Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Akaushra]

I have a question (especially to @Blackdragon69 since he seems to be on that field.).
Bad things happen to me often, however I just shake it off or forget about it, however these just keep repeating.
Yesterday happened something especially frustrating that really made me want to make a change and I worked harder than usually.

So the question (tl:dr):
Do you think keeping a "hate journal" could be a good idea? I'd write down the things that bug me and in theory it should motivate me to make changes/take things into hand more. I think it could be a good idea since I am kind of pretty forgiving and often forget bad things that happened to me. It would also remind me of all the things that happen to me, or in other words, I wouldn't forget so easy anymore.

One side of me is like "Yes, defeat them" and one is "... What if you lose your humanity while doing so?"

I hope this isn't a too dumb question..
Have a good day!

That’s an interesting thought… I think for me at least that would just increase my anger, I have a feeling that if I took a second and wrote down all the things that piss me off I would end up in a documentary with the zodiac killer and the Boston strangler.

 

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[ghostscout]

There is a conflation I notice among a decently large population of new members to the forum that I think needs some clarification.

“Fast” as in “fastlane.” We believe that money can be made faster than a linear relationship with money. 1 hour of work = 1 hour of pay.

Yes, money can be made faster.

Our equation looks more like each hour of work is invested in a system of leverage that once to market, and providing value, could produce a lifetime of pay. Sounds great, but, divorcing your time from your pay also makes you preform hard to quantify work. It looks like work for no pay. Sometimes for a while.

Now, if you want to get really serious and want to make tens of millions of dollars, you are also playing a probability.

The probability of making tens of millions of dollars working for someone else is almost zero.

Those that do pass these marks are almost always benefiting from some form of leveraged system. So not only can entrepreneurship be faster, but for some goal levels, it’s the only way.

For most western citizens, it’s not faster to 100k. It is faster and more likely to $10m and beyond.

Just because it’s fast, doesn’t mean is easy. Don’t ever read one of my posts and think this comes easy to me. It doesn’t. It hasn’t. And it won’t continue to.

Entrepreneurs do what others won’t. That’s why the world needs entrepreneurs and also why the reward can be greater.

Fast ≠ Easy

Possible ≠ Easy

Can you do it? I believe so, but never expect easy.

I see it like you have systems where you lose money to gain non tangible things like skill or knowledge, and then systems where your money comes back to you like when you buy then eventually sell a house, and then systems where money gets boosted like when you invest in stocks or make businesses or whatever else. Working jobs goes in the second system, that's just another trade system basically since money goes in through gas driving or computer for wfh, etc.

System 1: You have money in no money out
System 2: you have money in and money comes out
System 3: you have money in and more money comes out

 

[socaldude]

What's with the Reddit mentality from a lot of users around here?

For the love of God, if I read another post about how everything boils down to luck, I'm gonna puke.

There’s actually some pretty funny thought experiments you can run in your mind regarding life and success.

Imagine what has to be done to be the biggest failure and most miserable person.

Once you do that, you actually arrive at a paradox. That would be enough to “destroy” your belief in brute luck as a driver for success.

Well, anyways.

I was recently reading some books on physics and spirituality and a lot of these books talk about how our boundaries and limitations are very illusory. Time and causality doesn’t work the way we “think” it does. We can affect the outside world more than we think and the future is what’s driving the present. A lot of these authors were actually academics considering academic presses wouldn't dare touch these kinds of topics.

It’s like the law of attraction. It’s partially true but it’s very attenuated.

 

[Timmy C]

I haven't gone to see a movie in over 5 years now at the cinemas, but I think i will make an exception for this.

Been waiting for this movie to come out for a long time. Looks fantastic

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jprhe-cWKGs

 

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[Private Witt]

I haven't gone to see a movie in over 5 years now at the cinemas, but I think i will make an exception for this.

Been waiting for this movie to come out for a long time. Looks fantastic

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jprhe-cWKGs

Skip that super hero trash movie for your only movie in five years and wait till October for this. I live a few miles from this reservation where this scam and murder spree took place and also filmed. Or Nolan's Oppenheimer, looks awesome as well.

