How do you overcome jealousy?

How do you overcome jealousy?
How do you overcome jealousy?

Jealousy: when you think attention you deserve from someone is going to someone else. You totally deserve attention and validation, but you don’t necessarily deserve it from that person. Seek it elsewhere, among your friends and/or your family, or even from within or from religious faith.

Best way to establish a passive income stream?

Best way to establish a passive income stream?
Best way to establish a passive income stream?

We have a variety of personal finance books in the Libraries!  Take a look at the ebook Clever girl finance: learn how investing works, grow your money.  And one of my helpers lurks on the blog Financial Samurai; here’s a thread on Ranking the Best Passive Income Investments (https://www.financialsamurai.com/category/most-popular/). 

What’s a good gift for my girlfriend?

What's a good gift for my girlfriend?
What’s a good gift for my girlfriend?

I love to give the gift of experiences – what’s something they’ve never seen or done before that you can facilitate? A special hike or trip to a beach they’ve never been to, a concert or play, a New England Revs game, etc.

最近读了太宰治, 跟工作都想上聊(??)死亡的意义 zuì jìn dú le tài zǎi zhì, gēn gōng zuò dōu xiǎng shàng liáo(??) sǐ wáng de yì yì [(I) recently read works written by Osamu Dazai. (I) have wanted to [chat online?] about the meaning of death when I work.

最近读了太宰治, 跟工作都想上聊(??)死亡的意义 zuì jìn dú le tài zǎi zhì, gēn gōng zuò dōu xiǎng shàng liáo(??) sǐ wáng de yì yì [(I) recently read works written by Osamu Dazai. (I) have wanted to [chat online?] about the meaning of death when I work.
最近读了太宰治, 跟工作都想上聊(??)死亡的意义 zuì jìn dú le tài zǎi zhì, gēn gōng zuò dōu xiǎng shàng liáo(??) sǐ wáng de yì yì [(I) recently read works written by Osamu Dazai. (I) have wanted to [chat online?] about the meaning of death when I work.

Osamu Dazai sounds like a very interesting novelist! One of my assistants is going to read No Longer Human as soon as it’s returned to the library. (Many other titles are available in translation at BC Libraries.) For conversations about him: there’s a reddit thread for everything! reddit.com/r/osamudazai/. It doesn’t look very active. Maybe you can help get some conversations rolling! Be careful with Dazai, though: he writes a lot about death and suicide, and if he prompts too much reflection on those subjects, please talk to a counselor (bit.ly/BC-counseling).

How can you forget someone? I’m trying to deal w/a heartbreak and the more I try to distract myself with different stuff, I end up remembering him… I guess/what to do to heal my heart???

How can you forget someone? I'm trying to deal w/a heartbreak and the more I try to distract myself with different stuff, I end up remembering him... I guess/what to do to heal my heart???
How can you forget someone? I’m trying to deal w/a heartbreak and the more I try to distract myself with different stuff, I end up remembering him… I guess/what to do to heal my heart???

I’m sorry to hear that. Give yourself the space to grieve for what you’ve lost. Distracting yourself doesn’t make the pain go away, it just relocates it temporarily. Treat it like the big deal it is, and take care of yourself. Talk to friends or other people close to you. Remember to eat, sleep, and otherwise take care of yourself.

Why did the wall just take down political opinions it didn’t agree with? (Comments on the necessity of shanghai’s quarantine measures)

Why did the wall just take down political opinions it didn't agree with? (Comments on the necessity of shanghai's quarantine measures)
Why did the wall just take down political opinions it didn’t agree with? (Comments on the necessity of shanghai’s quarantine measures)

I did not take it down. If it has disappeared, it would be due to some person (and not one of my many helpers) removing it. Not cool! The question was answered and can be viewed here: bit.ly/AWMissingQ

I am stuck I can’t write anything I don’t know what will my paper become it is painful

I am stuck I can't write anything I don't know what will my paper become it is painful
I am stuck I can’t write anything I don’t know what will my paper become it is painful

I’m sorry you’re having this painful experience. It means your standards for the final product are high. But it also means those standards are blocking your ability to begin. Sometimes, the first draft is just a step on the path to the final draft. I recommend the short essay “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott, in her book Bird by Bird: bit.ly/lamott-first. Bird by Bird at BC Libraries: Social Work Library, PN147 .L315 1995

Hi!! Recently I feel so stressful since I’m so unsure about my future.

Hi!! Recently I feel so stressful since I'm so unsure about my future. Sometimes I really doubt myself. ☹️
Hi!! Recently I feel so stressful since I’m so unsure about my future. Sometimes I really doubt myself. ☹️

I’m so sorry. That’s really hard, but also remarkably common. The key to life is not the absence of self-doubt (that’s very, very rare, and not altogether healthy) but the courage to keep going in spite of it. If you find that you can’t, consider talking to a professional. bit.ly/BC-counseling.