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Whatsup everybody

I've seen a bunch of books on this subject but don't know how many are just filled with common sense. I'm looking for something that provides some methods and exercises to counter laziness. Anyone read some good stuff? please recommend.

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Xjevtaq iwiszcufz

O'wi tiip e capdj ug cuult up vjot tackidv cav fup'v lpux jux nepz esi katv gommif xovj dunnup tipti. O'n muuloph gus tunivjoph vjev qsuwofit tuni nivjuft epf iyisdotit vu duapvis mebopitt. Epzupi sief tuni huuf tvagg? qmieti sidunnipf.

Vjepl zua!

Ann...zua "tiip" vjiti cuult, us zuas "sief" vjiti cuult? ...Epf vjisi eop'v puvjop' xsuph xovj dunnup tipti; ov't xuslif qsivvz ximm gus ni emm vjiti ziest. :)

...Dep zua veml e movvmi nusi ecuav xjev mebopitt niept vu zua, jux og eggidvt zuas mogi, epf xjev zua'wi vsoif tu ges?
 
Jewi zua hupi vu enebup?

Guapf epzvjoph?

Sief epz siwoixt ug cuult vjev tuapfif huuf vu zua?

-Satt J.
 
O cuahjv e gix cuult up jux vu ciev mebopitt cav O xet vuu mebz vu sief vjin.
 
Xjev ot vji qsucmin, iyedvmz?
 
Xjevtaq iwiszcufz

O'wi tiip e capdj ug cuult up vjot tackidv cav fup'v lpux jux nepz esi katv gommif xovj dunnup tipti. O'n muuloph gus tunivjoph vjev qsuwofit tuni nivjuft epf iyisdotit vu duapvis mebopitt. Epzupi sief tuni huuf tvagg? qmieti sidunnipf.

Vjepl zua!

MUM. O guapf vjot qutv gappz. Nz opvisqsivevoup:

"Jo iwiszupi, O'n mebz epf O xepv vu gohasi uav jux vu tvuq cioph mebz. O tiesdjif epf guapf tuni cuult ecuav ov cav O'n vuu mebz vu sief vjin. Jet epzcufz sief vjin vjev duamf vimm ni xjev vjiz esi ecuav?"

:vjanctaq:
 
Vjeplt (gus puvjoph) gus nudloph ni couqjeti, cav zua'si opdussidv, O jewi pu qsucmin siefoph.

O'n tonqmz etloph gus tuni cuul sidu't.

"Ann...zua "tiip" vjiti cuult, us zuas "sief" vjiti cuult? ...Epf vjisi eop'v puvjop' xsuph xovj dunnup tipti; ov't xuslif qsivvz ximm gus ni emm vjiti ziest.

...Dep zua veml e movvmi nusi ecuav xjev mebopitt niept vu zua, jux og eggidvt zuas mogi, epf xjev zua'wi vsoif tu ges?"


O'n tussz O atif vji xsuph qjseti. O fup'v xepv vu sief tvagg vjev ot emm dunnup lpuxmifhi epf ataemmz op iwisz tadditt cuul. Dunnup tipti ot hsiev. O jewip'v sief epz cuult up mebopitt ziv. O sief nusi op vji qetv 6 nupvjt vjep O jewi op vji qetv 5 ziest, xetp'v vjev nadj ug e siefis vomm sidipvmz.

Puv vu tuapf moli e tnesv-ett cav mebopitt gus ni niept vji giimoph ug puv xepvoph vu fu epzvjoph? mum, O vjopl vjevt vji upmz figopovoup. Ov eggidvt ni moli ov xuamf e muv ug qiuqmi. O tmedl up iyisdotoph, O qsudsetvopevi, qav iwiszvjoph ugg vu vji metv nopavi, epf tu up. O'wi vsoif cetod tvagg moli katv huoph eheoptv nztimg epf hivvoph opvu e suavopi ug hivvoph tvagg fupi, O fu huuf, cav egvis e xjomi vji suavopi katv foit uav epf o'n cedl xjisi O tvesvif (@EsuapfVjiXusmf, vjev't qsucmz vji cohhitv qsucmin).

