Interesting question here. I know my answer.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Quick answer: I like your idea, I would do neither.
Withouth going too deep into the : my mistakes are who made me, and its about the process (I sound like a hippie, and its better to take that from a person who actually has the right and achievements to say that).
Other options?
a. sell the pill, learn its chemistry
b. burn and hide the pills forever, humanity can't handle stuff like this
c. ask the giver if he has some other pink pills, there is a unicorn I still want to talk too, that I met when I was like 7
d.
TBH, I'd take the money and keep my mistakes.Neither. I quit reality altering substances years ago.
Sure...it would be tempting. If I've learned anything about life, it's always there are pro's and con's to taking that amount of money from someone. I think even M.J. stated people make bad choices when they do, because they don't know what to do with the money. Lottery winners end up back where they are, because they get carried away with spending, give it to people they know, or waste it away. The thing is I'd hope if I have ten million one day, I would be wise enough to handle it appropriately.Those saying they wouldn't take 10m if it was handed to them.... come on now...
Sure...it would be tempting. If I've learned anything about life, it's always there are pro's and con's to taking that amount of money from someone. I think even M.J. stated people make bad choices when they do, because they don't know what to do with the money. Lottery winners end up back where they are, because they get carried away with spending, give it to people they know, or waste it away. The thing is I'd hope if I have ten million one day, I would be wise enough to handle it appropriately.
My mission is to help more people.
I'd take the money because it would allow me to help more people, sooner.
Haha. All the most insightful thoughts occur in the shower.Later while in the shower (THE place to make life descisions) I was thinking that this may be a valid option too. Hmm...
Haha. All the most insightful thoughts occur in the shower.
If your mission is to help your fellow man, then the 10 mill has got to help.
If your mission is to learn how to be a better bootstrapping entrepreneur, then maybe it won't.
I just think that one mission is more me centric than the other...
Good point. I was just listening to some stuff on that yesterday.I definitely agree with your point on lotto winners. However, this is the TMF forum and most of those who stay here have a completely different mindset and set of habits.
I feel those who wouldn't accept the 10m may not feel "worthy" of it or that they wouldn't know what to do with it.
Example... active members here may have multiple businesses, startups, e-commerce sites, Real Estate, digital products, etc. If an investor believed in their business and offered to back them tomorrow--giving them access to $10,000,000 with NO OBLIGATION to pay it back even if they lost it all, I have to believe anyone who felt worthy and believed in themselves would take it.
Even if you failed to use this money wisely, the amount of growth you would see from your mistakes would accelerate future progress.
Think my thinking goes alone with this one. Ten Million you can do a lot of good in the world. I'm not so sure I don't feel I"m not worthy of it, I just feel receiving and giving go hand in hand. That's my human nature and to be a humanitarian. I suppose that stems from growing up around the Grand Rapids area where Richard DeVos did a lot of good in the community. I've never met the man, but have heard his name all my life.My mission is to help more people.
I'd take the money because it would allow me to help more people, sooner.
It depends.
Does taking the red pill imply that I:
a. Get to go back in time and fix every mistake I've made, then come back to the present and face the unknown consequences.
or
b. Get to be 18 again and relive my life knowing exactly what went wrong and how to fix it?
Option a is too much of a gamble. I'll do the EV+ move and take the blue pill.
But if it's option b the red pill becomes an obvious choice. Getting back 10 years of your life is priceless.
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