u/Famous-Lead5216

Somewhere in Western Michigan...

Rain? Check!
High temp in the 60's °F? Check!
Snow? Check!
... Snow?! I said CHECK!

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I am curious on how people feel about perception versus critical thinking. To me perception is the automatic judgement of something our brain performs during initial assessment. Critical thinking is more like showing your work for a math problem and actively searching for errors within the formula. For the HSP I would say the library their brain uses for perception is comprised of more acutely detailed information.

My thought is that I feel it is a bit of a cop out to simply use the phrase, "more perceptive than others", or "highly perceptive". Sure, it works when directly relating to our senses, but I do not think that it performs well when talking about the social intuitive side we have that tends to be more correct than not. Reading the room's atmosphere/vibe, feeling other's feelings behind their mask, understanding someone's true intentions and other things of that nature.

With all of that in mind would you say that HSPs use more critical thinking when assessing something or that they are more perceptive? Does critical thinking come with the territory of identifying as a HSP? Perhaps a combination of the two where critical thinking is always used to refine the perception and update the library for? Or maybe there is something else that would be a better explanation?

For context, I am genre agnostic when it comes to experiencing music, or art in any form. This includes all that revolves around art with things such as: Topic, emotion, inspiration, method of creative process, etc. I do acknowledge that the majority of my music consumption is of western artists as well. Mainly for the purpose to note that i am aware of the formulaic processes injected into the final product and traditional practices for structuring.

I was born at the right time to ride the wave of the world's technological surge. I am lucky enough that I have aged in step with technology. From dial up to fiber. DOS to Windows 11. Landlines and busy signals to Android and iOS.

In my early years I remember cassettes were still king with the emergence of CDs on cusp of taking over. To have a CD player in your vehicle was a sign of financial status. I remember requesting certain songs and my parents explaining why it is difficult to do this when using tapes. Of course I didn't care about the process, after all, I needed to fill this instant gratification monster living in my 5-year-old brain, so naturally I would protest. If they pulled out the case, I knew they were searching for which side the track was on and which song came prior or after it.

Right around the time CDs claimed their spot at the top was about the time I was allowed to start exploring and selecting my own music. Their spot in the limelight didn't last long due to file sharing. This was the game changer. When you are 13 years old, are without an income, and have a burning need to listen to as much music as possible, any rationale about piracy that stood a chance of making a case has now gone out of the window. My friends and I downloaded throughout our entire teenage years. Once we tried our hands at entering the workforce and some of us at being full-time musicians did, we understand the issue with what we were doing.

Without going too much farther through my timeline, technology has shaped how the consumer experiences music. No longer did you have to skip a track, purchase an entire album for a few songs, or eject the tape and flip it over. The consumer is now in control of which tracks make it on to the album. People lost the experience of disliking a tune on an album and developing an understanding or a love based on tolerance for it. The instant gratification monster of my 5-year-old brain is no longer dormant. The appreciation for concept albums has vanished. More and more artists are ditching the idea of an album and releasing micro albums or singles exclusively.

I have always admired emotional depth or how intricate a song's plot could be. The more complex the tune is (not just instrumentally), the more I enjoyed it. I loved listening to entire albums from beginning to end. Finding that tolerance for tracks I didn't like was all a part of the listening experience. I find myself track hopping more these days and I am cringing when honestly thinking about how much I engage in the act. The album no longer holds the amount of admiration and appreciation that it once did to me and I'm a little sad about it, if I am being transparent.

When I write, I find myself struggling to finish a song. Not because I no longer believe in it. My only compass for finding motivation to write is whether or not it sounds good. I don't finish them because they lose their stimulating allure. It sounds good. I dig the concept. the bit of lyrics I have are cool. The idea for the outline is unique. But, when I revisit a tune, it doesn't hit the same. The notes aren't moving me in the same way they were 12 hours ago. I have this urge to revamp sections that I diligently fleshed out the previous day and settled on or take an element or two and scrap the rest of the idea. My subject matter has slowly been ascending to the surface over the years as well. When there was once a drive for lyrics to be cryptic enough for the listener to have to think in order to understand, but not so cryptic that you need a cypher to decode, is now straight forward. The message is written on the wall and I cannot stand it. I can't help but conclude that the only sensible reason I could possibly attribute my creativity succumbing to everything I've never wanted my art to become is technology, and how it has subtly forced me to listen to music.

I wonder if anyone else out there is experiencing or has experienced something similar?

My county's HHW collection day is coming up. On the flyer it specifies that they are only accepting a certain amount of electronics. Whether that means they have no where to recycle these for money, they anticipate quantities to be higher in other categories and need to reserve capacity, or another reason I am unsure. Whatever the case is, it is leading me to believe that they cannot or do not want to deal with much of the electronic aspect of it and it triggered my curiosity.

I'm wondering if anyone has attempted reaching out and figuring out a way to partner with or offer to off-load some of their e-waste?

Specifically, I find it difficult to understand why someone who is accused of a crime is allowed to have "free" legal representation, yet in the family law courts, if you cannot afford a lawyer you are expected to be able to litigate adequately. Now, it is one thing if neither party has a lawyer. That is fine. My issue is when one party has a lawyer and the other one cannot afford one. To be expected to understand how the law works and apply it correctly when it comes to a party's child's future is beyond ridiculous as an expectation. Again, lawyers are appointed during any criminal legal proceeding if the defendant cannot financially retain their own. Why are they not expected to know the law?

I believe court appointed attorneys are a good feature of our legal system, to be clear. I just find it extremely controversial that family law does not follow suit in this regard. I will admit, I had a horrible few experiences with my own proceedings, but I can say almost certainly that had been able to retain counsel, my experience would have felt a lot better with the same outcome because there was a level playing field. Not to mention, lawyers and judges DO spend time together, it is not some conspiracy. They are colleagues, they work with each other and see each other frequently, they spend time rubbing shoulders. It DOES have an impact, at minimum on a subconscious level, and leads to favoring one side. When strictly speaking of family law and excluding the rest of civil law I feel representation should be equally obtainable, especially given the scope of what the proceedings entail.

I understand lying. I cannot judge as I have told many lies in my life. What I cannot stand though is a lie that is debunked in a one-on-one situation and the other person decides to double down and deny the reality that I know. This is beyond insulting. My existence and my survival revolve around being observant, and being able to correctly decode human interaction.

I know when people are trying to hide a reservation, when the truth is not being told, when someone is feeling sad. I know these things because I have decades of honing this craft, so I am able to operate efficiently in this world. When you have experienced irreversible emotional damage from those who should have never been the origin, your assessment and its accuracy increase. Being constantly ridiculed because you are too intense and ostracized for it strengthens these abilities. Learning when and with whom it is safe to share what is truly on your mind has broadened situations where I can trust my perception.

To continue to lie when I've explained how I know you are lying? It feels like someone is spitting on me. Just because you are surprised that I know you are being deceitful doesn't mean I had a lucky guess and if you keep up the act, I will doubt my reality on the matter. Your play will never be more convincing than my life's work.

My friend poured a job and lets just say concrete is not his forte. As far as I am aware he prepped the job correctly, but where I think he got frustrated/lost is the fact that the patio is on a slope. It is roughly 30 x 15 and has a slope running the length with about a 6 in rise. Everything looks okay to my eyes, but he definitely has some spots where water is pooling up.

How does he correct this? Any product recommendations?