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<div class="bbWrapper">Great video/rant discussing why there aren&#039;t good American alternatives to solar. Why do we still rely on China for a lot of technology? Basically in Fastlane terms we are consumers instead of producers. <br /> <br /> My take away is there is a need for inventors, engineers and people who bring value. Lots of opportunity for us who want to go Fastlane. <br /> <br /> What does the future of America look like? Will we ever be able to compete against China again? <br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="HryiadpkssQ"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HryiadpkssQ?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://youtu.be/HryiadpkssQ" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://youtu.be/HryiadpkssQ</a></span></i><br /> <br /> <br /> Back Story:<br /> He went from homeless living in a van for 10 years to owning a 5,000 sqft house. He wrote books of how he healed himself from a nerve disease and being on disability. Then he started making videos and guides on solar setups he used in his vans. <br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="P2BNsxMNqjo"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P2BNsxMNqjo?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://youtu.be/P2BNsxMNqjo" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://youtu.be/P2BNsxMNqjo</a></span></i><br /></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">How many of you can honestly say that they wake up well rested in the morning? Do any of you actually wake up pumped up and ready to go like all the BS motivational gurus like to say in their videos?<br /> <br /> I usually wake up terribly tired and struggle to get up. It usually takes me 30-60 minutes to feel better and that&#039;s after I get up (I can sleep through two alarm clocks and get up an hour later).</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 951563" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951563" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951563">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> How many of you can honestly say that they wake up well rested in the morning? Do any of you actually wake up pumped up and ready to go like all the BS motivational gurus like to say in their videos?<br /> <br /> I usually wake up terribly tired and struggle to get up. It usually takes me 30-60 minutes to feel better and that&#039;s after I get up (I can sleep through two alarm clocks and get up an hour later). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I&#039;ve been trying to fix this lately. I&#039;ve found the following are major factors:<br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eating close to bedtime (within ~2-3hrs) has a negative effect</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2 drinks or less that day is best, with Zero preferrable for the best sleep</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sleeping on my stomach instead of my back/sides keeps my snoring from waking me up</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Getting enough exercise (gym plus some days of 2-3hrs of my favorite sport) makes me go out like a light</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Setting my alarms to a gentle wake mode, meaning, the one in my bedroom starts by a very dimmed light 10mins before the alarm and gradually gets brighter before playing loud beach noises. Very pleasant. Phone is in another room with louder but still somewhat gentle alarm as backup, but it rarely gets to that unless I&#039;ve been drinking</li> </ul><br /> My watch is a very unobtrusive, non touch-screen smartwatch that I forget about, but it records breath, pulse, and vO2 and monitors sleep. After over a month with it, I believe it when it says I slept poorly. What was funny was on some of the nights that I get the best sleep, I wake up a bit drunk feeling and goofy, even though I didn&#039;t have anything to drink the night before.<br /> <br /> Also, reading a paper book instead of going to sleep to movies/youtube is a lot better when going to bed.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 951563" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951563" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951563">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> How many of you can honestly say that they wake up well rested in the morning? Do any of you actually wake up pumped up and ready to go like all the BS motivational gurus like to say in their videos?<br /> <br /> I usually wake up terribly tired and struggle to get up. It usually takes me 30-60 minutes to feel better and that&#039;s after I get up (I can sleep through two alarm clocks and get up an hour later). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>There are good days and bad days. If there’s a bunch of stuff looming that I don’t want to do, it’s harder to get out of bed and give a crap.<br /> <br /> If I’m excited about what’s coming that day, I’m in good shape.<br /> <br /> This is my primary gripe with GaryV and Cardone. They are so metaphorically coked up on social media, they never share the sacrifice, failure and struggle that absolutely comes with this life.<br /> <br /> The undercover billionaire showed a very different side of GC, who on a whole, I like.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Canadian airlines blow. My baggage is super expensive, they charge you more for each bag than the one before it, the weight is capped at 50lbs.<br /> <br /> Flying in Mexico, even on their cheap a$$ budget lines is better. I can have a 32kg bag for less money than the 23kg bag in Canada, and that&#039;s the price for any number of bags. Canadians are a bunch of regulated pussies who take the joy out of whatever they can with millions of rules and regulations.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 12657" data-quote="GPM" data-source="post: 951595" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951595" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951595">GPM said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Canadians are a bunch of regulated pussies who take the joy out of whatever they can with millions of rules and regulations. