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What kind of helpless self pity is this crap? "I wanted a leadership position at THEIR company..." (fixed that for you) It's not YOUR company, but THEIRS. In

What kind of helpless self pity is this crap? "I wanted a leadership position at THEIR company..." (fixed that for you) It's not YOUR company, but THEIRS. Incorporate your own company (couple hundred bucks) and list yourself as "President" on your linkedin. Put together a bullshit website about your consulting services. Start acting like a leader in your own affairs. Mind YOUR OWN business. ----- Money solves almost all problems. For the remaining issues time and good health covers everything. I challenge anyone to show a convincing argument to the contrary. Better get to $300k/year asap and let the other chumps have their "leadership position"

iopq 10y ago
I have money and I'm in good health. I don't have a job, though, and I don't really have any motivation to do anything.
- sauronlord 10y ago
  This works for me: - Vitamin D... 4000 IU per day - 8 hours sleep - Lift weights 5 days a week. Yoga for 20 mins everyday - low carb/sugar diet - Decided on ambitious purpose in life Saying you have no motivation is making it worse. I started saying something like "I'm imoroving my motivation..."
  - iopq 10y ago
    I get 50,000 IU every week like it says on the bottle. I sleep around 8 hours a day. I lift weights 3 times a week and I play football 1-3 times a week. Saying I'm improving my motivation would be a lie. I'm not improving it and I can't lie to myself.
    - sauronlord 10y ago
      It's a lie to whom? And on what basis? I'm seriously starting to think this was a troll post. Here's why: - Entropy increases with time (body and muscle decay, etc) - Yet you clearly stated you are getting better each day OBJECTIVELY (lift weights, football, earning money, etc) And by the way... there is only the current day. Everything else is an idea/memory/abstraction - Then you say it is a lie that you are not motivated. Utter bullshit. The lie you are living is the idea that you would be lying by allowing yourself to be happy. Feelings and thoughts do not matter, behavior does. You clearly pointed out you have no big Mission or goals. You have your answer right there. Make an arbitrary decision to make your family, friends and community better in a massive way. DONE. The difference between happy people and unhappy people... is that happy people just decide to tell themselves they are happy.
      - iopq 10y ago
        Oh, I have goals. I want to get a gf again. What six primary fears? You're talking about something like I'm supposed to be aware of it. I googled it and different websites have different ones. I don't really fear anything. Maybe I should?
        sauronlord 10y ago
        Fear of death. Fear of ill health. Fear of the loss of love. Fear of poverty. Fear of old age. Fear of criticism. If you only have 4 or 5 of the fears, then you are already ahead. Squash the rest. ---- I'm glad you admitted you want a gf. I purposefully left that out in my comments above, but we caught each other's vibe. Wanting a gf also isn't specific. Children or intercourse, intimacy, etc are actually measurable.
        iopq 10y ago
        I want intimacy. I don't have any of those fears. If I die, I die, I don't really care.
      - iopq 10y ago
        Also, I said I have money. I don't earn any, though.
    - clouddrover 10y ago
      > I get 50,000 IU every week like it says on the bottle. I'm not a doctor but that sounds high enough to have side effects. Unless that dosage has been specifically recommended by a doctor, I think you should talk to a doctor about it before continuing to take that much Vitamin D.
      - ridgeguy 10y ago
        Better, he should have his blood tested. I take 10,000 IU/day and my blood concentration routinely tests at the low normal edge. Individual responses, etc.
        clouddrover 10y ago
        If the response and outcomes are individual then how do you know what an appropriate dose is in your particular case? I really hope a doctor has prescribed that dose for you. Too much Vitamin D can damage your heart and kidneys. You should talk to a doctor about it if you haven't done so.
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      - iopq 10y ago
        I got my blood tested and it was low. I'm getting the levels back up.
        clouddrover 10y ago
        But your dosage has not been prescribed by a doctor? Self-prescribing is not a good idea. You could be causing damage to your heart and kidneys. You should talk to a doctor about it.
        iopq 10y ago
        First of all, I've already been taking 50,000 IU, but only once a month. This was way low in the winter, and my vitamin D levels were low. After I took the blood test, the endocrinologist told me to take the supplement once a week to increase my levels. So I actually did talk to a doctor about it. I don't know why you assume I didn't.
bshimmin 10y ago
Money is great for solving problems where the problem relies on needing money (as David Mamet put it, "Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money"). After a certain point, however, the problems you are left with are either ones that more money cannot solve, or have only been caused by having too much money in the first place. (I actually agree with the rest of what you say. Creating your own business, even if it's just a consultancy which serves little purpose other than to generate more money for yourself than working for someone else's business would do, is probably more than enough to keep most people occupied for a good spell.)