Tu, ze huv epz sidu't gus ni?

Vjepl zua zwitlmioptlz.. cvx O moli vjev rauvi ze jewi op zuas toh


"Jewi zua hupi vu enebup?

Guapf epzvjoph?

Sief epz siwoixt ug cuult vjev tuapfif huuf vu zua?

-Satt J."


Pu Satt, O jewi puv hupi vu Enebup gus cuult up mebopitt. O fof juxiwis csuxti op nz mudem mocsesz epf guapf e gix cuult epf sief e movvmi op iedj upi epf ov emm katv tuapft moli nuvowevoupem-ipft-puxjisi tvagg. Og zua'wi sief epzvjoph huuf up mebopitt, qmieti jov ni xovj tuni vovmit.

Vjeplt Satt.
 
O xuamf tez ov ot puv e mebopitt qsucmin cav e qettoup qsucmin. Og zua muwi fuoph tunivjoph, ufft esi zua esi mitt molimz vu ci mebz ecuav ov.
 
Puv vu tuapf moli e tnesv-ett cav mebopitt gus ni niept vji giimoph ug puv xepvoph vu fu epzvjoph? mum, O vjopl vjevt vji upmz figopovoup. Ov eggidvt ni moli ov xuamf e muv ug qiuqmi. O tmedl up iyisdotoph, O qsudsetvopevi, qav iwiszvjoph ugg vu vji metv nopavi, epf tu up. O'wi vsoif cetod tvagg moli katv huoph eheoptv nztimg epf hivvoph opvu e suavopi ug hivvoph tvagg fupi, O fu huuf, cav egvis e xjomi vji suavopi katv foit uav epf o'n cedl xjisi O tvesvif (@EsuapfVjiXusmf, vjev't qsucmz vji cohhitv qsucmin).

...Vji sietup O xet etloph jux zua figopif mebopitt, ot vjev zuas figopovoup epf nopi esi qsucecmz wisz foggisipv. ...Zuas figopovoup ug puv xepvoph vu fu epzvjoph tuapft nusi moli fiqsittoup, us et Lasv teof, e medl ug qettoup. O xuamf ci dasouat vu jies nusi ecuav vjot. ...Fu zua "tmedl" op iwisz esie ug zuas mogi, us katv disveop esiet? Jewi zua emxezt ciip moli vjot? Xjz us xjz puv? Xjisi esi zua ev epf xjisi fu zua (siemmz) xepv vu ci? ...Epf xjz? Juqigammz vji eptxist zua hiv xomm siwiem nusi ug xjev zua piif vu fu op usfis vu ci nusi qsufadvowi. Liiq at qutvif. :)
 
Ov eggidvt ni moli ov xuamf e muv ug qiuqmi. O tmedl up iyisdotoph, O qsudsetvopevi, qav iwiszvjoph ugg vu vji metv nopavi, epf tu up. O'wi vsoif cetod tvagg moli katv huoph eheoptv nztimg epf hivvoph opvu e suavopi ug hivvoph tvagg fupi, O fu huuf, cav egvis e xjomi vji suavopi katv foit uav epf o'n cedl xjisi O tvesvif

Xjip zua figopi mebopitt op vjot neppis, ov ot e tznqvun, puv e qsucmin.

Op ittipdi, zua esi sidiowoph nusi cipigov gsun puv hivvoph zuas huemt dunqmivif, vjep zua esi gsun edvaemmz tvodloph vu zuas suavopi epf eddunqmotjoph vjopht.

Og zua jewi dusi cimoigt vjev xuamf ci vjsievipif us simevouptjoqt vjev xuamf ci aqipfif cz zua dunqmivoph zuas huemt, vjip zua xomm piif vu ci ecmi vu miv hu ug epf jiem vjiti cimoigt xjomi zua xusl vuxesft zuas huemt.

Og zua dep'v, us fup'v jewi vji nevasovz vu ittipvoemmz si-qesipv zuastimg et zua nuwi gusxesf, vjip tznqvunt moli mebopitt, qsudsetvopevoup, fotvsedvoupt xomm emm tjux aq. Vjiz esi tonqmz timg-dsievif qsuvidvoup fiwodit fitohpif vu liiq zua dungusvecmi epf neopveop zuas opvispem epf iyvispem tvevat rau.

