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People living in their own individual shipping containers seems very secluded and like it won't foster a great sense of community. Why not build one "great hall" area for activities, where everyone can come together for meals, etc. Then shared bedrooms where 5+ people sleep every night. Even reality TV shows like Big Brother get the communal aspect right in that regard.

What are you putting for your address on your resume? An address in India? For me that would immediately be disqualifying. Raises so many questions like do you have the necessary visas to work, etc. Do they have somewhere to stay in Canada, a bank account, etc lined up? Much easier to just pass and look for someone else who is already in the country. If you use any kind of language like "thinking to move to Canada" that would be an immediate red flag too. Why would a business owner consider hiring someone who is just "thinking" about it and not 100% committed and serious?

Bad sign Like I said in my last post, all the information is already out there, you just have to follow step-by-step information and do it. Chris Fox has books like "Write to market: Deliver a book that sells", "Ads for authors who hate math", "Six figure author: Using data to sell books", "Launch to market, easy marketing for authors" and more for $4 each. This is someone who made over $200k from his novels last year that is just giving the formula away. Or spend the time to go research this stuff all on your own if you're too cheap to invest $20 Starts strong and dies off over time if you don't do anything You're right, it's too relative to give an answer for. But like I said, there are dozens of case studies of novelists out there making six-figures a year from self publishing, year after year, if you are willing to just do what they do. Just go find out who they are and what they do, and do the same. Most authors don't follow the right steps and make next-to-nothing as a result, so I can't give you any kind of average. It's a field with huge disparity. From millionaire rockstars to poets who live on unemployment for their entire life. Personal anecdote: I made a little over $400 in totally passive income in 2020 from 4 e-books I wrote in 2015 - 2017. I did many things wrong when I wrote them and set everything up. They're of low-quality with self-made covers and none of them are more than 20,000 words long. I've done 0 marketing for them. I don't look at them, I don't touch them, and they keep bringing in a few hundred bucks per year. For a 70,000-word novel an intermediate-level writer should be able to plan and plot out a book in about 20 hours, write it in 200, and maybe another 50 editing it. Let's round up to 300 hours per book, or about 2 months working nearly full-time. If you value your time at $50/hr (that's $100k/yr at 40 hours a week) then you should be happy if your book makes $15k in the first year, and anything after that is a bonus. With some good marketing, a $15k launch doesn't seem like that ambitious of a goal. If you really want to make a comfortable living as a novelist, you should really be pumping out at least 3 or 4 books per year. So work your butt off for 2 months at a time, then take a 1 month break in between to avoid burnout and work 1-2 hours per day on marketing and doing your book launch during those "off months." Don't plan to live on residuals. Don't look at writing a novel as a get-rich-quick scheme where you hope to hit the jackpot on one book and never have to work again. That might happen for 1% of books and a lot of it is luck. There's almost no other career that someone would approach with that mindset. Expect that you're going to have to keep writing multiple books a year to make a living. Plan on 80% of your income coming from books you write that year, 20% from residual sales. If you can't see yourself writing at least 2,000 words per day on average, every weekday, for the next 30 years of your life... then being a writer probably isn't your life purpose. If you're going to be an author, then be a PROLIFIC one like Stephen King or Isaac Asimov and plan to write at least 100 books in your lifetime.

If you want to have what Leo has, do what Leo has done. Gain total financial independence through another business BEFORE starting your personal development channel, become physically fit, become socially confident. Then go read 500 books and synthesize the lessons within them, from scratch.

