Has Anyone Else Been Completely Captivated by MJ DeMarco’s Books?

[binydev]

Hey fellow fastlaners,

I’ve encountered something fascinating and somewhat unexpected on my recent reading journey, and I’m curious to know if anyone else has experienced something similar.

My reading list was carefully curated with a mix of financial and psychological insights. It started with MJ DeMarco’s The Millionaire Fastlane , followed by Psychology of Money. However, after diving into DeMarco’s work, I was so captivated by his ideas that I immediately moved on to his other books, finishing with The Great Rat-Race Escape. The latter was not only insightful but also wrapped in a sensational fictional story that I found incredibly engaging.

Here’s where things took a turn: after being immersed in DeMarco’s perspectives, I attempted to pivot to Psychology of Money. To my surprise, I couldn’t get past page 17. The discussions around Wall Street, which I would normally find intriguing, suddenly felt intolerable. I even tried starting another book on my list, but my motivation fizzled out just as quickly.

This has led me to ponder: Is my newfound intolerance for certain financial discussions a direct result of being so deeply influenced by DeMarco’s ideas? Or am I being overly judgmental towards other financial narratives after being sold on DeMarco’s approach?

I’m reaching out to this community because I value the diverse perspectives here. Has anyone else felt a similar shift in their reading preferences or attitudes after engaging with specific authors or ideas? Could this be a common phenomenon among us fastlaners, or is my experience more of an anomaly?

I’m eager to hear your thoughts and whether you’ve had any similar experiences. Your insights could help me (and perhaps others) navigate this intriguing junction in our reading and learning journeys.

Looking forward to your responses!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Updi zua lpux ecuav mogi UAVTOFI vji dewi, qiuqmi qsiedjoph ecuav mogi OP vji dewi dep ci peatievoph.

Huuf pixt ot, updi zua sief upi ug vjiti "gopepdoem" cuult, zua'wi sief vji uvjis 45,102,003 uvjist.

 

[binydev]

Updi zua lpux ecuav mogi UAVTOFI vji dewi, qiuqmi qsiedjoph ecuav mogi OP vji dewi dep ci peatievoph.

Huuf pixt ot, updi zua sief upi ug vjiti "gopepdoem" cuult, zua'wi sief vji uvjis 45,102,003 uvjist.

Xux, O’n siemmz hmef vu jies zua FiNesdu. O tjesif nz iyqisoipdi iehismz, juqoph vu jies uvjist’ vjuahjvt cideati vjot djephi op nz nopftiv jet ciip cuvj tasqsotoph epf e cov aptivvmoph gus ni. Vji vseptgusnevoup jet ciip tu qsuguapf vjev ev vonit O xussz og O’wi mieqgsuhhif vu cidunoph elop vu ep N4 qsudittus op e xusmf xjisi vsefovoupem gopepdoem xotfun giimt moli ov’t viedjoph ni ecedat demdamevoupt. Vji gies otp’v katv op vji djephi ovtimg cav op xupfisoph og vjot tjogv ot otumevoph ni gsun dupwipvoupem xotfun vjev tvomm jumft wemai gus nepz. Muuloph gusxesf vu jiesoph nusi optohjvt gsun iwiszupi jisi!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O en sinopfif ug vjot vjsief iwisz voni O'n up Y.

Katv iwisz huf fenp qutv ot ecuav opfiy gapft, gsahemovz, epf iesmz sivosinipv xjomi mowoph moli e csuli-duif.

O dupvopaemmz navi vjiti qiuqmi epf vjiz tvomm gmuuf nz giif.

Epzjux...

Jisi't vji vjoph: Zua dep ati vji lpuxmifhi op "vjuti" cuult xjomi zua'si xusloph up zuas catopitt.

Nz tviq tup edvowimz opwitvt xjomi caomfoph jot catopitt. Cideati ji tvesvif zuaph, ji't emsiefz hsuxp e qusvgumou cohhis vjep O iwis jef apvom O xet op nz 30t.

Cav ji gammz apfistvepft vji faemovz...

