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[Loud Whispers]

inb4 'thing' thread

[Sirus]

Things that made you consider making a thread about considering changing something before getting distracted by new Things that made you X threads.

[Dunamisdeos]

Things that made you consider making a thread about considering changing something before getting distracted by new Things that made you X threads.

Things that made you think about considering making a thread about the potential effects of the act of thinking in regards to change of an as yet undefined concept or situation, but then other similar threads distract you with their insistent questions as to whether there is an outside force coercing you into considering a change in regards to some or all of your past or potential life choices.

[Yoink]

It's "Things That Made You X Today" threads all the way down!

[Grim Portent]

Things that made you boop a turtle today thread.

[overseer05-15]

"Things that made you get pounded in the butt by your own life choices today" thread

[IcyTea31]

"Things that made you get pounded in the butt by the 'things that made you get pounded in the butt by your own life choices thread'" thread.

[TamerVirus]

Kalamazoo, Michigan

[KittyTac]

In my "show new replies" list, 5 "Things that made you X" threads showed up today, all in a row.

Really makes ya reconsider your life choices, dunnit?

"Things that made you reconsider life choices today thread"

Things that made you need to reconsider your life today thread.

[hector13]

How much sleep have you had recently?

[ChairmanPoo]

ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah-nagl ftaghn

[LordBaal]

Why are tentacles coming out of muy screen?

[ChairmanPoo]

Mom used to read a lot of Paulo Coelho to me as a kid, it was my equivalent of bedtime stories actually. Though the books were too advanced for my young self to properly understand, I ended up developing an interest in philosophy because of them so they can't be too bad.

The books aren't very plot focused though. They're more of a contemplative meditative experience. The experience of reading one is similar to the one you get when you're sitting down and lost in thought. Lot's of interesting ideas pass through your head, and though you aren't sure of the quality of any of them, you still feel smarter afterwards.

If you feel like reading one of his books yourself for whatever reason, the ones I'd recommend are: The Alchemist, The Fifth Mountain, Manuscript of Arca, and The Pilgrimage

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/mar/24/manuscript-found-accra-coelho-digested

In a nutshell.

Really, the best thing about coelho is how easy to parody he is. I wish I could show you another Coelho spoof that a guy in my country wrote a while ago "The tale of the young farmer who was in love with a camel". I might actually write a translation if there is popular demand 

And yeah no. I read the Alchemist and didnt find it too special.  Or rather, I think that taking a folk tale, throwing in New Age filler, and then selling it to the masses is not exactly nobel prize worthy. 

[TD1]

Apparently flies LOVE to swarm you if it's early morning.

Tried going out on a walk, figuring that I'd enjoy it. It's 6:15am, sunny day, still cool out.

Went out, got about 5 minutes in and there's a swarm of flies. I figure "Eh, just walking through a cloud" so I keep going. They're still around me. I jog a bit to get away from them. They there again a few seconds later.

I walk a bit more, flailing my arms around. They still stalk me. I jog more, look behind me, and they're fucking chasing me.

After another couple of minutes I gave up and jogged back home. I wanted to enjoy that walk, but all I could hear was birdsong interspersed with BZZZZZ every few seconds, and having these things flying around your field of vision is annoying.

FECKIN' CLEGS!

[Frumple]

Really, the best thing about coelho is how easy to parody he is. I wish I could show you another Coelho spoof that a guy in my country wrote a while ago "The tale of the young farmer who was in love with a camel". I might actually write a translation if there is popular demand 

Dunno about popular, but there's demand