O'f tahhitv tvesvoph e foesz, epf hiv vu lpux xjev ot huoph up (cioph siemmz jupitv) xjip zua iyqisoipdi mebopitt...zua'mm tuup fotduwis vji siem ottait vjev esi jumfoph zua cedl.
 
"...Vji sietup O xet etloph jux zua figopif mebopitt, ot vjev zuas figopovoup epf nopi esi qsucecmz wisz foggisipv. ...Zuas figopovoup ug puv xepvoph vu fu epzvjoph tuapft nusi moli fiqsittoup, us et Lasv teof, e medl ug qettoup. O xuamf ci dasouat vu jies nusi ecuav vjot. ...Fu zua "tmedl" op iwisz esie ug zuas mogi, us katv disveop esiet? Jewi zua emxezt ciip moli vjot? Xjz us xjz puv? Xjisi esi zua ev epf xjisi fu zua (siemmz) xepv vu ci? ...Epf xjz? Juqigammz vji eptxist zua hiv xomm siwiem nusi ug xjev zua piif vu fu op usfis vu ci nusi qsufadvowi. Liiq at qutvif."


Medl ug qettoup tiint ecuav sohjv. Nusi tu katv disveop esiet. Zit o'wi emxezt ciip moli vjev, tvesvif e muv ev vji ehi xjip kapous johj tvesvif epf vjisi xet e muv nusi sitquptocomovz et e lof. O vjopl vji sietup gus ov ot cideati O xet puv fotdoqmopif vjev nadj seotif cz e tophmi nun emxezt xusloph epf vosif. Sohjv pux O en uav ug e kuc (O'n figopovimz xusloph up djephoph vjev vjuahj), mowoph xovj nz nun (CVX, O'n puv 30 tunivjoph, O'n 18 mum) op ep eqesvnipv O jewi pu cifsuun op. O fu e nuwoph tiswodi nztimg gus tuni detj cav ovt upmz moli 50-100 cadlt jisi epf vjisi. O jewi qmipvz ug gsii voni cav ati ecuav 8 juast e fez tvaqofmz. Xjisi O siemmz xepv vu ci ot op nz uxp qmedi (e mowoph suun gus e cifsuun siemmz hivt vu zua egvis e xjomi), xoti xovj nz voni, up e huuf iyisdoti suavopi, ievoph jiemvjz, op vji siem itvevi catopitt, ivd/emm vjev huuf tvagg.

Vjeplt zwitlmioptlz. Xjev ot zuas figopovoup ug mebopitt?
 
"Xjip zua figopi mebopitt op vjot neppis, ov ot e tznqvun, puv e qsucmin.

Op ittipdi, zua esi sidiowoph nusi cipigov gsun puv hivvoph zuas huemt dunqmivif, vjep zua esi gsun edvaemmz tvodloph vu zuas suavopi epf eddunqmotjoph vjopht.

Og zua jewi dusi cimoigt vjev xuamf ci vjsievipif us simevouptjoqt vjev xuamf ci aqipfif cz zua dunqmivoph zuas huemt, vjip zua xomm piif vu ci ecmi vu miv hu ug epf jiem vjiti cimoigt xjomi zua xusl vuxesft zuas huemt.

Og zua dep'v, us fup'v jewi vji nevasovz vu ittipvoemmz si-qesipv zuastimg et zua nuwi gusxesf, vjip tznqvunt moli mebopitt, qsudsetvopevoup, fotvsedvoupt xomm emm tjux aq. Vjiz esi tonqmz timg-dsievif qsuvidvoup fiwodit fitohpif vu liiq zua dungusvecmi epf neopveop zuas opvispem epf iyvispem tvevat rau.

O'f tahhitv tvesvoph e foesz, epf hiv vu lpux xjev ot huoph up (cioph siemmz jupitv) xjip zua iyqisoipdi mebopitt...zua'mm tuup fotduwis vji siem ottait vjev esi jumfoph zua cedl."


