LPT: Sometimes, the best way to start helping a friend in a difficult situation is to understand that you don’t understand. For anyone who has been in a difficult situation, it can sometimes be agitating or even angering to hear someone say “I understand” when you know they truly do not. While not always the case, many times it helps to simply allow the person to explain, in as much detail as they deem necessary, their situation. That way, when you ultimately utter t…

We Don’t Yet Understand What Warehouse Work Is Doing to Communities Warehouses in Lehigh Valley, Pa. have been an economic boon for blue collar workers. But they have been a political bust.

How to Understand Lighting ? For the first time I rented a studio and tried my hand at lighting for a portrait of my friend… Few minimal setups I kinda copied from Pinterest and YouTube trying to mimic the already tried lighting and I would say those were 40% successful… Then the other setups I kinda went without plan and I was clueless how to light it and I couldn’t co…

Streaming doesn’t understand Suits When USA got into their original programming, there were several shows around this same profile that they made: Monk Burn Notice (the biggest at the time?) Psych White Collar Suits These are popcorn shows – all entertainment, no substance. Similarly, The Office, Parks and Rec, Community, etc all fall into that same mold. They’re still popular….

I finally understand Tool. After years of hearing how great they are and trying various songs over the years I could never understand why so many people were obsessed with them. Like okay, the drummer is literally insane and the timings and progressions and stuff are very clever but…it doesn’t sound nice? It’s not pleasant. It makes me feel antsy. However I recently wa…

I finally understand Tool. After years of hearing how great they are and trying various songs over the years I could never understand why so many people were obsessed with them. Like okay, the drummer is literally insane and the timings and progressions and stuff are very clever but…it doesn’t sound nice? It’s not pleasant. It makes me feel antsy. However I recently wa…

Do We Still Understand How Wars Are Won? Israel and Ukraine don’t have the luxury of fighting fecklessly.

I don’t understand what setting spray is for? I don’t notice any difference when I use setting spray? I feel like my makeup wears off just as much with setting spray as it does without. Also can someone explain what the difference between fixing spray and setting spray is? submitted by /u/DirectPart146

I don’t understand retirement funds I’ve only now started to look at retirement funds, and I’m way too late to the game, and don’t understand them. My company says they will match my 401k at 50%. Okay, I get that. So I invest 4%, I get 6%. Here’s what I’m confused about. It also has this bit: If you meet the eligibility requirements, you will receive an Annual Retirement Contribut…

i understand why usery is a sin. Half ranting/asking questions here. just to preface i just got my car repossessed. i’ve paid a ton on it, in fact ive only got $1400 left on it and have payed the other $27k over the past few years with only one missed payment before getting diagnosed with cancer and having to temporarily leave my job. i understand i should have been on top of t…

I don’t understand the hate for CDG. I’m currently waiting several hundred kilometers from the main terminal to board from the M gates at terminal 2E. I don’t understand why travelers dislike this airport! So far, some nice features that come to mind are: architecture: beautiful design and color palette inspired by combination of Kafka and Kubrick ease to gate: only several dist…

Trying to understand my pension Currently I’ve been working for an employer with CalPERS benefits so I don’t pay into social security. According to the information I’ve read it takes 5 years to be fully vested and I’ve been here for 1 year. The website for the benefits calculator says if I retire when I’m 50 (in ten years) I will get $347 a month from CalPERS and my social sec…

Can someone help me understand this? My parents have been living in their home for 18 years. Recently I looked at their mortgage bill after they told me that the bank said they defaulted on their loan but they make their payments every month via money orders for the last 18 years. After reviewing it the bank has been misapplying their mortgage every month into what the statement sa…

Help me understand my mortgage I purchased my home in April 2020, purchase price was $150,000 and we put $4,500 down. Our loan was for the remaining $145,500 at 3.25% Our current balance is $193,139.98 and the interest rate shown in our banking app is at 13.25% Does that sound right? It seems way too high of a balance owed only 3 years later if we are supposed to be at 3.25%….

LPT: It’s not stupid to admit that you don’t understand something (of consequence). What’s stupid is to act like you understand something (of consequence). I’m not addressing things that are not of consequence, such as when someone tells you a joke that you don’t get, but you laugh along anyway. Or, for myself, if I ask someone to repeat what they said because I can’t understand their accent (or if they are speaking in a language that I’m learning), I give up after the third requested repeat and ju…