Average Investor

I would put a newbie in an environment that they are familiar with. For me personally, I would be bothered to trip with a newbie. I've never tripped with anyone else though to be fair. I would try like .5g for them and just hang out in a room they are familiar with. While you are sober, then up try it next time with more. It will be enough for them to get a taste on if they even like the feeling they are getting or not. Plus it won't be so much to burden you or them. You could just hang out and have fun. 1g isn't too crazy, but if they are sensitive and out in the forest it might not be so fun.

As long as they are not made out of materials that you are trying to chelate, then it would be fine. I don't know what kind you have, but I have not heard of concerns from their material. Still worth a check if you can find info from the manufacturer.

This one actually makes me really sick. I believe I threw up from it as well. I read something that you brain can produce something similar, so if you have too much it could make you sick.

It's worthwhile just to get a feel for the area. Gives you some good reference experience for picking out a future place. I doubt most people who are going clubbing care about Omicron. It might decrease some percentage, but it will give you a good idea of what is there.

I want you to notice that those things are actually abusive. That is not someone who is just a victim, but a participant in this. Regardless, of what they might say you did to them. From what you are describing this relationship just seems co-dependent and toxic. Both of you seem to be doing this to each other and not just one person to the other. I would recommend just cutting this relationship off completely. Work on making some new friends and relationships. It usually is the dynamic of the relationship rather, than just one person. Both people contribute to what happens in a relationship. Even if someone just allows the other person to hurt them. Given the duration of this and the type of things that are happening I highly doubt both of you will reform and make this work. If you want some good advice. Watch this video and write down all of the red flags you see for this.

I am still not that advanced doing it. I have had some mixed results. I like using tools like VidIQ and trying to find keywords that I could maybe rank in. That tool is quite useful. I pay for their $10 a month thing and it seems worth it.

@8Ball Yeah, I have done a fair bit of research. This thread shares some good material you might find useful.

Well, stage green investing would look something like socially vetted funds. However, they usually get considerably less returns. For stage yellow, I think there would be an understanding of the necessary evil of the whole thing. Knowing that there is a lot of socially bad things that are apart of investing, but a lot of those services are still needed. There is also the need to protect ones own money and future living. They would have much less risk tolerance, than what you might see in popular stage orange forums. More mature and well thought out planning for the future. It wouldn't be so over done that it takes up all of their time though either. More so a participation that is seen as necessary for their own good. Healthy stage orange would be similar to this though. However, I think there would be less concerns on how others do and what their participation in it actually contributes to.

Give it a shot! What's the worst that can happen? Maybe you have to look around and apply for other jobs and waste a bit time? There is a lot of practical communication skills that you can develop while doing a sales job. Knowing how to do sales can be extremely helpful for forming your own business as well. I think more often not following it is what causes the most pain.

It is a human need to have sex. Some will claim here that skipping sex will actually give you those things you mentioned it might take away. It really depends. It would be healthy to go out and get actually experience having some sex to really know how it could be effecting you.