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Did you miss the last year and a half? People guzzle leather boots like it&#039;s Christmas. Every day.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">The entrance to my neighborhood… HAHAHA! <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/9f9d461f-54ee-4a2a-b4f6-3c9ac8878432-webp.38801/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/35/35431-8b2ea192647def9025634c3e96e1845e.jpg?hash=rrHRFLGSnI" class="bbImage " style="" alt="9F9D461F-54EE-4A2A-B4F6-3C9AC8878432.webp" title="9F9D461F-54EE-4A2A-B4F6-3C9AC8878432.webp" width="200" height="267" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 951649" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951649" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951649">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The entrance to my neighborhood… HAHAHA! <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/38801/" target="_blank">View attachment 38801</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>love the &quot;25 MPH&quot; sign right next to this, lmao</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 951649" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951649" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951649">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The entrance to my neighborhood… HAHAHA! <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/38801/" target="_blank">View attachment 38801</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Let me guess... The driver was driving by themselves and was wearing a mask.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">via Simon Black (sovereignman.com):<br /> <br /> <b>Olympics allows trans athletes, but bans biological women</b><br /> <br /> We’ve talked about how the Olympics this year will <u><a href="https://iman.infusion-links.com/api/v1/click/5162770321768448/6411197700767744" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">allow transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to compete</a></u> against women, despite developing and living as a male until the age of 34.<br /> <br /> Yet five biological women have been banned from competing in specific distance women’s track events at the Olympics because of NATURALLY high testosterone levels!<br /> <br /> According to <i>World Athletics</i>, an international governing body of sport competitions, if women don’t test below a particular level of natural testosterone in their bodies, then they cannot compete in certain events.<br /> <br /> If they want to compete they are required to take medication to lower their testosterone levels, which some athletes have refused to do.<br /> <br /> The banned women are all African athletes, and studies have shown black women’s bodies naturally produce more testosterone— where’s the Twitter mob screaming racism when you need it?<br /> <br /> Oh yeah, they’re busy making sure men can compete in women’s sports.<br /> <br /> <u><a href="https://iman.infusion-links.com/api/v1/click/6219459816980480/6411197700767744" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Click here to read the full story.</a></u></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 951649" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951649" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951649">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> The entrance to my neighborhood… HAHAHA! <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/38801/" target="_blank">View attachment 38801</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Lol, just after the guard shack? Texted right into a tree is my guess</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 951652" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951652" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951652">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Let me guess... The driver was driving by themselves and was wearing a mask. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>That’s the only plausible explanation. Oxygen starvation.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 951666" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951666" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951666">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That’s the only plausible explanation. Oxygen starvation. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> They were so safe their safety meter went through the roof and needed to self-adjust by crashing them into a tree. Imagine the scene if they had no mask on. That tree would have flown straight through your front door (unless you were wearing a mask at home, then you&#039;d be spared).</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I don&#039;t really have anyone I can talk to about this, so I thought I&#039;d just throw this in the rant thread.<br /> <br /> I just had a breakdown and sat in the floor for 30 minutes and completely lost it.<br /> <br /> My slow lane is destroying my life. 60+ hour a week of work with no relief in sight. Management promoted me with a ton of new responsibilities, but said I haven&#039;t been at the company long enough to warrant higher pay. I&#039;m technically on vacation next week, but will easily be working 4-6 hours per day because if I don&#039;t, it will just pile up and completely overwhelm me when I get back.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m to the point now that just ending everything would be a welcome release.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 61433" data-quote="ItsAJackal" data-source="post: 951725" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951725" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951725">ItsAJackal said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t really have anyone I can talk to about this, so I thought I&#039;d just throw this in the rant thread.<br /> <br /> I just had a breakdown and sat in the floor for 30 minutes and completely lost it.