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Would you like me to be angry? Because that would mean that I care whether you go into crime or not? How's your relationship with your parents? Are they proud of you? I think you can do better than this, and you know it. Shifting the blame of your choices onto strangers on a forum is not going to fly. But ultimately you have to face the fact that the only one who can really care about the way you live your life - is YOU. Not your parents. Not strangers on a forum. It's part of growing up.

You havent seen my anger yet. Look around you at the rich life you were given. The food you eat. The education you take for granted. The lack of war. And despite having everything you need, you're willing to contribute nothing. Anger requires giving a fuck. This is just me causally pointing out the fact that your attitude is that of a worthless parasite on society. What you do with that information, is up to you Fuck up your life any way you please. The world needs ditch diggers too

@Ampresus Don't let us stop you from being a criminal. Looks to me like you lack moral compass and are just looking for an excuse. You propose that others here now have to put golden money making ideas in your hands, for free, just so you have a reason to not be engaging in whatever shady crap you're tempted by? If you're not financially desperate, as you say, and are still greedy and lazy enough to become a criminal instead of providing real value to the world, congratulations, you have reached a profound level of sucking as a person. Do whatever you want. The world needs people like you. Or, more specifically, the business model of private prisons needs people like you.

What is the purpose of this topic, except to complain incoherently in broken english? You read something in the news that disturbed you, and this is your knee-jerk reaction you posted? Which has what to do with life purpose or entrepreneurship, exactly?

Except that no investment strategy ever returned 10% consistently for 15 years. Except the one by Madoff. 5% is more realistic, IF there is no crash in those 15 years. (so it's still a big gamble. Don't call it 'safe') 400$ a month is an insanely high contribution, I'm not saying you can't do it, but most people don't have the discipline to. But let's go with it. So after 15 years of having the discipline of stashing away and never touching 400$ a month (again, unless you make ten times that, do you have the willpower to do that without exception, even when the fridge breaks in the same month as your car?) You will have about 109.000 after 15 years. Oh, but wait: Inflation enters the party. The average rate of inflation has been 3.22% for the past century. (source) That means, the value of money is multiplied by (1 - .0322 = .9678) each year. For 15 years later, the value multiplier is (0.9678) ^ 15 = 0.612 So your 109.000 will have the same buying power as (109.000 * .612 = 66,713) does now. And that's after 15 years of saving and investing 400 a month, which is 4800 a year, WHICH IS 4800 * 15 years = 72,000 total taken out of your paycheck. You'll have lived frugally for 15 years, denying your kids toys and singing lessons, only to lose 72,000 - 66,713 = 5287 dollars. And that's a BEST case scenario - assuming there is no market crash, and you never lose your job or have any other kind of financial emergency (medical bills?) There is no safe strategy for wealth (How would that even make sense?) I once believed in these fairytales too. Until I read The Millionaire Fastlane and Unscripted. Highly recommend it. This is the real strategy. Want wealth? Gotta provide massive value.

@Raptorsin7 Good work! That's a lot of practice you're getting in. For procrastination, I can recommend focusing some months on really developing your own method of scheduling that works for you. Measure results every day. Take pride in getting things done. Build an ego around result-orientedness. It's worked for me. ? Edit: also I'd take a look at what you're procrastinating. Is it important to you, or just busywork that you're attached to in some way?

You will never become financially independent from living frugally and saving and investing. It's simply a myth. How many people do you know who did that successfully, and were independent before they were old? Right And how many people have you heard of that are financially independent now, before their 70th birthday, because they started a business? Indeed, they're everywhere. The real risky route, is keeping a job and hoping the market will make you rich. It won't. It's a scam, purported to earn stock commissions. Read TMF. Read Unscripted. Thank me later

@Raptorsin7 Awesome!!! And thank you. I am indeed doing much better. And how about you?

@dimitri Yes, all is good, haha! Thank you I'm actually getting up at 7 this week, because I'm on another productivity retreat with a friend. So we get up at the same time, work out really hard, meditate, and do our hard work in synchronized blocks. It's great. After this week, I will switch back to getting up at 5!

I second this.

This is quality information. You seem to have a lot of experience with herbs and health.

I'm in the process of changing my sleep rhythm to get up at 5am. That's why I've been sleep deprived. I know I need my 8 hours, and will fix this soon, but right now I'm wondering if anyone knows a food, supplement or other trick that makes sleep deprivation more bearable. Being sleep deprived makes me feel dirty and polluted inside (probably accurate). Drinking lots of coffee makes that even worse. Things I'm already doing that help a little: - Running / working out. - NoFap I know amphetamines are a great magical temp fix, but I don't take those anymore. ?

@Michael569 Great idea! I'll look up some and write it down to try. I remember some benefits from ginseng. Thank you

In case someone reads this with the same question: - So far I've found that Spirulina seems to help. - Heavy exercise definitely helps. - I'm pretty sure that abstaining from ejaculation also is giving me extra energy to pull through. - I ended up taking a 30 minute nap, and that really helped! Enabled me to contribute my full presence to a meeting I had in the evening. I know that lack of sleep is supposed to feel terrible because it's terrible for your health, and in that sense it is not even wise to be looking for ways to make it bearable. But it's a legitimate question nonetheless. It does happen that people are jetlagged, can't sleep and still need to function at some meeting. It can also happen that someone needs to pull an all-nighter to deal with an urgent business problem or whatever. So far I haven't found anything natural that masks the effect as well as amphetamines do.

I have some melatonin supplements lying around still, will try that! Thanks

It's a temporary result of shifting my sleep schedule to 5am, and not being sleepy enough (yet) at 9pm

@Viking What if you had to choose between having a life purpose, and identifying as lazy? If you had to pick one and let the other go, which one would you pick?

If you're not a bit scared of it, it's no good

@7thLetter I'd like to, but I will not do that because that wouldn't do it justice.

[5am] Helloooo [6am] I've already lost an hour because I didn't schedule my day. I should remember that: not scheduling my day costs me at least an hour

@d0ornokey Why does he want to work with you, if you are so full of doubt? Why do you want to work with him, if your values don't align?

@okulele I want to do this at some point as well. Would you make notes while you do that? Or do really nothing? I'd be scared that halfway through I'd figure it out and then later not remember as clearly.

Look, THIS is old :))

Good for you! That is amazing. Also: you're not old at all, time to get angry at the people making you feel that way, because they are fucking you over with that toxic message. My advice: stop associating with those people or you will slowly but surely eventually give up and become like them. It is crucial for you to find new friends who are on this level. Not caring what people think is great, but influence from your social environment will eventually get ya. These are strong forces, a deeply ingrained mechanism designed to make us fit in with our tribe. So we have to pick our tribe carefully. Every second spent with a friend pulling you down, is one you could have spent being uplifted and motivated by a better friend.

Hey man, doing great! Love the practical goal! Followed.