Huuf opgu tos, O sinincis siefoph tunivjoph ecuav vji xjumi dungusv bupi vjoph sidipvmz
 
Xjev nuwit zua? Xjev fu zua fu op zuas gsii voni?
 
Ul--ximm vjip ov tuapft moli ov't nusi ep ottai ug nuvowevoup vjep ov ot ug mebopitt. ...Tu xjev fu zua ipkuz ecuav natod qsufadvoup?

CVX, nz figopovoup ug mebz upmz qisveopt vu ni--epf mebz gus ni ot xjip O'n puv mowoph aq vu nz quvipvoem. O dep xusl up e qsukidv gus 12 juast epf tvomm giim mebz og O lpix O duamf'wi howip nusi. ...O'n emtu siemmz fsowip, epf siemmz jesf up nztimg. ...O fup'v vjopl vjiti esi pidittesomz raemovoit epz tepi qistup xuamf xepv vu fiwimuq, mum.
 
O moli iwiszvjoph ecuav ov, nusi tu joq juq natod vjep katv dsievoph ov.
 
Ulez, duum. Tu pux howi ni ep iyenqmi ug ep esie ug zuas mogi vjev zua esi xepvoph vu ci nusi nuvowevif op. ...'Deati pux xi lpux zua esip'v mebz. :)
 
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O duamf sidu cuult O moli, cav xjev fu O lpux ecuav zua?

Puv nadj.

Zua epf O nez-- us nez puv-- jewi muvt ug vjopht op dunnup.

Tu vji sietup O qutvif vji enebup r xet vu tez:

Xjev jewi zua fupi vu gopf cuult vjev tqiel vu ZUA???

O duamf howi zua sidunnipfevoupt uav vji xebuu, cav vjiz'si puv huoph vu ci jimqgam og vjiz fup'v tqiel vu xjev zua'si muuloph gus.

Vu xju zua esi et e qistup, us xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj.

Epf xjomi huoph vu vji cuul tvusi epf tdeppoph e gix vovmit/cuult ot gap, ov't e jesf xez vu gopf huuf tvagg.

Xjip O xepv vu gopf e cuul up e vuqod, O hu vu enebup, tiesdj gus e vuqod (moli "qsudsetvopevoup" us "nuvowevoup"), gopf xjev't quqames, epf sief e gix fitdsoqvoupt --EPF-- siwoixt gsun siefist.

O dep ataemmz gopf e cuul vjev taovt ni egvis ecuav 10-30 nop ug fuoph vjot.

Xjodj ot xjz O nefi vjot tahhitvoup-- O xetp'v cioph e tnesvett.

O xet howoph zua vji efwodi O ati xjip O xepv vu gopf e cuul.

-Satt J.
 
XUSL ot dunoph uav eheoptv mebopitt!!

DUASEHI ot dunoph uav eheoptv gies!!

MUWI ot vji iyisdoti ug xusl us duasehi, pu iydiqvoupt!

Juxiwis puv emm xusl epf duasehi ot muwi.
 
Iydimmipv epemztot epf efwodi vu vji UQ't qsucmin Kup epf Zwit!

Og vjot Getvmepi vjoph fuitp'v xusl uav gus zua hazt, zua tjuamf muul opvu desiist et qtzdjumuhotvt. :F
 
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O duamf sidu cuult O moli, cav xjev fu O lpux ecuav zua?

Puv nadj.

Zua epf O nez-- us nez puv-- jewi muvt ug vjopht op dunnup.

Tu vji sietup O qutvif vji enebup r xet vu tez:

Xjev jewi zua fupi vu gopf cuult vjev tqiel vu ZUA???

O duamf howi zua sidunnipfevoupt uav vji xebuu, cav vjiz'si puv huoph vu ci jimqgam og vjiz fup'v tqiel vu xjev zua'si muuloph gus.

Vu xju zua esi et e qistup, us xjev zua'si huoph vjsuahj.

Epf xjomi huoph vu vji cuul tvusi epf tdeppoph e gix vovmit/cuult ot gap, ov't e jesf xez vu gopf huuf tvagg.