<br /> <br /> My slow lane is destroying my life. 60+ hour a week of work with no relief in sight. Management promoted me with a ton of new responsibilities, but said I haven&#039;t been at the company long enough to warrant higher pay. I&#039;m technically on vacation next week, but will easily be working 4-6 hours per day because if I don&#039;t, it will just pile up and completely overwhelm me when I get back.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m to the point now that just ending everything would be a welcome release. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>You have more responsibilities, you&#039;re working <b><u>60</u></b>+ hours a week on somebody else&#039;s business (I&#039;m also assuming you don&#039;t have any equity too), and you&#039;re not even given a raise.<br /> <br /> This seems like an FTE moment.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 61433" data-quote="ItsAJackal" data-source="post: 951725" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951725" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951725">ItsAJackal said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t really have anyone I can talk to about this, so I thought I&#039;d just throw this in the rant thread.<br /> <br /> I just had a breakdown and sat in the floor for 30 minutes and completely lost it.<br /> <br /> My slow lane is destroying my life. 60+ hour a week of work with no relief in sight. Management promoted me with a ton of new responsibilities, but said I haven&#039;t been at the company long enough to warrant higher pay. I&#039;m technically on vacation next week, but will easily be working 4-6 hours per day because if I don&#039;t, it will just pile up and completely overwhelm me when I get back.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m to the point now that just ending everything would be a welcome release. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hey - sorry to hear you&#039;re going through this. <br /> <br /> Extending support and a kind word. <br /> <br /> Sometimes it helps to just get emotions out. But now that you&#039;ve done that, what steps are you going to take? <br /> <br /> I don&#039;t know you, and I don&#039;t know your situation, but here&#039;s what I see in your post. <br /> <br /> - You are working 60+ hour weeks. <br /> - You got promoted. Therefore management recognizes your capabilities at some level. <br /> - If you&#039;ve been with the company long enough to be promoted, you&#039;ve been there long enough to get the salary commensurate with those responsibilities. <br /> - It appears that management will be happy to continue to push you past your limit. <br /> - When a company is pushing a good employee past the limits of human endurance this way, THEY have a HIRING problem. It&#039;s not YOU who needs to magically get stronger. <br /> - You&#039;re planning to work 4-6 hours a day on your VACATION. Dude, you need a break. Just look at what just happened. This is not sustainable. <br /> <br /> Let&#039;s look at options that don&#039;t involve finding release by ending everything. <br /> <br /> Please don&#039;t go that route. <br /> <br /> You matter. You are valuable. <br /> <br /> - Take your actual vacation, all of it. Rest. If there are ramifications that make it seem impossible for you to ACTUALLY take the full time off, let <b>them </b>deal with the ramifications. <br /> - If you can, spend some time outside - in the woods - at the beach - in a botanical garden - or somewhere peaceful where you can be away from electronics. <br /> - Offload any responsibilities you&#039;re not being paid for, immediately. If this involves quitting, so be it. You are the kind of person that employers will see the value in. It&#039;s not worth your life. <br /> - Give yourself time for the cortisol levels to diminish so that you can see clearly. You are so stressed right now, it&#039;s hard to think straight. Give yourself permission to chill and relax until the day before your vacation ends. Then, think through a plan of action and execute. <br /> <br /> Just my two cents.. <br /> <br /> You&#039;ve got this. You can make it. You have options.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 951655" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951655" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951655">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> via Simon Black (sovereignman.com):<br /> <br /> <b>Olympics allows trans athletes, but bans biological women</b><br /> <br /> We’ve talked about how the Olympics this year will <u><a href="https://iman.infusion-links.com/api/v1/click/5162770321768448/6411197700767744" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">allow transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to compete</a></u> against women, despite developing and living as a male until the age of 34.<br /> <br /> Yet five biological women have been banned from competing in specific distance women’s track events at the Olympics because of NATURALLY high testosterone levels!<br /> <br /> According to <i>World Athletics</i>, an international governing body of sport competitions, if women don’t test below a particular level of natural testosterone in their bodies, then they cannot compete in certain events.<br /> <br /> If they want to compete they are required to take medication to lower their testosterone levels, which some athletes have refused to do.<br /> <br /> The banned women are all African athletes, and studies have shown black women’s bodies naturally produce more testosterone— where’s the Twitter mob screaming racism when you need it?<br /> <br /> Oh yeah, they’re busy making sure men can compete in women’s sports.<br /> <br /> <u><a href="https://iman.infusion-links.com/api/v1/click/6219459816980480/6411197700767744" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Click here to read the full story.</a></u> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> You can only laugh at this sort of garbage otherwise the world will just make you angry.<br /> <br /> Clown world.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 951563" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951563" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951563">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> How many of you can honestly say that they wake up well rested in the morning? Do any of you actually wake up pumped up and ready to go like all the BS motivational gurus like to say in their videos?