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  1. KenDunlop

    Aren't you scared ?

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    Here's another angle. Good parents are mature and responsible. Which is more responsible? The Slow Lane involves going to a 9-5 job, taking orders and being provided for all the way. At work you're shielded from a lot of the uncertainty in the market (until you're aren't) and you're told in...
  2. KenDunlop

    Aren't you scared ?

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    MJ's most recent book TGRRE gave me a new perspective on this. In the story he wrote, a couple already have one child and the wife is pregnant with a second. Most people would use their children as an excuse to 'play it safe', but in MJ's story they keep on planning their own business, even...
  3. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    This is my blog: https://plasmabeamgames.wordpress.com/ I've made a decision anyhow: I'll continue to work full time but do extra work in the mornings on the blog. If that doesn't work, then I can go for the more 'drastic' solution.
  4. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

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    Good idea, I can check it out when I'm working on the blog. I already have a Patreon page but haven't done anything with it yet. What I like about these forums is that there's no naysayers telling me video games are too 'competitive' or whatever, just people trying to find solutions.
  5. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

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    Yeah, the game hasn't launched yet. It's a paid game I plan to charge £30 for, but I expect another year of development at least. If anything it seems that games being made are more interesting than games that are finished, so I'm in no hurry to release. I know there won't be a rush of sales...
  6. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

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    No. The plan is for the blog to lead people to wishlist my game, which is availble to be wishlisted now. I don't have much data on how many wishlists I've gotten yet, either, I just know that more readers = more wishlists.
  7. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

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    Thanks Speed112, I think those are the right considerations. Maybe I should try scaling my blog without the extra time to begin with, then if that doesn't work, go for the more 'drastic' option of cutting down my work-week. I say this because work I did last year already did get me more readers...
  8. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

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    Thanks, that makes a lot of sense, I'm looking at TGRRE now. Thing is, MJ is talking about quitting your day job entirely, but I'm only going to reduce my working days per week by one. I'm less sure whether working part-time is a reckless decision or not, it seems like a valid way to change my...
  9. KenDunlop

    Should I stop working Mondays?

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    I've been able to save up £18,000 from savings out of my paycheck over the two years of Covid. Each month I've reliably been able to save at least £500. This is great, but this year I don't want yet another year of saving and want to do something more radical. I'm considering working part-time...
  10. KenDunlop

    The Ultimate Checklist: A 99% Mindset VS a 1% Mindset

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    Awesome list, MJ! This is kind of exciting and comforting to see for me, because I made a very similar list years ago of 'Losers vs Winners'. I put a shortened version on the forum here. https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/losers-vs-winners.99499/#post-936126 I put things like...
  11. KenDunlop

    Does work ethic really matter?

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    Come to think of it I recently wrote a blog post called 'Nobody cares how hard you work' that might be relevant too. Andy mentioned the same idea. https://plasmabeamgames.wordpress.com/2021/07/16/nobody-cares-how-hard-you-work/
  12. KenDunlop

    Does work ethic really matter?

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    Kevin got it right, hard work is 'necessary but not sufficient' for success. I tested this for a while in my life. Every morning I would get up, go to the gym, leave, go to work, then go home and work on my game project. Work, work, work. At the time all I knew about success was that you have...
  13. KenDunlop

    Assets vs Liabilities

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    I see your point. Clearly the idea of Assets and Liabilities could use some development, that's why I started the thread really! A house clearly isn't a Liability in the same way that my old, useless possessions were or I'd want to get rid of them both. If nothing else, I find the notion of...
  14. KenDunlop

    Fight Club & Nietzsche: Unscripted Doctrines

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    Those ideas from Fight Club were part of my inspiration for getting rid of a load of the old crap I owned. I didn't burn down my apartment like The Narrator does in Fight Club, but I did take a look at my possessions and think about whether they were really giving me any benefit. I've also...
  15. KenDunlop

    Assets vs Liabilities

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    It sounds like a lot of you have read Rich Dad, Poor Dad, that deals with the concept of Assets and Liabilities. Basically, an Asset is something that makes you money and a Liability is something that costs you money! It's that simple. Inspired mostly by the book, I got rid of a lot of my...
  16. KenDunlop

    I lack in knowledge. So plz suggest me more books.

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    Most of what I know about these things I got by reading my way through Caleb Jones' reading list. It's here: https://calebjones.com/2014/02/09/18-useful-18-books-ever-read/ The books that helped me the most were: Richest Man in Babylon: Great for basic financial mentality, if rather Slowlane...
  17. KenDunlop

    Is goal setting B#LLSH@t?!

    HOT! MINDSET 
    I found Scott Adams' take on this rather strange. I know he advocates for process over goals, but in the book I read of his he also says that every time he's set a goal (like 'become a famous cartoonist') it worked! He's apparently only used affirmations (writing the same statement multiple...
  18. KenDunlop

    Disciplined Lifestyle - No Pornography, Replacing Bad Habits

    EXECUTION 
    That's a good point. I've started looking into Carl Jung myself. I know that pathological behaviour is often a sign of a deeper problem. Stopping using porn is just the first part for me. I plan to leave my small town as soon as I can and starting dating somewhere more populated by following the...
  19. KenDunlop

    Disciplined Lifestyle - No Pornography, Replacing Bad Habits

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    I feel like mentioning something. I suspect that controlling your desire for sex is a very powerful thing that puts you into a rare class by itself. Take a look at YouTube or most websites and you'll see images of attractive women used to sell you things. They know that thumbnails with boobs in...
  20. KenDunlop

    Disciplined Lifestyle - No Pornography, Replacing Bad Habits

    EXECUTION 
    I agree. Often after I'd jerked off I'd rationalize it by thinking, 'I'm more relaxed now! Now I can think clearly.' I tried to see it as a useful companion to work. Long-term, however, there seemed to be a problem. It's hard to imagine any uber-successful person jerking off to porn each night...
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