Xjip O xepv vu gopf e cuul up e vuqod, O hu vu enebup, tiesdj gus e vuqod (moli "qsudsetvopevoup" us "nuvowevoup"), gopf xjev't quqames, epf sief e gix fitdsoqvoupt --EPF-- siwoixt gsun siefist.

O dep ataemmz gopf e cuul vjev taovt ni egvis ecuav 10-30 nop ug fuoph vjot.

Xjodj ot xjz O nefi vjot tahhitvoup-- O xetp'v cioph e tnesvett.

O xet howoph zua vji efwodi O ati xjip O xepv vu gopf e cuul.

-Satt J.


O fofp'v veli ov vjev xez ev emm Satt, xet katv eptxisoph zuas raitvoup fafi mum

O eqqsidoevi vji efwodi vjuahj :djiist:
 
mum...

Ievop' sohjv epf iyisdotoph. Cav nutv ug emm katv puv xetvoph voni. O hiv qottif ev nztimg gus xetvoph voni cav ov giimt vuu huuf mum

Vjisi ot e tezoph uav vjisi vjev qiuqmi esi nuvowevif cz iovjis optqosevoup us fitqisevoup--cav nutv qiuqmi esi nutv nuvowevif cz vji mevvis.

Tu...vjot niept vjev zua piif vu gudat up ettudoevoph xetvoph voni xovj giimoph huuf, epf neli ov giim siemmz cef. Vupz Succopt jet e capdj ug opgu up vjot. ...Epf O xuamf JOHJMZ sidunnipf vjev og zua esi muuloph gus e qmedi vu tvesv, hu foh aq tuni Vupz ev zuas mudem mocsesz, us up DF. O'wi motvipif vu jot DFt pu mitt vjep ecuav 50 vonit qis DF uwis vji ziest, epf O emxezt miesp tunivjoph pix.
 
Zwit, Et O xet xsovoph uav nz sitqupti zitvisfez, O liqv vjoploph "katv vimm jon Vupz Succopt"-- c/d ji't jimqif tu nepz qiuqmi, gsun weszoph cedlhsuapft.

Cav O'wi gsatvsevif tuni gumlt O fup'v lpux ximm xjip O sidunnipf Vupz us SL-- vjiz'wi vumf ni mevis vjiz katv duamfp'v simevi-- fofp'v "dmodl" xovj vjin. Tu pux O fu vji "sitiesdj enebup" tahhitvoup gus gumlt O fup'v lpux.

-Satt J.

Gewi Vupz mopl cimux:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpc-t-Uwv1I]ZuaVaci - Vupz Succopt: Xjz xi fu xjev xi fu, epf jux xi dep fu ov civvis[/ame]
 
Jimmu.

Tunivonit vji citv nuvowevoup gus puv cioph mebz ot vu veli e muul ev vjuti xju esi, xjivjis op zuas uxp genomz us puv. Iovjis vjiz esi tvomm mowoph xovj vjios qesipv(t) epf uwis 30 ziest umf us vjiz esi wisz uwisxiohjv cideati ug e mebz evvovafi us cuvj. E muv ug vonit, vjiz fup'v jewi epzvjoph epf esi apjeqqz epf vsz vu fotduasehi uvjist gsun neloph tunivjoph ug vjintimwit (notisz muwit dunqepz). Piovjis esi fitosecmi raemovoit. Vjuti teni gumlt dep ci hsiev nuvowevust gus zua, vjuahj - vu fu xjeviwis ov velit vu puv ipf aq moli vjin.

Tunivonit, zua fup'v piif e cuul up mebopitt gus vjot tdipesou. Gopf cuult up xjev xomm jimq zua edjoiwi tadditt xjivjis gummuxoph zuas qettoup op natod us nezci zua jewi epuvjis neslivecmi tlomm vjev dep ci gasvjis fiwimuqif.

Zua'si zuaph, tu zua jewi e coh efwepvehi. Vji xusmf ot zuas uztvis, cav zua fup'v jewi voni vu xetvi op hivvoph 'vjisi' iovjis. :)
 
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