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_69x2

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    Comment #32343951

    I tend to believe what he says because I don't get the "narcissist cult leader" vibe from him. I do get that vibe from the vast majority of popular content creators in the "hustle"…

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    Comment #32343355

    >Plus, I've found the people who were hyper focused on retiring early or achieving financial independence to be less happy and more self-critical about their financial decisions. I…

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    Comment #32343303

    I believe that one reason for this is that FIRE, passive income, entrepreneurship, etc. attracts people who are looking for shortcuts. This means that they are optimizing for the s…

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    Comment #32343028

    That was my first thought as well. Is this a dating profile?

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    Comment #32342594

    >"Fix your life in 3 weeks, only takes 30 minutes a day" More like "This ONE Tip Will Change Your Life!"

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    Comment #32342566

    You need to account for genetic outliers. IIRC, Jocko Willink believes that his ability to function on little sleep is genetic, he just doesn't need much of it. He has mentioned th…

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    Comment #31048901

    What human being on the planet can make choices without being swayed by outside influences?

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    Comment #31048891

    I have the same theory on women having been selected for caring about their environment. I see that as an argument for choosing traditional gender roles because it seems to me that…

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    Comment #31048747

    Him monetizing his divorce like that is disturbing if the wife didn't agree to this.

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    Comment #31048728

    That's my question: Did this guy's ex-wife agree to be a subject of a blog, articles in major publications, and a book??

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    Comment #31048621

    >but his spouse also had the opportunity to communicate about her feelings of neglect According to the article: "Hundreds, maybe thousands, of times, my wife tried to communicate t…

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    Comment #31048493

    I came to a conclusion that people who genuinely can't control themselves due to extremely low impulse control tend to end up in prison. Those who claim that they "can't control th…

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    Comment #31048322

    >Too often for me, I have tried to figure out a solution to a problem, when someone was just trying to let me know how they feel John Gray addressed this in "Men are From Mars, Wom…

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    Comment #31048233

    The Atlantic should add this comment to the article as a TL;DR.

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    Comment #31048140

    You seem to be implying that it's irrational to be upset about having to repeat yourself if you haven't yet repeated yourself at least six times? If you need to repeat yourself hal…

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    Comment #29841359

    Baltic states? Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia?

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    Comment #22383229

    >And before anyone mentions that "normal people" like it and it is just the icky nerds that have reservations I'm one of the "normal people". I absolutely hate Windows 10 . I used …

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    Comment #21474255

    "Lots of activities can boost the size of various parts of the pre-frontal cortex – video games, for example" This doesn't mean that: 1. Any activity that requires focus has the sa…

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    Comment #21473927

    The article you provided doesn't back up the claim that playing video games has the same effect on the prefrontal cortex as meditation. 1. It discusses video games that were create…

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    Comment #21468117

    Do you have a source for the claim that playing video games has the same effect on the prefrontal cortex as meditation? Seems extremely unlikely, but I'm curious, so I would apprec…

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    Comment #21349166

    I was confused the first time I saw the word "learnings", I thought it was a mistake, but then I saw other people using it as well. Can native English speakers tell me if the word …

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    Comment #21348926

    What is great about it? Genuine question, not saying that it isn't, just curious what exactly makes it great for you.