View: https://youtu.be/EG0si5bSd6I

 

[PureA]

What's with the Reddit mentality from a lot of users around here?

For the love of God, if I read another post about how everything boils down to luck, I'm gonna puke.




Wow, what a big FAIL.

Haha literally read a post this morning about how result XYZ "is ALL luck" - it was the top answer... lol

 

[maesterov]

As I've been trying lately to acquire useful knowledge and methods to make better decisions, I've noticed that they don't stick in your life at all, unless you make serious conscious effort(who would've thought).

This was my typical experience for the past 2 months:

• I go through classical GOLD threads,
• stumble across an incredible story,
• take notes on some of the ideas, which
• inspire me to take one or two actions that day, which I've never done before, while
• thinking that I've cracked the code, that this is finally it. That I've finally morphed from an action-faker into an action-taker.

But the next day the power of that idea has zero fuel left, from a "mindset breakthrough" it deflates into some words that make sense, you nod when you read them, but that's just it.

And I was thinking maybe it's the usual case of external motivation ---> action cycle, where in order to do something the person builds a dangerous dependence on outside inspirations, like videos, quotes, or in our case, GOLD threads.

But now I have a new theory, which may not be new, but I found it interesting.

Your mind knows on some level, the HOWs and WHYs and WHATs, a lot more than your body does, but that knowledge is very hard to access whenever you want, whenever you feel like it. That's why you may have different responses to outside events on different days, depending on the kind of information you preloaded beforehand.

But your body, on the other hand, may know less, much less, but all of the "information" is rock solid and much more reliable. This is your habits/skills/idk, something other than thoughts. The kind of information that is proven by actions. (Here we go again with the A word. But you can't go around it I suppose.)

So if you know that rejection and failure is part of the process, but still fall prey to your feelings and fears, and keep avoiding the short-term pain. You have to make the tough choice to go for it now, just this once, than go again, than again. And only after a while, the amount of initial effort to push you to do this "scary" thing will be close to zero, like brushing your teeth.

I'm no writer, and I don't know who is this post for, but just felt compelled to contribute at least with something, to ACT even if it feels small and purposeless, so I'm just gonna press "Post reply" and see what happens.

 

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[maesterov]

I love this scene from succession

I watch it whenever I sit around doing nothing while waiting for the world to act and happen to me

 

[Kevin88660]

I had a friend for 45 years and the last thing they said to me was "You're a F*cking idiot! You're a F*cking idiot! You're a F*cking idiot!", lol. This was a very intelligent and accomplished person. The problem was, I didn't believe a certain ex-President was working for Putin because we was being blackmailed with pee-pee tapes. My "refusal to admit the truth" was proof of my stupidity. When he was screaming at me, I was laughing, because I thought he was joking. Nope! What I learned from this was, no matter how well you think you know how someone else's brain works, you really don't. Other people can have thoughts that you simply are not going to understand. Somehow this relates to marketing. I've seen marketing that I did not believe people would respond to, and yet many did. Maybe people that do marketing are more aware of how other people might see things. I was quite shocked.

Even this is true how would he know.

These are speculations at best.

Trump’s image was never a “good boy” anyway. His fans will just shrug it off.

 

[Kevin88660]

Is massage chair experience an underrated experience?

Paying 10 dollar for 30min could make me feel recharged after a tiring half-day and accomplish at least 30 percent more in a day.

Insane high ROI experience.

 

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[monnffffiiiiiii]

Is anyone still taking these people seriously?

 

[thechosen1]

As I've been trying lately to acquire useful knowledge and methods to make better decisions, I've noticed that they don't stick in your life at all, unless you make serious conscious effort(who would've thought).

This was my typical experience for the past 2 months:

• I go through classical GOLD threads,
• stumble across an incredible story,
• take notes on some of the ideas, which
• inspire me to take one or two actions that day, which I've never done before, while
• thinking that I've cracked the code, that this is finally it. That I've finally morphed from an action-faker into an action-taker.

But the next day the power of that idea has zero fuel left, from a "mindset breakthrough" it deflates into some words that make sense, you nod when you read them, but that's just it.

