What would you do with your time? A lot of people might say, they’d sit on a sunny beach and drink Mai Tai’s all day, every day. But that’s not really living, what is being described is a vacation. Truth is, when most people take one of these permanent vacations, they get bored. Bored of … Read more
Today, I woke up in a good mood. It was Friday. I felt well rested. I had a good trading plan for the day. After some morning exercise, I got some coffee and waited for the 9:30 market bell. DING DING DING DING DING! Trades closed, new promising trades opened, and remaining options expired worthless … Read more
Hot take, but I would say that it’s in fact accurate – your world is how you perceive it. How you experience and remember events are unique to you, even if others are also at the same event. So flip that around, when you start caring about what others think about you. Believe it or … Read more
Today on Seth Godin’s daily blog, he talks about how taking the leap is the hard part, while iterative improvements are not only easier, but they’re inevitable. This reminds me of an often cited example of how nobody believed that a 4 minute mile was possible. That is, until 1954 when Roger Bannister broke that … Read more
Back in my World of Warcraft days, we had a small guild of tightly knit friends (many of us are friends IRL). While there were guides online for new dungeon and raid mechanics, we had our own guild motto: learn by doing. Reading detailed step by step guides and watching strategy videos give good overview … Read more
My grandmother raised her family through World War I, World War II, and the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. Naturally, living through conflict, famine, and oppression leads to a very scarce mindset. Ever stretched on money and food, my mom has inherited this mentality when raising her family. Through my childhood and even into my mid … Read more
No fever, but the arm that got the vaccine injection yesterday is really sore. I’ve never had it felt like this before. I can’t lift the arm past about a 45degree angle. After popping some Tylenol at 6 in the morning, I also took a whole bunch of naps through the late morning and the … Read more
I was in no real rush to get my vaccine, although I knew I needed to get it eventually. A few weeks ago, my wife got the Jansen (JNJ) 1 shot vaccine. Right before it was pulled from the shelves from the extremely rare but dangerous blood clot complication. I’ll be honest, having to take … Read more
Everyone’s got one, and they mostly stink. Maybe you object and say, “Hey, I wash my butt! It doesn’t stink!” The issue is that the stinky excuse (and maybe butt) affects other people so they are the ultimate judge of it’s legitimacy. That’s right, you don’t get to decide if your excuses are acceptable. Stop … Read more
The reward is not guaranteed. Sure, there’s probably a good chance that it’ll pay off. But you never truly know 100%. And there’s also the fear of missing out (FOMO – for you cool kids). Grab a free bagel now, because there might not be one in 30 minutes. It is our deeply ingrained need … Read more