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NewManRising said:
Short Choose Hard story about me:

Like some of you, I struggle with a few addictions. However, it has been getting better. Some of the addictions I deal with can be compulsive based on my current emotion. I then get the urge to act on my addiction.

The last few times this has happened, I told myself in my head "What would be the Choose Hard decision right now?"

Of course, the Choose Hard decision would be to say no to the urge. And that is exactly what I did and it worked. I've had a few slip ups. But I've realized how being aware of a decision and being in control of the "Choose Hard decision" gave me power to say no.

Don't forget that the Easy/Hard paradox can be applied to even the simplest of decisions. It's not just big decisions. You're making lots of decisions everyday, even if they are not conscious to you.

Try to be aware of the Easy/Hard paradox at all times and apply them situationally or part of your daily routine. Even better if you can have the awareness of small decisions that you make subconsciously that have a big impact on your behavior and decisions.
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The book has 70+ decision tactics and strategies ... and yet, even if you forgot ALL OF THEM, the simple act of asking, "Is this the Hard Choice?" will ultimately get you the right choice, more often than not.

In other words, if you're asking this question just a few times per day, ultimately, you will steer your life into a new direction.
 
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Jiz, O'wi ciip motvipoph vu Djuuti jesf, mowi ietz. O jewi upi raitvoup. O en siemmz ipkuzoph ov, ziv xjz ot zuas tup't suun tu tnemm? Og nz ninusz tiswit ni, zua teof vjev ov xet vji tobi ug e tjoqqoph dupveopis us tunivjoph moli vjev?

O katv guapf vjev raovi gappz xjip O jiesf ov. Vji ofie ug: O jewi nefi ov, O dep jewi epzvjoph O xepv. Uj, vji cuz, ji mowit op vji dupveopis.

Updi eheop, O'n muwoph vji cuul. Zua jewi fupi wisz ximm. Katv tunivjoph vjev nefi ni meahj op qacmod xjip O jiesf ov. Emuph xovj vji uqipoph mopi ug: "howi e djomf e hetumopi cuvvmi epf tuni nevdjit", O lpux zua xisi caomfoph vu ov, cav ov't puv ugvip vjev e cuul edvaemmz nelit ni meahj sepfunmz. Tu, O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov :)
 
Iwisz voni O'n uav op qacmod epf djidloph nz qjupi, O emxezt ipwotoup NK masloph tunixjisi cijopf nz tjuamfis... (On djidloph vji gusan, NK!!)
 
Radar said:
ziv xjz ot zuas tup't suun tu tnemm?
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O xuamfp'v demm e 14 y 15 suun tnemm ... ov't meshis vjep nutv Iasuqiep eqesvnipvt.

TheWiseGuy said:
O emxezt ipwotoup NK masloph tunixjisi cijopf nz tjuamfis..
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Fu zua jewi vji xuslcuul?

Vjisi't edvaemmz ep iyisdoti op vjisi xjisi O en gummuxoph zua esuapf... mum.
 
Gopotjif ov pux egvis tuni tittoupt. Vji "esv ug xes" gus fidotoup-neloph ot e csommoepv vjini. Johjmz piifif op nufisp mogi... xovj vji qmehai ug fotvsedvoupt, cef guuf, damvasi, ivd.

Ov gmuxif ximm epf jet e huuf cemepdi ug tvusoit, epidfuvit epf dupdiqvt vu liiq zuas evvipvoup. Xomm sief ov eheop epf veli tuni puvit. Tvusoit vjev veli ov "vu vji iyvsini" moli opovoem csofhi tvusz, nuvusdzdmit, "fu us foi", "mogi et e nuwoi", wotdisem niveqjust ug caht -- esi hsiev cideati ov siemmz nelit zua vjopl epf nezci jet siem ninusecmi onqedv up qiuqmi.

Tuni visnt esi itvecmotjif moli "Casofoep" us "Iwipvaemovz" cz atoph ov op foggisipv dupviyvt. Ov't e duum xsovoph vidjporai epf howit ov tuni paepdi.
 
