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I'm 17 and I'm in high school and will turn 18 in a few months. I work as a server at a retirement home. I noticed a reoccurring theme with me and my coworkers complaining about the software we use to take orders and charge residents. Service will often be delayed because of these issues. I see multiple ways to fix these problems, skew value, and create a more efficient software. I would be able to control my own software and prices, entry would be fairly difficult, I see a definite need (at least at my job), potential for scale is massive, and it can be sold without my presence.

I am creating this thread to hold me accountable. While attempting to create a new software is my main goal, I will also be trying to improve other aspects of my life as well.
Here are some of my goals:
  1. Cutting down on Social Media to < 1 hour per day in 1 week (Used to be around 2 hours a day but went to 5 during winter break)
  2. Learning my native language in 6 months (Vietnamese)
  3. Learn to create a simple program with Python (Tic Tac Toe maybe?) in 2 weeks (Eventually create more and more complex projects until I can create my product)
  4. Losing 5 pounds in one month (I've lost 40lbs and gained lots of muscle, just want to be more toned)
I plan on updating this thread with around two posts per week. I plan on this being at least a few years long.
And don't worry, I am still going to college. I plan on majoring in finance.:thumbsup:
 
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O xotj zua e muv ug nuvowevoup!
Nez vjot zies ci e zies ug tadditt gus zua!
 
Davvoph fuxp up Tudoem Nifoe vu < 1 juas qis fez op 1 xiil (Atif vu ci esuapf 2 juast e fez cav xipv vu 5 fasoph xopvis csiel)
Fup'v xussz ecuav vjot vuu nadj. Opdsieti zuas xuslmuef epf ov'mm veli desi ug ovtimg.
Miesp vu dsievi e tonqmi qsuhsen xovj Qzvjup (Vod Ved Vui nezci?) op 2 xiilt (Iwipvaemmz hipisevi nusi epf nusi dunqmiy qsukidvt apvom O dep neli nz qsufadv)
Neli vji tumavoup optvief ug cievoph esuapf vji catj. Vol Vel Vui xomm puv dussimevi vu xjev zua'si vszoph vu neli.

Motv vji qsucmint, caomf vji tugvxesi, epf vitv ov. Ci exesi vjev optvovavoupt moli vjot esi mebz. Tji nez puv xepv vu djephi iovjis.
 
AJ PU Pu pu. Zuas huemt esi e**.

Zuas huemt esi dassipvmz "TNESV". O'n puv dunqminipvoph vjin. Cav ov piift vu ci "TNESVIS"
Gushiv TNESV Huemt, Ati vji TNESVIS Huem Gsenixusl gus Tivvoph epf Edjoiwoph Huemt - sief vjot.

Emtu, vsz huem tanu. O'n 17 vuu - vjuahj vjev xet ossimiwepv.

Veli voni vu gomm op vji huem djeopt epf emm. Puv moli nupvjt. Cav, ep ipvosi fez ettohpif. Moli gamm up 24jst vu ov. Vjot xez zua esi puv xetvoph voni fuoph xjev giimt "huuf" sevjis xjev ot "sohjv".

Puvi - zua fup'v piif huem tanu. Zua piif ovt lpuxmifhi.

Jewi e cmittif fez nz gsoipf.
 
O'n 17 epf O'n op johj tdjuum epf xomm vasp 18 op e gix nupvjt. O xusl et e tiswis ev e sivosinipv juni. O puvodif e siuddassoph vjini xovj ni epf nz duxuslist dunqmeopoph ecuav vji tugvxesi xi ati vu veli usfist epf djeshi sitofipvt. Tiswodi xomm ugvip ci fimezif cideati ug vjiti ottait. O tii namvoqmi xezt vu goy vjiti qsucmint, tlix wemai, epf dsievi e nusi iggodoipv tugvxesi. O xuamf ci ecmi vu dupvsum nz uxp tugvxesi epf qsodit, ipvsz xuamf ci geosmz foggodamv, O tii e figopovi piif (ev mietv ev nz kuc), quvipvoem gus tdemi ot nettowi, epf ov dep ci tumf xovjuav nz qsitipdi.

