Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Vigilante]

Thx for the call.

As the script goes normally

Vig - " screw em, I'm not holding their hand!"
LH - "but...... they are looking for it"
Vig - " sigh..... we are going to hold their hand!!"

Looking forward to that launch, government super encryption and all

Love that you and @Kak are actively collaborating too. Bodes well with that other thread recently about what have you gained from the forum. Calls and partnerships for the willing, duh!

I appreciate your time more than you know, especially since I can’t afford your time anymore.

Your input and your advice was invaluable. Thank you.

I F*cking hate the questions you ask because they are piercing and direct and accurate.

If I could afford your coaching service I’d be your worst client because I’d be in hiding trying to get my shit done.

The changes you suggested will make this a game changer. For everybody else, we will probably be in position to reveal this for free beta testers within a couple weeks, so stay tuned.

 

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[Bekit]

Ok so new list that I don’t think is perfect.

1. Grit
2. Attention to Detail
3. Reputation
4. Strategy
5. Communication

I dunno if these all apply to every type of leader.. but it’s a good start. ok. Thanks

I'm going to push back on giving "attention to detail" a place in the top 5.

It seems like the successful people I know have consistently been TERRIBLE at the details. The details bog them down. They delegate the details off their plate as soon as possible. They hate the nitty gritty. They refuse to get stuck in the weeds. They permanently exist in the 30,000-foot view of a thing.

Sure, attention to detail has a place. For their staff.

But for the leader? I think the pattern I've observed leads me to conclude this is a very optional trait. They need just enough attention to detail to get by.

If I was going to free up a slot in the top 5, I'd probably swap in effective problem solving. But maybe that falls under strategy. But then again, maybe not...

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I'm going to push back on giving "attention to detail" a place in the top 5.

It seems like the successful people I know have consistently been TERRIBLE at the details. The details bog them down. They delegate the details off their plate as soon as possible. They hate the nitty gritty. They refuse to get stuck in the weeds. They permanently exist in the 30,000-foot view of a thing.

Sure, attention to detail has a place. For their staff.

But for the leader? I think the pattern I've observed leads me to conclude this is a very optional trait. They need just enough attention to detail to get by.

If I was going to free up a slot in the top 5, I'd probably swap in effective problem solving. But maybe that falls under strategy. But then again, maybe not...

This is my obsession. This is my soapbox. I thrive on the big picture. I grew up in a family of engineers and I went to school for engineering.

Yes, being a great engineer is all about the details. But leading a company is not the same as getting the lines exactly right in a drawing or schematic...

The 30,000 foot view is the goal. Yes, the details are incredibly important. But the difference between calling the shots and not is your comment right here..

 

[Primeperiwinkle]

I'm going to push back on giving "attention to detail" a place in the top 5.

It seems like the successful people I know have consistently been TERRIBLE at the details. The details bog them down. They delegate the details off their plate as soon as possible. They hate the nitty gritty. They refuse to get stuck in the weeds. They permanently exist in the 30,000-foot view of a thing.

Sure, attention to detail has a place. For their staff.

But for the leader? I think the pattern I've observed leads me to conclude this is a very optional trait. They need just enough attention to detail to get by.

If I was going to free up a slot in the top 5, I'd probably swap in effective problem solving. But maybe that falls under strategy. But then again, maybe not...

I can see what you’re saying. I had two bosses once at the same company. One did all the sales, cast the vision, met people, traveled. The other focused on keeping the current clients happy, the teeniest details, dates.. names, everything. I used to think that only the second one was paying attention to detail (and I respected her more because she was so brilliant and fierce) but they both paid attention to the business in significant ways. Just one was the myriad juggling balls of forward thinking and building while the other was the detail of maintaining the current customer base. Hmm maybe we could change it from attention to detail but Attention to the Goal? The goals of the bookkeeper are going to be different than the salesperson or product creator but we need all three roles fulfilled.