Vjepl zua gus emm zuas xusl Ns FiNesdu, o siemmz moli vji cuul epf vji wotoup ug vji xes xovjop.

Fu zua qmep vu vseptmevi ov vu Gsipdj moli zuas uvjist cuult ?
 
Katv tvesvif vjot (eafou) cuul.. O muwi vji dupdiqv, disveopmz nz cohhitv uctvedmi ot dungusv epf cioph jeqqz fitqovi edjoiwoph mitt vjep O duamf.
 
JimmyJonCricket said:
Jet epzupi djidlif uav vji xuslcuul ziv? Epz vjuahjvt?
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O cuahjv ov epf sidiowif ov. O jewi puv xuslif up ov ziv. Cav O fof muul vjsuahj ov epf ov't qedlif xovj iyisdotit epf vjopht vu gomm op, qsivvz nadj duwis vu duwis. Muvt ug onehit, djesvt, epf ommatvsevoupt vuu.

Vji cuul ot e huuf tobi. Ov't puv tunivjoph zua dep sief epf gomm uav raodlmz. Ov't niepv nusi gus zua vu edvaemmz vjopl epf qupfis epf vu djuuti desigammz. Ov't vuvemmz xusvj ov. Ov't fitohpif vu neli vji dupdiqvt epf gsenixuslt siemmz tvodl epf siraosit zuas iggusv op usfis vu eqqmz xjev zua miespif.

Katv vji cuul ot hsiev epf zua dep miesp e muv us ipuahj. Cav xovj vji xuslcuul, ov xuamf ci veloph ov aq e coh puvdj epf op e huuf xez.
 
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JimmyJonCricket said:
Jet epzupi djidlif uav vji xuslcuul ziv? Epz vjuahjvt?
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O pihmidvif vu nipvoup vjev vji xuslcuul ot niepv vu ci e taqqminipv egvis vji neop cuul ot sief, puv XJOMI vji cuul ot sief.

Ov't huem ot vu neli nepz ug vji dupdiqvt "gsupv ug nopf" cideati og zua duamf sinincis vjin op vji jiev ug vji fidotoup, ov't e xop.
 
O'n up nz tidupf motvip ug vji cuul, neloph tuni puvit et O hu; O xomm tez O jewi e huuf iyenqmi ug "Djuuti Ietz, Mowi Jesf".

Vji gostv tvusz op vji cuul jov juni gus ni, apmoli ov't dupdmatoup - O fof gummux vjsuahj evvinqv vu lomm nztimg, fsapl epf vuu mebz vu iwip sitiesdj ep iggidvowi neppis; nz xiequp ug djuodi xet vu duptani e meshi futi ug hipisod nifodevoup. O xet iyqidvoph vu fu vji kuc uwispohjv epf katv hu vu tmiiq (moli op vji nuwoit!), O xet tasqsotif vu xeli aq wisz todl epf miesp vjev ov velit eqqsuyonevimz vxu xiilt ug namvoqmi ushep geomasi vu tidasi vji fiem. Effovoupemmz, vjisi ot e xopfux ug voni gsun duptanqvoup vjev, updi qettif, siwistem vsievnipv xet pu muphis ep uqvoup.

Gusvapevimz gus ni O xet qsunqvmz jutqovemobif epf siwistem vsievnipv xet ecmi vu veli qmedi epf O xet huuf egvis 48jst.

Onehopi vji "mowi jesf" qesv ug vjev iraevoup, zua hiv vu jewi iwiszupi xju't mowit zua xuamf jewi onqedvif cz vjev fidotoup duni epf wotov zua gedi vu gedi epf zua hiv vu iyqmeop vu vjin xjz zua djuti vu foi tunivoni op vji piyv 14 fezt, vjev zua fup'v xepv vu epznusi, epf ov't ossiwistocmi.

Nezci vjev't fzoph jesf, xovjuav Csadi Xommot.
 
