anyone finding that using Hermes by @NousResearch via orchestrator agent -> worker agents pipeline for tasks appear to take significantly longer than just using Codex/Claude straight up in a single session?
frequently I’m getting worker coder agents taking much longer on implementation + have much more scope creep + running tests at every step
already prompted via soul.md for each profile to be as concise and use as little tokens as possible whilst staying only in the confines of the mentioned task; perhaps I’m missing something?
at what networth can you justify dropping 5-8k usd on a 12 hr flight?
the reasonable answer is:
you should only fly business and "waste" 5-8k usd for a fleeting experience when you are a multi millionaire
but is life really about being reasonable or is it actually about taking risks and having fun?
i started flying business when i was still a naive and poor investment banker with a measly salary of 120k. it was way out of my budget but it deeply shaped my mindset to be abundant instead of scared. i would look at a flight from zurich to singapore, economy would be 600usd, biz would be 6k, i would think "damn, why is this shit so expensive" and then just book it and never think about it again
you need to have full confidence that it’s ok to overspend in your young years bc you know that you will make a lot more money when you got older, so it’s no problem to overspend in your 20s and lifemax. this is in strong contrast to a guy i know who has over 10million in networth but still flies economy bc he has a scarcity mindset and tries to jeet himself through life in fear of losing what he has
you cannot live life and be a jeet, especially as a guy, it’s so ghey. i always say that money is like women. you gotta allow money to flow through you freely and you cannot try to control and restrict money or it will leave you. only when money feels relaxed and free around you, more will come to you easily
it’s not fake it till you make it. it’s having deep confidence in your own skillset that no matter what happens, you will thrive. if you have a decent iq and risk tolerance, chances are very good that it will all workout. also, an extra 5k spent in your early 20s gives you such a disproportionate increase in life quality than 5k spent when you are 45
and what’s the worst thing that can happen? you lose it ALL and start again. your WORST case future scenario is the current reality for everyone else
trust yourself
one of, I would say, three truly crypto-native platforms in history that have been able to break out of the crypto consumer category and proliferate general web2 tech market audiences
abuse your unfair advantage everywhere
everyone has it
> if you live in your mom's basement w no responsibilities, work 12 hr days
> if your know a guy who knows a guy, call that guy
> if your parents paid for ur college, invest your time in up-skilling urself
you were not raised to be a bum
life isnt an even playing field
all the "winners" are not playing fair
to catch up you have to identify your unfair advantage
and abuse it
Life is purely about suffering for men because life is purely about status as a man. You can harp on about spiritual metaphors and perspectives all you want but unless you have cash flow, social skills, work ethic, a high IQ and a fantastic physique as a man your life is going to be very mediocre. You can deny this truth all you want but you'll be forced to face it at some point. Why not do it now. Despite genetic gifts you have to continually grind with daily effort to drag and claw yourself forward even by an inch, as a man one of your best bets is falling in love with the work and genuinely enjoying exhausting yourself doing the right things, if you have an attitude that work is something you have to do, you're born to lose and you're going go get crushed into the dirt by men who do nothing but apply pressure, who do nothing but train, work, think, consume, apply and reflect. In order to get to the highest level in any game it has to be such an intrinsic desire for you to progress you completely disconnect from the process and the hours spent in the middle of the war because you love the weight of your weapon and how it feels to reload it. Sharpening your mind is the activity that will pay the greatest dividends in my experience, pay attention to what is around you, work diligently and forcefully day after day to steal more small victories. They add up.