<br /> <br /> I usually wake up terribly tired and struggle to get up. It usually takes me 30-60 minutes to feel better and that&#039;s after I get up (I can sleep through two alarm clocks and get up an hour later). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It is a bit hit and miss for me.<br /> I also go through stages where I work extremely hard for a long time then do not much for a long time after that. I tend to take things to the extreme in every aspect.<br /> <br /> I won&#039;t take a day off for a few months, I will work on side hustles for 6 months non stop. Then I will be a lazy bastard for a couple of months and do nothing. Both ends of the extreme leaving me disgusted with myself to be honest.<br /> <br /> I do the same with sports. I trained Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 8 hours within 4 days. The last month I have done this. I overtrain for a month like this often before I stop and don&#039;t go in for a week or two. I feel bad after a week off and then will destroy my body again.<br /> <br /> I am either over-committed or not committed enough at times in most things I do and not exactly balanced in any aspect of anything.<br /> <br /> I should really figure out how to be more consistent in things.<br /> <br /> I am either all in to the extreme or all out to the extreme.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 61433" data-quote="ItsAJackal" data-source="post: 951725" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951725" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951725">ItsAJackal said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t really have anyone I can talk to about this, so I thought I&#039;d just throw this in the rant thread.<br /> <br /> I just had a breakdown and sat in the floor for 30 minutes and completely lost it.<br /> <br /> My slow lane is destroying my life. 60+ hour a week of work with no relief in sight. Management promoted me with a ton of new responsibilities, but said I haven&#039;t been at the company long enough to warrant higher pay. I&#039;m technically on vacation next week, but will easily be working 4-6 hours per day because if I don&#039;t, it will just pile up and completely overwhelm me when I get back.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m to the point now that just ending everything would be a welcome release. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Two things to consider:<br /> <br /> 1) You have more leverage than you think.<br /> <br /> If you&#039;re hardworking, skilled, committed, giving more than 100%, keeping high standards, loyal, self-organised, problem-solver, trustworthy, getting things done, then you&#039;re someone they cannot find easily.<br /> <br /> As <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/59397/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="59397" data-username="@Bekit">@Bekit</a> mentioned, they have a hiring problem. They don&#039;t have enough people, enough hands to deliver or to make sure things are delivered well.<br /> <br /> The system cannot cope with inefficiencies, has no staff redundancies built into it and needs to push the existing employee base beyond reasonable utilisation.<br /> <br /> You&#039;re in the middle of it, busy delivering, and can&#039;t see how much slack the system could tolerate before it would benefit from letting you go. At the moment, the cost to replace you is likely higher than the cost of letting you pretend you work only half of that 60h week. This is the leverage you don&#039;t realise you have.<br /> <br /> You&#039;re applying your strong work ethic to the work you&#039;re doing for the man (which isn&#039;t taking you where you want) and not for yourself. Decide which path you want to take (no value judgement in slowlane vs fastlane!) and adjust your time, the most precious resource, accordingly.<br /> <br /> Take a step back and revisit where you want to go (not from what you run away,).<br /> <br /> 2) You have a delegation problem (aka &quot;saying no&quot; problem).<br /> <br /> Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. You&#039;re busy delivering work and you&#039;ve had no time to build a system (even within the slowlane system) that supports your efforts more efficiently. Have you surrounded yourself with people who could do some of your work? Have you said no to some/many tasks and let others deal with them?<br /> <br /> Independently of the slowlane vs fastlane choices, the secret is to shield yourself from things that you can&#039;t/don&#039;t want to do efficiently anymore and let others do them instead. Leave the room for big picture thinking. Otherwise, you&#039;ll be like a CEO of a scale-up who&#039;s still acting like a CEO of an early-stage start-up. This only makes things inefficient and terribly painful for everyone.<br /> <br /> Good luck!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 61433" data-quote="ItsAJackal" data-source="post: 951725" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951725" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951725">ItsAJackal said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t really have anyone I can talk to about this, so I thought I&#039;d just throw this in the rant thread.<br /> <br /> I just had a breakdown and sat in the floor for 30 minutes and completely lost it.<br /> <br /> My slow lane is destroying my life. 60+ hour a week of work with no relief in sight. Management promoted me with a ton of new responsibilities, but said I haven&#039;t been at the company long enough to warrant higher pay. I&#039;m technically on vacation next week, but will easily be working 4-6 hours per day because if I don&#039;t, it will just pile up and completely overwhelm me when I get back.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m to the point now that just ending everything would be a welcome release. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Ending the job seems much more appropriate given the circumstance. There are other jobs in the world for now and businesses to start once you free up some time.