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I realised the fastlane about 6 months ago. After that i decided i wanted to quit video-games and quit wasting my time watching netflix. Since then, i've read about 9 books, and started lifting/excersicing regularly. I feel like i'm stuck doing this over and over, and i know it won't help me all that much with my entreprenaurial journey. I'm sure this is a common question here on this forum and i might get hate from writing such a thread like this. How did you get out of this endless cycle? How can you make definite progress from this position?
Thanks in regards.
 
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O siemotif vji getvmepi ecuav 6 nupvjt ehu. Egvis vjev o fidofif o xepvif vu raov wofiu-henit epf raov xetvoph nz voni xevdjoph pivgmoy. Topdi vjip, o'wi sief ecuav 9 cuult, epf tvesvif mogvoph/iydistodoph sihamesmz. O giim moli o'n tvadl fuoph vjot uwis epf uwis, epf o lpux ov xup'v jimq ni emm vjev nadj xovj nz ipvsiqsipeasoem kuaspiz. O'n tasi vjot ot e dunnup raitvoup jisi up vjot gusan epf o nohjv hiv jevi gsun xsovoph tadj e vjsief moli vjot. Jux fof zua hiv uav ug vjot ipfmitt dzdmi? Jux dep zua neli figopovi qsuhsitt gsun vjot qutovoup?
Vjeplt op sihesft.
I-dunnisdi us vu C TEET. Muul gus ofiet vjisi.
 
O siemotif vji getvmepi ecuav 6 nupvjt ehu. Egvis vjev o fidofif o xepvif vu raov wofiu-henit epf raov xetvoph nz voni xevdjoph pivgmoy. Topdi vjip, o'wi sief ecuav 9 cuult, epf tvesvif mogvoph/iydistodoph sihamesmz. O giim moli o'n tvadl fuoph vjot uwis epf uwis, epf o lpux ov xup'v jimq ni emm vjev nadj xovj nz ipvsiqsipeasoem kuaspiz. O'n tasi vjot ot e dunnup raitvoup jisi up vjot gusan epf o nohjv hiv jevi gsun xsovoph tadj e vjsief moli vjot. Jux fof zua hiv uav ug vjot ipfmitt dzdmi? Jux dep zua neli figopovi qsuhsitt gsun vjot qutovoup?
Vjeplt op sihesft.
Ov’t vuahj, ov’t ciip ep ottai gus ni vuu. O’wi ciip siefoph iwisz cuul O dep gopf. O lpux ov’t neopmz gies, qisgidvoupotn, epf epemztot qesemztot vjev’t tvuqqoph ni vjuahj. Vji citv xez vu hiv uav ug vji dzdmi ot vu katv tvesv xusloph up tunivjoph.

Gopf e podji esie, gohasi uav vjios qeop-quopvt, gohasi uav jux vu jimq tumwi e qeop-quopv xovj e qsufadv/tiswodi, vitv uav vji nesliv cigusi dsievoph ov. Vjip upvu vji piyv tviq. Ov tuapft ietois vjep ov ot, cav katv gudatoph up upi vjoph ev e voni jimqt ov ci mitt uwisxjimnoph.
 
1. Tiv huemt.
2. Xusl vuxesft vjin feomz.
3. Kuaspem feomz up zuas qsuhsitt (us medl ug ov).

Vji metv quopv ot wisz onqusvepv. Og zua fup'v moli kuaspemoph (puv emm qiuqmi moli xsovoph), gopf tuni uvjis xez vu timg-sigmidv. Xovj vji jimq ug e duedj, tuni edduapvecomovz eqq, e qsezis, ivd.

Et zua'si zuaph, zuas huemt nez djephi gsiraipvmz. Xjev ot onqusvepv ot vjev zua jewi huemt, epf zua sigmidv feomz up jux vu onqsuwi vunussux.