Problem solving could be more important I suppose? But so much of real problem solving comes from the persistence to solve the problem that I usually just factor that attribute into Grit.

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

This is my obsession. This is my soapbox. I thrive on the big picture. I grew up in a family of engineers and I went to school for engineering.

Yes, being a great engineer is all about the details. But leading a company is not the same as getting the lines exactly right in a drawing or schematic...

The 30,000 foot view is the goal. Yes, the details are incredibly important. But the difference between calling the shots and not is your comment right here..

I adore big picture thinking. I’m all about finding your identity, understanding your mission, clarifying the goal and casting that vision to your followers. I don’t know what to call that though in an attribute list.. do you? I can’t think of a good word that encompasses all of that. Vision?

If you define leadership as the ability to influence people to go from point a to point b then.. you HAVE to see point B. Hmm I dunno.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I adore big picture thinking. I’m all about finding your identity, understanding your mission, clarifying the goal and casting that vision to your followers. I don’t know what to call that though in an attribute list.. do you? I can’t think of a good word that encompasses all of that. Vision?

If you define leadership as the ability to influence people to go from point a to point b then.. you HAVE to see point B. Hmm I dunno.

Intuitiveness? Maybe...

 

[Parks]

I'm going to push back on giving "attention to detail" a place in the top 5.

It seems like the successful people I know have consistently been TERRIBLE at the details. The details bog them down. They delegate the details off their plate as soon as possible. They hate the nitty gritty. They refuse to get stuck in the weeds. They permanently exist in the 30,000-foot view of a thing.

Sure, attention to detail has a place. For their staff.

But for the leader? I think the pattern I've observed leads me to conclude this is a very optional trait. They need just enough attention to detail to get by.

If I was going to free up a slot in the top 5, I'd probably swap in effective problem solving. But maybe that falls under strategy. But then again, maybe not...

This is a good damn post. Thank you.

 

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[Dwight Schrute]

How much caffeine were you guys consuming to have these issues?

I ingest anywhere from 200-400mg maybe 4 days a week, but you guys are freaking me out haha.

At the height of my habit I was drinking up to 6 mugs of coffee a day.
I should mention that I just throw a heaped spoon of ground beans into the mug, fill it up with boiling water, give it a good stir and wait for it to cool a little and the grounds to sink.
Unfiltered, oily and creamy deliciousness, and it gets stronger by the minute.

So yeah, basically up to 1.5 liters superstrong coffee per day.
Not recommended.
I'm now down to 1 mug daily.

 

[Kak]

Kid number two on the way! I’m stoked!

Another person I’m going to teach to be cool.

 

[Boogie]

Kid number two on the way! I’m stoked!

Another person I’m going to teach to be cool.

Congratulations!!!

 

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[Mr.Maverick]

Thank god for @MJ DeMarco 's book

Millennials who rent will have to save 50% more than homeowners to retire: report | Globalnews.ca

 

[PureA]

Nice.
The perfect way to simultaneously practice 2 foundational habits of billionaires.

I prefer to use a pipe, rather than cigars. I am the working class.

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I'm curious, how did you manage to get rid of the unbearable pain of nicotine withdrawal?

I've tried to go cold turkey in the past, and I was basically mentally impaired and unable to get out of bed - let alone be able to perform quality work.

I'll either have to taper off slowly, or just go on a 14 days vacation, quit cold turkey, and endure the pain.

Not to be a pessimist, just realistic, you're likely going to want to end up using caffeine and nicotine in some quantity at some point in your life.

There are 'healthy' ways to cut down that will cut the needless pain and productivity loss of cold turkey. You don't need to do it to yourself.

For nicotine, in isolation, it isn't much of a problem. Smoking, snus, vape are though. Use any amount of lozenges, gum, pouches, or patches to get off the vape. Once you've binned the vape, taper down your nicotine mg use to something you are comfortable with.

There's so much emotion, misinformation, and conflated ideas around nicotine because of its relationship to cigarettes. There are almost 70 carcinogens in the tobacco plant but nicotine is not one of them

Nicotine for extra reading.