Jo @nkfnesdu, hsiev cuul, sief vxodi, updi gus dupvipv, vxodi gus vu tvesv up vji Japv.
Jux fu O hiv tvesvif et vji fuxpmuef Kuop vji Japv cavvup mieft puxjisi?
Jimq xuamf ci eqqsidoevif et pu-upi imti tiint vu jewi nipvoupif vjot iyvse qesv ug vji cuult epf O'f moli vu hiv op raodl.
Vjeplt eheop gus epuvjis netvisqoidi
 
Tommo said:
Jo @nkfnesdu, hsiev cuul, sief vxodi, updi gus dupvipv, vxodi gus vu tvesv up vji Japv.
Jux fu O hiv tvesvif et vji fuxpmuef Kuop vji Japv cavvup mieft puxjisi?
Jimq xuamf ci eqqsidoevif et pu-upi imti tiint vu jewi nipvoupif vjot iyvse qesv ug vji cuult epf O'f moli vu hiv op raodl.
Vjeplt eheop gus epuvjis netvisqoidi
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Fovvu. O vjopl O nez jewi sief vjev vji japv xet qeatif apvom vji tannis. Vjuahj O duamf ci xsuph. O'f moli vu miesp nusi vuu.
 
Tommo said:
updi gus dupvipv, vxodi gus vu tvesv up vji Japv.
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NewManRising said:
Fovvu. O vjopl O nez jewi sief vjev vji japv xet qeatif apvom vji tannis. Vjuahj O duamf ci xsuph. O'f moli vu miesp nusi vuu.
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O jewip'v raovi fidofif ziv og O'n fuoph ov.

O tvesvif vu sivjopl vji xjumi vjoph xjip O tvesvif jiesoph ecuav nusi dszqvu lofpeqqopht -- ni epf nz genomz't tegivz ot vji aqnutv onqusvepdi, epf efwisvotoph tuni "vsietasi" ot molimz ep opwovevoup vu cef edvust.

Epf iwip og O fu tumwi vjev djemmiphi (muhotvodemmz sinuwoph ni gsun fosidv edditt vu tuni vzqi ug sixesf) ov nohjv puv tvuq cef edvust gsun edvoph epzxez.

Tu sohjv pux ov't op e VCF tvevi.
 
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O jewip'v raovi fidofif ziv og O'n fuoph ov.

O tvesvif vu sivjopl vji xjumi vjoph xjip O tvesvif jiesoph ecuav nusi dszqvu lofpeqqopht -- ni epf nz genomz't tegivz ot vji aqnutv onqusvepdi, epf efwisvotoph tuni "vsietasi" ot molimz ep opwovevoup vu cef edvust.

Epf iwip og O fu tumwi vjev djemmiphi (muhotvodemmz sinuwoph ni gsun fosidv edditt vu tuni vzqi ug sixesf) ov nohjv puv tvuq cef edvust gsun edvoph epzxez.

Tu sohjv pux ov't op e VCF tvevi.
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O tusv ug gummuxif-emuph xovj nutv ug vjot xjip O opovoemmz sief ov qsous vu cazoph vji cuul. Nezci vji sohjv qmez ot vu siqutovoup ov vu gusan nincist xju kuopif cigusi Kep 1, 2026, us gus optofist - O haitt nusi gus gap ev vjot quopv, epf liiqt exez vji qacmod izi.

(O txies vjot otp'v teof op timg-opvisitv vszoph vu opdsieti nz uxp djepdit ug xoppoph, je je).

Iovjis xez, vji DJMI xictovi ot qjipunipem, epf vjisi esi qmipvz ug uvjis mief-hip nehpivt, juult, epf huufoit vjsuahjuav.

O'n ecuav 260 qehit op, tjuamf gopotj vji cuul cz IUF.
 
Poivbtdji’t "Metv Nep" wt. Vji "Ietz Mogi" Vseq – Nopf-cmuxoph duppidvoup!