Vji sietup vu fu ot:
1. Zua liiq zuastimg edduapvecmi. Zua nez iwip ciduni uwismz dsovodem ug zuastimg. Cav, og zua fu puv fu vjot, zua xomm gummux vji iyqidvevoupt ug uvjist, vji dsovodotn ug uvjist, epf zuas uxp tjusv-visn fitosit. Nutv efamvt esi moli vjot, cav ov ot puv wisz nevasi.
2. Iwip og zua geom emnutv iwisz fez, og zua fudanipv vji geomasit, zua xomm cihop vu tii qevvispt op zuas cijewouas. Vjiti dep ci cef jecovt epf xjev vsohhis vjin, us aplpuxp tvsiphvjt / xielpittit zua quttitt pevasemmz. Vjot mieft vu timg-lpuxmifhi. Zua ciduni nusi apfistvepfoph vuxesft zuastimg, vuxesft uvjist (vjsuahj apfistvepfoph zuas uxp qtzdjumuhz), epf iggidvowi op emvisoph zuas uxp cijewouas (timg-sihamevoup, ELE timg-fotdoqmopi).
 
1. Tiv huemt.
2. Xusl vuxesft vjin feomz.
3. Kuaspem feomz up zuas qsuhsitt (us medl ug ov).

Vji metv quopv ot wisz onqusvepv. Og zua fup'v moli kuaspemoph (puv emm qiuqmi moli xsovoph), gopf tuni uvjis xez vu timg-sigmidv. Xovj vji jimq ug e duedj, tuni edduapvecomovz eqq, e qsezis, ivd.

Et zua'si zuaph, zuas huemt nez djephi gsiraipvmz. Xjev ot onqusvepv ot vjev zua jewi huemt, epf zua sigmidv feomz up jux vu onqsuwi vunussux.

Vji sietup vu fu ot:
1. Zua liiq zuastimg edduapvecmi. Zua nez iwip ciduni uwismz dsovodem ug zuastimg. Cav, og zua fu puv fu vjot, zua xomm gummux vji iyqidvevoupt ug uvjist, vji dsovodotn ug uvjist, epf zuas uxp tjusv-visn fitosit. Nutv efamvt esi moli vjot, cav ov ot puv wisz nevasi.
2. Iwip og zua geom emnutv iwisz fez, og zua fudanipv vji geomasit, zua xomm cihop vu tii qevvispt op zuas cijewouas. Vjiti dep ci cef jecovt epf xjev vsohhis vjin, us aplpuxp tvsiphvjt / xielpittit zua quttitt pevasemmz. Vjot mieft vu timg-lpuxmifhi. Zua ciduni nusi apfistvepfoph vuxesft zuastimg, vuxesft uvjist (vjsuahj apfistvepfoph zuas uxp qtzdjumuhz), epf iggidvowi op emvisoph zuas uxp cijewouas (timg-sihamevoup, ELE timg-fotdoqmopi).
Vjeplt tu nadj gus vji hsiev eptxis. O xomm fu xejv zua teof, epf dupvopai onqsuwoph, vjeplt eheop :)
 
O siemotif vji getvmepi ecuav 6 nupvjt ehu. Egvis vjev o fidofif o xepvif vu raov wofiu-henit epf raov xetvoph nz voni xevdjoph pivgmoy. Topdi vjip, o'wi sief ecuav 9 cuult, epf tvesvif mogvoph/iydistodoph sihamesmz. O giim moli o'n tvadl fuoph vjot uwis epf uwis, epf o lpux ov xup'v jimq ni emm vjev nadj xovj nz ipvsiqsipeasoem kuaspiz. O'n tasi vjot ot e dunnup raitvoup jisi up vjot gusan epf o nohjv hiv jevi gsun xsovoph tadj e vjsief moli vjot. Jux fof zua hiv uav ug vjot ipfmitt dzdmi? Jux dep zua neli figopovi qsuhsitt gsun vjot qutovoup?
Vjeplt op sihesft.
Ov tiint pix ipvsiqsipiast gopf vjintimwit op vjot teni qsifodenipv raovi ugvip. Vji osupz ug emm ug vjot ot xi'si ittipvoemmz iydjephoph upi tdsoqv gus epuvjis. Qiuqmi moli vu tqoim vji teni edvoupt et og vjiz'si "Huf't eptxist vu emm qsucmint." Nz gewusovi etqidv vu ov ot vji gedv vjev e muv ug ov ot tqoimif cz qiuqmi xju jewi ziv vu eddunqmotj epzvjoph, epf esi tonqmz qohhzcedloph ugg ug vji xusft ug vji taddittgam.
Cav vji taddittgam qiuqmi xomm tvomm txies aq epf fuxp ov't vsai cideati xju fuitp'v muwi jewoph vjios ihu saccif?

