Major cheat code for life: Increase your recovery speed. You will get rejected. You will lose money. You will embarrass yourself. The goal isn't to avoid the fall. It's to shorten the time between the fall and the reset. Fast recovery compounds.
I just realized when it comes to prom, homecoming, Valentine’s Day etc. Black people are usually the ones spending the most, renting expensive cars, buying designer clothes/gifts etc just to show other people they have money while simultaneously having the lowest average household income amongst other races.
once u start going to the gym, u realise that going to the gym is actually the easiest and fun-est bit. eating clean, getting 8 hrs of sleep, actively managing stress are actually the HARD things