And I was thinking maybe it's the usual case of external motivation ---> action cycle, where in order to do something the person builds a dangerous dependence on outside inspirations, like videos, quotes, or in our case, GOLD threads.

But now I have a new theory, which may not be new, but I found it interesting.

Your mind knows on some level, the HOWs and WHYs and WHATs, a lot more than your body does, but that knowledge is very hard to access whenever you want, whenever you feel like it. That's why you may have different responses to outside events on different days, depending on the kind of information you preloaded beforehand.

But your body, on the other hand, may know less, much less, but all of the "information" is rock solid and much more reliable. This is your habits/skills/idk, something other than thoughts. The kind of information that is proven by actions. (Here we go again with the A word. But you can't go around it I suppose.)

So if you know that rejection and failure is part of the process, but still fall prey to your feelings and fears, and keep avoiding the short-term pain. You have to make the tough choice to go for it now, just this once, than go again, than again. And only after a while, the amount of initial effort to push you to do this "scary" thing will be close to zero, like brushing your teeth.

I'm no writer, and I don't know who is this post for, but just felt compelled to contribute at least with something, to ACT even if it feels small and purposeless, so I'm just gonna press "Post reply" and see what happens.

Stop looking for motivation and just make a to do list.

 

[rjdgreat]

As I've been trying lately to acquire useful knowledge and methods to make better decisions, I've noticed that they don't stick in your life at all, unless you make serious conscious effort(who would've thought).

This was my typical experience for the past 2 months:

• I go through classical GOLD threads,
• stumble across an incredible story,
• take notes on some of the ideas, which
• inspire me to take one or two actions that day, which I've never done before, while
• thinking that I've cracked the code, that this is finally it. That I've finally morphed from an action-faker into an action-taker.

But the next day the power of that idea has zero fuel left, from a "mindset breakthrough" it deflates into some words that make sense, you nod when you read them, but that's just it.

And I was thinking maybe it's the usual case of external motivation ---> action cycle, where in order to do something the person builds a dangerous dependence on outside inspirations, like videos, quotes, or in our case, GOLD threads.

But now I have a new theory, which may not be new, but I found it interesting.

Your mind knows on some level, the HOWs and WHYs and WHATs, a lot more than your body does, but that knowledge is very hard to access whenever you want, whenever you feel like it. That's why you may have different responses to outside events on different days, depending on the kind of information you preloaded beforehand.

But your body, on the other hand, may know less, much less, but all of the "information" is rock solid and much more reliable. This is your habits/skills/idk, something other than thoughts. The kind of information that is proven by actions. (Here we go again with the A word. But you can't go around it I suppose.)

So if you know that rejection and failure is part of the process, but still fall prey to your feelings and fears, and keep avoiding the short-term pain. You have to make the tough choice to go for it now, just this once, than go again, than again. And only after a while, the amount of initial effort to push you to do this "scary" thing will be close to zero, like brushing your teeth.

I'm no writer, and I don't know who is this post for, but just felt compelled to contribute at least with something, to ACT even if it feels small and purposeless, so I'm just gonna press "Post reply" and see what happens.

As I've been trying lately to acquire useful knowledge and methods to make better decisions, I've noticed that they don't stick in your life at all, unless you make serious conscious effort(who would've thought).

This was my typical experience for the past 2 months:

• I go through classical GOLD threads,
• stumble across an incredible story,
• take notes on some of the ideas, which
• inspire me to take one or two actions that day, which I've never done before, while
• thinking that I've cracked the code, that this is finally it. That I've finally morphed from an action-faker into an action-taker.

But the next day the power of that idea has zero fuel left, from a "mindset breakthrough" it deflates into some words that make sense, you nod when you read them, but that's just it.

And I was thinking maybe it's the usual case of external motivation ---> action cycle, where in order to do something the person builds a dangerous dependence on outside inspirations, like videos, quotes, or in our case, GOLD threads.

But now I have a new theory, which may not be new, but I found it interesting.

