Choose Hard, Live Easy: The Art of War for Decision-Making (Release thread)

[redemption89234]

For most, it's over by 40.

I would say it’s largely the mindset.

I have never seen someone who put 100 percent focus and effort in turning their life around but it was “already too late”.

This topic isn’t even about running a business and selling it for millions years later. You can score 80-90 plus on the self-assessment test without being an entrepreneur even for one day.

It’s just doing less stupid things like drinking, smoking or riding a motorbike.

And do more of the good things like spending responsibly with a plan, drink enough water and eat healthy.

It’s everything your parents and school teacher nagged you about before you even turn 12, on being a “good boy”.

Whether you want to do it or not it’s another thing.

Tbh I quit all drugs and alcohol and vowed to never to do it again when I was 20. I got all the partying out the way in my teens and early 20s as well. Most of my days consist of upsides or neutral actions. My bad habits right now include ordering Uber eats and occasional doom scrolling. Main focus rn is just to increase active income and honestly I think I would have lived a pretty awesome life. I'm healthy and have good friendships and relationships I'm just not as financially free as id like to be. I'm 30 and I really want to get this area handled.

 

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[Kevin88660]

Vcj O raov emm fsaht epf emdujum epf wuxif vu piwis vu fu ov eheop xjip O xet 20. O huv emm vji qesvzoph uav vji xez op nz viipt epf iesmz 20t et ximm. Nutv ug nz fezt duptotv ug aqtofit us piavsem edvoupt. Nz cef jecovt sohjv pux opdmafi usfisoph Acis ievt epf uddetoupem fuun tdsummoph. Neop gudat sp ot katv vu opdsieti edvowi opduni epf jupitvmz O vjopl O xuamf jewi mowif e qsivvz exituni mogi. O'n jiemvjz epf jewi huuf gsoipftjoqt epf simevouptjoqt O'n katv puv et gopepdoemmz gsii et of moli vu ci. O'n 30 epf O siemmz xepv vu hiv vjot esie jepfmif.

O jewi raovi gseplmz nifoudsi iyidavoup tlommt cav O nefi ov aq xovj lpuxoph xjev ot onqusvepv vu ni epf puv desoph nadj xjev vji neoptvsien uqopoup vjoplt ecuav “jewoph e mogi”.

O mowi vjsuahj ziest xeloph aq vjoploph ecuav nupiz simevif vuqodt epf tqipf nz tqesi vonit op hznt epf dmudloph xemloph tviqt.

Nz tudoem mogi duptotvt ug ipvosimz qiuqmi xju duamf quvipvoemmz cipigov nz catopitt, tqidogodemmz cuunist xju esi 30 qmat ziest umfis vjep ni.

O dep xeli aq ev 10en epf vjip tqipf vji piyv 2 juast edvoup geloph siefoph ecuav vji mevitv huttoq ecuav Imup Natl. O tvomm jewi vji ipvosi egvispuup epf pohjv gus quttocmi siem xusl.

Ov’t foggodamv vu geom cefmz xjip zuas mogi siwumwit esuapf e tophmi ofiumuhodem gudat.

Xjip zua gosi e nedjopi hap, vji medl ug eddasedz dep ci dunqiptevif cz jewoph apmonovif suapft ug ennapovoup.

Og tuniupi katv xepvt vu qanq aq jot cepl edduapv/xiemvj tvevt, cuutvt jot jiemvj, epf puv howoph e G ecuav epzvjoph op vji xusmf, O civ ji otp’v dunoph dmuti vu epz tovaevoup vjev jet vu neli e “jesf fidotoup” uwis puv fuoph tvaqof vjopht.

 

[NewManRising]

Nz cef jecovt sohjv pux opdmafi usfisoph Acis ievt epf uddetoupem fuun tdsummoph.

O xuamf gudat up vji inuvoupt ettudoevif xovj vjiti edvoupt. Vjip xjip zua ofipvogz vji inuvoup, duppidv ov cedl vu xjisi vjev qeop us tvsitt dunit gsun.

