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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Or TMF . TMF is a simpler and more 'basic' read.You are confusing things. CENTS has nothing to do with the slowlane. Maybe reread the book.
Yes, that is a good aim to look for. Freedom of choice is very liberating!And from there, you can decide what you want.
I think CENTS means that you COULD theoretically have enough money in the slowlane
But that is cut short by the fact YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL
Or, it's a guide to analyze your current business, somewhat like a "strengths and weaknesses" test.
LOLSo your take away is how you can make the most of the slowlane? Hmm...
This is actually the result of that my man
See, I had to totally reexamine why I'm doing all this
And let me tell you, when money isn't your driving force, things get murky
I mean, what do you try to achieve and why???
I asked that a lot these past weeks,
And after a lot of soul searching, I discovered something interesting
It is actually more motivating to be after CENTS, than money
I know that might sound bizarre but hear me out here
What is money if you lack control over it, if you lack time?
Its just a way to blow off steam and pray you don't get f#cked some day.
But what is money when you have control? When you have time?
Then it is whatever you decide to create with what you have on hand.
What kind of money is worth more? Obviously the latter.
So with that said I realised I kind of despise inefficiency, and I think unnecessary chaos is totally preventable and should be dealt with. And once I realised that I knew I didn't need to chase money, my goal had changed into "make efficient and harmonious choices".
If you want more money, fair enough
Line up the ways to do so on a piece of paper
Then detail each method of making money and its efficiencies, inefficiencies, and write down what you can control and what you cant.
You should start to come up with LOGIC on the best way to make money from what you already know
I'm terrible at explaining this I guess, but you don't want confirmation biases influencing your decisions. You want your actions based off of optimization, efficiency, objectivity.
It isn't merely enough to avoid being poor, you must want efficiency for its own sake, control for its own sake, meeting true needs for its own sake, and getting it out at scale for its own sake.
And that isn't just YOUR business, its everything
You wanna do ACTUAL good for people, and you want it to have an impact, but you don't want chaos, and wasted time undercutting ever good thing you ever do.
So I mean, it is MORE than just a business checklist to me.
To me it is the description of what I want beyond money.
It is what I pursue, because it makes money better.
Like, my real desired skill is "what to do with my money and how it is used as a tool"
1) you want it stable, good foundations make for taller buildings and better environments
2) you don't want ineffective action, you want streamlined and near perfect action with little waste
3) you want to remove delusions about problems facing you and get to the real insightful core of it
4) you want to be influential at scale with those insights
Its hard to describe what I see, but it is like
There is this shining goal ahead of me, but it isn't money
Its these principles better understood and implemented
No. Just No.
- Control(Boss gets rid of you, Economy Crashes = Layoffs, Stupid HR BS, majick qualification game, regulations = layoffs)
- Entry(More and more cheap labor, outsourcing and automation)
- Need(Computers do more and more tasks, cheap labor, college debt slaves willing to work free just to "get foot in door")
- Time(Can't get massive raise by just offering more value, can't have boss log into a website or call a phone number to get your work services, 16 hours a day)
- Scale(You gonna clone yourself and stay home playing games? Hire people to do your job...wait thats a business! not a slowlane...)
I like some of your musings, but wonder sometimes...
I sincerely hope you're being real about your success buying the house in cash a few weeks ago. Anyhow, it doesn't effect or affect me.
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