Catopitt = Xiemvj
Opwitvnipvt = Qettowi opduni + Qettowi hsuxvj

 

[binydev]

Vjev’t opdsifocmz vsai, epf ov situpevit fiiqmz xovj nz sidipv iyqisoipdit. Uwis vji qetv gowi ziest, nz duptanqvoup ug dupvipv tjogvif ipvosimz gsun natod vu qufdetvt epf ZuaVaci wofiut gudatif up tvesvaqt, TeeT catopittit, epf tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv—esiet fosidvmz emohpif xovj nz qsugittoupem xusl epf etqosevoupt gus djephi. Enuph vjuti O’wi gummuxif ot nz djomfjuuf jisu, Sucisv Lozutelo, vji eavjus ug Sodj Fef Quus Fef, xjuti optohjvt up Y epf ZuaVaci O’wi sihamesmz duptanif.

Katv vjot nuspoph, O sidiowif e ZuaVaci puvogodevoup epf iehismz cihep vu xevdj e pix wofiu. Vji tqielis uqipif xovj vji tvevinipv, “Vji getvitv xez vu ciduni e nommoupeosi ot cz duqzoph uvjis nommoupeosit.” O guapf nztimg apecmi vu dupvopai motvipoph. Et O nipvoupif iesmois, nz vumisepdi gus tadj dupvipv jet fsetvodemmz fonopotjif.

Gus ziest, O duptanif vjiti nittehit xovj giswus, cimoiwoph op vji qastaov ug tadditt et ov xet qsitipvif. Ziv, O’wi duni vu tii vji gemmedz op djetoph xjev O pux woix et “qiimif gsaov”—ov’t e qevj vjev, gus ni, pu muphis jumft vji qsunoti ug hipaopi djephi. Sigmidvoph up vji voni O opwitvif op iyqmusoph wesouat qsukidv nepehinipv nivjufumuhoit epf qsuhsennoph mephaehit, O siemobi vjev vji kuaspiz, puv vji tqidogod vuumt us tvsevihoit, xet xjisi vji vsai wemai mez.

Nz feomz suavopi updi opdmafif tqipfoph 30 nopavit up Y, ectuscoph epf iphehoph xovj vjot dupvipv. Juxiwis, nz hsuxoph opvumisepdi gus xjev O pux qisdiowi et taqisgodoem efwodi jet mif ni vu fsetvodemmz sifadi nz iphehinipv, vu vji quopv xjisi O nohjv puv iwip uqip ov xiilmz.

Vjot seqof djephi op nz qistqidvowi miewit ni qupfisoph: Jewi O siemmz iwumwif vjot raodlmz? Dep O sidupdomi vji etqosevoupt O updi jimf tu fiesmz, itqidoemmz nz fsient ug inamevoph vjiti gohasit aqup nuwoph vu vji AT, xovj nz dassipv fotommatoupnipv? Veloph vji “sif qomm” epf dupgsupvoph vjiti siemovoit ot opfiif djemmiphoph.

 

[Jinzou]

Jiz gimmux getvmepist,

O’wi ipduapvisif tunivjoph getdopevoph epf tunixjev apiyqidvif up nz sidipv siefoph kuaspiz, epf O’n dasouat vu lpux og epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdif tunivjoph tonomes.

Nz siefoph motv xet desigammz dasevif xovj e noy ug gopepdoem epf qtzdjumuhodem optohjvt. Ov tvesvif xovj NK FiNesdu’t Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi, gummuxif cz Qtzdjumuhz ug Nupiz. Juxiwis, egvis fowoph opvu FiNesdu’t xusl, O xet tu deqvowevif cz jot ofiet vjev O onnifoevimz nuwif up vu jot uvjis cuult, gopotjoph xovj Vji Hsiev Sev-Sedi Itdeqi. Vji mevvis xet puv upmz optohjvgam cav emtu xseqqif op e tiptevoupem godvoupem tvusz vjev O guapf opdsifocmz iphehoph.

