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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I just randomly thought of this forum and thought I'd give an update since it's been almost 2 years (wow!) now. I quit my job last year as I promised I would. Courtesy of my husband who pays the bills. My initial venture didn't work out because of lack of involvement from a cofounder although I...
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    1,986 words on happiness, clarity, speed, introversion, attachment and confidence

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    I'd argue that if done correctly marriage/children add to your freedom, not subtract from it. I always cringed when people said that "if you don't have kids, you won't understand". Now that I do, I agree with that statement. Same with marriage. I had a lot of ideas that I'd borrowed from my...
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    The Ukraine War, implications, outcome?

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    I agree with this. Watching the pictures/videos coming out of Ukraine specifically with kids and sick kids is difficult to watch. Once you have kids, it all becomes very personal. War is awful like that - you see the statistics, but few in the moment realize that behind every statistic there is...
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    Vegan / Vegetarians Only (Chat about lifestyle, opportunities, food, whatever...)

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    Interesting observations. 5 years ago I was training for half-marathon to get my best time yet. I followed a pretty serious regimen - weights 2-3x a week, runs 3-4x a week and lots of walking all week long. I'm not vegan or even vegetarian but I did notice similar patterns to yours. Towards the...
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    What would you tell your 18 or 25 year old self?

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    For me: 1. The "no brainer" decisions are the ones you should question the most. 2. Just because you're winging it doesn't mean you're a fraud or a failure. 3. Trust your gut. A million times this. 4. Worry less about what other people think and stop trying to please or impress your parents...
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    Social Media Destroys Entrepreneurs. Grow Your Business Without It.

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    I agree. I am growing and getting user feedback from reddit and there is a meaningful difference in engagement between 3k to 30k to 300k groups. My advice would be to start prototyping with the 3k group, do only extremely useful posts that are less frequent on the 30k group (major product...
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    Need suggestions to reach a very specific group of people

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    Hmmm... I'd try to talk perhaps people who do photography/video professionally on freelance platforms. Maybe some instagram influencers could be interested too? A lot of them are half-professional and edit their own stuff.
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    How to network with high value individuals?

    I agree with all of the above. I've had a chance to meet, work with and be friends with some people with three commas in their family net worth and am close-ish with a few more that are in the ranges you described. Here's how I met the former types: 1) At an event/dinner party where I ended up...
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    Building and prototyping products for a few hundred bucks

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    Prototyping your product. Because there’s no lead time for getting parts (check out Huaqiangbei), and you can get someone qualified to help you out things happen much faster, not to mention that piecing together part manufacturers and being able to visit them is plain easier when done on the...
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    Building and prototyping products for a few hundred bucks

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    I've built hardware a few years ago and my best advice, if you're serious about prototyping and figuring out m-facturing, is to spend up to 6 months in Taiwan/Hong Kong/Shenzhen. Your iteration cycles will be lightning years faster and hiring qualified engineers is basically a fraction of the...
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    How much does the average American make? Not much...

    A bunch of people went on to study law based on similar advice in my high school. Even back then I knew it was moronic. I do know quite a few people who are salaried/small equity owners who are in the 1%. The problem as someone alluded above is that high salary is no path towards happiness...
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    In a restrictive contract. Should I leave or stay?

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    Similar situation except working on something outside of the current company's line of business. They ask me to report only if I start something within the area of their work, but technically my contract says that they own everything. I figured that they're not the type of org to go after their...
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    The Antiwork Movement, Lazy or Enlightened?

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    I reread the Sovereign Individual last week and they absolutely predicted movements like this. The truth is that the state has failed to prepare the workforce for the great unbundling that has come in this age. Everybody's expectations are lifetime employment and a defined benefits pension of...
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    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

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    I've been re-reading the Sovereign Individual. That book is just wow and the accuracy of their predictions is just beyond anything I've witnessed before. If you haven't read it yet I highly recommend it.
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    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

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    I find his writing to be a bit "ehhhhhhh...." for my very right-side brain, BUT even if I'd be embarrassed to admit this in public (here I go!) I've listened to the audiobook of Believe It In hundreds of times and I firmly believe it has been a key aid in helping me achieve some of my ambitions...
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