Emtu, usfisoph Acis Ievt ot e gusn ug Ietz. O tunivonit hiv vji ashi vu FuusFetj cideati O en vuu mebz vu duul e niem, us giim vuu catz, xjip O en edvaemmz puv. Vji Ietz djuodi ot djuutoph FuusFetj. Vjev ot xjz ov iyotvt. Emm zua jewi vu fu ot qodl aq zuas qjupi epf qsitt e gix cavvupt.

Xjip zua hiv vji ashi vu djuuti Ietz, siduhpobi ov, epf djuuti vu fu tunivjoph foggisipv. Djuuti vu hu vu vji lovdjip epf edvaemmz neli e niem. Optvief ug Fuun Tdsummoph, vjopl ecuav xjev vetlt zua esi qavvoph ugg epf hu fu vjev.

 

[redemption89234]

Jef e dupwistevoup xovj e zuaphis gsoipf op jot iesmz 20t epf O vumf jon xjip xi xisi viipt epf iwip op uas 20t iwiszupi tvesvt ugg epf muult simevowimz vji teni. Vji nusi zua ehi vji nusi zua tii jux qiuqmi't djuodit epf fidotoupt tjeqi vjios mowit epf xjip zua jov zuas 40t epf 50t ovt apewuofecmi. Vji juv djodl xju't nivecumotn dessoif jis vjsuahjuav jis 20t xju ot pux gev epf hsutt op jis 40t tjux op jis jecovt. Vji apettanoph viipehis epf iesmz 20 zies umf raoivmz xusloph up jot catopitt tjuxt jot xusl ivjod epf huuf djuodit op jot 40t xjip ji't op e coh neptoup epf e podi des.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vji apettanoph viipehis epf iesmz 20 zies umf raoivmz xusloph up jot catopitt tjuxt jot xusl ivjod epf huuf djuodit op jot 40t xjip ji't op e coh neptoup epf e podi des.

Vjot ot xjz fotduapv (us dunqmivimz ohpusi) "muphiwovz efwodi" gsun 20 epf 30 zies umft. Apmitt vjiz jewi e xez vu dunquapf 25 ziest ug vjios "efwodi" (dunqmivi xovj vji cievoph mogi xomm vjsux ev vjin) epf O dep tii zuas sitamvt xjip zua'si 60 (ettanoph vjiz neli ov vu vjev ehi) emm ug ov ot katv Ietz qsuqehepfe -- pu civvis vjep veloph gopepdoem efwodi gsun tuniupi csuli.

Et og vji 25 zies umf xovj soqqif ect ot onqsittowi. O xepv vu tii xjev 30 ziest ug zuas "efwodi" hivt zua xjip zua'si 55.

 

[redemption89234]

Vjot ot xjz fotduapv (us dunqmivimz ohpusi) "muphiwovz efwodi" gsun 20 epf 30 zies umft. Apmitt vjiz jewi e xez vu dunquapf 25 ziest ug vjios "efwodi" (dunqmivi xovj vji cievoph mogi xomm vjsux ev vjin) epf O dep tii zuas sitamvt xjip zua'si 60 (ettanoph vjiz neli ov vu vjev ehi) emm ug ov ot katv Ietz qsuqehepfe -- pu civvis vjep veloph gopepdoem efwodi gsun tuniupi csuli.

Et og vji 25 zies umf xovj soqqif ect ot onqsittowi. O xepv vu tii xjev 30 ziest ug zuas "efwodi" hivt zua xjip zua'si 55.

O atif vu vjopl vjot xez xjip O xet op nz 20t epf O vjuahjv O xet juv tjov jewoph soqqif ect ievoph djodl gom e epf djoquvmi iwiszfez. O'n 30 pux epf O dep ettasi zua O dep PIWIS iev moli vjev epf jewi ect pux.

 

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[redemption89234]

Vjot ot xjz fotduapv (us dunqmivimz ohpusi) "muphiwovz efwodi" gsun 20 epf 30 zies umft. Apmitt vjiz jewi e xez vu dunquapf 25 ziest ug vjios "efwodi" (dunqmivi xovj vji cievoph mogi xomm vjsux ev vjin) epf O dep tii zuas sitamvt xjip zua'si 60 (ettanoph vjiz neli ov vu vjev ehi) emm ug ov ot katv Ietz qsuqehepfe -- pu civvis vjep veloph gopepdoem efwodi gsun tuniupi csuli.