For caffeine, some is fine (up to approx 400mg). I have real issues with coffee (anxiety, sleep quality) but I'm fine with green tea (any amount) and caffeine pills even. Everyone is uniquely sensitive e.g. one cup of coffee a day destroys my quality of life where as I have friends that have 2 or 3 and are fine.

I don't know what you go to caffeine source is e.g. energy drinks or sugar-filled coffees, so just pick a 'healthier' option.

This way 'coming off' will be like 1% of the pain and you can avoid any crashes and make healthier choices. You can make a lot of positive progress for your body without any real trade-off.

 

[Xeon]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

WTF!!!!!

 

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[Subsonic]

Not to be a pessimist, just realistic, you're likely going to want to end up using caffeine and nicotine in some quantity at some point in your life.

There are 'healthy' ways to cut down that will cut the needless pain and productivity loss of cold turkey. You don't need to do it to yourself.

For nicotine, in isolation, it isn't much of a problem. Smoking, snus, vape are though. Use any amount of lozenges, gum, pouches, or patches to get off the vape. Once you've binned the vape, taper down your nicotine mg use to something you are comfortable with.

There's so much emotion, misinformation, and conflated ideas around nicotine because of its relationship to cigarettes. There are almost 70 carcinogens in the tobacco plant but nicotine is not one of them

Nicotine for extra reading.

For caffeine, some is fine (up to approx 400mg). I have real issues with coffee (anxiety, sleep quality) but I'm fine with green tea (any amount) and caffeine pills even. Everyone is uniquely sensitive e.g. one cup of coffee a day destroys my quality of life where as I have friends that have 2 or 3 and are fine.

I don't know what you go to caffeine source is e.g. energy drinks or sugar-filled coffees, so just pick a 'healthier' option.

This way 'coming off' will be like 1% of the pain and you can avoid any crashes and make healthier choices. You can make a lot of positive progress for your body without any real trade-off.

For that point:
I have never in my life consumed nicotine and I have never drank coffee.
Caffeine also makes me tiered for some reason so no chance I am getting addicted.


Let me say, life is great when you don't consume alkohol, Caffeine, nicotine, pot, social media, youtube, porn, and other pleasure drugs.

The dopamine baseline is just higher that way which leads to more baseline happiness and motivation.

 

[Xeon]

ChatGPT can conjure up more touching and relatable brand stories than humans can.

 

[Antifragile]

Condo buyers boomerang into Vancouver’s downtown​

The sale price per square foot of a downtown condo increased 5 per cent between January and February to $1,141 as core working and living comes slowly back in style

Condo buyers boomerang into Vancouver’s downtown

The sale price per square foot of a downtown condo increased 5 per cent between January and February to $1,141 as core working and living comes slowly back in style

www.westerninvestor.com

Interesting to see this trend!

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

You know how he's able to do that? CENTS.

Doesn't just happen from the kindness of his heart.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

 

[Private Witt]

Word Press ninjas have you seen this and any quick fixes?

The server cannot process the image. This can happen if the server is busy or does not have enough resources to complete the task. Uploading a smaller image may help. Suggested maximum size is 2560 pixels.

It has nothing to do with the server as has been two days as for images its all of them. I fired my developer two years ago after I got hacked and been winging on own. Im a tech idiot and the info Im seeing online is over my pay grade. I will be calling godaddy soon that sometimes has solutions, but figure they will make me do a ticket for 50 which is not end of world but sometimes a quick solution is out there and one here may know, thanks!

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Uploading a smaller image may help. Suggested maximum size is 2560 pixels.

Have you asked ChatGPT? Sounds like it is a config issue, perhaps php.ini and the max_resource setting.

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

Forget about creating courses to put on platforms (Udemy etc) in 2023.

Teaching online today means live cohorts, communities, and proprietary platforms.