Be careful spending hundreds of hours on something that has to do with copywritten content. At any time, Blizzard can decide they don't like your bear musical associated with their brand and issue a DMCA or cease and desist. I've had guide books I wrote for Guild Wars 2 and Pokemon struck down from Amazon due to copywrite issues. That was only a couple dozen hours each and it still really sucked. I can't imagine having a project of this scale get shut down. If you don't think it could happen to you... look at the Blitzchung controversy. You think Blizzard will hesitate to shut the whole thing down if one person working on your project happens to make an off-color tweet? If you're really passionate about organizing all of this and making it a reality, don't rely on a specific game franchise as a crutch. If you ever do get wildly successful, you'll never be able to get your musical on Broadway or anything like that without giving Blizzard a 30% cut just for using their IP. At least make it a musical about MMOs in general. Just my 2c. Even if you've already put a bunch of work into this, it's still easier to pivot now instead of wait until the whole thing is done and then run into problems.

I feel like I'm usually pretty good at understanding cutting-edge new technology, but I don't get NFTs or see the value. You could pay for it, or just take a screenshot of it, and get pretty much the same thing. People are speculating that these will be highly sought-after in people's VR houses in a couple decades, but that's so far away. Plus how much other art will be made between now and then? If you're an artist, it's probably worth trying to cash in on the craze though.

I've self-published several non-fiction on Amazon/Kindle. Haven't got around to writing my novel yet. My general advice would be: - Don't look for publishers or agents and beg someone to take your book. The market is so over-saturated that even JK Rowling got rejected 12 times before someone would finally publish Harry Potter. You can self-publish and make six-figures a year. - Don't listen to typical "artsy" writers for advice. 80% of these people have been working on their novel for years but have never published something, or they're working on some passion project that will never sell copies when they do finally publish. - Emulate people like Chris Fox. Go watch all his Youtube videos and maybe spend a couple dollars to buy the e-book versions of his writing business related books. He will give you a good idea of what is possible as a fiction writer and something to strive for. Ie. writing 5,000 words per hour, and finishing a book in one or two months if you're working on it full-time. Plus writing to market and/or knowing how to market your book once you launch it.

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Pretty sure I accidentally discovered a biodegradable plastic alternative that can be made from the goop inside pumpkins. Not for plastic bags and stuff, but things you want to quickly dissolve like the wrapper on dishwasher tabs, or gel caps for pills. But without an extensive knowledge of chemistry, how would I go about isolating it and turning it into a uniform product? Pretty sure you can't patent something without a process to actually create it. I can't pay thousands of dollars to hire a lab to investigate it, and even if I could, I don't even know how to instruct them as to what to look for. Plus other biodegradable alternatives like plastic made from corn starch already exist, so is it worth creating another one?

This is what mastery is all about. First step is just realizing the incredible depth that already exists in many seemingly-shallow fields. My coworkers used to always be amazed that I could solve a Rubik's cube in under 1 minute. They thought I was cheating and would bring in their own cubes from home and scramble it themselves LOL. Such things are unfathomable to most people, when really it just takes watching some tutorial videos, memorizing a handful of patterns, and practicing for a couple of weeks. Also shows the difference between consciously evaluating something vs coming at it mindlessly. You can play with a Rubik's cube as a kid and never have many of the realizations needed to solve it. I played with this thing for hours as a kid without ever realizing that there are different types of pieces in the cube, or that certain colors are stuck with other colors and can only move in a certain way. Most people try to mindlessly solve a Rubiks cube through trial and error instead of coming up with systems, or even considering that a system to solve a Rubik's cube could be possible. Even something as basic as shaving. People assume there is just Gilette Mach 3 razors and shaving cream that you find in stores and that's it. But you can find a community on Reddit with 170,000 members debating what is the best razor, what is the best blade, what is the best shaving soap, what is the best shaving technique, etc. Seemingly mundane daily tasks have been A/B tested and optimized. Turned into a daily ritual, a community, a hobby, or even a profession. With almost any thing or idea, there are other people who have already made decades of progress toward whatever you want to accomplish. Don't try to start from scratch and be a trailblazer. Look for a community based on the thing you want to do, and take the easy path they've already laid out for you. Otherwise you are literally re-inventing the wheel and adding years to the process. In the case of making a new type of Rubik's cube, it would be a huge mistake to not study all of Oskar van Daventer's videos. Plus immerse yourself in the speedcubing community, learn the history of cubes and how they have progressed through the years, what makes existing cubes better or worse than others, all of the other designs that already exist, what existing cube designs are most popular for competitions etc. What kind of tangentially-related puzzles like the Rubik's Clock that aren't even cubes already exist.

