zigzaggy

I've done something similar - working out 3 days a week in the evening during my commute time. I've gained a little bit of muscle and lost a couple of pounds since this madness started.

I didn't start off this way though. At the beginning I was paralyzed, staring at my phone and laptop screen. I was tragically distracted and just... stuck. Doomscrolling is the new word that I can totally relate to. I was swirling in emotion.

But I just decided I'd had enough one day. It was actually a goofy book that some rando twitter handle sent me one day that gave a step by step "leveling up" process. It was one of those right place, right time things so I just went with it.

I started meditating with the "Waking Up" app, drinking water, working out, and kicked my side project back off. It's been a real journey now that I've decided to use this extra time for good rather than just emoting.

Cool, just spent 30 minutes having fun on this one. Great stuff!

I'm replying because you're obviously being downvoted for the content of your comment, not the quality. It appears to me that you're contributing to the conversation in good faith with tough questions.

What your questions triggered in me was to reject the notion that the institutions set up around me will solve much. I'm sure most people have lost faith in these institutions at this point, on all sides.

But I agree with the part of your comment that implies that we're being lied to in the process of entertained. It's the end goal, right? Fear drives clicks which drives revenue. I'm sure it's one of the foundational blocks of modern journalism.

Yes, I have developed a risk management plan that address like bankroll management and risk of ruin. After the big drop in Dec 2018, I learned a whole lot about hedging and diversification. I’ve recently been learning to quantify that stuff with metrics like Sharpe Ratio etc.

This follows the way my brain works too. Dog into the problem -> invert -> learn more about problem -> uninvert -> map problem in much greater detail -> reinvert -> discover truth -> solution

P.S. It’s not “luck” for a small time swing trader to make a little money. Its something you do every day, using math, psychology, and timing on companies carefully selected for their fundamentals. The market is a large, slow moving entity that constantly shows its hand. A small timer can make money. Will it scale? I don’t know. I’ve been steadily increasing my account so ask again in 5 years.

Admittedly, there are days where it’s hard to see where things are going - especially high vol days. But when vol comes down and the market slowly heaves one way or the other, there are tickers that pretty much always go with the flow. Buy low, hold for the swing. Or short a bump and sell lower... it’s really not rocket science. Just don’t get greedy... hit your target a get out.

The real question is: is it worth my time in terms of ROI? Frankly, no not yet. I am streamlining the work, semi automating thru alerts, triggers, and buy/sell presets. But my paycheck and my side hustle still pay better. However I’m on a slow trajectory right now and I’m curious where it’s going. Will I plateau? Yes probably. But I’m enjoying the ride.

I’ve had a good experience with RH too. I started out small, learned about stocks first. I gradually started into options and learned some strategies there. Then I started learning about volatility and other derivatives. And of course I’ve learned all about ETFs etc.

My first year was hard; and it was emotional. I was too excitable and got hooked a little. But I steered my way through it with a very small loss. I considered it the cost of my education.

But I really started getting the hang of it my second year. I started swing trading and learning the mathematics and psychology of the market. I didn’t break the bank with profit but I did make a few % points.

I’m in my 3rd year and I’m a decent hobby trader now. I’ve been consistently beating the market in my “spare time” (I have a full time job and a side hustle). I don’t really get too excited anymore. I’m very methodical and pretty u emotional.

To be clear: my trading account is not my retirement and it’s not my savings. It’s “mad money” and I use the post-tax proceeds for vacation etc.

But yeah, I’ve had a decent experience with RH, learned a lot, made a few $$$ and had a good time.

Gratitude list! I started one a few years ago when life was very very tough and it ended up being one of the things that kept me going.

I also made a timeline of my life with all the major events on it. Puts the whole thing in perspective.

Both good tools, especially in tough times.

This is a great idea / application for writing.

Last year I took a senior manager position at a fairly large company. I am also building a side project (not competing, totally unrelated). Between those 2 things my mind is constantly full.

I depend on my project plan to move through time / between tasks. But I still depend on my memory and a high volume of unstructured notes to move through small increments of time. You simply can’t plan every single sub task.

I have noticed when things get really busy and I start getting tired, everything around me speeds up. I really like the idea in this article that writing a journal by hand slows life down.

I’m going to try structured journaling. This year’s Big Project is about to go live, and I need a way to slow it all down for a few minutes each day.

Good point, those are definitely different types of relationships. I agree completely that the shallow networking is a waste of time for everyone involved.