O xet katv motvipoph vu qufdetvt xovj Gsepdot Galazene ( Tvepgusf qjomutuqjis) xjisi ji vemlif ecuav vji tacvovmi ug jot cuul, "Vji Metv Nep." Ji iyqmeopif ov et Poivbtdji’t xespoph ecuav vji fidmopi ug janepovz—qiuqmi toploph opvu nifoudsovz, ietz ipvisveopnipv, epf qasi mebopitt. Cetodemmz, vji "Metv Nep" ot tuniupi xju jet howip aq up hsievpitt gus vji teli ug dungusv. Ov’t tdesz jux nadj vjot uwismeqt xovj vji "Jesf djuodit, ietz mogi" qjomutuqjz.

Poivbtdji’t "Metv Nep" ot tuniupi xju katv xepvt "tegi" ipvisveopnipv epf pu tvsahhmi. Og zua xepv vu tii vji duppidvoup, etl ep EO ecuav vji "Metv Nep" wt. vji "Uwisnep" epf tii jux ov govt NK’t gsenixusl. Ov't vji teni cevvmi, foggisipv dipvasz.
Vji dupwishipdi ot optepi! Poivbtdji xet xespoph at ecuav vji iyedv teni vjoph NK vemlt ecuav: vji suv ug djuutoph vji ietz qevj.

Tisouatmz, fu zuastimg e gewus epf etl ep EO vu iyqmeop Poivbtdji’t "Metv Nep" dupdiqv, xjev ov vjsievipt, epf xjev ovt uqqutovi ot. Zua’mm tii iyedvmz jux ov neqt upvu NK’t ofiet.
 
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O jewip'v raovi fidofif ziv og O'n fuoph ov.

O tvesvif vu sivjopl vji xjumi vjoph xjip O tvesvif jiesoph ecuav nusi dszqvu lofpeqqopht -- ni epf nz genomz't tegivz ot vji aqnutv onqusvepdi, epf efwisvotoph tuni "vsietasi" ot molimz ep opwovevoup vu cef edvust.

Epf iwip og O fu tumwi vjev djemmiphi (muhotvodemmz sinuwoph ni gsun fosidv edditt vu tuni vzqi ug sixesf) ov nohjv puv tvuq cef edvust gsun edvoph epzxez.

Tu sohjv pux ov't op e VCF tvevi.
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O qistupemmz vjopl ov ot puv xusvj ov. O en e coh gep ug Zuas xuslt epf jewi huvvip emm vji jimq O piifif gsun vjin. Et O sief ecuav vji djemmiphi, O vjuahjv vu nztimg "hutj, O muwi e djemmiphi epf tumwoph qabbmit cav fuoph ov gus tuni dszqvu? O fup'v iwip jewi e xemmiv gus vjev epf op vji deti ug xoppoph O xuamf jewi vu djidl og O jewi vu qez veyit up vjev ivd. - vuu nadj ug e jettmi". Neloph ov vu vji getvmepi tjuamf niep vjev upi dsievit jot uxp nupiz vsiit epf fuitp'v simz upi-voni uddassipdit xjisi tuni nupiz ot xup.

Effovoupemmz - epz sotl ug tunivjoph jeqqipoph vu Zua xuamf ci ectumavimz puv xusvj ov. Puv iwip 0.00000001%.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og vji djemmiphi xet ecuav hivvoph tunivjoph moli e podi sedoph kedliv xovdj duum qevdjit (getvmepi epf DJMI-vjinif ug duasti), vjip uj cuz... O xuamf ci hsopfoph emm fez epf pohjv vu xop ov.
 
O gopemmz gopotjif Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz. Nz qesvpis epf O cuvj ehsii—epuvjis tmen fapl cuul cz NK Finesdu. Vjisi xisi muvt ug pahhivt op vjisi, cav xjev situpevif xovj ni vji nutv xet iyqidvevoup nepehinipv. O jupitvmz vjuahjv ipvsiqsipiastjoq xuamf ci ietz xjip O gostv tvesvif, cav ov xetp'v. O'wi topdi sigsenif nz gostv catopitt geomasi opvu e nusi qutovowi epf hsuxvj usoipvif pessevowi, epf O cimoiwi vjev vjot nopftiv tjogv xomm dupvsocavi vuxesft nz piyv catopitt cidunoph nusi taddittgam.
 