@UnbornTao I had one with about 100 videos. I did gaming type videos. Most of the videos did not perform that great. It did have a fairly loyal following though with a few thousand subscribers. Towards the end of that I started making modding videos, which all of the sudden got super popular. One video hit 100,000 view pretty fast and others in the 10s of thousands. I only made several hundred in ad revenue off of that. I got too sidetracked with just trying to make a quick buck. I didn't form a long term vision of what I could do with the channel. I had a crypto currency one that had some decent views. I believe I filmed this sometime a bit after 2018. Kind of the same as above. Had a lot of potential, but I exhausted out of it. I wanted to make something more than just surface level stuff, but crypto is very complex. I went way too hard at it in a short time. Looking at some of the stuff that stuck to it from that time has done very well. I had actually established some friends in that industry as well. It was time to leave though. I also did youtube videos on reselling. I kept these videos up and a few got several thousand views. I came up with those videos because no one else had those topics. I had searched them myself, but could not find anything. I actually had came up with the idea of hooking a camera on myself and filming garage sales. I didn't take action on this and I actually have seen channels blow up with thousands of subscribers using that idea. I still could go this route, but I don't aspire to teach people about doing this. Mostly a lack of vision, consistency, and action resulted in not a lot from them. However, a good part in that is I didn't feel as committed to those topics. My level of consciousness has radically evolved from that first channel in 2014 with the gaming mentioned. Working on making videos now, one of the hurdles I see is just not being sure where to put myself in the market. I notice that higher conscious material is not as desirable, but maybe within 10 years it could be. So there could be some potential here. It would be hell of a lot easier to do a lot of the stuff that most people on youtube do for views. One thing I feel is a big waste of time is spamming the videos places. I played around with this a good bit. Even got thousands of views on videos. I think the focus should be on making good content. Try to work on figuring out SEO, which takes a good amount of work. There seems to be a lot of competition on these platforms. I notice there is a lot of room for growth making things like shorts. That seems to be one of the best areas to be in to grow. I am not currently chasing that trend. However, if I had stuff to bring them back to it would not be a bad idea to have that kind of material available.

@UnbornTao Yeah, test around with all of it. It takes a lot of experimentation to really get something working. Interestingly, I have had this realization with my reselling business. However, I have had multiple youtube channels. I am currently transitioning the reselling business once again and I am going into my third year of business. I am finally figuring out what works and what does not. I suppose this is really with learning anything in life. However, I think people skip out of the experimentation faze of things too fast. I would say the research is very important too. As you continue to produce this kind of material you will eventually have some stats that you can look at. Things like how long people watch, what makes them click, where they come from, etc. You will also get data on the things like their age, sex, etc. You can build that ideal client over time. It will be very important that you use these stats to look for things to cut out too. The more BS you can remove, the better your product will become. Just knowing what you do and don't do will make a massive difference.

You will have to play with a balance there. You will probably need more of the mainstream hype to start getting some views in though. Most people are not very developed, so that is why you see Leo's newer content not getting as much views. Considering what it is though, I think it is pretty impressive still. I think authenticity is still important though. Regardless of what the content is, you can still be yourself. Even then a bit of acting puts on a show and makes people want to watch too. If you look at something like FPSRussia his entire style was acting, even his voice. So you will have to test out what you want. You didn't mention the medium of what you want to create, so if it isn't video this can still be applied to writing etc. A lot of testing is what will help you decide the best route. There might be a good sized opening for the raw, authentic content you have in mind. If you keep at it for the long haul your style will completely transform over time.

I really want to focus on cutting out more BS from my day. The more truthful I am to myself about how I spend my time the better it seems. So many times I get sucked into looking at garbage on the internet. I cut out a lot today and I got way more done. I will have time to read and do all of the stuff that I want. I am trying to build up a 10 listings per day habit as well. I really should be trying to go for 15, but I need to just slowly ramp things up. Once I move I bet that I could do 20 a day much easier. I will pick a lot better items as well. I am going to trim fat there too with my time. I really need to kick it into gear for applying for places. I am actually getting really close to having enough money in cash for a deposit with first and last months rent. I am amazed at how fast I came up with this money. I was able to make this money in a few weeks. Sales were just insane. I am going to work on trying to liquidate some of my inventory locally. That should help free up more cash and make it a bit easier. I really need to come up with whatever money I can still. There is bound to be more expenses than what I am thinking. I still feel really good about how this has gone though for me.

@Thought Art Yeah, it is quite similar. I was maybe hoping to find something with about 6 stages though. That's one of the main differences I see, plus the ease of use. If I had a sink that could have one adapted to it at the top plus a lot of stages that would be the most ideal. If that is not the case though this seems to be the best. Most that I am seeing are about 4 stages for this kind of unit. I am not a big fan of refilling this unit, but it is way better than a berkey.

