My one boring tip to anyone in their 20s is to resist the temptation to rot in your room every time you get a free moment. Dismiss any neuroses you have about going outside and "being perceived". Be a dictator about it, plan your hangouts like they are binding commitments. No excuses! Go to the bar with your friends. Be kinda hungover at work. Socializing is like exercise; even if you don't feel like you want to, you should still do it because it's good for you.
This is …. And I don’t say this lightly…. The single greatest piece of writing I have ever seen in my life
The Japanese have discovered unlimited chips & salsa and it’s beautiful
im building things no ever has before
>node count up to ~1.4m
>added all popeyes locations available as a filter
>added a violent crime heat map filter
>added state pages, check most unique names & loudest zip codes in your state
builders build
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I had a french professor who once said if you just did something like going to the supermarket and experienced it fully without the goggles of habit and catégories you would go crazy with pure sense and joy. I think about it all the time. In a way this is all for him.
new foid in the gym, baggy sweatshirt and sweatpants, I begin to daydream of our wedding day, im shape rotating our children, we lock eyes the chemistry is palpable, she removes her sweats to reveal her whore uniform. widowed again
I once heard Tiger Woods say he stayed motivated even when his swing was a total mess because you never know when one small adjustment makes everything click. That idea extends well beyond sports. If you believe a single conversation, idea, meeting, or moment can dramatically change your trajectory for the better, you begin to operate in a more optimal state. It’s not delusional, it’s how reality actually works. This way of thinking was non-intuitive for me, but once I adopted it, I found it hugely beneficial.
You can fix this in about 30 days. That's about how long it takes for a full physiological reset.
Here's what I'd do:
0. Start with a 48 hour cold turkey detox. No electronics. No music. Only allowed books, writing and movement. 12 hours in you'll be climbing the walls. 24 hours in you'll unlock forgotten levels of creativity and imagination.
1. Delete anything off your phone that allows scrolling of any sort. Install an app blocker that blocks anything except phone, messaging, Uber, banking etc. Have a friend set a password, you need to beg them to unlock it.
2. Change all screens to greyscale.
3. Find 2-3 fiction authors you enjoy, and buy their whole catalogue. That's 30-40 books without thinking.
4. Sleep on the floor, not on the bed. For at least 30 days.
5. Do hard hill sprints 3 x weekly. Lift hard weights 3 x weekly.
6. Find and join a club. Any club. Ideally something you have a curiousity in, but that also makes you uncomfortable. Reading club, running club, rock climbing club, whatever.
7. Join an evening class. Coding, martial arts, history, whatever.
8. In bed by 10:30pm every night. Only exception is if you're either doing exercise of some sort, or physically with friends.
9. Initiate one (non transactional) conversation with a stranger every day.
10. Fix your posture consciously.
11. Maximise your time out of the house. Want to work on something on your laptop? Go to the local library. Go sit in a college campus. Go sit in a coffee shop.