My biggest accomplishment will definitely be getting sober from prescription pills and weed, seems petty but addiction is a mfer...
Hard to say where I'll be in 10 years, not that I don't have goals or aspirations, I just want to be healthy, I'm getting married and I want to be happy with her, healthy and happy.. Hopefully my father is still alive, I lost my mother, 53yrs old, 5 years ago and my sister, 34 yrs old, 2 months ago, so he's the last I have.. As we are all here to gain knowledge and make money, money is simply a tool, and it cannot buy happiness unfortunately!
Sobriety is a huge accomplishment, its like learning to live on another planet after being plucked off of all of the things you once called home. Not petty at all, especially when you consider all of the positive changes that sobriety has probably engendered within your life. I bet you have become 10x the man you were for all of the people in your life.
I hope your father is around for many years and you have many holidays spent with him, your wife, and the rest of your family. I lost my father 6 years ago, but my mother is still healthy and I do my best to take the time to talk with her, to see her, and to do things for her now because as I'm sure you know, it's hard to measure the impact that a parent can have except when you are feeling their absence. My condolences about your sister, I am an only child and simply can't imagine what it would be like to lose someone that experienced my parents in the same manner that I did. That kind of connection probably can't be found anywhere else.
First time I was 14, quit when I 27...i gained weight, terribly vivid dreams for a couple months, mood swings for a couple weeks.. But totally worth it, I don't care if they ever legalize it, no one is at their full potential under the influence!
I want to be someone who is physically fit, able to afford to eat (and maybe grow) things that are only good for me, confident in my abilities, knows what I want from life and relentlessly goes after it, and thoughtfully enjoys every day of life with people I love, doing things I love.
In 10 years, when I'm on the edge of 30, I want to see all of those above elements which I'm already working on be a given in my everyday life. I see myself with significant agency over my time in how I work, which likely will mean creating liveable streams of income outside of being a corporate employee. I see myself married to a man who shares similar desires, makes every day a little sweeter, pushes me in all the good ways, and loves living life. I see myself living in a mountain home likely in Colorado or Montana and waking up every morning thankful to see nothing but nature and hear nothing but birds and maybe a creek. I want to successfully graduate college/earn my compsci and neuro degrees, use them to find a job I like that supports my other goals, and then continue learning across all of those 10 years. I see myself financially free and not tied down by anything unpleasant. I see myself having maintained good friendships I formed now and when I was even younger.
In short, I see myself financially successful enough to afford a lifestyle that leaves me content, healthy, and able to devote time to meaningful relationships.
Technology is often a double-edged sword. It might not have been possible 10 years ago to effectively manage multiple streams of income in a rural area due to the limits of internet connectivity. But now technology is bringing all of this closer together. Income streams on the internet have the ability to scale that income in the real world doesn't quite have the same ability.
I believe that if your focus remains fixed on expanding income streams that you will find them and add them to your life, one at a time, and maybe one day, 10 years from now you may find yourself sitting at a job that bridges neurobiology and compsci together and you may just look at all of your income streams and realize that you no longer need your job, and that you will be working it on your terms from then on.
We live for 80-90 years, but if we can just put 10 good years in a row together, and do it early on, we can provide for ourselves for the other 80.
I believe in you. I believe you have 10 good years in you. It sounds like a lot, but it can pass like the cool breeze at the end of summer that brings with it the scent of autumn and a bountiful harvest.
In 10 years I'd like to have accomplished successfully transitioning into a "self-sufficient" lifestyle. Becoming independently wealthy is a cornerstone, I believe. This means figuring out how best to untangle myself from the State, that creeping parasite that sucks the life out of everything it touches. I see DeFi as a potential dagger, just waiting to be plunged through the heart of the evil institution. So that's why I'm trying to learn as much as I can in the time I have available. The last three years of my life I have been blessed beyond measure, with the joys of marrying my wife and having a baby together and moving from the suburbs out into the country. My business has done tremendously well in spite of the ever increasing gov regulations, which it turns out, are not being enforced ;]. Sorry this post is all over the place. Anyhow, I'd like to have more children in the future and raise them to be critical thinkers. I also want to be in a position financially to be more free than I am today, which considering the current crisis we are potentially facing, should not be without difficulty. Merry Christmas Flirt!