<br /> <br /> Put in your two weeks.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 61433" data-quote="ItsAJackal" data-source="post: 951725" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951725" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951725">ItsAJackal said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I don&#039;t really have anyone I can talk to about this, so I thought I&#039;d just throw this in the rant thread.<br /> <br /> I just had a breakdown and sat in the floor for 30 minutes and completely lost it.<br /> <br /> My slow lane is destroying my life. 60+ hour a week of work with no relief in sight. Management promoted me with a ton of new responsibilities, but said I haven&#039;t been at the company long enough to warrant higher pay. I&#039;m technically on vacation next week, but will easily be working 4-6 hours per day because if I don&#039;t, it will just pile up and completely overwhelm me when I get back.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m to the point now that just ending everything would be a welcome release. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Whatever you do - do NOT hurt yourself in any way.<br /> <br /> Your life is more valuable than that job.<br /> <br /> It is better to risk being broke than to give up on life.<br /> <br /> I would suggest putting work away while you’re on vacation and see what they do. Just don’t even think about it.<br /> <br /> Quit or let them fire you. If they fire you they have to pay you unemployment for awhile.<br /> <br /> That gives you the chance to start something new or at least find a better job.<br /> <br /> You can always take a lower paying job with less stress if you need to.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">AI is demonic (I use AI)<br /> <br /> <div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1413552369586016259" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1413552369586016259"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1413552369586016259" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1749395433#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1413552369586016259</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://twitter.com/NickHintonn/status/1413552369586016259" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://twitter.com/NickHintonn/status/1413552369586016259</a></span></i><br /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Major covid 19 vaccine expert censored for not being in tune with corrupt Fauci.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="208546" data-url="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/06/24/the-single-most-qualified-mrna-expert-censored-after-discussing-concerns-over-vaccines-n2591500" data-host="townhall.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.townhall.com%2Fcdn%2Fhodl%2F2021%2F152%2Ff2e27458-1145-4874-85b8-4da99043c0a8.jpg&amp;hash=384ce6d1c568c4be1c1ca7daec749bc9&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="townhall.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/06/24/the-single-most-qualified-mrna-expert-censored-after-discussing-concerns-over-vaccines-n2591500" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> &#039;The Single Most Qualified&#039; mRNA Expert Censored After Discussing Concerns Over Vaccines </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc"></div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fleahbarkoukis%2F2021%2F06%2F24%2Fthe-single-most-qualified-mrna-expert-censored-after-discussing-concerns-over-vaccines-n2591500%2F&amp;hash=93aa37b74624f6a8effa218c4a2aec43&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="townhall.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> townhall.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Dr. Malone is the discoverer of in-vitro and in-vivo RNA transfection and <b>the inventor of mRNA vaccines</b>, while he was at the Salk Institute in 1988. His research was continued at Vical in 1989, where the first in-vivo mammalian experiments were designed by him. The mRNA, constructs, reagents were developed at the Salk institute and Vical by Dr. Malone. The initial patent disclosures were written by Dr. Malone in 1988-1989. Dr. Malone was also an inventor of DNA vaccines in 1988 and 1989. This work results in over 10 patents and numerous publications, yielding about 7000 citations for this work. Dr. Malone was also an inventor of DNA vaccines in 1988 and 1989.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>Dr. Robert Malone, the “<a href="https://www.rwmalonemd.com/about-us" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">inventor of mRNA vaccines</a>,”</b> told Fox News’s Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that a broadcast of a podcast he did discussing his concerns with the C0VlD-19 vaccines was removed from YouTube.<br /> <br /> <br /> Carlson argued Malone “has a right to speak,” even if it’s contrary to what NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci is saying.<br /> <br /> &quot;[O]ne of my concerns are that the government is not being transparent with us about what those risks are. And so, I am of the opinion that people have the right to decide whether to accept vaccines or not,&quot; Malone said of the vaccines, noting that they are operating under an emergency use authorization.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 51887" data-quote="Matt Sun" data-source="post: 951782" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951782" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951782">Matt Sun said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Major covid 19 vaccine expert censored for not being in tune with corrupt Fauci. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Unapproved source.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="1625864842653-png.38803" data-src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1625864842653-png.38803/" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1625864842653-png.38803/" data-url="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1625864842653-png.38803/" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="1625864842653-png.38803" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="208569" data-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/europe/covid-vaccine-mix-and-match-pfizer-moderna.html" data-host="www.nytimes.