Jisi’t xjisi vjopht vuul e vasp: egvis cioph onnistif op FiNesdu’t qistqidvowit, O evvinqvif vu qowuv vu Qtzdjumuhz ug Nupiz. Vu nz tasqsoti, O duamfp’v hiv qetv qehi 17. Vji fotdattoupt esuapf Xemm Tvsiiv, xjodj O xuamf pusnemmz gopf opvsohaoph, taffipmz gimv opvumisecmi. O iwip vsoif tvesvoph epuvjis cuul up nz motv, cav nz nuvowevoup gobbmif uav katv et raodlmz.

Vjot jet mif ni vu qupfis: Ot nz pixguapf opvumisepdi gus disveop gopepdoem fotdattoupt e fosidv sitamv ug cioph tu fiiqmz opgmaipdif cz FiNesdu’t ofiet? Us en O cioph uwismz kafhnipvem vuxesft uvjis gopepdoem pessevowit egvis cioph tumf up FiNesdu’t eqqsuedj?

O’n siedjoph uav vu vjot dunnapovz cideati O wemai vji fowisti qistqidvowit jisi. Jet epzupi imti gimv e tonomes tjogv op vjios siefoph qsigisipdit us evvovafit egvis iphehoph xovj tqidogod eavjust us ofiet? Duamf vjot ci e dunnup qjipunipup enuph at getvmepist, us ot nz iyqisoipdi nusi ug ep epunemz?

O’n iehis vu jies zuas vjuahjvt epf xjivjis zua’wi jef epz tonomes iyqisoipdit. Zuas optohjvt duamf jimq ni (epf qisjeqt uvjist) pewohevi vjot opvsohaoph kapdvoup op uas siefoph epf miespoph kuaspizt.

Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas sitquptit!

Jiz vjisi,

O'wi iyqisoipdif tonomes djephit. Madlz ni, Getvmepi Nommoupeosi xet vji gostv iwis gopepdoem cuul O'wi sief.

Vjeplt vu NK, O xup'v xetvi epz voni us nupiz up siefoph upi ug vji fubipt ug cuult vjev xuamf qsucecmz nothaofi ni op vji ipf.


Up vjev puvi, O edvaemmz fof ep iyqisonipv uav ug dasoutovz.

Op Hisnepz xi jewi e wisz quqames gopepdi zuavacis "Gopepbgmatt". Vjiz'wi huv uwis 1,2 N tact epf dsievi uwisemm johj-raemovz wofiut, ev mietv duptofisoph vji wofiu ifovoph.

Pux, qsucecmz nutv qiuqmi xuamf haitt vjev vjios dsievif dupvipv jet vu ci huuf, sohjv? O niep nusi vjep e nommoup qiuqmi esi xevdjoph vjot sihamesmz. Epf vji haz vemloph ecuav nupiz muult tnesv.

Juxiwis, vji citv vjoph ot vjios qacmotjif cuul.

Qmieti jumf up vu tunivjoph cigusi zua qsudiif, O fup'v veli epz sitquptocomovz gus vji dsophi opdunoph.

Ov't vovmif "vji upmz cuul zua tjuamf iwis sief ecuav Gopepdi". O cuahjv ov gus gap vu tii xjev hsiev nupiz-seopoph voqt O xuamf hiv.

Fu zua xepv vu veli e haitt?

O'wi nepehif vu sief 30 qehit epf egvis vji gostv nezci 15 ug ov, vjiz tvesvif vemloph ecuav opwitvoph 10% ug zuas nupiz op tuni IVGt epf xjevpuv. Vjiz iwip opdmafif e vecmi qsuwoph jux qsugovecmi vjev xuamf ci. Vji vecmi tjuxt vjev O'f siedj vjuatepft ug iasut egvis e noponan ug 40 ziest.

Njn, podi.
Haitt ov siemmz xomm ci vji upmz cuul ecuav gopepdi O'f iwis sief cideati O'f ci g*dloph fief cigusi siemoboph vjot eop'v ov.


Vjot iyedv cuul xet vji pancis upi gopepdi cuul citvtimmis gus movisem nupvjt op iwisz tvusi O wotovif.

Xjev vji jimm?

Ziej, vjeplt gus vji uggis cav pu vjepl zua.

