally when I record stuff like this I delete it afterwards, but I realized I just need to put this out there. #adhdawareness #burnout #creativeblock Catch me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/puzzleemptym Check out Gamify This: https://www.youtube.com/@UCXEDb_8tg4qhvPkpj1K-sqg CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro

How Are Adults Suppose to Make Friends? | Puzzled ep 8

I grew up homeschooled, graduated into the pandemic, then went to a trade school where everyone was a decade older than me. How am I supposed to make friends? Did I miss my chance?I continue my Unpacking playthrough in this episode instead of doing a jigsaw puzzle. It's a puzzle game, it counts!Catch me on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/puzzleemptymCheck out Gamify This:https://www.youtube.com/@UCXEDb_8tg4qhvPkpj1K-sqgCHAPTERS:00:00 Intro