Your mind knows on some level, the HOWs and WHYs and WHATs, a lot more than your body does, but that knowledge is very hard to access whenever you want, whenever you feel like it. That's why you may have different responses to outside events on different days, depending on the kind of information you preloaded beforehand.

But your body, on the other hand, may know less, much less, but all of the "information" is rock solid and much more reliable. This is your habits/skills/idk, something other than thoughts. The kind of information that is proven by actions. (Here we go again with the A word. But you can't go around it I suppose.)

So if you know that rejection and failure is part of the process, but still fall prey to your feelings and fears, and keep avoiding the short-term pain. You have to make the tough choice to go for it now, just this once, than go again, than again. And only after a while, the amount of initial effort to push you to do this "scary" thing will be close to zero, like brushing your teeth.

I'm no writer, and I don't know who is this post for, but just felt compelled to contribute at least with something, to ACT even if it feels small and purposeless, so I'm just gonna press "Post reply" and see what happens.

External motivation is a band aid to a deep wound. External motivation stops the moment you stop getting it. And you are bound to face that deep internal wiring of yours that you have created since childhood whether it's conscious or unconscious choice of action.

 

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[Tommo]

A grandchild can fix and mend many things external from him/herself.
Just by being.

 

[rjdgreat]

A grandchild can fix and mend many things external from him/herself.
Just by being.

That "just by being" gets hard to us when growing up. And I think it is because of the "inadequacy" we feel by comparing ourselves to other people.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

My new pet phrase is "this is the real truth."

You see, if I append that phrase to any statement, it ultimately makes it true.

God is not man or a woman, it is a genderless arachnid. This is the real truth.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Add tax and license, and you too can have a Dodge truck for a fine price of $125,000. SMH.

 

[Robdavis]

Add tax and license, and you too can have a Dodge truck for a fine price of $125,000. SMH.

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[Kak]

If you choose the "tradesman" trim instead then you can have the 2023 RAM 3500 for around USD52,000. This is the real truth.

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That’s how you order a truck!

Buy a Benz with the leftover. This is the real truth.

 

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[BizyDad]

Time and causality doesn’t work the way we “think” it does. We can affect the outside world more than we think and the future is what’s driving the present.

This is the real truth.

No seriously, I have privately had this view most of my life. Why can't time actually be flowing in both directions? Why can't we rely on future me as much as we rely on past me.

Never knew someone had written a book on it. Do you have a recommendation or two?

My new pet phrase is "this is the real truth."

You see, if I append that phrase to any statement, it ultimately makes it true.

God is not man or a woman, it is a genderless arachnid. This is the real truth.

Literally L O L 'ing. I can't stop!

 

[Subsonic]

Today I met a guy in the gym who is my age and more successful.
He has 5 times my savings, a fiver gig with 130 5 Stars and the ability to do more pull-ups than me.

I exchanged numbers and with him and will help him find more commercial customers.

 

[socaldude]

Never knew someone had written a book on it. Do you have a recommendation or two?

I was reading this book.

Not an easy read and most people will not resonate with it.

Why can't time actually be flowing in both directions?

Who knows, but a lot of what we “imagine” or “assume” about time or causality is wrong.

Are we really that in bondage to the past? Probably not.

This is the real truth.

 

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[jdm667]

My new pet phrase is "this is the real truth."

You see, if I append that phrase to any statement, it ultimately makes it true.

God is not man or a woman, it is a genderless arachnid. This is the real truth.

 

[mikecarlooch]

I think this phrase is about to become a productocracy..

 

[Jon822]

The very first time you decide not to get a Starbucks latte when you want one, you will become rich. This is the real truth.

The Slowlane produces infinitely more wealth than the Fastlane, and in less time. This is the real truth.

 

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[Tommo]

This is the real truth.

No seriously, I have privately had this view most of my life. Why can't time actually be flowing in both directions? Why can't we rely on future me as much as we rely on past me.

Never knew someone had written a book on it. Do you have a recommendation or two?



Literally L O L 'ing. I can't stop!

Give this a go then.
This is the real truth.

 

[Kak]

It seems to be the end of virtue signaling as a business model.

“VSAABM”

Thank God.