I want to be an honest person who provides value for my family and society. I used to have a wonderful vision of myself in 10 years, but after 2020 I lost most of that vision. If I had to recollect it, I see myself as a self-employed individual who is financially free to enjoy the wonders of life. I am relatively young, but I lost that vision after missing buying BTC when it crashed to 5-6k range in 2020 (I needed parents help to deposit funds). This didn't stop me, however, as I was far too ambitious to give up on attaining true freedom. Then I managed to get a stock trading account that, in hindsight, I didn't have the proper knowledge for, in terms of risk mgmt.. After a decent run I liquidated most of it in 2021, and went into debt (I was supposed to manage my Mother's investments, and instead traded it with high risk options). Modern day I continue to learn, chip away at my mountain of no-interest debt (I intended to return at least market performance rates), and am once again hopeful of what could still be. Referring to the first sentence (providing value to society), I always dreamed of starting a business, since that was the most obvious choice for someone who didn't wish to follow a system that molded young minds into narrow-sighted workers.
There is always still time. And I'm sure that as you move from a more impatient style, to a patient style of investing rather than trading, you will slowly chip away at the debt and be the person that you see in the mirror every day. They say that you can't be a prophet in your own town. I've always thought that to mean that as you change and improve, the people that have the hardest time seeing it, are often those the closest to you. No shade on them, its not their fault, its just human nature in general. I hope that over the course of this great experiment you will get to see my view on investing vs. trading. All of the real generational wealth in the crypto sector comes from investing. There are still so many options open and further, there are so many options for income as well. Wifi money is the future for everyone.
What I have accomplished that I didn’t think was possible was leaving my comfort zone of big-city life, buying a home and starting a garden.
In 10 years I want to be in a position to do a lot more for others, I fell into the rat race pretty hard and in these past two years I realized how wrong I have been about so many things. I hope to have a family or volunteer/mentor children. And piece of land with water access within 8 hours driving distance to where I live.
Leaving comfort zones is hard. I applaud you for this. We get so caught up in our regular routines and knowing what to expect, what our support networks look like, and how to take care of ourselves; when we leave all that behind to start something new it can often feel like starting over entirely. Many get caught up in the trap of comfort and past a certain age will likely never leave and do something different. Whether 18, 28, 38, or beyond, I always commend anyone who can pick up and move for their own best interests.
I'm hoping in less than 10 years I can afford, and have the resume/skills, to take another job where I don't work 60 hour weeks and I've moved home to rural Wyoming. I'd like to have a quiet piece of land where I can have some llamas, alpacas, chickens, and a couple dogs and cats. Ideally I have a few toddlers running around and a wife who wants these same things. I mean really that's it. In 10 years I hope to have some land in rural Wyoming, have some animals on that land, and have a family to enjoy that with. Thanks for making me put that to "paper".
You have very similar plans and dreams as myself. This is my decade to establish my homestead. I've outlined the criteria for the property and its function, now I simply must make it happen. Some animals, a wife with the same values and goals, and children are a must. I don't want much more than a piece of this world for myself and a bit of distance between me and these cities for vampires.
I want to be someone who wakes up most days of the week feeling positive about what I need to do that day. Not dreading another day at a job I hate, doing work I despise, for people I don’t respect. I’d like to be less risk adverse, someone who can embrace uncertainty instead of fearing it. Make decisions that advance my position in life instead of running more laps in my hamster wheel. In ten years? Knowing myself, probably doing exactly what I hate doing now for slightly more money. Complacency is my mistress, a devious one, relentless in her pursuit to keep me comfortable while I ignore new challenges and opportunities.
"Complacency is my mistress." I understand this one Frank, there are many times in my life where I have worked hard to achieve something, I get there, and then I let off the gas and settle in for a little bit. It has so far, always been a mistake to do so, but I am slowly learning to not ever get too comfortable.
Knowing yourself is the first step to changing yourself, and in my opinion, its the hardest step, so on the bright side it is great progress to already know this about yourself. Many people live lives of quiet desperation (thoreau), and I wonder what they would do if they truly knew themselves, their past, and their futures. What might we change from that position of perfect knowledge of self that only comes on the deathbed? Visualizing ones death can certainly help when searching for fuel in the moment.
My biggest accomplishment will definitely be getting sober from prescription pills and weed, seems petty but addiction is a mfer...