Your university probably has a computer science degree program or similar. Find where those people hang out and see if you can get someone to partner with you. - People in these programs often volunteer or work in computer labs or libraries on campus doing tech support - There might be programming-related groups on campus. Go to one of their events and do some networking - Reach out to a professor in the computer science department and see if they can connect you with some of their students. - Make a job posting or ad in the university newspaper If you can sell the vision for your idea, someone with the skills you need might join and put in the work upfront for future equity. BUT you need more than an idea... you better be able to add value in terms of marketing, keeping track of finances, etc. Building a basic website doesn't require programming knowledge if that's all you need though. Depending on what you need, you can probably cobble something together with Wordpress and one of the thousands of plugins that already exist.

Most people who record videos don't stare directly into the camera, so it might be that alone. There is also a natural light source like a window behind the camera that's making his eyes really clear and reflective. That's my two skeptical answers if you want something more psychology-based instead of just "he woke."

That's one strategy. For me, after watching the video I got idea for one useful tool that I can probably 3D print and sell if I want to start small-scale. Although that's not necessarily what I'd consider the main takeaway from the video. For me the message was more along the lines of "be radically creative." There are also lots of high consciousness products that don't require a big capital investment that you could start right now. If you don't want to be the next Elon Musk you can skip the capital phase for lots of stuff. Then there are things in the middle. I also got an idea for something that I could probably create with a $1,000 investment and a year of hard work in my spare time. Capital is also not needed if you can create a decent enough prototype that you can show people your vision, and get crowdfunding or get people to invest in you. Currently wracking my brain trying to figure out what the next medium will be. Like what the next version of a podcast will be. Not currently open-minded enough to see it yet.

I call BS to some extent. I just looked on Indeed.com for my city and there were 2,857 jobs. Many of them low level stuff like fast food restaurants, laundry washing, etc. If you apply for hundreds of jobs and you get no response, don't bang your head against the wall and send out 100 more. You're clearly doing something wrong. Time to re-group and figure out what that is. Maybe there are a couple typos in your resume you didn't see, maybe something isn't worded optimally. Maybe you're sending out generic applications instead of tailoring them to the keywords in job postings that employers are looking for. Find a group on Reddit or something that critiques resumes and get them to tell you where to improve. Even pay some resume expert like $100 to look at your resume and re-do it. I'm happy to give your resume a look-over if you want to remove all of the personally identifiable information and then post an image here or private message me. Maybe I'm just incredibly lucky, and I definitely wasn't applying during a pandemic, but over the course of my lifetime I feel like I at least got an interview for 1 in 4 jobs that I've applied for. And if I make it to the interview stage I'm like 50/50 if I get it.

I agree rent is unethical. But what about buying farm land and leasing it out to farmers? You get money for the land, the land is also generating more income for them than what they pay you. So it's win-win. You can let people grow hay on your land and they just come in and cut it down and bale it up and take it away a couple times a year. I've heard of some areas where people rent their land out for forestry companies. Basically it's just rows and rows of trees, then once they're mature a company comes in and cuts them all down and re-plants them. Seems kinda sustainable at least? For the years that the trees are growing. Plus if Bill Gates is gobbling up hundreds of thousands of acres in farmland, I gotta wonder if something else is going on there.