It’s about time business actually mattered to business again.

 

[Antifragile]

A forum member DM’ed me and I replied with what I think is useful to a few others here. It’s a bit random so belongs here, I think…

The question was along the lines “I was lucky to connect to this retired CEO who’s now back to being a real estate investor. He said that we should talk if I bring him a good deal but I have no experience in RE. It looks like an opportunity… what do you think is the right course of action here?”

My reply:

Oh boy… where do I start?

It is a bit of a trigger point for me. I get told by investors “if you find a good deal…” so many times. But here is the harsh reality, when I have a good deal, I have a lineup of investors wanting it. No matter what the market is doing, there is always room for a good deal.

The issue I take with this approach is that it relies on the outcome, not the process! Think about it from this forum’s and MJ’s teaching perspective. It’s like someone telling you “give me a good deal on bitcoin” … well, gee… if I have a good deal on bitcoin, why don’t YOU tell me why I should give it to YOU and not someone else?

Real estate is business is also about the process. You buy an asset at market prices and then you do something active to it to make it into a “good deal”. That’s how I built my business.

That tells me that he may not be as genuine or helpful as initial look may indicate. In fact, if he’s a retired CEO with tens of millions to invest, what is he doing telling YOU (young, inexperienced, no RE background guy) to talk to him when YOU have a good deal? It just feels all wrong.

My advice? Turn it around on him, something like this made up dialogue:
- talk to me if you find a good deal, let’s chat then
- oh great, I feel so lucky you said that as I’ve been scouting for deals. For your own investments, what do you consider a “good deal”?
- great, I think that a 10% CAP rate income property in an A location with national tenants would be a good deal
- yes, that sounds like it would be. How many deals like that have you seen recently?
- good question, I haven’t seen any in a while
- same here, it’s hard out there, with inflation and higher interest rates CAP rates dropped too, didn’t they?
- yes they did
- you have a great deal of experience, can you help me understand how I could uncover a 10% CAP rate deal the way you described in the current market conditions?
- Oh I don’t know if you can
- that sucks, what else could you consider buying and defining as a “good deal”?
- I don’t know, maybe land from someone who’s pinched and has a very high leverage high interest loan, maybe he can sell at 50 cents on the dollar, that would be a good deal
- I am sure there are quite a few people who are pinched in this market
- yeah, exactly, find me those guys!
- that sounds interesting. I’d like to find a deal like that. What have you seen as a typical leverage on real estate?
- well, the land is typically 50% to 60% but I am thinking the guys who had above 60% would be most pinched!
- oh, absolutely… then if they are leveraged at 70% they would want to sell but the math doesn’t add up for me. How can they sell at 50% off when they are 70% leveraged? Have you seen it happen before?
- actually No, I haven’t - that’s a good point. You are a smart young man. What do you think I should invest in?
- let me do a little more research, this is too important to try to “wing it” with you here… I look forward to sharing my thoughts as soon as I can. How about we meet in a week?

BOOM. The guy is either running away or begging you to work with him. Either way, you aren’t wasting time.

Hope this helps others too.

 

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[mikecarlooch]

Real estate is business is also about the process. You buy an asset at market prices and then you do something active to it to make it into a “good deal”. That’s how I built my business.

This line is solid GOLD!

 

[maesterov]

Genius or schizo?
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Please don't reply with "just use the phone, dum**ss!!" cause it just ain't the same as real paper and a pen.

I wouldn't go outside like that, probably I wouldn't even go to the bathroom with it either(I did a SWOT analysis and WATER was the NUMBER 1 THREAT!), but the idea just seemed interesting. So, what do you guys think?

Edit: Actually using it as a necklace is much better. Easier to handle and take off in case of emergencies.

This can actually be a useful product if done correctly. I see it as a slightly more convenient GoalSumo.com format of tracking the goals for today. So in the form of a necklace(I'm not gonna post the pic, but it looks pretty hip like a badge) you have 3-4 colours of these memo stickers(from most important tasks to be done today to least important, plus one additional for ideas and whatnot) and a small pen a bit higher for easier writing.