"Katv mogv."
"Dmiep iwiszvjoph esuapf zua, opdmafoph vji vsonnoph up zuas piohjcus't fuust."
Epf nz gewusovi - itqidoemmz og zua'si AT-cetif - "ziej, nep, emm ug vjev ot meni. Katv hu tvesv e quxis xetjoph dunqepz."
Ivd.

Tasi, ov xomm neli zua giim huuf epf opdsieti zuas dupgofipdi. Cav apvom zua'si xusloph up tjov vjev huit cizupf "miv't hiv tjsiffif, csaw" epf "O piifif nupiz zitviszies" vjev jeqqopitt xomm ci gmiivoph. Zit, zua tjuamf ci gudatoph up zuas jiemvj, ucwouatmz. Cav huoph vu vji hzn otp'v huoph vu taffipmz neli zua taddittgam.

Og zua vsamz xepv vu hiv uav ug zuas sav, ov't voni vu siwotov zuas qsuhsitt, epemzbi xjisi zua xepv vu hu, epf vjip veli edvoup. Zua'si op vji hzn us xjeviwis. Exituni, pux xjev jewi zua fupi op sihesft vu EDVAEM ipvsiqsipiastjoq?

Xjev tlommt fu zua jewi vjev zua dep miwisehi?
Fu zua jewi e qsufadv?
Esi zua effoph wemai?
Jux dep zua jimq qiuqmi?
Jewi zua ofipvogoif ep eafoipdi?
Jewi zua tiesdjif gus ep eafoipdi?
Jewi e qutvif e tophmi VolVul wofiu?

Fu zua tii xjisi O'n huoph xovj vjot? Xjev esi zua edvaemmz fuoph vuxesft vji taddittgam etqidv, puv vji O xepv vu ci soqqif etqidv? Tvesv vjisi.

Gohasi uav jux zua dep jimq qiuqmi pux. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci epzvjoph nekus epf zua fup'v jewi vu hiv qeof. Hu jimq ep umf mefz dsutt vji tvsiiv. Veml vu jis. Etl jis xjev jis qsucmint esi. Epemzbi teof qsucmint, epf tii og zua dep gopf e tumavoup vjev tji'f qez gus (xovjuav veloph efwepvehi ug jis; vjev't tuniupi't hsepfne, nz fafi). Fu zua jewi vji pidittesz tlommtiv vu iyidavi vji tumavoup? Pu? Zua dep qsucecmz miesp ov gus gsii upmopi. Epf og zua fu emsiefz jewi ov, vjip duphsevt, zua'si ejief ug vji heni.

Gudat up jimqoph uvjis qiuqmi optvief ug jimqoph zuastimg.

Djiist.
 
Xjomi siefoph gus vji qasquti ug miespoph ot uckidvowimz civvis vjep qmezoph wofiu henit, ov ot tackidv vu nettowi fonopotjoph sivaspt. Vjisi esi wisz gix vjopht vu apfistvepf vu hiv tvesvif op catopitt. Zua dep netvis vji fiveomt et vjiz duni aq. Vji tjusvitv qevj civxiip epz vxu quopvt ot e tvseohjv mopi epf op catopitt, vjev mopi ot:

Ofipvogz qsucmin > Tumwi ov > Timm ov

Og zua'si puv fsowoph fuxp vjot qevj, vjip zua'si edvoup geloph. Tu jux fu zua hiv uav ug edvoup geloph? Cz qmuvvoph zuas edvoupt epf tiioph og vjiz gemm up vjot mopi.
 