I brought up the topic of me doing psychedelics (specifically mushrooms) with my partner recently. Her main objection is that she's worried it will cause me to have a psychotic break. She's currently pregnant and I would like to get the experience before we have a kid and more responsibilities, as it'll be harder to find the time. I understand her concerns... that I'll have a mental break and end up in a psych ward, potentially leaving her to take care of all responsibilities by herself for weeks. Or I could hallucinate something scary while high and try to hurt her while in that state. I've never done anything except small amounts of THC oil and I don't know how I will react to psychedelics. I feel like she has justified concerns. There is a possibility I could go totally crazy from a bad trip. I can minimize the chances with meditation experience, good set/setting, etc but there's still a non-zero risk that taking them might trigger some latent schizophrenic tendencies within me that can't be turned off. I get that it's coming from a place of caring, that to her it seems like an unnecessary risk to my safety, the security of our family, etc. I've told her how important it is to me, how it'll give me an experience that I might not be able to attain otherwise even with a decade of hardcore meditation. She is MAYBE okay with me doing psychedelics just one time. But adamant about me not making it a regular thing, even a couple of times per year. The thing is I'm totally inexperienced and it doesn't feel responsible to me to jump into an all-or-nothing 5 gram shroom trip. If anything has a risk of fucking me up it's that. I'd rather get my feet wet with 0.5 or 1 gram before going totally off the deep end. Has anyone else been in a similar position with a spouse, and how did you get them on board? Bonus question... if you could only do one shroom trip as the only psychedelic experience of your life, what's the ideal dosage to maximize enlightenment/insights? Not under-doing it so all you get is some cool visual effects, but also not over-doing it and being totally overwhelmed. (Not sure if it's possible to experience ego death without being overwhelmed.)

We are still in the early adoption phase. Cutting-edge pioneer Elon Musk only just put a significant amount of money into Bitcoin. Most institutional investors don't own it yet. The vast majority of people still have no idea what Bitcoin is or how to buy it.

He says the book is possibly 5 years out. IMO he can't just drop off the radar for that long and expect to still have an audience when the book is ready. Maybe 1 video per month would be a good compromise... enough to keep people from forgetting about him, but 3x less work.

Can you explain what you mean by transpersonal? Also what do you mean by school? Google definition: "of, denoting, or dealing with states or areas of consciousness beyond the limits of personal identity." I don't think you'll find many traditional "schools" in the sense of college or university pursuing those topics. Do you mean teachers/gurus or organizations?

What experience are you basing the idea that it's oversaturated on? Where are you looking for clients? Locally or on job boards, or sites like Upwork/Fiverr? How many jobs have you applied for? How many companies have you cold-emailed or reached out to that haven't posted an ad? I think you'll find that every area of business is oversaturated nowadays if you just try to do the standard thing. You need some way to differentiate yourself... price, quality, or something else that makes you unique and stand out from every other average web design company.

Opening your own BJJ academy or working as an instructor at an existing academy seems like the best compromise. You get to be immersed in that environment and work on your skills all day and get paid for it. Of course a lot of your time is going to be doing the basics over and over with dumb newbies, but it's better than nothing. It will probably feel less like a job than anything else you could do.

What a mess. Mandy's explanation is pretty good. Watch a couple Youtube tutorials on cutting a pineapple to see it in action. Some extra tips: - Don't use a serrated knife, use a blade with a smooth edge. You want to slice it, not saw it. - Do it on a cutting board, not a plate. - Cut both ends up so it can stand up on the end. Then stand it so you're cutting with the thorns, not against them when cutting the skin off. - Don't try to dig the eyes out individually like a potato. Just cut deeper and waste a little bit of the flesh to get rid of them. - Cutting out the core is a must. It's extremely tough and basically inedible.