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic01.nyt.com%2Fimages%2F2021%2F06%2F23%2Fworld%2F23mix-n-match-explainer01%2F23mix-n-match-explainer01-facebookJumbo.jpg%3Fyear%3D2021%26h%3D550%26w%3D1050%26s%3D3a49767c4710d954e9b93438a416e6dc4090b0dfc2f2b633316d86efc42d3e51%26k%3DZQJBKqZ0VN&amp;hash=d3308cd884c2a50cc87b56485f0c8a89&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.nytimes.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/europe/covid-vaccine-mix-and-match-pfizer-moderna.html" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Why More People Are Getting Two Different Coronavirus Vaccines (Published 2021) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Several countries are allowing mix-and-match inoculation, which scientists hope will have benefits, and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is among those to get it.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F06%2F24%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fcovid-vaccine-mix-and-match-pfizer-moderna.html%2F&amp;hash=8e35000a93df8460815c9ecb8a1c2411&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.nytimes.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.nytimes.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1625951179894-webp.38813/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/35/35443-3ea13ad88757cd45860a5d3a32245724.jpg?hash=DNVna2k_SN" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1625951179894.webp" title="1625951179894.webp" width="476" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper">Richard Branson is going to space today on board of his Virgin Galactic spacecraft. Live feed starts at 7:30 am PT. Before his flight, he had the chance to catch up with his friend Elon Musk.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbOembed bbMediaJustifier" data-media-site-id="twitter" data-media-key="1414199651037716485" data-xf-init="oembed" data-provider="twitter" data-id="1414199651037716485"> <a href="https://twitter.com/x/status/1414199651037716485" rel="external" target="_blank"><i class="fa--xf fab fa-twitter fa-twitter-square "><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-hidden="true" ><use href="/community/data/local/icons/brands.svg?v=1749395433#twitter"></use></svg></i> https://twitter.com/x/status/1414199651037716485</a> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/1414199651037716485/photo/1" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/1414199651037716485/photo/1</a></span></i><br /> <br /> <br /> What a legendary photo lol.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 48368" data-quote="WillHurtDontCare" data-source="post: 951818" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951818" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951818">WillHurtDontCare said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="208569" data-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/europe/covid-vaccine-mix-and-match-pfizer-moderna.html" data-host="www.nytimes.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic01.nyt.com%2Fimages%2F2021%2F06%2F23%2Fworld%2F23mix-n-match-explainer01%2F23mix-n-match-explainer01-facebookJumbo.jpg%3Fyear%3D2021%26h%3D550%26w%3D1050%26s%3D3a49767c4710d954e9b93438a416e6dc4090b0dfc2f2b633316d86efc42d3e51%26k%3DZQJBKqZ0VN&amp;hash=d3308cd884c2a50cc87b56485f0c8a89&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.nytimes.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/europe/covid-vaccine-mix-and-match-pfizer-moderna.html" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Why More People Are Getting Two Different Coronavirus Vaccines (Published 2021) </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">Several countries are allowing mix-and-match inoculation, which scientists hope will have benefits, and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is among those to get it.</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F06%2F24%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fcovid-vaccine-mix-and-match-pfizer-moderna.html%2F&amp;hash=8e35000a93df8460815c9ecb8a1c2411&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.nytimes.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.nytimes.com </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/38813/" target="_blank">View attachment 38813</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Scientists <b>HOPE</b> they will have benefits. Ok, I&#039;m outta here.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 92615" data-quote="Saad Khan" data-source="post: 951864" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951864" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951864">Saad Khan said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Scientists <b>HOPE</b> they will have benefits. Ok, I&#039;m outta here. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>It&#039;s actually quite simple math. Double the vaccines, double the protection. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <br /> <br /> And if you question me, then you&#039;re questioning mathematics. Like how questioning Fauci is questioning science.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 951760" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=951760" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-951760">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/38811/" target="_blank">View attachment 38811</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I raise you with this…..<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="vMhEspC.jpg" data-src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvMhEspC.jpg&amp;hash=cf292fd45e3c382f99b72e9b503e5df6" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvMhEspC.jpg&amp;hash=cf292fd45e3c382f99b72e9b503e5df6" data-url="https://i.imgur.com/vMhEspC.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="vMhEspC.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>
 
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