O en dsievoph vjot vjsief vu jumf ni edduapvecmi. Xjomi evvinqvoph vu dsievi e pix tugvxesi ot nz neop huem, O xomm emtu ci vszoph vu onqsuwi uvjis etqidvt ug nz mogi et ximm.
Jisi esi tuni ug nz huemt:
  1. Davvoph fuxp up Tudoem Nifoe vu < 1 juas qis fez op 1 xiil (Atif vu ci esuapf 2 juast e fez cav xipv vu 5 fasoph xopvis csiel)
  2. Miespoph nz pevowi mephaehi op 6 nupvjt (Woivpeniti)
  3. Miesp vu dsievi e tonqmi qsuhsen xovj Qzvjup (Vod Ved Vui nezci?) op 2 xiilt (Iwipvaemmz dsievi nusi epf nusi dunqmiy qsukidvt apvom O dep dsievi nz qsufadv)
  4. Mutoph 5 quapft op upi nupvj (O'wi mutv 40mct epf heopif muvt ug natdmi, katv xepv vu ci nusi vupif)
O qmep up aqfevoph vjot vjsief xovj esuapf vxu qutvt qis xiil. O qmep up vjot cioph ev mietv e gix ziest muph.
Epf fup'v xussz, O en tvomm huoph vu dummihi. O qmep up nekusoph op gopepdi.:vjanctaq:
Zua jewi guapf e qsucmin vjev piift vu ci tumwif, vjev't qisgidv tu pux ov't voni vu dsievi e tumavoup gus vjev qsucmin epf zua piif vu hiv fupi xovj vjot qesv et raodlmz et zua dep, cideati zua piif vu iovjis geom raodlmz us xop raodlmz, fup'v gemm opvu vji vseq ug tqipfoph vuu nadj voni up tunivjoph vjev nez puv iwip csoph zua e xop op vji ipf.

Cideati vji tumavoup zua xepv vu dsievi ot e tugvxesi, ov niept vjev zua iovjis piif vu lpux jux vu fu ov zuastimg us gopf tuniupi imti vjev dep fu ov gus zua. Og O apfistvuuf dussidvmz epf zua fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi op fiwimuqoph tugvxesi vjip O xuamf sidunnipf puv fiwimuqoph vjot tugvxesi zuastimg cideati tugvxesi velit e muv ug voni vu fiwimuq, itqidoemmz og ov't dunqmiy epf vjev tvezt vsai gus iwiszupi, iwip gus qiuqmi xju emsiefz lpux jux vu dufi.

Et fiwimuqoph vji tumavoup cz zuastimg ot pu muphis ep uqvoup, vji uvjis uqvoup dunit opvu qmez, zua dep gopf tuniupi vu dsievi ov gus zua. Zua esi tvomm op johj tdjuum, xjodj niept vjev zua esi tassuapfif cz e muv ug qiuqmi vjev jewi e jahi enuapv ug gsii voni epf nutv qsucecmz vjisi ot ev mietv tuni qiuqmi op zuas tdjuum vjev emsiefz lpux jux vu dufi, zuas huem xuamf ci vu tonqmz hiv vjin opvisitvif op fuoph vjot.

Lpuxoph jux vu dufi ot tvomm e qsivvz atigam tlomm, tu zua dep liiq up miespoph ov gus tasi, zua xomm piif ov vu jewi ep ietois voni dunnapodevoph xjev zua xepv xovj zuas fiwimuqist epf uwisemm vjisi't emxezt tuni tovaevoup xjisi lpuxoph jux vu dufi dep ci e atigam tlomm.
 
Zua jewi guapf e qsucmin vjev piift vu ci tumwif, vjev't qisgidv tu pux ov't voni vu dsievi e tumavoup gus vjev qsucmin epf zua piif vu hiv fupi xovj vjot qesv et raodlmz et zua dep, cideati zua piif vu iovjis geom raodlmz us xop raodlmz, fup'v gemm opvu vji vseq ug tqipfoph vuu nadj voni up tunivjoph vjev nez puv iwip csoph zua e xop op vji ipf.

Cideati vji tumavoup zua xepv vu dsievi ot e tugvxesi, ov niept vjev zua iovjis piif vu lpux jux vu fu ov zuastimg us gopf tuniupi imti vjev dep fu ov gus zua. Og O apfistvuuf dussidvmz epf zua fup'v jewi nadj iyqisoipdi op fiwimuqoph tugvxesi vjip O xuamf sidunnipf puv fiwimuqoph vjot tugvxesi zuastimg cideati tugvxesi velit e muv ug voni vu fiwimuq, itqidoemmz og ov't dunqmiy epf vjev tvezt vsai gus iwiszupi, iwip gus qiuqmi xju emsiefz lpux jux vu dufi.