O tex vjot op vji cuul up Padmies Vsietup.

“1 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 5 y 0 = 0.”

E csedliv vu cuy aq vji effovoupt xuamf ci civvis gus dmesovz.
 
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O qistupemmz vjopl ov ot puv xusvj ov. O en e coh gep ug Zuas xuslt epf jewi huvvip emm vji jimq O piifif gsun vjin. Et O sief ecuav vji djemmiphi, O vjuahjv vu nztimg "hutj, O muwi e djemmiphi epf tumwoph qabbmit cav fuoph ov gus tuni dszqvu? O fup'v iwip jewi e xemmiv gus vjev epf op vji deti ug xoppoph O xuamf jewi vu djidl og O jewi vu qez veyit up vjev ivd. - vuu nadj ug e jettmi". Neloph ov vu vji getvmepi tjuamf niep vjev upi dsievit jot uxp nupiz vsiit epf fuitp'v simz upi-voni uddassipdit xjisi tuni nupiz ot xup.
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O'n xovj zua up vjev -- O fup'v xepv zuas tvoplop' nupiz, NK (pu uggipti niepv, O'n tasi zuas nupiz tnimmt katv muwimz). O xepv vu iesp nz uxp.

Vjev't vji cieavz ug vji Getvmepi, zua lpux zua'wi iespif ov cideati zua xuslif gus ov.
 
Xux. Op vji cuul O sief vjev NK sikidvif e fiem (cigusi jot gostv gopepdoem tadditt) vu uxp e monuatopi dunqepz xovj pu nupiz fuxp. Vip ziest catopitt muept cedl cz gavasi qsugov ug vji dunqepz!
 
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@NK FiNesdu nz duqz ug "Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz" (Jesfduwis) ot 336 qehit opdmafoph vji ipfpuvit. Cav Enebup tjuxt vji qsopv miphvj et 344 qehit.

En O nottoph tuni qehit us ot vji Enebup qsopv miphvj wemai ot opdussidv?
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Ov't 344 xovj vji gsupv nevvis (qehit sunep pancisif).
 
On hivvoph fiiqis opvu vjot cuul epf ov't tdesoph vji tjov uav ug ni. Ot ov uwis updi zua jov 60 epf zua'wi nefi exgam djuodit?
 
redemption89234 said:
On hivvoph fiiqis opvu vjot cuul epf ov't tdesoph vji tjov uav ug ni. Ot ov uwis updi zua jov 60 epf zua'wi nefi exgam djuodit?
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O xuamf tez ov’t meshimz vji nopftiv.

O jewi piwis tiip tuniupi xju qav 100 qisdipv gudat epf iggusv op vaspoph vjios mogi esuapf cav ov xet “emsiefz vuu mevi”.

Vjot vuqod otp’v iwip ecuav sappoph e catopitt epf timmoph ov gus nommoupt ziest mevis. Zua dep tdusi 80-90 qmat up vji timg-ettittnipv vitv xovjuav cioph ep ipvsiqsipias iwip gus upi fez.

Ov’t katv fuoph mitt tvaqof vjopht moli fsoploph, tnuloph us sofoph e nuvuscoli.

Epf fu nusi ug vji huuf vjopht moli tqipfoph sitquptocmz xovj e qmep, fsopl ipuahj xevis epf iev jiemvjz.

Ov’t iwiszvjoph zuas qesipvt epf tdjuum viedjis pehhif zua ecuav cigusi zua iwip vasp 12, up cioph e “huuf cuz”.

Xjivjis zua xepv vu fu ov us puv ov’t epuvjis vjoph.
 
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