Hello,
I was wondering if there exists any objective, high-quality guides to doing various human-stuff like showering, properly eating, integration in society, basically anything that can be thought as interacting with the real world.
Maybe there’s a wiki for such stuff? A weird request, for sure, but I am wondering if there’s an overall better way to do common stuff.
I’ve found the worst case scenario handbook to be very useful, but more material is always better.
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There’s wikiHow, but I’m pretty sure most of the people who make those could use a guide to life themselves.
Here is a good guide:
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Figure out one specific thing you need to learn how to do.
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Look up a guide for that one thing.
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Sounds Like something GPT is really good at.
No, GPT will make things up. It is absolutely not a good source for factual information or advice.
So? People make shit up all the time. Unlike people, you can ask GPT multiple times and even ask for specific Google terms to check the info.
You can’t ask a person the same question multiple times? Someone better tell my 3 year old.
When was the last time you asked someone “What should I Google to find ‘x’”? If someone asked me for knowledge and then asked how to find more info on it I’d be happy to show them what to search, and I suspect most people with an interest in anything would do the same. Weirdly, people like sharing things. It’s how we managed to survive this long.
You do not bother asking people 100 questions about mundane things, let alone questioning their answers (by asking if that is really true multiple times etc.). They would simply ignore you at some point, unless perhaps you are their child, but that is obviously a very different topic to OP.
Usually when I wonder if there’s a better way to do something, I end up just searching online. Usually WikiHow can point you in the right direction, especially if it’s for like basic human stuff. Since you’re looking for a wiki this seems like the obvious choice.
If you’re looking at building better habits like eating healthier or building a routine, I’m reading Tiny Habits right now and it’s pretty eye-opening. Your mileage may vary with self-help books, but so far the science and exercises are sound.
Thank you. I’m going to start reading that today.
The youtube channel “Dad how do I…?”
Came to mention this channel exactly.
I mean you have wikihow but it’s not really high-quality all the way through. There doesn’t exist one guide. All of these topics are highly debatable, have different opinions with far different perspectives. Some things you just have to figure out yourself with the help given to you. Means: get as much info as possible, compare, talk to others, reflect on your own experience and expectations.
There is no “one better way” to do these common tasks. And many companies spend an insane amount of money to spread (mis)information on how best to eat, exercise, get to work, clean, dress, wash… So I don’t believe there’s “objectively” one way to do anything. Find your way.
I’m curious where this is coming from.
What exactly is it that you’re unsure of regarding bathing or eating? Are you questioning the source of your guidance thus far? Have you had no guidance? Are you an AI or alien trying to learn more about humans?
You’d be surprised. There are people who don’t know how to wash their genitals (both genders). People who don’t know how to clean up after pooping, or even how to best sit while pooping. People use cotton swabs to “clean” their ear wax (which is kind of like eating a pudding cup with a baton).
Not OP but my parents were “helicopter parents” and I was kind of brainwashed into thinking that school was the only purpose in life. You MUST get a degree, and that’s it. I had no education except “do your homework.” No real friends, no purpose in life, no thinking for myself. I was filthy, brushed my teeth once a day, took a shower once a week or once a month. No one ever noticed. It was worse than being a catholic extremist.
When I got a master’s degree, I didn’t knew what money was, health, having an opinion, paying taxes, taking a real shower, buying food, cooking food. I knew nothing and it took me years to even understand that it was a thing that you had to do every day. It was way before the internet but I’m happy it exists for young people. Physical abuse is difficult to detect, but psychological abuse is even more sneaky.
Only two cookbooks you need, both available on Anna’s Archives. Tonnes of other free cookbooks on archive.org too.
The first helps you pair any food in your kitchen and the second shows you how to prepare and cook it.
You can read and listen to others. You can also go about things your own way through a fun and rewarding process of trial and error.
Many people would recommend the Bible. A lot of that shit will get you arrested, though, so that wouldn’t be my first choice.
There’s a community called Cool Guides.
This helps break things down: https://goblin.tools/
Found this trying to find a book I heard about: https://web.archive.org/web/20240713181424/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/smarter-living/adults-guide-to-social-skills.html
Re: Self regulation: https://cursosdepsicologia.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THEDIA1.pdf
Self Compassion (Important Skill): https://web.archive.org/web/20240624215000/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/smarter-living/why-you-procrastinate-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-self-control.html
I know I have more. Let me have a think. :)
Check out the Evolving Self by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It’s a guide for figuring out your brain and sense of self.
