And that says nothing about the fact that EVs use regenerative breaking, where the motors turn that kinetic energy into electricity to charge the battery, slowing things down with the friction breaks.

I also have a Sonicare toothbrush, and other then the head it came with, I only use generic heads on it. The "feature" you are talking about is called the "BrushSync" and it enables the "Brush head replacement reminder". That feature doesn't activate with generic heads, and you can easily turn it for Sonicare heads. Here's a link to the manual for my brush. See page 11 for the feature description and 12 for the instructions to turn it off. Depending on your model you may need to do a different sequence.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1507567/Philips-Sonicare-P...

Now, you might say that without reminders, I'm not getting the clean I deserve, but I buy heads with those fade away indicator bristles, so I just change it out when the blue turns white.

Plus it was way too expensive for being a bell...

I saw each those descriptors separately, able to appeal to those they resonated with. And honestly, the characterization of "working to get paid and not investing beyond what is necessary" is not a deprecation of me, my attitude, or the balance I've struck.

I can understand if that specific sentiment does not resonate with you, but for me, I've come to feel accepting and happy with the ideas that: my work is purely in exchange for money, it is not my identity, and that once I've put my part in, I want to use my time and energy towards the other things that make me happy.

I'm not saying I don't get great joy and satisfaction out of my hard work and coworker relationships, I really do. For me, that comes with: "This is my task, and when I've satisfied it, that's all I'm interested in doing". However what really brought peace to my mind was incorporating: "And that's OK." into my outlook. "I do not care to invest myself beyond that" is not a characterization I feel the need to be ashamed of. Perhaps it's hubris on my part, but I'm proud of the push back that I feel entitled to give, and I'm proud to say "this is the limit of my investment in work".

https://www.theregister.com/2017/01/19/browser_line_of_death...

It can be hard work to get pregnant, hard work to stay pregnant, hard work to carry to term, hard work to deliver and it is unbelievably hard work to raise a child. Two partners trying to get to the finish line have to make incredible sacrifices, and make huge changes to their lives in order to support each other.

Saying we're pregnant and sharing the state of pregnancy vs just saying she's pregnant, acknowledges the the shared work and the shared responsibility that is taken up by both partners, and it acknowledges the shared joy in bringing life into the world. And when you say it to someone other then your pregnant partner, you make it clear to them that you are picking up a huge responsibility and that they should recognize it.

As for getting my bag faster if it was gate-checked, how does that happen? Every time I've been gate-checked, my luggage ends up down in baggage claim the same as if I had regular-checked it. The only luggage that has met me at the gate has been a stroller.

Maybe I'm just flying cheap airlines, but I'll take first on and sitting in a stuffy plane over the chance of disaster and standing in the terminal any day of the week. You're waiting the same amount of time either way wherever you are.

But hey, your yin and my yang work great together, so you do you!

Let's not judge it to harshly. Rather let's encourage him to keep on walking down that path of self improvement that we all should be on.

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