Both you and the parent commenter are correct; A saddle that matches your personal anatomy will make a tremendous difference for all riding conditions, and the amount of times you vary your position on the bike will alleviate discomfort by allowing blood to flow naturally as your weight shifts. More intense riding conditions necessitate moving around on the saddle more often.
Additionally, if you simply ride your bike more often your groin and siting bones will feel more comfortable by acclimating to the pressure and movement. It's helpful to wear appropriate clothing in the areas that contact the saddle as well, such as a chamois liner, to reduce friction and add an appropriate amount of cushion.
If you have any interest in writing a series of blog posts about your experiences in the “turnaround” and linking to them in your profile I believe you would have an audience. Your explanations are clear and your experience is worthwhile. Just food for thought.
This statement is a false equivalency.[0] The Obama 2012 campaign did not violate the Facebook TOS, and received permission to acess the data from users.
Please stop trying to use what-aboutism to fuel a partisan divide.
There is a speech that was given at EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) in 2015 that is likely to have the quote you are looking for.[0][1]
There is a short clip of his speech at the event which was reported by NBC News, in which he states the boundaries of their advertisement program at the time.[2]
EDIT: There is also this story from the Verge in 2014 which includes a lengthy quote about the advertisement program.[3]
My ADHD symptoms have been drastically reduced after running daily for the past couple of months.
Even while using medication, running improves results on top of what I had been seeing. It also helps to have a physical challenge to complete every day in order to maintain a routine.
For my body, I need about 90 minutes of challenging physical exercise every day, or I start to seek stimulation in any form I can find, which is usually distracting from my primary goals.
One of the top recommendations that pretty much every ADHD resource mentions is regular exercise. To be fair, running (exercising) daily will help pretty much everyone's mental health significantly.
For the past year I’ve been running a lot, and I’ve found that listening to podcasts and/or audio books is a great way to stay cognitively engaged with something other than the physical sensations of running, as a bonus you get to learn and experience cool stuff.
There is also a benefit to running without audio, in that you have a chance to let your imagination go wild, or try to focus hard on your breathing, cadence, and form, but I can understand that being challenging for many people to do for an hour or more at a time.
Could you volunteer any of your time to help an organization that does something that is important to you? If you can, I would recommend connecting to a non-profit or public benefit organization and seeing if they have needs that you can fill, even on a limited time basis. If possible, try and do this in-person, so that you can see the fruits of your work, and the witness the appreciation of those who receive it.
Volunteering to help others has several benefits; You will have a tangible and meaningful impact on others; You will see that your skills are useful, and you are capable of employing them; You will form real human connections with other people in a context different than the one you're currently experiencing.
Another outcome of helping other people is that you will form a network people who know about you and what you can do. It's possible to use that network to earn a modest living, doing side jobs and small contracts. This is not the end-game of volunteering, that is still the help you provide to others, but it's a nice side-effect anyways.
Since you are someone with technology skills, I can tell you that there are many non-profit organizations who need a little bit of tech help, or a lot of tech help, and cannot find someone to do the things they need for nothing, or a even a reasonable amount of money. Don't be afraid to work for free, the thanks you will get are more than worth it.
There's a talk by Sandie Metz that I've shared with a lot of people called "Madame Sandie tells your future"[0] and I would give that a watch, it's quite inspirational and may help you to shift your perspective in a way that helps.