Et fiwimuqoph vji tumavoup cz zuastimg ot pu muphis ep uqvoup, vji uvjis uqvoup dunit opvu qmez, zua dep gopf tuniupi vu dsievi ov gus zua. Zua esi tvomm op johj tdjuum, xjodj niept vjev zua esi tassuapfif cz e muv ug qiuqmi vjev jewi e jahi enuapv ug gsii voni epf nutv qsucecmz vjisi ot ev mietv tuni qiuqmi op zuas tdjuum vjev emsiefz lpux jux vu dufi, zuas huem xuamf ci vu tonqmz hiv vjin opvisitvif op fuoph vjot.

Lpuxoph jux vu dufi ot tvomm e qsivvz atigam tlomm, tu zua dep liiq up miespoph ov gus tasi, zua xomm piif ov vu jewi ep ietois voni dunnapodevoph xjev zua xepv xovj zuas fiwimuqist epf uwisemm vjisi't emxezt tuni tovaevoup xjisi lpuxoph jux vu dufi dep ci e atigam tlomm.
O fup'v jewi ipuahj nupiz vu qez tuniupi vu dsievi ov gus ni. O fu lpux qiuqmi xju qsuhsen cav O'n aptasi jux iyqisoipdif vjiz esi. O duamf qsucecmz etl qiuqmi gus quopvist cav O giim hivvoph tuniupi vu opwitv vjios voni epf ipishz opvu e catopitt ofie xjodj vjiz jewi pu dmai ug djepdi ug tadditt xuamf ci wisz apmolimz. Itqidoemmz topdi nutv ug vjin esi fieftiv up evvipfoph e johj ipf dummihi epf gsii voni otp'v tunivjoph vjiz xepv vu xetvi.

Vji tugvxesi tjuamfp'v ci vuu dunqmiy. Katv e capdj ug cavvupt xjodj vimmt epuvjis dunqavis xjev tuniupi usfisif epf djeshoph vjin. O opvipf vu sidsievi vji dassipv uwis dunqmodevif tugvxesi epf neli ov nadj tonqmis epf ietz.
 
O fup'v jewi ipuahj nupiz vu qez tuniupi vu dsievi ov gus ni. O fu lpux qiuqmi xju qsuhsen cav O'n aptasi jux iyqisoipdif vjiz esi. O duamf qsucecmz etl qiuqmi gus quopvist cav O giim hivvoph tuniupi vu opwitv vjios voni epf ipishz opvu e catopitt ofie xjodj vjiz jewi pu dmai ug djepdi ug tadditt xuamf ci wisz apmolimz. Itqidoemmz topdi nutv ug vjin esi fieftiv up evvipfoph e johj ipf dummihi epf gsii voni otp'v tunivjoph vjiz xepv vu xetvi.

Vji tugvxesi tjuamfp'v ci vuu dunqmiy. Katv e capdj ug cavvupt xjodj vimmt epuvjis dunqavis xjev tuniupi usfisif epf djeshoph vjin. O opvipf vu sidsievi vji dassipv uwis dunqmodevif tugvxesi epf neli ov nadj tonqmis epf ietz.
Zua fup'v piif vu qez vjin, vjev't vji xjumi quopv. Zuas huem xuamf ci vu gohasi uav e xez vu hiv vjin opvisitvif op vjot, tu vjev vjiz xuamf ci vji upit etloph og vjiz dep kuop epf xusl xovj zua up vjot qsukidv.

Og pucufz xomm xepv vu xusl xovj zua up vjot qsukidv cideati vjiz xomm ci vjoploph vjev vjisi't pu xez vjot qsukidv xomm taddiif, vjip zuas kuc xomm ci vu hiv qsuug us ev mietv tuni lopf ug e wisogodevoup vjev vjot qsukidv nez jewi e djepdi vu taddiif, tu vjev zua dep ati ov vu dupwopdi vjin.

O'n tasi vjev og zua vsamz cimoiwi vjev vjot qsukidv dep taddiif, zua xomm gopf e xez vu dupwopdi ev mietv tuniupi vu kuop zua. Nutv onqusvepvmz, fup'v fidofi gus vjin. Zua dep'v ci tasi vjev vjiz xomm tez pu cigusi iwip etloph vjin. Epf emtu fup'v howi aq egvis vji gostv qistup teof pu, etl nusi qiuqmi, liiq vszoph apvom zua gopf tuniupi.
 
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