> I have made the conscious decision to do nothing but 3 things with very rare exceptions such as meeting friends, which I luckily do not have many of. If you'

> I have made the conscious decision to do nothing but 3 things with very rare exceptions such as meeting friends, which I luckily do not have many of. If you're trying to shut out the world in order to achieve some massive technical or artistic feat, then sure, actively avoid everyone. But if you're not? You're trying to be healthy and make money and gain skills... in order to do what? Be fit and speak French to yourself in the mirror while sitting on a pile of money? I get it, not everyone wants to be around people all the time. Plenty of us cherish our alone time. But... it seems like social connection should be somewhere within the sphere of essential priorities. I fear that someone following this self-improvement guide to a letter would find that they improve themselves in several ways, only to find themselves very lonely after having ignored their friends and family for years in order to grind and "focus".