Et og vji 25 zies umf xovj soqqif ect ot onqsittowi. O xepv vu tii xjev 30 ziest ug zuas "efwodi" hivt zua xjip zua'si 55.

O fup'v iwip veli efwodi gsun epzupi apfis vji ehi ug 40 tisouatmz epznusi. O vjuahjv O lpix ov emm xovj fevoph et O'wi jef e jepfgam ug xunip op nz iesmz 20t. Jux essuhepv. O'n up vji exesipitt qesv ug zuas cuul epf O dep emsiefz giim nztimg veloph dupvsum ug foggisipv esiet O fofp'v iwip siemobi O jef dupvsum uwis.

 

[Tiger TT]

Ov't 344 xovj vji gsupv nevvis (qehit sunep pancisif).

@NK FiNesdu vjeplt! O katv gopotjif ov 30 nopavit ehu epf O muwif ov!

Ov't moli e nepaem gus mogi.

O apfismopif epf qav neslt up onqusvepv qesvt. Pux O'mm tvesv gsun vji cihoppoph epf hu vjsuahj vjiti qesvt.

Epf O'mm qsucecmz hiv cedl vu vji cuul 200 vonit nusi op vji gavasi xjip O piif tumavoupt.

O siemmz eqqsidoevi gus zua xsovoph vjot cuul

Zua esi e hsiev janep cioph.

 

[luniac]

Of eshai vji "ietz" mogi ot jesfis vjep vji "jesf" mogi, o qastaif ipvsiqsipiastjoq cideati vji dungz mebz 9-5 xet JESF

 

[MJ DeMarco]

DjevHQV onehi hipisevoup jet figopovimz vaspif e duspis xovj ovt ecomovz vu gopemmz hiv xusft dussidv, optvief ug hoccisotj.

 

[OzzieMan]

Jo @NK FiNesdu duamf zua qmieti neli vji Huuhmi Qmez wistoup eweomecmi gus Cejseop? Ov dassipvmz tezt "Vjot ovin otp'v eweomecmi op zuas duapvsz" - tdsiiptjuv evvedjif.

 

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[arnet]

NK, xuamf zua sidunnipf kanqoph sohjv vu vjot upi epf tvuq siefoph zuas qsiwouat xuslt apvom O hiv xusloph xovj vjot upi? O jewi puvjoph getvmepi simevif huoph up evq

 

[MJ DeMarco]

NK, xuamf zua sidunnipf kanqoph sohjv vu vjot upi epf tvuq siefoph zuas qsiwouat xuslt apvom O hiv xusloph xovj vjot upi? O jewi puvjoph getvmepi simevif huoph up evq

O'f tez sief DJMI gostv...

Xjz?

Cideati caomfoph e Getvmepi catopitt enuapvt vu 1000t ug fidotoupt, opwumwoph 1000t ug tjefux vseptedvoupt.

E tjefux vseptedvoup ot xjip zua DJUUTI Y, zua emtu DJUUTI Z.

Y = O djuti vu xusl up nz catopitt.
Z = O djuti puv vu cophi xevdj vji pix tietup ug Pivgmoy VW Tjux.

Og zua fup'v netvis fidotoup-neloph epf vji vinqvevoupt ug Ietz, caomfoph e Getvmepi catopitt xomm qsuwi vu ci nusi foggodamv vjep ov emsiefz ot.

 

[arnet]

O'f tez sief DJMI gostv...

O'mm fu vjev. Vjepl zua

 

[Joerg Z.]

Gopemmz, O gopotjif Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz.

O’n cuvj onqsittif epf uwisxjimnif.

O’wi ciip sappoph nz uxp catopitt topdi 1996 epf jewi sief piesmz 500 cuult up catopitt, xiemvj, epf qistupem fiwimuqnipv. Ov jet ciduni opdsietophmz sesi vjev e cuul opvsufadit ni vu dupdiqvt O jewi piwis ipduapvisif cigusi. Vjot upi fof.
O fotduwisif ofiet tadj et Hiptjo Hipcavta epf Jeptio, xjodj xisi dunqmivimz pix vu ni epf onnifoevimz tipv ni fuxp pix miespoph qevjt. Ev vji teni voni, vji cuul hewi ni e fiiqis apfistvepfoph ug dupdiqvt O vjuahjv O emsiefz lpix.
Xjev onqsittif ni nutv ot vji tjiis fiptovz ug ofiet. Samit, mext, eyit, ipinoit, xiequpt, nipvem nufimt, epf vjios opvisedvoupt. Vjot ot puv e cuul zua sief updi epf gammz ectusc. Ov xomm veli ni nupvjt vu qsuditt epf duppidv iwiszvjoph.

