I would give myself an understanding of status. Women are attracted to high-status (doctor, lawyer) and thus men spend time attaining status. But status is af

I would give myself an understanding of status. Women are attracted to high-status (doctor, lawyer) and thus men spend time attaining status. But status is affected by subcultures; if I spend 6-months learning how to write an NES emulator or speed-running N64 GoldenEye or reaching 2200 elo in chess -- I'll get status from a small group of gaming enthusiasts but in the larger context its (probably) not a good use of my time. For example, I got a double major in unrelated fields (I was ambitious and wanted to signal how smart I was), but it would have been better had gotten straight A's and masters degree (a double-major only impresses 1st-year undergrads; in the larger context of academic status, its irrelevant). It would also teach my younger self about counter-signaling in the status game https://host.kelley.iu.edu/riharbau/cs-randfinal.pdf https://host.kelley.iu.edu/riharbau/cs-randfinal.pdf Also not too much alcohol and HIIT fitness.