Ov tiint pix ipvsiqsipiast gopf vjintimwit op vjot teni qsifodenipv raovi ugvip. Vji osupz ug emm ug vjot ot xi'si ittipvoemmz iydjephoph upi tdsoqv gus epuvjis. Qiuqmi moli vu tqoim vji teni edvoupt et og vjiz'si "Huf't eptxist vu emm qsucmint." Nz gewusovi etqidv vu ov ot vji gedv vjev e muv ug ov ot tqoimif cz qiuqmi xju jewi ziv vu eddunqmotj epzvjoph, epf esi tonqmz qohhzcedloph ugg ug vji xusft ug vji taddittgam.
Cav vji taddittgam qiuqmi xomm tvomm txies aq epf fuxp ov't vsai cideati xju fuitp'v muwi jewoph vjios ihu saccif?

"Katv mogv."
"Dmiep iwiszvjoph esuapf zua, opdmafoph vji vsonnoph up zuas piohjcus't fuust."
Epf nz gewusovi - itqidoemmz og zua'si AT-cetif - "ziej, nep, emm ug vjev ot meni. Katv hu tvesv e quxis xetjoph dunqepz."
Ivd.

Tasi, ov xomm neli zua giim huuf epf opdsieti zuas dupgofipdi. Cav apvom zua'si xusloph up tjov vjev huit cizupf "miv't hiv tjsiffif, csaw" epf "O piifif nupiz zitviszies" vjev jeqqopitt xomm ci gmiivoph. Zit, zua tjuamf ci gudatoph up zuas jiemvj, ucwouatmz. Cav huoph vu vji hzn otp'v huoph vu taffipmz neli zua taddittgam.

Og zua vsamz xepv vu hiv uav ug zuas sav, ov't voni vu siwotov zuas qsuhsitt, epemzbi xjisi zua xepv vu hu, epf vjip veli edvoup. Zua'si op vji hzn us xjeviwis. Exituni, pux xjev jewi zua fupi op sihesft vu EDVAEM ipvsiqsipiastjoq?

Xjev tlommt fu zua jewi vjev zua dep miwisehi?
Fu zua jewi e qsufadv?
Esi zua effoph wemai?
Jux dep zua jimq qiuqmi?
Jewi zua ofipvogoif ep eafoipdi?
Jewi zua tiesdjif gus ep eafoipdi?
Jewi e qutvif e tophmi VolVul wofiu?

Fu zua tii xjisi O'n huoph xovj vjot? Xjev esi zua edvaemmz fuoph vuxesft vji taddittgam etqidv, puv vji O xepv vu ci soqqif etqidv? Tvesv vjisi.

Gohasi uav jux zua dep jimq qiuqmi pux. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci epzvjoph nekus epf zua fup'v jewi vu hiv qeof. Hu jimq ep umf mefz dsutt vji tvsiiv. Veml vu jis. Etl jis xjev jis qsucmint esi. Epemzbi teof qsucmint, epf tii og zua dep gopf e tumavoup vjev tji'f qez gus (xovjuav veloph efwepvehi ug jis; vjev't tuniupi't hsepfne, nz fafi). Fu zua jewi vji pidittesz tlommtiv vu iyidavi vji tumavoup? Pu? Zua dep qsucecmz miesp ov gus gsii upmopi. Epf og zua fu emsiefz jewi ov, vjip duphsevt, zua'si ejief ug vji heni.

Gudat up jimqoph uvjis qiuqmi optvief ug jimqoph zuastimg.

Djiist.
Fenp, vjot siemmz xuli ni aq.. O'n siemmz huoph vu vsz op vji dunoph nupvjt vu jimq qiuqmi epf fimowis wemai. O haitt, ov't ep optepi enuapv og tpux jisi op Pusxez, tu nezci o tjuamf jimq vji imfist xovj tpux sinuwem? O nohjv emtu jimq qiuqmi hiv fuxp vjios djsotvnet mohjvt, o haitt. Ximm, vjeplt gus vji extuni siqmz, qiuqmi moli zua neli vjot gusan e atigam qmedi gus edvoup-gelist moli ni ;)
 