I've been working so much it seems like lately. Sales have just been insane. I have been taking a lot of offers, but getting old with everyone offering 50% off lol. I am trying to move a lot of stuff though, but some of the stuff just seems better to donate. The shipping time has just been insane. I spent most of today just shipping out orders. I really need to get into a few niches to cut this kind of handling time down. That is way too much. The youtube stuff has been pretty fun. I am surprised at the results I am getting even though they are not that crazy. I am not really doing a lot of heavy marketing though. I really want the SEO stuff to work, but it just seems like there is so much content out there in the areas I want to make stuff. Either way, I am happy with my speaking progress even just over the last few weeks. I am really getting some good training in compared to before. I can feel the stress building up from working so much. I really need to relax, but it hasn't really been much of an option lately. The shipping alone has just been insane. I need to really cut off sourcing items too. I can maybe do a little here and there, but I don't want to haul a bunch of crap, when I move. I need to catch up on all of the stuff that is just laying around anyway. Although, it has actually got a lot better than it use to be. I don't carry around too much extra stuff. I am going to dedicate some time to relax. I need to at least take a day off probably Wednesday.

@Thought Art I am actually going to be in the market for a countertop unit. So far even what I am seeing still shows it as the best one versus the ones that would hook to the sink too. So I might be sticking with this unit as well. I am going to probably dive in a bit deeper into these.

Reminds me of the good days

I would not invest several years into education for some other path you are not interest in. It might be best to just get a job, for the independence. Then you can continue to work on the art. There is so many amazing resources to teach you online for free. So many cheap books out there as well. I would not let this be the hurdle that makes you give up. Even then if you have to move to another country even to pursue it, then why not? What's really holding you back from doing the work you want to do?

@Michael569 Thanks! I am going to double down on it!

I am so excited to move to this new city. It seems like things are starting to work out. I am getting the money together and things are looking good for this. I hit a record sales month and really have been just trying to push out any inventory that will be hard to move with me. I can feel a bit of overworking creeping up on me though. I am having days that it is hard to not just waste time on the internet. I need to take a solid couple days off soon. I am really going to need a 10-15 a day listing habit to prepare for the increase in my bills too. I will need all next months to help build back up my inventory. I am going to work on liquidating anything not worthwhile or just hard to move. I notice a fair amount of people want to talk me out of moving to the city. Some have been surprisingly supportive though. I notice it seems like there is now an increasing need for me to help out around here now too. So the idea of me moving far away doesn't sound like as good of an idea to others. Of course a week ago that was a different story. I cannot live my life around helping my mom do chores and things. I am so glad that I am pushing to make this change in my life. I have been stuck in too many cycles here for too long. This should really propel my growth.

For me caffeine will cause me to have anxiety. So something like that could potentially be the cause. I use to have panic attacks going in stores. Eventually what I would do is just hangout in the store while feeling like that. I have completely eliminated it from that. You could maybe try this with getting into more uncomfortable social situations. Something like trying pickup could really help you push through that. Also, something you could try to do is reframe the anxiety as excitement. They are both higher energy, so it can be easier than just trying to calm yourself down.

@Ulax I am working at it. I am kicking it into gear for sure!