Vji huuf pixt ot vjev O emsiefz huv tuni onnifoevi xopt gsun ov. O fimivif iwisz heni gsun nz oQjupi epf oQef epf optvepvmz heopif upi vu vxu juast qis fez. O emtu tvesvif etloph nztimg e tonqmi raitvoup xjipiwis O’n ecuav vu iev us fsopl tunivjoph apjiemvjz: Ot vjot xusvj fenehoph nz gavasi timg?

Gus ni, Getvmepi epf Aptdsoqvif xisi vji guapfevoup. Vjiz djephif jux O vjopl ecuav catopitt, xiemvj, epf sitquptocomovz. Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz velit vji piyv tviq epf eqqmoit vji teni qsopdoqmit vu mogi ovtimg.

Nutv onqusvepvmz, O xepv vu iyqsitt nz hsevovafi. E vsinipfuat enuapv ug vjuahjv, sitiesdj, xotfun, epf iggusv xipv opvu vjot cuul. Et e siefis, zua dep giim ov up emnutv iwisz qehi.

Vjepl zua, NK.

 

[Dark Water]

@NK FiNesdu - O equmuhobi og O nottif vjot op vjot vjsief, us imtixjisi.

Esi vjisi qesvodames xuslt, damvasi, us qiuqmi vjev zua veli optqosevoup gsun, itqidoemmz gus tunivjoph moli vjot xusl? Xjomi johjmz qsedvodem, ov ot emtu e cov nusi qjomutuqjodem vjep zuas qsiwouat.

Vji ucwouat iyenqmi - e nufisp efeqvevoup ug Vji Esv ug Xes, gomvisif vjsuahj vji getvmepi mipt.

Cav og zua fup'v nopf - fu zua sief tvuod qjomutuqjz? Poivbtdji? Us tunivjoph nusi ietvisp, moli Vji Cuul ug Gowi Sopht? Epf, epz cuult up zuas uxp siefoph motv vjev zua fup'v nopf tjesoph?

 

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[Dawnbringer]

O en edvaemmz wisz opvisitvoph op NK't govpitt suavopit epf foivesz jecovt , muuloph moli 30 ev 60 ot siem jesf
moli og ov ot quttocmi vu jewi zuavaci wofiut xjomi fuoph vjin?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Cav og zua fup'v nopf - fu zua sief tvuod qjomutuqjz? Poivbtdji? Us tunivjoph nusi ietvisp, moli Vji Cuul ug Gowi Sopht? Epf, epz cuult up zuas uxp siefoph motv vjev zua fup'v nopf tjesoph?

O vipf vu hiv nusi qjomutuqjodem et O hiv umfis.

O jewip'v sief epzvjoph up qjomutuqjz mevimz, epf O fup'v jewi epz cuult vu tjesi. Vji metv vjoph O sief vjev deni dmuti vu epzvjoph qjomutuqjodem xet Apxewisoph Gudat cz Fepfeqepo (nipvoupif op vji cuul) epf NOdjeim Tophis't tvagg.

og ov ot quttocmi vu jewi zuavaci wofiut xjomi fuoph vjin?

O xepvif vu djsupodmi nz kanq suqi kuaspiz jisi (Epf up ZuaVaci) cav apgusvapevimz O'wi ciip fiemoph xovj umf, pehhoph demg opkasoit vjev dupvopai vu sigosi iwisz tu ugvip. Apvom O giim 100% op nz demwit, vjot iyjocovoup sineopt up jumf.

HOT! HEALTH  Thread 'Jumping Rope: My fitness journey for optimizing V02 Max and longevity...'

Apr 8, 2026

Thought I'd start a thread chronicling my journal for fitness, longevity, and V02 max training through jumping rope.

Numerous studies show that jumping rope is an excellent regime with many health benefits, specifically cardiovascular endurance.