How desperate are you? Did you spend 5+ hours applying for every job posting you could find and then visiting every business within walking/bus distance to drop off resumes? If not then you aren't really desperate yet. EDIT: I just noticed the original post was from last May. What progress have you tried to make in the past 7 months? Or are you still sitting in the exact same position as when you made this post? What a load of shit lol. What steps are you taking toward getting these skills, or are you just going to lean on your parents forever? Unless you're severely physically or mentally disabled, you're just lying to yourself. Get your mom to show you how to use a washing machine or dryer next time she does the laundry and you're good. Can you make peanut butter and jam sandwiches and boil water to make instant noodles? Are you capable of talking to other human beings? What other skills do you think you need to live on your own? WHAT lol what have you been doing with your life for the past decade? You're meant to be married and have kids by now man. You're 32 and you can't survive outside your parent's home? It sounds like you have 100% support in your life. No rent, meals made for you. You have like 12 hours a day you could be devoting to starting an online business, and 100% of what you make can go into savings. Don't complain, live with your parents and work your ass off for a few years to actually make something. In your position it literally doesn't even matter if you fail. Just keep trying stuff until something works. The price of failure in your position is just that you have to start over again. There are tons of online avenues that can help you make money in your position. But I'm not going to bother listing them because you sound like someone who is just going to find any excuse why it's not right for you or you can't do it. Look up "how to make money online" and watch every video that comes up for a day and write down some ideas. Just try not to fall for a scam. If this comes off sounding super harsh, it's because I hear a lot of myself in you, and I probably would've ended up in the same position as you if I didn't get a push from my parents. If my parents didn't make me go to university in another city I'd probably be in the same spot you are now. I'm still a pussy compared to the general population. Because of anxiety I made an online business so I don't have to go out and work at a real job with people any more. I found a wife with a better-paying job who earns 3x more than me and supports my stay-at-home lifestyle, and she drives me around to places we go most of the time because I'm scared of driving. Although this year I challenged myself and started driving to the grocery store and other places a few blocks away because I know I'm gonna have to start doing it at some point. You're super behind in life and the only person that can help you now is you. Stop saying "I can't." Start doing stuff that makes you uncomfortable and scares you. The only way that you're going to grow is to experiment and try new things. That's shit people like you and me shoulda been doing in our teens like most people, but instead we sat in our parent's house playing video games alone.

Find 10 people per month who are willing to pay you $100 for something. Or 100 people willing to pay you $10. With no education, my go-to would be landscaping or some other type of manual labor. Get a family member to lend you a lawnmower and start going door-to-door offering to cut grass for people, advertise it online on Craigslist/Kijiji. Professional landscaping companies can charge $50 to cut someone's lawn, so if you can do it for $20 lots of people will give you a chance. If you live somewhere cold right now, borrow a shovel and start offering to shovel driveways after the next time it snows. If you can find 5 people per day willing to let you cut their lawn for $20 each and work Monday - Friday, that's 100 lawns or $2,000 per month. This site says mower use about 2.5 gallons of gasoline per hour, and at $3 per gallon, thats $7 per hour to run a mower. Assuming it takes 1 hour per lawn, $700 of gasoline expenses. And you're left with $1,300/month in profit. Many of those customers will become recurring clients if you do a good job.

There are ways to fulfill your love of thievery through a career that isn't illegal or immoral. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security) https://www.redteamsecure.com/services/penetration-testing/physical-penetration-testing/ Companies will pay you to break into them and try to steal things, in order to find out where their security vulnerabilities are. Either through their technology or physically seeing what locks and stuff aren't secure. You get a hefty payout, and the people you steal from are actually happy you did it. In my opinion this is the best way to pursue a life purpose of being a thief or hacker, and it's one of the only win-win outcomes. "If there was a natural cave with diamonds in it i would also go there to get them." If it's about the hunt for you, have you considered treasure hunting or looking for rare gems? With a little education in geology and a basic idea of where the natural rock formations are, you can go out and look for gold, silver, diamonds, opals, and other precious gems and metals. No matter which European country you're in, I bet there are rich deposits of precious gems only a couple hours away from you that are just waiting to be found. https://www.gemrockauctions.com/learn/additional-gemstone-information/gemstones-from-europe I haven't considered becoming a thief, but looking for gold and other valuable natural resources has interested me and it's something I've looked into a little bit. I would go the corporate route if you are more interested in technology and being in the city. If you have a love of nature, then being out in the woods panning for gold may be the better option.