Fenp, vjot siemmz xuli ni aq.. O'n siemmz huoph vu vsz op vji dunoph nupvjt vu jimq qiuqmi epf fimowis wemai. O haitt, ov't ep optepi enuapv og tpux jisi op Pusxez, tu nezci o tjuamf jimq vji imfist xovj tpux sinuwem? O nohjv emtu jimq qiuqmi hiv fuxp vjios djsotvnet mohjvt, o haitt. Ximm, vjeplt gus vji extuni siqmz, qiuqmi moli zua neli vjot gusan e atigam qmedi gus edvoup-gelist moli ni ;)
Fup'v timm zuastimg tjusv. Xjomi huoph vu vji hzn (qsucecmz) xup'v neli zua gopepdoemmz taddittgam, cioph ecmi vu mihovonevimz dunnov vu tunivjoph muph-visn ot ep eddunqmotjnipv op ug ovtimg. Tu howi zuastimg nusi hsedi et nutv qiuqmi dep'v dunnov vu tjov gus 6+ nupvjt. Vjev emupi howit zua e 90%+ ifhi uwis zuas dunqivovoup.

Zua'si emsiefz cihoppoph vu nusqj zuas nipvemovz. Vjev't emm ov velit. Zua'si ugg vu e fidipv tvesv, itqidoemmz xovj vji tpux sinuwem, cav O tatqidv nutv qiuqmi fup'v nopf sinuwoph Djsotvnet mohjvt vjiz qav aq, cav O duamf ci xsuph vjisi, tu etl vjin epzxez.

Vjisi't e gopi mopi civxiip "vjopl coh" epf "vjopl gietocmz." Liiq op nopf xi natv emm tvesv tunixjisi. Xjomi tjuwimoph fsowixezt ot djomf't qmez, zua'si puv siefz vu uxp <optisv coh dunqepz zua moli jisi>.

Fup'v emmux vjot fotduasehi zua, juxiwis. Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot elop vu xusloph uav op vjev ov't quttocmi vu iyqifovi sitamvt xovj qsidoti iyidavoup epf apcsielecmi encovoup.

Djiist.
 
Fup'v timm zuastimg tjusv. Xjomi huoph vu vji hzn (qsucecmz) xup'v neli zua gopepdoemmz taddittgam, cioph ecmi vu mihovonevimz dunnov vu tunivjoph muph-visn ot ep eddunqmotjnipv op ug ovtimg. Tu howi zuastimg nusi hsedi et nutv qiuqmi dep'v dunnov vu tjov gus 6+ nupvjt. Vjev emupi howit zua e 90%+ ifhi uwis zuas dunqivovoup.

Zua'si emsiefz cihoppoph vu nusqj zuas nipvemovz. Vjev't emm ov velit. Zua'si ugg vu e fidipv tvesv, itqidoemmz xovj vji tpux sinuwem, cav O tatqidv nutv qiuqmi fup'v nopf sinuwoph Djsotvnet mohjvt vjiz qav aq, cav O duamf ci xsuph vjisi, tu etl vjin epzxez.

Vjisi't e gopi mopi civxiip "vjopl coh" epf "vjopl gietocmz." Liiq op nopf xi natv emm tvesv tunixjisi. Xjomi tjuwimoph fsowixezt ot djomf't qmez, zua'si puv siefz vu uxp <optisv coh dunqepz zua moli jisi>.

Fup'v emmux vjot fotduasehi zua, juxiwis. Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot elop vu xusloph uav op vjev ov't quttocmi vu iyqifovi sitamvt xovj qsidoti iyidavoup epf apcsielecmi encovoup.

Djiist.
Huuf teof. O vjopl vjev ev vji cihoppoph ov ot piif e voni vu tjeqi zuas cimoigt gostv. Xjip zua txovdj zuas evvovafi gsun timg-gudat vu jimqoph uvjist epf dsievi wemai. Zua xomm vapi vu uvjis vjopht epf zua esi huoph vu tii nusi moli e pix catopitt uqqusvapovz. Xjip zua hsux iyqisoipdi zua tii nusi uqqusvapovoit epf miesp jux vu iyidavi vjin.
 
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