@LSD-Rumi Funny enough I forgot I even had ADHD for a good period of time. I have to admit there is a lot of reinforcement by simply saying "I have ADHD." However, I think there are some practical ways to lessen it for sure. Mediation is wonderful for this. If you can build a strong habit. I personally don't find acid to really help me with metal health at all. However, it has pros and cons to it. Still a lot to gain there, but I would not push that off as something that might be causing the problem too. I have found gut health and diet to be a huge part for my own mental health and energy. I would recommend doing an elimination diet. You would want to refrain from adding new substances in though while you did this. It would take some serious efforts for months, but you could get some serious results naturally. You would be shocked at really how powerful it can be to just fix your health at the source. It might seem obvious or not worthwhile, but it can have some huge gains. I can still see supplements helping though too. I can't really say that I have found a full cure or anything myself. I have got some serious results just improving my overall health though. I am open to exploring stuff like heavy metal detoxing and stuff. However, I find that getting into optimal health takes a lot of time and energy and really should be a perquisite to throwing in other things. I've spent several years really focusing on my health and it still seems there is more to work on. It's really tempting to find that one thing that will just fix it all, or get some quick results. It doesn't seem to usually work out like though. I have no experience with these. I couldn't diagnose that. It's something you are going to have to explore and research. At one point I use to convince myself that nicotine was helping me with my problems. I would vape a 30ml of E-liquid a day sometimes. I was addicted to nicotine for 5 years. I had points where I actually had gotten nicotine poisoning from having too much. Quitting nicotine was a real pain in the ass. For even a year or two I would sometimes have a strong urge to get some even though I had not consumed some in so long. Some people do tout some benefits for nicotine. It isn't nearly as harmful in a more pure form. Synthetic is actually cleaner and purer. However, given the addiction element to it would automatically just be a no from me. Nicotine easily hits a point where you no longer get the desired effects. Then you have to continually consume more and more to really get much. Then skipping it is a problem eventually too. Also, I see some potential for this technique too:

This moving thing really is going to be a bold life change. I have been wanting to do something like this for awhile, but have been to comfortable where I am. I am still a bit worried on how things are actually going to work out. I have been saving up, but still not at the level I need to be. I am making some good progress. So many expenses that I want to take care of though. I am doing a lot more sales and offers to try to make more money and make it easier to move everything. I am condensing things down a pretty good bit right now. I did talk to my dad. I just feel like there is not that great of communication. We haven't talked in 6 months anyway. It still bothers me that he never paid me back. He sure didn't sound eager to, but I never asked. I did tell him what I am working on though. So obviously he would know it would help. I mean it is possible he forgot, but I would have a hard time forgetting taking over $1,000 from someone. Even if it was 8 years ago. I guess the reality of it is that I am having a hard time just letting that go. I have worked on forgiving him for a lot of stuff. It's just one of those things that he could easily make right and he doesn't. It really makes me question even bothering with him at all. I can tell it effects how I communicate with him. I feel like he is not sorry for anything that he has done. He never admits to anything and just pretends it didn't happen. So of course there is not really any discussion of things he did in the past, when we talk. Really $1,000 isn't really that much money at all. It's just that he doesn't make it right. He never paid for much at all, when I grew up. I lived with him and had one pair of boxers at one point and I would not ask him for them. I had clothes all the time that didn't fit right and other kids would point that out. He was making over $100,000 a year with a paid off house and car. He had that basically the whole time I was with him. My mom that I didn't even live with would pay for all of this stuff. Even my lunches at school because there would not be anything to take. I had so many issues as a kid with money. I remember getting in trouble for getting free items at lunch from kids in second grade. The only thing I had to eat was a peanut butter sandwich. I mean sure I was being picky, but that was basically it. That also was not really promoted as an option until my teacher called home anyway. If we got anything new at home we would instantly eat it because generally it was just the same old stuff. I got treated pretty well though overall. Just things like that have probably ingrained a lot of negative beliefs with money. The irony to it was my dad still made that kind of money the entire time. I get angry with my mom a fair amount. However, I realize that she has taken very good care of me. She is quite dysfunctional though herself. Her dad would molest her as a kid and this has caused her to have a lot of issues. Still even then she has done good. For whatever capacities she could she has taken care of me. I should work on forgiving her more and just accepting her. Both her and my dad were never really emotionally available to me. So I suppose they are similar there. I can see how a lot of this stuff has shaped the person that I am today. I feel like just leaving all of this behind will really help me heal. Just moving away from all of this. I can still work on it and integrate it. Just not partake it much of this stuff anymore. Family is not something that I have really had in abundance. Most of them are quite dysfunctional or just unrelatable. It makes it quite easy to move really. There is nothing in this town that is really offering much for me to stay.