Hard to say where I'll be in 10 years, not that I don't have goals or aspirations, I just want to be healthy, I'm getting married and I want to be happy with her, healthy and happy.. Hopefully my father is still alive, I lost my mother, 53yrs old, 5 years ago and my sister, 34 yrs old, 2 months ago, so he's the last I have.. As we are all here to gain knowledge and make money, money is simply a tool, and it cannot buy happiness unfortunately!
expecting nothing in return buddy!
Sobriety is a huge accomplishment, its like learning to live on another planet after being plucked off of all of the things you once called home. Not petty at all, especially when you consider all of the positive changes that sobriety has probably engendered within your life. I bet you have become 10x the man you were for all of the people in your life.
I hope your father is around for many years and you have many holidays spent with him, your wife, and the rest of your family. I lost my father 6 years ago, but my mother is still healthy and I do my best to take the time to talk with her, to see her, and to do things for her now because as I'm sure you know, it's hard to measure the impact that a parent can have except when you are feeling their absence. My condolences about your sister, I am an only child and simply can't imagine what it would be like to lose someone that experienced my parents in the same manner that I did. That kind of connection probably can't be found anywhere else.
Wishing you the best T.
If you don't mind me asking, how long did you use cannabis, and what were the withdrawals after quitting?
First time I was 14, quit when I 27...i gained weight, terribly vivid dreams for a couple months, mood swings for a couple weeks.. But totally worth it, I don't care if they ever legalize it, no one is at their full potential under the influence!
I want to be someone who is physically fit, able to afford to eat (and maybe grow) things that are only good for me, confident in my abilities, knows what I want from life and relentlessly goes after it, and thoughtfully enjoys every day of life with people I love, doing things I love.
In 10 years, when I'm on the edge of 30, I want to see all of those above elements which I'm already working on be a given in my everyday life. I see myself with significant agency over my time in how I work, which likely will mean creating liveable streams of income outside of being a corporate employee. I see myself married to a man who shares similar desires, makes every day a little sweeter, pushes me in all the good ways, and loves living life. I see myself living in a mountain home likely in Colorado or Montana and waking up every morning thankful to see nothing but nature and hear nothing but birds and maybe a creek. I want to successfully graduate college/earn my compsci and neuro degrees, use them to find a job I like that supports my other goals, and then continue learning across all of those 10 years. I see myself financially free and not tied down by anything unpleasant. I see myself having maintained good friendships I formed now and when I was even younger.
In short, I see myself financially successful enough to afford a lifestyle that leaves me content, healthy, and able to devote time to meaningful relationships.
Congrats Sherm, I've just comped your subscription until December 24th, 2022
Technology is often a double-edged sword. It might not have been possible 10 years ago to effectively manage multiple streams of income in a rural area due to the limits of internet connectivity. But now technology is bringing all of this closer together. Income streams on the internet have the ability to scale that income in the real world doesn't quite have the same ability.
I believe that if your focus remains fixed on expanding income streams that you will find them and add them to your life, one at a time, and maybe one day, 10 years from now you may find yourself sitting at a job that bridges neurobiology and compsci together and you may just look at all of your income streams and realize that you no longer need your job, and that you will be working it on your terms from then on.
We live for 80-90 years, but if we can just put 10 good years in a row together, and do it early on, we can provide for ourselves for the other 80.
I believe in you. I believe you have 10 good years in you. It sounds like a lot, but it can pass like the cool breeze at the end of summer that brings with it the scent of autumn and a bountiful harvest.
In 10 years I'd like to have accomplished successfully transitioning into a "self-sufficient" lifestyle. Becoming independently wealthy is a cornerstone, I believe. This means figuring out how best to untangle myself from the State, that creeping parasite that sucks the life out of everything it touches. I see DeFi as a potential dagger, just waiting to be plunged through the heart of the evil institution. So that's why I'm trying to learn as much as I can in the time I have available. The last three years of my life I have been blessed beyond measure, with the joys of marrying my wife and having a baby together and moving from the suburbs out into the country. My business has done tremendously well in spite of the ever increasing gov regulations, which it turns out, are not being enforced ;]. Sorry this post is all over the place. Anyhow, I'd like to have more children in the future and raise them to be critical thinkers. I also want to be in a position financially to be more free than I am today, which considering the current crisis we are potentially facing, should not be without difficulty. Merry Christmas Flirt!