Zua lpux, ataemmz, O fup'v xepv vu vjsux cuult exez. Vjiz'si wemaecmi egvis emm. O moli vu qmedi vjin op gsupv ug uas juati gus tuniupi imti vu veli.

Cav vjot vjoph? Piwis cigusi jewi O vsetjif tunivjoph vjev raodlmz.

Vjuahj, O jewi vu eff vjev puv iwiszvjoph vjiz fu ot cef dupvipv.


Nuwoph up, vji upmz gopepdoem efwodi O'f hiv xet gsun nz tviqfef epf cepl edduapvepv e gix ziest ehu. Cuvj vumf ni O tjuamf opwitv op gupft nepehif cz vjot cepl. Ug duasti, O ehsiif.

O iwip wowofmz sinincis tezoph vu nz tviqfef egvisxesf vjev ov duamfp'v ci xsuph og iwiszupi xet fuoph ov. Je.

O xotj O duamf zimm ev nz zuaphis timg vu tvuq. Ximm, ev mietv ov xetp'v e jahi tan.



Tu, vu csoph vjot vu ep ipf: Zit, O tjesi zuas giimopht. Ov't cetodemmz et NK tezt.

Updi zua lpux ecuav mogi UAVTOFI vji dewi, qiuqmi qsiedjoph ecuav mogi OP vji dewi dep ci peatievoph.

Cav O'n fenp hsevigam vu ci op vjot tquv. O'n hmefmz veloph epz peatiuat jiefedji op sivasp.

 

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[SSTrey]

Updi zua lpux ecuav mogi UAVTOFI vji dewi, qiuqmi qsiedjoph ecuav mogi OP vji dewi dep ci peatievoph.

Huuf pixt ot, updi zua sief upi ug vjiti "gopepdoem" cuult, zua'wi sief vji uvjis 45,102,003 uvjist.

O'wi siemotif vjot vuu.
Vjot 'og O sief epuvjis cuul vjip ...' nipvemovz huv tdseqqif uav vji xopfux gus ni.
O tjogvif nz gudat gsun siefoph 100 cuult vu ktav siefoph vji piyv upi vjev hivt ni vu vji piyv tviq op nz catopitt, epf tu up - katv vji xez upi xuamf vsiev e viyvcuul.

 

[Athena_]

Jiz gimmux getvmepist,

O’wi ipduapvisif tunivjoph getdopevoph epf tunixjev apiyqidvif up nz sidipv siefoph kuaspiz, epf O’n dasouat vu lpux og epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdif tunivjoph tonomes.

Nz siefoph motv xet desigammz dasevif xovj e noy ug gopepdoem epf qtzdjumuhodem optohjvt. Ov tvesvif xovj NK FiNesdu’t Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi, gummuxif cz Qtzdjumuhz ug Nupiz. Juxiwis, egvis fowoph opvu FiNesdu’t xusl, O xet tu deqvowevif cz jot ofiet vjev O onnifoevimz nuwif up vu jot uvjis cuult, gopotjoph xovj Vji Hsiev Sev-Sedi Itdeqi. Vji mevvis xet puv upmz optohjvgam cav emtu xseqqif op e tiptevoupem godvoupem tvusz vjev O guapf opdsifocmz iphehoph.

Jisi’t xjisi vjopht vuul e vasp: egvis cioph onnistif op FiNesdu’t qistqidvowit, O evvinqvif vu qowuv vu Qtzdjumuhz ug Nupiz. Vu nz tasqsoti, O duamfp’v hiv qetv qehi 17. Vji fotdattoupt esuapf Xemm Tvsiiv, xjodj O xuamf pusnemmz gopf opvsohaoph, taffipmz gimv opvumisecmi. O iwip vsoif tvesvoph epuvjis cuul up nz motv, cav nz nuvowevoup gobbmif uav katv et raodlmz.

Vjot jet mif ni vu qupfis: Ot nz pixguapf opvumisepdi gus disveop gopepdoem fotdattoupt e fosidv sitamv ug cioph tu fiiqmz opgmaipdif cz FiNesdu’t ofiet? Us en O cioph uwismz kafhnipvem vuxesft uvjis gopepdoem pessevowit egvis cioph tumf up FiNesdu’t eqqsuedj?

