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7+ Year ICT Trader | Digital Marketer turned Student of the Market 🧪👁️📝

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“Those who keep learning will keep rising in life.”

— Charlie Munger

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[Dear Self, @dear_self0]

Your life is boring because you don't do any side quests.

Life is more than just work and bed rotting.

Dear Self,

Complete these 33 Side Quests:

1. → Go to a restaurant alone. No phone, no distractions. Just you and your thoughts.

2. → Learn how to be bored again. 24 hours without social media. Cleanse your mind.

3. → Approach 3 attractive girls in one day, with no ulterior motive. Just start a conversation. Boost your social energy.

4. → Learn to fight. Master a few basic fighting and self-defense moves until they're muscle memory.

5. → Speak at an open mic or Toastmasters. Improve your speaking skills.

6. → Walk in the dark. Wake up before the sun. Walk for three miles without headphones. Listen to the world wake up.

7. → Give to charity without taking credit. Volunteer for a day. Tell no one. Post nothing.

8. → Build something, using your hands to create something physical and real.

9. → Practice compliments. Give a real compliment to a stranger. You'll become more social.

10. → Pick one dish you like, and master it. Learn to make one signature dish from scratch.

11. → Read a physical newspaper. Take a book outside. Leave your screens indoors for a day.

12. → Journal in a public place. Observe the people around you. Most are sleepwalking. Don't be one of them.

13. → Move differently. Take a different route home. Routine is the enemy of progress.

14. → Create your soundtrack. Curate a playlist for this specific season of your life.

15. → Spend 15 minutes stretching your body. A stiff body leads to a stiff mind.

16. → Plant a small herb garden. Growing plants will teach you discipline and responsibility.

17. → Go to a museum alone. Study great men who came before you.

18. → Practice the hand. Learn basic calligraphy. A man's signature should carry weight.

19. → Mark your turf. Walk your neighborhood until you know every shortcut and landmark by heart.

20. → The 10-minute rule. Once a day, intentionally sit in total silence before you start your car or enter your house, and reflect.

21. → Master silence. Sit in silence for 20 minutes, doing nothing. Face your thoughts.

22. → The cold reset. Take a 3-minute ice-cold shower. Prove that your willpower is in charge.

23. → Scan for threats. Every time you enter a building, identify every exit and three potential "problems." Awareness is a habit.

24. → Audit your circle. Who are the 5 people you spend the most time with? If they're losers, well...

25. → Reduce your spending. Go through your subscriptions and cancel anything you don't need. Find cheaper alternatives.

26. → Manage your vices. Quit your worst habit for 30 days. If you can't control your own impulses, you'll never control your destiny.

27. → Master the grip. Hang from a pull-up bar for as long as you can. Improves your posture too.

28. → Dress the part. Spend a day dressed in your best clothes for no reason. Watch how people treat you differently.

29. → Learn how to use three basic power tools correctly. Be the man who can fix things.

30. → Buy for life. Buy high-quality items that will last 10 years. Stop wasting money on garbage.

31. → Rejection therapy. Ask for a discount or a favor where the answer is likely "no." Get comfortable with rejection.

32. → Identify the "Why." Spend an hour defining your purpose in one sentence. If you can't, you're just drifting.

33. → The Final Quest. Look in the mirror. Decide who you want to be tomorrow. Then act like him today.

[Bull Theory @BullTheoryio]

The Supreme Court has ruled Trump's tariffs ILLEGAL and the goverment may have to refund $150 Billion+ to the U.S. companies.

Let us explain
How this refund will work,
The impact on US economy,
and Trump’s Backup plan.

Importers have already paid roughly $150 billion under these tariffs, which now the US government will likely have to refund.

Refunds will not be automatic; companies will probably need to file claims or lawsuits to recover the funds. If large refunds are approved, the government could face a major revenue shortfall.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT

Tariffs raise costs for US companies, which typically pass them on to consumers, adding upward pressure on prices.

If the tariffs are removed, import costs would fall, potentially easing inflation over time. Lower inflation would give the Fed more room to cut rates.

The Fed is currently caught between weak growth and sticky inflation. Reduced tariffs and cooling inflation could allow more aggressive rate cuts without risking price spikes.

Lower rates would support consumer spending, business investment, housing, and more.

On the other hand, refunding up to $150 billion plus the loss of ongoing tariff revenue would increase fiscal pressure, likely requiring higher borrowing. This could put upward pressure on Treasury yields.

The ruling creates both potential relief (lower inflation) and new risks (higher deficits and borrowing costs).

TRUMP’S BACK UP PLAN

The ruling does not eliminate Trump’s ability to impose tariffs; it only removes one tool. He still has:

1. Section 232 - tariffs on specific industries justified by “national security.” This can be expanded to more sectors.

2. Section 301 - tariffs on specific countries for “unfair trade practices.” This was the legal basis for many China tariffs.

3. Section 122 - a fast, temporary tariff option, though limited in size and duration.

4. *Anti-dumping and countervailing duties - high tariffs applied through legal proceedings, often lasting years.

Sections 232 and 301 are already in use and legally tested, so sector-by-sector tariffs can continue.

What changes is the speed and breadth. IEEPA allowed broad tariffs almost instantly. New tariffs will now likely require investigations or stronger legal justification, slowing the process and increasing uncertainty.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

"Effective immediately, all National Security TARIFFS, Section 232 and existing Section 301 TARIFFS, remain in place, and in full force and effect. Today I will sign an Order to impose a 10% GLOBAL TARIFF, under Section 122, over and above our normal TARIFFS already being charged..." - President Donald J. Trump

[Wisdom Stoics @WisdomStoics]

REMINDER.

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“Wasting your time doubting whether you’re going to be successful is pointless.”

— Kobe Bryant

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Dear son,