I want to be an honest person who provides value for my family and society. I used to have a wonderful vision of myself in 10 years, but after 2020 I lost most of that vision. If I had to recollect it, I see myself as a self-employed individual who is financially free to enjoy the wonders of life. I am relatively young, but I lost that vision after missing buying BTC when it crashed to 5-6k range in 2020 (I needed parents help to deposit funds). This didn't stop me, however, as I was far too ambitious to give up on attaining true freedom. Then I managed to get a stock trading account that, in hindsight, I didn't have the proper knowledge for, in terms of risk mgmt.. After a decent run I liquidated most of it in 2021, and went into debt (I was supposed to manage my Mother's investments, and instead traded it with high risk options). Modern day I continue to learn, chip away at my mountain of no-interest debt (I intended to return at least market performance rates), and am once again hopeful of what could still be. Referring to the first sentence (providing value to society), I always dreamed of starting a business, since that was the most obvious choice for someone who didn't wish to follow a system that molded young minds into narrow-sighted workers.
There is always still time. And I'm sure that as you move from a more impatient style, to a patient style of investing rather than trading, you will slowly chip away at the debt and be the person that you see in the mirror every day. They say that you can't be a prophet in your own town. I've always thought that to mean that as you change and improve, the people that have the hardest time seeing it, are often those the closest to you. No shade on them, its not their fault, its just human nature in general. I hope that over the course of this great experiment you will get to see my view on investing vs. trading. All of the real generational wealth in the crypto sector comes from investing. There are still so many options open and further, there are so many options for income as well. Wifi money is the future for everyone.
What I have accomplished that I didn’t think was possible was leaving my comfort zone of big-city life, buying a home and starting a garden.
In 10 years I want to be in a position to do a lot more for others, I fell into the rat race pretty hard and in these past two years I realized how wrong I have been about so many things. I hope to have a family or volunteer/mentor children. And piece of land with water access within 8 hours driving distance to where I live.
Leaving comfort zones is hard. I applaud you for this. We get so caught up in our regular routines and knowing what to expect, what our support networks look like, and how to take care of ourselves; when we leave all that behind to start something new it can often feel like starting over entirely. Many get caught up in the trap of comfort and past a certain age will likely never leave and do something different. Whether 18, 28, 38, or beyond, I always commend anyone who can pick up and move for their own best interests.
Thank you. Covid kind of forced the choice but I’m grateful to see now, and mad all in one.
I'm hoping in less than 10 years I can afford, and have the resume/skills, to take another job where I don't work 60 hour weeks and I've moved home to rural Wyoming. I'd like to have a quiet piece of land where I can have some llamas, alpacas, chickens, and a couple dogs and cats. Ideally I have a few toddlers running around and a wife who wants these same things. I mean really that's it. In 10 years I hope to have some land in rural Wyoming, have some animals on that land, and have a family to enjoy that with. Thanks for making me put that to "paper".
You have very similar plans and dreams as myself. This is my decade to establish my homestead. I've outlined the criteria for the property and its function, now I simply must make it happen. Some animals, a wife with the same values and goals, and children are a must. I don't want much more than a piece of this world for myself and a bit of distance between me and these cities for vampires.
Congrats Max. I've just Comped your subscription until December 24th 2022
Wow that’s awesome, I really appreciate it. I will make the most of it, thank you!
I want to be someone who wakes up most days of the week feeling positive about what I need to do that day. Not dreading another day at a job I hate, doing work I despise, for people I don’t respect. I’d like to be less risk adverse, someone who can embrace uncertainty instead of fearing it. Make decisions that advance my position in life instead of running more laps in my hamster wheel. In ten years? Knowing myself, probably doing exactly what I hate doing now for slightly more money. Complacency is my mistress, a devious one, relentless in her pursuit to keep me comfortable while I ignore new challenges and opportunities.
"Complacency is my mistress." I understand this one Frank, there are many times in my life where I have worked hard to achieve something, I get there, and then I let off the gas and settle in for a little bit. It has so far, always been a mistake to do so, but I am slowly learning to not ever get too comfortable.
Knowing yourself is the first step to changing yourself, and in my opinion, its the hardest step, so on the bright side it is great progress to already know this about yourself. Many people live lives of quiet desperation (thoreau), and I wonder what they would do if they truly knew themselves, their past, and their futures. What might we change from that position of perfect knowledge of self that only comes on the deathbed? Visualizing ones death can certainly help when searching for fuel in the moment.