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Firstly, this is from http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=334329
1. Always keep learning and develop skills.
Of these “things to do” this is the thing that I do the most. I read more than 50-60 pages a day, all of the reading being at the very least somewhat useful. I just finished the Deadly Shore, about Australia. It was an amazing read, and was very interesting. To be honest, I knew little to nothing about Australia, modern or its origins. I’ve just put another book on modern Australia on hold, and I have read a ton of Chomsky recently, as well as a few random reads. As for some other things, such as learning Korean, I have not really given them much effort. I have taken preliminary steps to be able to learn them, but have not actually put forth effort. Whenever I go to do so, I just am lazy, and do not.
2. Make sure your work table, room and PC desktop is always clean and organized.
Is this true? Heck yeah. Do I occasionally attempt to clean. Yeah. DO I undervalue this? Yes. Do I tend to let stuff sit out multitudes too long? Yes I do. I’m not really sure how to organize and keep clutter down. I can clear a desk, but it gets cluttered in a couple days. Ironically my desktop computer is super organized, but everything else is terribly disorganized. I know it wastes me a lot of time, with school and whatnot. Another thing I should do, yet never really follow through with.
3. Have a schedule book/calendar.
I try to use google calendar. But that’s not very good. I suppose to keep more organized. I ought to go out and buy one of those, or order then on amazon. I’d really prefer a daily planner to a calendar, but I don’t know what models are best. I’ll try to get one and stick to it, but does anyone have any suggestions for which ones are best? What kind of events should be placed in it. Should items be put on the day they are due, or day you still have to do them.
4. Never blame others and never complain.
Although I’m guilty of complaining about other people, I am always very realistic in that I could have addressed the problems. I do tend to get defensive when people bring up my deficiencies. However, over time I do address them. It would be worth trying to consciously take responsibility for deficiencies as they occur, and not purely in retrospect. And gaining small advantages is how most things work. From sc2, to school, to the workplace, it is how one gets ahead.
5. Exercise everyday, at least 20 push ups and 20 squats. Just do it, every day, even 5 and 5 or whatever, but if you don't, you're body just isn't optimal to work.
Starting Strength. Stretching. PT. I may not be in the best physical shape, but I certainly exercise.
6. Always be cheerful and look on the bright side;,
Although things can look down, and I can be pessimistic, I always know that I’m in a relatively good situation. My whole family is irrationally pessimistic, and I often find myself being the most optimistic person in the room, attempting to alleviate fears and concerns. Being depressed about shortcomings accomplishes little: dwelling on past mistakes where the mistake is known too accomplishes little. I rarely give up, and when I do, it is simply out of apathy, not despair.
7. It's ok to despair once in a while and just veg out for 1 full day.
I do this too much. I have no real comment there. This is my third day of epic vegetation… right before AP testing.
8. Always keep your personal finances in check.
At the moment I will be graduating from college with minimal debt in four years, assuming the best. With a BS. Although I may wish to do grad school, with a CS degree I should be able to make enough to finance it. Furthermore, I always have been very frugal. I have several thousand dollars in the bank from refereeing and various gifts, and spend very rarely.
9. Lastly, you can't do any of things, none of it, until you know you want to achieve something, then naturally the focus comes, that it isn't a constant force of will to try to press on
I think the big thing here is what I wish to accomplish is contradictory to what I am both pressured into doing, and think would empirically be the best things to do. Travel and polysci, Philosophy, etc, interest me. They are all deep and engaging subjects. Although I find CS tolerable I, at this time, have no great love for it, and although a degree would bring financial stability I am torn between this and my interests. Although working for Google or somerhing is a goal I can set, and I would at the very least be satisfied with, it would be a lie to say at this time it is my passion, or anything along those lines. I am probably not a terribly mature person in this field. I have depended upon my IQ to take care of things. I have spent about no time in school in the last semester, yet I have above a 4.4 GPA, and am reasonably prepared for all but one AP test. What bothers me more is if I spent the hours, I could have accomplished much more. Though I am going to a good public university, the upper tier privates were in reach, lest I had not slacked a metric shitton. Yet even now I have difficulty buckling down for AP tests, despite the obvious practicality and necessity.
  
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This is a bit long winded and to be honest quite a dry read.
Also, the whole wall of text can be summed up with the first line from the Beatles song I am teh Walrus:
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together"
Here's a line from Shakespeare that I believe everyone should learn... especially here on TL.