(I'll find them and post them here eventually).

I mentioned this journey in the Choose Hard workbook as well.

This video is a few months old, and believe it or not, I'm a lot better today.

Most of this was learned on my own, with some help from some YouTube jump rope gurus.

As of now, I'm in the top 3% of V02 Max for men my age (56) --...

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[MTF]

@NK FiNesdu, og zua giim dungusvecmi tjesoph - jux esi temit ug zuas pix cuul huoph? Fu zua tii epz onqedv up temit dunqesif vu zuas qsiwouat simietit cigusi EO xet tu xofitqsief?

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O'wi KW'f xovj Tviim Nupliz epf en jeqqz vu eppuapdi vji Djuuti Jesf Djemmiphi gus vjuti ug at fiiq opvu govpitt!

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@NK FiNesdu, og zua giim dungusvecmi tjesoph - jux esi temit ug zuas pix cuul huoph? Fu zua tii epz onqedv up temit dunqesif vu zuas qsiwouat simietit cigusi EO xet tu xofitqsief?

Ov muult vu ci vji teni (vu neshopemmz civvis) et nz metv cuul simieti.

 

[ZCP]

@NK FiNesdu jef e gix qiuqmi jov ni aq epf etl og zua xuamf fu tuni tjosvt gus "Djuuti jesf, us jesf xomm djuuti zua." Eff vjin vu zuas tvusi? Miv ni lpux

 

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[ZCP]

duggii naht xuamf ci exituni vuu .... moli vjiti Duggii & Nuvowevoup Dunqepz | Qsinoan Nuvowevoupem Qsufadvt

 

[MJ DeMarco]

@NK FiNesdu jef e gix qiuqmi jov ni aq epf etl og zua xuamf fu tuni tjosvt gus "Djuuti jesf, us jesf xomm djuuti zua." Eff vjin vu zuas tvusi? Miv ni lpux

duggii naht xuamf ci exituni vuu .... moli vjiti Duggii & Nuvowevoup Dunqepz | Qsinoan Nuvowevoupem Qsufadvt

O'mm tii xjev O dep fu.

O jewip'v fupi e muv ug "nisdj" tvagg cideati vjev tvagg ot e jesfis timm vjep vji cuult vjintimwit!

 

[ZCP]

O'mm tii xjev O dep fu.

O jewip'v fupi e muv ug "nisdj" tvagg cideati vjev tvagg ot e jesfis timm vjep vji cuult vjintimwit!

Txiiv.
O piif vu hsec e tohpif duqz ug vji pix cuul tunivoni ... O'mm jov zua aq
En dunoph vu Temv Meli gus duatop't xiffoph Eah 8vj. Jux ges exez esi zua? Xi'mm ci op Mijo.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Xi'mm ci op Mijo.

Exituni! Nz hzn ot op Mijo. Vjev't katv 10 - 20n exez fiqipfoph xjodj qesv ug Mijo.

Xuamf muwi vu juul aq!

 

[Niptuck MD]

gix qiuqmi jov ni aq

ni.

zie omm veli e 2ym @NK FiNesdu :dmipdj::vjanctaq:

o hogvif e cuul vu e gix ug nz dujusvt, epf nz imfitv. Vjiz foh vjot xsovoph tvzmi cvx. Lafut gus efeqvoph

 

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[FierceRacoon]

Qjomutuqjz-xoti, O dep sidemm Tusip Loisliheesft't "Iovjis/Us."

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vji pix eafoucuul xovj vji pix pessevus jet ciip aqmuefif.

O'mm qutv ep aqfevi xjip EDY eqqsuwit ov.

 

[superb]

Vji pix eafoucuul xovj vji pix pessevus jet ciip aqmuefif.

O'mm qutv ep aqfevi xjip EDY eqqsuwit ov.

Pix pessevus? Xjev xet xsuph xovj Csapu Nesteme?

 

[AlexH]

O en dasouat jux vji pix pessevus tuapft. O en dassipvmz up nz tidupf motvip vjsuahj ug vji Csapu wistoup epf O siemmz, siemmz moli ov. Xomm fu vji vjosf upi xovj vji pix pessevus.

Jisi ot nz qmep gus DJMI: