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Greetings everyone!
My name is Thomas, I'm 21 years old (soon 22), I live in Canada, and I study Computer Science. Around this summer, I realized that I found time flew by too quickly, and wanted to make a change in my life, instead of just being sucked into a routine: It seems like when you're a kid, you have all the time in the world, but as you grow up, time seems to fly so quickly! Anyways, I started making do small changes: began reading self-improvement books, wanted to lift everyday, learned how to type on a computer properly, express gratitude everyday etc. (I have read books that are quite popular in the self-improvement genre like Atomic Habits, 48 Laws Of Power, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and the infamous Think and Grow Rich. For the latter book, I do feel like it has some useful content, but as I learned about the author, I did sort of disassociate from it.
I was first introduced to the idea of the Fastlane through the incredible video of James Jani, on YouTube. I bought it last week, and I just finished it today. And I really appreciated the read! The one stick that really struck me, was when the MJ talked about the Slowlane, and the faulty idea of "hope". Related to my education, I chose Computer Science as I enjoy Math, Programming, puzzles etc. I also chose this major as it was deemed by "a lot of people" to be a very safe major. I even saw of posts circa 2020 of people making 100k+ salaries while only working 10-15 hour weeks. For a very anxious guy, I thought this was perfect! But we see today that although Tech is still a booming field, there are a lot of layoffs and the Entry Level jobs are quite competitive now (Although the case is true for all sorts of white-collar jobs, not just Computer Science).
When some people see some other people with XYZ that is expensive/see someone that is rich, the reactions vary but usually they feel some envy, jealousy, anger etc. In my case, I always feel nervous, because in my mind I automatically result to "if that person can do it, why aren't you doing too?" But by reading the book, I understand now that most people just see the result and don't see the hard work.
Anyways, maybe this wasn't so much of a "short" introduction, but I'm eager to see the forums' posts!
Thanks for reading,
Thomas
My name is Thomas, I'm 21 years old (soon 22), I live in Canada, and I study Computer Science. Around this summer, I realized that I found time flew by too quickly, and wanted to make a change in my life, instead of just being sucked into a routine: It seems like when you're a kid, you have all the time in the world, but as you grow up, time seems to fly so quickly! Anyways, I started making do small changes: began reading self-improvement books, wanted to lift everyday, learned how to type on a computer properly, express gratitude everyday etc. (I have read books that are quite popular in the self-improvement genre like Atomic Habits, 48 Laws Of Power, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and the infamous Think and Grow Rich. For the latter book, I do feel like it has some useful content, but as I learned about the author, I did sort of disassociate from it.
I was first introduced to the idea of the Fastlane through the incredible video of James Jani, on YouTube. I bought it last week, and I just finished it today. And I really appreciated the read! The one stick that really struck me, was when the MJ talked about the Slowlane, and the faulty idea of "hope". Related to my education, I chose Computer Science as I enjoy Math, Programming, puzzles etc. I also chose this major as it was deemed by "a lot of people" to be a very safe major. I even saw of posts circa 2020 of people making 100k+ salaries while only working 10-15 hour weeks. For a very anxious guy, I thought this was perfect! But we see today that although Tech is still a booming field, there are a lot of layoffs and the Entry Level jobs are quite competitive now (Although the case is true for all sorts of white-collar jobs, not just Computer Science).
When some people see some other people with XYZ that is expensive/see someone that is rich, the reactions vary but usually they feel some envy, jealousy, anger etc. In my case, I always feel nervous, because in my mind I automatically result to "if that person can do it, why aren't you doing too?" But by reading the book, I understand now that most people just see the result and don't see the hard work.
Anyways, maybe this wasn't so much of a "short" introduction, but I'm eager to see the forums' posts!
Thanks for reading,
Thomas
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