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If you believe this, the 10% trade-off doesn't matter and is simply a distraction from the real discussion.
Demand is pretty inelastic for a course, especially if the company is paying for it. I believe that charging at lesat $400 is the sweetspot, volume decreases (so does customer requests) and profits skyrocket.
The problem is that most people focus on what they know and spend hours creating the content for the course.
However, most of your success is going to come from building an email list of at least 1k people. And most of the effort should be here BEFORE you start building the course.
I've done that many times and have been profitable since, even after outsourcing most of the work.
And the worst case scenarios happened when my body was tired and wanted to stop, but my brain was high on Red Bull and didn't let me fall sleep.
To avoid burn out, I'm being more disciplined with slowing down at the end of the day and exercises (even walking outside is good enough).
To slowdown, I'm trying to read at least 30 minutes at time. And try to go for a walk 2-3 times a week (not much, but makes a huge difference on my energy and humor).
Also, sleeping well everyday is a priority for me - I'm not willing to exchange sleep for work, reduces my productivity significantly and makes me unhappy.
I used to drink it daily and it destroyed my body. Also, Red Bull is quite expensive!
I would've expected at least a job offer or public praise for his offers. No wonders bug hunting is not attracting enough people.
A stress-free, relaxed brain used for 6 hours is much better than stressful brain used for 10h.
I would agree that they are doing shady moves that can hurt search quality, but overall, the results look much better today than 10 years ago.
The rule makes sense and is there to prevent an exploit on using student visas to move to the US.
However, enforcing it during a pandemic is cruel and really reinforces how Trump and his administration are aggressive towards international people - even if we are coming to elite schools and would bring value to the US economy.
People move to lower rage regions, they spend less time commuting, the have more money available for other expenses (as rent is not a big chunk of their income).
In the end, this pushes to a decentralized workforce and may reduce the cost of living on highly populated areas (NYC or SF)
It could help you answer:
- What I feel when I'm deep in thought?
- Why I manifest muscle tension in those periods?
I would give it a try for 3-4 months.
1) Physical source
The source could be physical, so you should go to an orthodontist to get a professional perspective. I've heard of people doing a minor surgery to solve the problem.
2) Emotional source
The source could also be emotional, as you mentioned. Then, you should seek professional help (from a therapist) to learn how to deal with the stress you are feeling. This could mean simply rewiring how you deal with stress, exercising more often or take medicine.
Sometimes, you simply need to pay attention to how physically tense you are due to work and try to relax your whole body.
I suffer from the bruxism as well and I got significantly better by going to therapy.
You try to prove that your hypothesis is wrong. If you can't find evidence that your hypothesis is wrong, you can "accept" that your hypothesis is right.
This forces you to try to find holes in your logic. If you can't find any, probably it is solid.
If I'm on a cash-tight period, I increase the assessment frequency accordingly. Typically, my biggest expenses are rent and groceries, so I pay closer attention to those.
Farnam Street is my favorite blog about it. I would recommend 3 articles:
-- Second Order Thinking - https://fs.blog/second-order/
-- Implications of Second Order Thinking - https://fs.blog/2020/03/chestertons-fence/
-- How to Think - https://fs.blog/2015/01/thinking-about-thinking/
This should be a great start on how to improve your critical thinking skills. Then, I would explore decision-making biases and how to avoid deal (by yourself or in a group).
- How to setup a CMS (e.g. Wordpress)
- Keyword Research
- Content Marketing
- On/off-page SEO
- Optimizing for conversion rate
- Building and managing a mailing list
- Email Marketing
Also, being able to tell this story is much more interesting than simply saying: "I have this certificate from Udacity".