Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Right, there’s no one size fits all solution. But the idea that you’re too depressed to do anything is a self fulfilling prophecy. You’re fully capable; your brain is just telling you that you’re not.

It does take practice to acknowledge and internalize that your brain is lying to you and to set those thoughts aside (which is what Mindfulness is). It’s not like I woke up one day and said, “My depression is cured so I’ll go exercise.”

It took therapy and months of false starts to get to the point where I could force myself to do it on a regular basis. But the only person stopping me was me.

Yes, you might need something more strenuous. If speed walking was getting your heart rate to the target zone, then it’s possible you weren’t in good enough shape to see the mental health benefits.

My therapist’s two favorite quotes are, “You drive your brain, not the other way around,” and, “Don’t believe everything you think.” They both are based on Mindfulness, which really can help a tremendous amount.

It’s a valid question, though. Lifestyle changes, while definitely difficult, often have a huge impact on mental health.

It’s really no different than asking if they tried medication.

You likely need to do something more strenuous than walking.

I have been in a persistent depressive state for over 20 years, and the thing is that they’re physically capable of doing it. You basically have to convince yourself that you don’t have a choice but to at least go for a walk or something.

I’m not saying it’s easy, but the only one stopping you is you. I occasionally get off track on my workouts and I have to force myself to get back into it. It’s not easy, but it’s absolutely achievable.

And you don’t have to start big. Go walk to the end of your driveway or the office of your apartment complex or something. Do anything, even if it’s only for 5 minutes. Then start adding a minute each day. Eventually you’ll start looking forward to doing it.

And the great part about telling yourself, “I’m just going to do this for 5 minutes,” is that very often after 5 minutes you really don’t want to stop (also helps with ADHD and chores)

One thing that helped me a lot is my therapist repeating that I drive my brain, not the other way around. That, and ‘don’t believe everything you think’.

My brain is telling me I don’t have the energy to workout, but I know it’s full of shit.

Didn’t they basically just use it as a payload for a test flight, though?

If you’re already launching garbage into orbit, you might as well use your specific garbage for marketing.

You can definitely thoroughly test something then ignore the results.

I thought as much, but thought I’d mention it.

Do you have their server, or just the app? It’s been a minute since I messed with it, but I think it had more features than the app.

Calibre might meet some of your requirements. Readarr was nice, but it’s no longer maintained.

What happens next is Nintendo amends the patent application and tries again until they finally accept it.