This also enables you to sell for more expensive or to transform your course into a service.

Marketing is also easier as it makes more sense to do google ads for a website than for a Udemy course.

Case study: Ultraspeaking | The best way to learn public speaking or Language for Life - Babbel.com to some extent.

 

[Kak]

 

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[GPM]

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What they fail to realize is that the average moron probably is not even smart enough to read that warning in the first place! Mmmmm, tasty battery acid.

 

[heavy_industry]

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I know this is a joke, but it's not very far from the truth, unfortunately.

As the technology progressed, the new generation of people had to become smarter than their parents to survive in a more sophisticated world, and perform complex tasks using modern machinery. IQ scores have been increasing for the last 500 years, as a consequence of this necessary adaptation.

But now the same technology that helped kids develop their brains, now is doing the opposite.

Social connection, playing with real physical toys, reading, quiet time, and occasional boredom are all required for the normal development of the brain. This is how imagination, cooperation, empathy etc. are being developed.

Now you have kids locked in their room and staring at a screen for 10 hours a day since age 5. Endless videos on 3 different platforms, 5 social media streams, and other 20 apps for endless "entertainment" - because boredom is a bad thing.

Combine that with the modern "food" rich in sugar, seed oils, and other inflammatory compounds.

And then ask yourself why half of the kids are on psychiatric medication, suffering from crippling depression, anxiety, ADHD, identity issues and 10 other mental health problems.

How did we get to this point and what has to happen for the society to understand that we have made a big mistake?

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I know this is a joke, but it's not very far from the truth, unfortunately.

As the technology progressed, the new generation of people had to become smarter than their parents to survive in a more sophisticated world, and perform complex tasks using modern machinery. IQ scores have been increasing for the last 500 years, as a consequence of this necessary adaptation.

But now the same technology that helped kids develop their brains, now is doing the opposite.

Social connection, playing with real physical toys, reading, quiet time, and occasional boredom are all required for the normal development of the brain. This is how imagination, cooperation, empathy etc. are being developed.

Now you have kids locked in their room and staring at a screen for 10 hours a day since age 5. Endless videos on 3 different platforms, 5 social media streams, and other 20 apps for endless "entertainment" - because boredom is a bad thing.

Combine that with the modern "food" rich in sugar, seed oils, and other inflammatory compounds.

And then ask yourself why half of the kids are on psychiatric medication, suffering from crippling depression, anxiety, ADHD, identity issues and 10 other mental health problems.

How did we get to this point and what has to happen for the society to understand that we have made a big mistake?

Tech has also gotten so advanced that the level of abstraction is higher than the level that users can figure out how to work on the tech... If I phrased that correctly...

Meaning that modern machinery and devices are just black boxes to consumers and users. Very few consumers can repair any part of their iPhone whatsoever or know how any of it works. It's getting too advanced for the average user. The small parts and the level of complexity (and amount of study / knowledge required) is just several iterations too high.

This is a huge opportunity for the entrepreneur due to the E in CENTS but it has some weird outcomes for society...

 

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[BizyDad]

Now you have kids locked in their room and staring at a screen for 10 hours a day since age 5. Endless videos on 3 different platforms, 5 social media streams, and other 20 apps for endless "entertainment" - because boredom is a bad thing.

Combine that with the modern "food" rich in sugar, seed oils, and other inflammatory compounds.

And then ask yourself why half of the kids are on psychiatric medication, suffering from crippling depression, anxiety, ADHD, identity issues and 10 other mental health problems.

How did we get to this point and what has to happen for the society to understand that we have made a big mistake?

It starts with parents.

Parents get really tired, and they take the easy road of putting an iPad in kids hands.

Not my kids though. My kids have had books since age 4. They both are reading at least 4 grade levels ahead of "The standard" and frankly, I think they can do better.

My kids will get 2 hours of screen time (at least at my house) per week. Usually in the form of Saturday morning cartoons, or a Friday night family movie night.