iopq 10y ago

I have money and I'm in good health. I don't have a job, though, and I don't really have any motivation to do anything.

sauronlord 10y ago
This works for me: - Vitamin D... 4000 IU per day - 8 hours sleep - Lift weights 5 days a week. Yoga for 20 mins everyday - low carb/sugar diet - Decided on ambitious purpose in life Saying you have no motivation is making it worse. I started saying something like "I'm imoroving my motivation..."
- iopq 10y ago
  I get 50,000 IU every week like it says on the bottle. I sleep around 8 hours a day. I lift weights 3 times a week and I play football 1-3 times a week. Saying I'm improving my motivation would be a lie. I'm not improving it and I can't lie to myself.
  - sauronlord 10y ago
    It's a lie to whom? And on what basis? I'm seriously starting to think this was a troll post. Here's why: - Entropy increases with time (body and muscle decay, etc) - Yet you clearly stated you are getting better each day OBJECTIVELY (lift weights, football, earning money, etc) And by the way... there is only the current day. Everything else is an idea/memory/abstraction - Then you say it is a lie that you are not motivated. Utter bullshit. The lie you are living is the idea that you would be lying by allowing yourself to be happy. Feelings and thoughts do not matter, behavior does. You clearly pointed out you have no big Mission or goals. You have your answer right there. Make an arbitrary decision to make your family, friends and community better in a massive way. DONE. The difference between happy people and unhappy people... is that happy people just decide to tell themselves they are happy.
    - iopq 10y ago
      Oh, I have goals. I want to get a gf again. What six primary fears? You're talking about something like I'm supposed to be aware of it. I googled it and different websites have different ones. I don't really fear anything. Maybe I should?
      - sauronlord 10y ago
        Fear of death. Fear of ill health. Fear of the loss of love. Fear of poverty. Fear of old age. Fear of criticism. If you only have 4 or 5 of the fears, then you are already ahead. Squash the rest. ---- I'm glad you admitted you want a gf. I purposefully left that out in my comments above, but we caught each other's vibe. Wanting a gf also isn't specific. Children or intercourse, intimacy, etc are actually measurable.
        iopq 10y ago
        I want intimacy. I don't have any of those fears. If I die, I die, I don't really care.
    - iopq 10y ago
      Also, I said I have money. I don't earn any, though.
  - clouddrover 10y ago
    > I get 50,000 IU every week like it says on the bottle. I'm not a doctor but that sounds high enough to have side effects. Unless that dosage has been specifically recommended by a doctor, I think you should talk to a doctor about it before continuing to take that much Vitamin D.
    - ridgeguy 10y ago
      Better, he should have his blood tested. I take 10,000 IU/day and my blood concentration routinely tests at the low normal edge. Individual responses, etc.
      - clouddrover 10y ago
        If the response and outcomes are individual then how do you know what an appropriate dose is in your particular case? I really hope a doctor has prescribed that dose for you. Too much Vitamin D can damage your heart and kidneys. You should talk to a doctor about it if you haven't done so.
      - deleted 10y ago
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    - iopq 10y ago
      I got my blood tested and it was low. I'm getting the levels back up.
      - clouddrover 10y ago
        But your dosage has not been prescribed by a doctor? Self-prescribing is not a good idea. You could be causing damage to your heart and kidneys. You should talk to a doctor about it.
        iopq 10y ago
        First of all, I've already been taking 50,000 IU, but only once a month. This was way low in the winter, and my vitamin D levels were low. After I took the blood test, the endocrinologist told me to take the supplement once a week to increase my levels. So I actually did talk to a doctor about it. I don't know why you assume I didn't.

bshimmin 10y ago

Money is great for solving problems where the problem relies on needing money (as David Mamet put it, "Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money"). After a certain point, however, the problems you are left with are either ones that more money cannot solve, or have only been caused by having too much money in the first place. (I actually agree with the rest of what you say. Creating your own business, even if it's just a consultancy which serves little purpose other than to generate more money for yourself than working for someone else's business would do, is probably more than enough to keep most people occupied for a good spell.)