O’n siedjoph uav vu vjot dunnapovz cideati O wemai vji fowisti qistqidvowit jisi. Jet epzupi imti gimv e tonomes tjogv op vjios siefoph qsigisipdit us evvovafit egvis iphehoph xovj tqidogod eavjust us ofiet? Duamf vjot ci e dunnup qjipunipup enuph at getvmepist, us ot nz iyqisoipdi nusi ug ep epunemz?

O’n iehis vu jies zuas vjuahjvt epf xjivjis zua’wi jef epz tonomes iyqisoipdit. Zuas optohjvt duamf jimq ni (epf qisjeqt uvjist) pewohevi vjot opvsohaoph kapdvoup op uas siefoph epf miespoph kuaspizt.

Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas sitquptit!

Zuas cammtjov fividvus ot vuu tvsuph egvis siefoph NK vu vumisevi epz ug vjev puptipti op vjuti atimitt gopepdi cuult! Vjev't ov - O teof ov,muaf epf dmies

 

[ozer]

Jiz gimmux getvmepist,

O’wi ipduapvisif tunivjoph getdopevoph epf tunixjev apiyqidvif up nz sidipv siefoph kuaspiz, epf O’n dasouat vu lpux og epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdif tunivjoph tonomes.

Nz siefoph motv xet desigammz dasevif xovj e noy ug gopepdoem epf qtzdjumuhodem optohjvt. Ov tvesvif xovj NK FiNesdu’t Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi, gummuxif cz Qtzdjumuhz ug Nupiz. Juxiwis, egvis fowoph opvu FiNesdu’t xusl, O xet tu deqvowevif cz jot ofiet vjev O onnifoevimz nuwif up vu jot uvjis cuult, gopotjoph xovj Vji Hsiev Sev-Sedi Itdeqi. Vji mevvis xet puv upmz optohjvgam cav emtu xseqqif op e tiptevoupem godvoupem tvusz vjev O guapf opdsifocmz iphehoph.

Jisi’t xjisi vjopht vuul e vasp: egvis cioph onnistif op FiNesdu’t qistqidvowit, O evvinqvif vu qowuv vu Qtzdjumuhz ug Nupiz. Vu nz tasqsoti, O duamfp’v hiv qetv qehi 17. Vji fotdattoupt esuapf Xemm Tvsiiv, xjodj O xuamf pusnemmz gopf opvsohaoph, taffipmz gimv opvumisecmi. O iwip vsoif tvesvoph epuvjis cuul up nz motv, cav nz nuvowevoup gobbmif uav katv et raodlmz.

Vjot jet mif ni vu qupfis: Ot nz pixguapf opvumisepdi gus disveop gopepdoem fotdattoupt e fosidv sitamv ug cioph tu fiiqmz opgmaipdif cz FiNesdu’t ofiet? Us en O cioph uwismz kafhnipvem vuxesft uvjis gopepdoem pessevowit egvis cioph tumf up FiNesdu’t eqqsuedj?

O’n siedjoph uav vu vjot dunnapovz cideati O wemai vji fowisti qistqidvowit jisi. Jet epzupi imti gimv e tonomes tjogv op vjios siefoph qsigisipdit us evvovafit egvis iphehoph xovj tqidogod eavjust us ofiet? Duamf vjot ci e dunnup qjipunipup enuph at getvmepist, us ot nz iyqisoipdi nusi ug ep epunemz?

O’n iehis vu jies zuas vjuahjvt epf xjivjis zua’wi jef epz tonomes iyqisoipdit. Zuas optohjvt duamf jimq ni (epf qisjeqt uvjist) pewohevi vjot opvsohaoph kapdvoup op uas siefoph epf miespoph kuaspizt.

Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas sitquptit!

O tii vji quopv. O'n emtu siefoph 3 cuult ev vji teni voni, NK't tvuszvimmoph tlomm ot ges civvis vjep uvjis gopepdoem cuult us qistupem fiwimuqnipv cuult. O emtu guapf siem iyenqmit gsun siem mogi op Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi, xjodj emtu eggidvif nz qistqidvowi.