I’m compressing time a little for my story. This was last year before the lockdowns. He probably could have done it remotely. But we never missed an opportunity to talk about nerd stuff. He was definitely a talker.

Yeah. My security team would really have my hide if I tried that. The other day I had a visitor from security come in and scrub all my addons off of my Firefox installation because they hadn't been vetted through IT. They most certainly wouldn't allow shadow slack rooms.

I guess we can agree to disagree, because in my opinion people who are connected to a group, and participate in the "give and take" that goes with it, bring additional value to the job. I don't see how that wouldn't be good for co-workers and the company.

Maybe I should clarify that these aren't things I would do on the job. I engaged with co-workers through volunteer work, at those goofy socials at the Chamber (which I refuse to do now), going out for lunch or drinks with folks I met in the halls, etc.

Either way, to me work isn't just going in, punching a clock, and cranking out canooter valves and cagibilt rings. As a program manager, I've always had an appreciation for the relationships and motivations of others. I do the canooter valve thing too, but I always enjoyed the brainstorming sessions and mind maps, and solving problems and making deals happen. I dunno, networking is part of the job if you ask me.

I agree that priorities are important. But these things aren’t mutually exclusive, right? I was equal parts networker and learner in my early career and it definitely paid off.

I remember being accused of being “too social” at times. And I’m sure I overdid it now and then (as we do in our youth).

But my personal network has been very valuable over time, especially in the tough times. And I’ve come through for them too. I’m not saying “it’s not what you know, but who.” I am saying it’s what you know AND who.

Exactly. I can't understand why people don't just say the thing it is, especially a thing that's already bad. Wording it like this feels very dishonest / clickbaity.

Man this looks fun! I’m years behind you on this project but I’ve had similar ideas. Very informative post, I learned a lot. Inspiring...

I love my Thinkpads. And only one of them is new (I bought the AMD version and I love it). I should have clarified that I was speaking more about the non-tech's perspective on something that "just works" versus something that needs regular tweaking, restarts, updates that halt all other operations for some time, and all the other joys of living with a Microsoft OS that we've learned to live with.

This makes me terribly sad to hear. I also want to integrate an iPad into my workflow, but it just doesn’t work. Everyone of my customers are HIGHLY dependent on MS Office products, to the point that every step of the job occurs on some MS product -

PowerPoint meetings on Teams, about Word and Excel docs stored on the SharePoint site.

I’m encouraged by MS’s recent moves into Linux / open source, but my gut tells me we’re a long way from properly functioning MS apps on iPad.

You’re being downvoted but this is probably more true than most people here want to admit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Thinkpadhead myself - I have “a few.” But time and again my 11 year old’s iPad “just works” while I’m hacking on my Linux and the rest of my family comes to me with various Windows problems.

As the extended family’s bonafide IT admin, I looooong for the day when business apps are so effective on iOS that I can retire everyone’s W10 machine!

Whoa. I haven't seen this game changer yet. What a cool product, I'm going to dig in and see what folks are saying.

Thanks for sharing!

In order: 1. Print 2. Desktop monitor 3. e-ink reader

No other options work for me.

I buy ebooks because I have intermittent low vision. Large print books worked ok, but the lighting is never right. The ereader has freed me up to read when and where I want to instead of under very specific conditions.

I am also think I am sensitive to the "renters economy" issue. I think I preferred owning them, but I'm not sure why. I've had to dispose of books in various ways in the past for running out of space etc. And I have had books lost or stolen, or borrowed and never returned, so many time. Now I can actually read the books I buy regardless of the quality of my vision. I don't have to worry about running out of space or carrying huge heavy boxes. So I don't know if I really don't like the new way or if I'm just resistant to change.

Thanks for sharing this! I just decommissioned an iPhone 7 and I think this is the perfect project for it.

Yep. I loved rooting droids and jailbreaking iPhones back then. It almost seems like it ain’t worth it these days. I can’t think of much I can get in JB that I can’t have anyway

PCR and Serological Studies: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zC3kW1sMu0sjnT_vP1sh...

Thanks for the heads up. Just added this to my iTunesU Library.

Trail Router looks fantastic! In light of the shutdowns, I've restarted my running / training and I'm planning for a 10 miler in October. This will be a fun way to plan runs and keep me interested. That's always been my big issue - I get bored easily if I see the same thing over and over.

Shouldn't we skip directly to wireless charging?

Or probably even 192.168.1.1

American here. This is the first I’m hearing anything but good things about how Germany has handled this crisis. And I consider myself to be fairy tuned in. Don’t sweat the trolls, you’ll never make them happy.