As far as diet, well, that's good points too. I feel bad for people who can't afford quality food or worse, find quality food difficult to find at their local grocer.

But this is all why a place like this is so critical. Change minds and lives and lifestyles here, more people model these behaviours for the people around them, more people adopt the "right" behaviours (which everyone decides for themselves what that means), and that's how movements start.

 

[Private Witt]

Have you asked ChatGPT? Sounds like it is a config issue, perhaps php.ini and the max_resource setting.

Got this, just rearranged and gave back to me. Was going to use second site and different issue in that CMS too, gonna pay the 50 and have them fix it.

Edit: Just shrunk every picture to under 300 x 300 and it worked, but even ones ways under that stated max failed so not sure what up but bandaid will work for now.

 

[Bekit]

It starts with parents.

Parents get really tired, and they take the easy road of putting an iPad in kids hands.

Not my kids though. My kids have had books since age 4. They both are reading at least 4 grade levels ahead of "The standard" and frankly, I think they can do better.

My kids will get 2 hours of screen time (at least at my house) per week. Usually in the form of Saturday morning cartoons, or a Friday night family movie night.

As far as diet, well, that's good points too. I feel bad for people who can't afford quality food or worse, find quality food difficult to find at their local grocer.

But this is all why a place like this is so critical. Change minds and lives and lifestyles here, more people model these behaviours for the people around them, more people adopt the "right" behaviours (which everyone decides for themselves what that means), and that's how movements start.

Agree 100%!

My parents made a decision not to have a TV in the home until I was 15. This was in the days before cell phones. Not having a TV was considered a very unusual decision by all their friends. I remember hearing multiple discussions where other adults tried to talk my parents into owning a TV and speaking convincingly about all the good, educational programming that existed and then basically trying to shame them for standing firm in their decision.

The result of this decision was that as a kid, I actually learned how to use my imagination.

I knew how to entertain myself when playing outside.

My young soul learned the thrill of finding wild asparagus, relishing the smell of cedar branches, delighting in the chorus of songbirds, stuffing myself full of wild, sun-drenched raspberries and knowing how to expertly navigate the thorns, placing my face 4 inches from the ground and watching, mesmerized, at the amount of activity that happens in that tiny of an area, climbing to the tippy top of trees and swaying in the wind, building forts, knowing the hole in the rock where the foxes lived, and braving the risk of getting pecked by a fierce hen in order to steal my hand under her and grab a chick to hold.

My world as a child was rich, vibrant, and memorable.

And then, of course, there were books. If there was anything that exceeded my love of the outdoors, it was reading addictively at every possible spare moment. We would go to the library regularly and check out a pile of books, and I would devour them like a golden retriever devours chunks of raw meat.

I look at kids today, and their very eyes look hollow and spacey, like they aren't really fully present. They're not fully engaged. They're either on the dopamine drip of their ipad screen, or they're not, and they're just existing in the bored withdrawal of "no dopamine drip" - like at the dinner table or in a conversation - just waiting until they can get back to their entertainment.

It's so sad.

But it really does come back to the parents.

Is it more costly to parent without resorting to screens? Absolutely.

But is it worth it?

I would say immeasurably so, yes. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything!

 

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[Ing]

 

[MJ DeMarco]

I look at kids today, and their very eyes look hollow and spacey, like they aren't really fully present. They're not fully engaged. They're either on the dopamine drip of their ipad screen, or they're not, and they're just existing in the bored withdrawal of "no dopamine drip" - like at the dinner table or in a conversation - just waiting until they can get back to their entertainment.

All the "kids" I know need constant stimulation. Mention sitting in quiet and meditating, or something not involving a screen and they act like you just recommended devil worship. Scanning, scrolling, swiping -- it is killing the youth of the world, and no, it is not a generational thing-- people born pre-2000's weren't given an attention stealing, addictive device on par with heroine. That's the difference. And anyone who says otherwise suffers from denial and likely, suffers from the same addictions.