Recent content by rainbow93

I've taken career quizzes and usually been disappointed. This one, however, got me really nicely and it correctly got my father as a mathematician/computer programmer. http://shobia.com/career-finder Any thoughts?

Being a mathematician is hard. My father is extremely talented and went to Harvard for a PhD in math. He decided not to pursue it because it requires a lot of socializing and shcmoozing to become a professor.

That is nonsense. You can't say that familial influence is nothing. It's at least 1%.

It also feels quite dangerous to take a stimulant medication for its mood changing properties. It seems like a quick path to addiction.

Ritalin is a good drug for ADHD, but we don't know much about its long term use and effects. It also can be used for depression, although there isn't much research into the effectiveness in that use.

This list of the http://healthlifeandstuff.com/2009/11/the-10-worst-diseases-ever/" says Bubonic plague is the worst, as it killed 1/3 people in Europe at one point.

Depression doesn't make sense. A lot of it is just in the mind. It can be really, really hard for your friend to believe that things can get better, but they can. Just being for them unconditionally can mean a lot.