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
Essentially, what this means is: 'keep it simple stupid'
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Yes I did read that thread title wrong.
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On May 05 2012 06:26 Mattson wrote:
This is a bit long winded and to be honest quite a dry read.
Also, the whole wall of text can be summed up with the first line from the Beatles song I am teh Walrus:
"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together"
Here's a line from Shakespeare that I believe everyone should learn... especially here on TL.
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
Essentially, what this means is: 'keep it simple stupid'
I can be concise. I chose not to be. You told me to be concise in about 5x the words necessary.
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:D
Someone googled brevity!
Add that to number 1, you learned something today
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On May 05 2012 09:05 Mattson wrote:
:D
Someone googled brevity!
Add that to number 1, you learned something today
:D
I didn't learn it. I've known brevity for a number of years.
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On May 05 2012 05:03 Froadac wrote:
9. Lastly, you can't do any of things, none of it, until you know you want to achieve something, then naturally the focus comes, that it isn't a constant force of will to try to press on
I think the big thing here is what I wish to accomplish is contradictory to what I am both pressured into doing, and think would empirically be the best things to do. Travel and polysci, Philosophy, etc, interest me. They are all deep and engaging subjects. Although I find CS tolerable I, at this time, have no great love for it, and although a degree would bring financial stability I am torn between this and my interests. Although working for Google or somerhing is a goal I can set, and I would at the very least be satisfied with, it would be a lie to say at this time it is my passion, or anything along those lines. I am probably not a terribly mature person in this field. I have depended upon my IQ to take care of things. I have spent about no time in school in the last semester, yet I have above a 4.4 GPA, and am reasonably prepared for all but one AP test. What bothers me more is if I spent the hours, I could have accomplished much more. Though I am going to a good public university, the upper tier privates were in reach, lest I had not slacked a metric shitton. Yet even now I have difficulty buckling down for AP tests, despite the obvious practicality and necessity.
This point 9 is probably the most difficult to pin down with a practical concrete points, but 2 things for consideration: development in your free time, i.e. not just having a hobby, but taking on volunteer internships outside your regular or expected field of study, and, looking to be the best or accomplished in a particular field/area, just as a challenge.
Ultimately unless you try, like really get into it with a commitment, it is really hard to take on a new skill/experience. Say, you want to understand Belgium. You can read all you want about Belgium, but even if you just visit for a day, you haven't still done it justice, but committing to live there for a year is something entirely different. And if you had the goal of, I want to be an expert on Belgium beers, could lead to book writing, or beer consulting for micro breweries, etc.
But most of all, in this particular instance, you just need to take actual stabs at doing different things with some level of commitment, the gap between what we see as an observer and as a participant is extremely large; in our instant wikipedia/google society, knowledge is at our finger tips, but that doesn't make everyone pioneers or actual contributors.
Grit your teeth and just go for something, one time ^^, you seem to have most of everything else in order, and usually that gives you the space to realize everything else.
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real talk.
I didn't give your topic a fair shake. I actually read the link in the op and not your whole op. I was a dick and I'm sorry about some of what I said.
That being said, I'll give you some actual advice.
First... it's great that you want to get your life in order. But you don't need to do all this nonsense unless you have OCD and you feel you need to do this to stave off anxiety... or perhaps you were bullied into aspergers in highschool... I'm not a doctor so I can't make that call.
You don't need to make lists and pedantically categorize your life... unless you feel you need to
Scratch off everything from that list. And try this:
Have sex as often as possible. It's amazing how much of the shit that used to bother you no longer bothers you once you become sexually active proper. A handful of times a year from one person isn't enough... at first at least.
The hardest part about becoming sexual active isn't finding partners, that's the easy part... the hard part is responding 'yes' to that random stranger for the first time. You can find sex easily if you just lower your standards. Just look up NSA craigslist ads or put one up yourself perhaps. Fuck 'em all... literally... or at least the ones that don't make you gag.
It's actually easy as hell to find sexual partners now too with the advent of skout... you can literally pick up chicks with cheesy pick up lines. It's retarded how well this method works right now and compared to craiglist there are genuine 8-10 20 somethings using this app and they eat the pick up lines up.
At first you fuck indiscriminately... the point is to have sex as much as possible. I'll be completely honest with you... I've only had sex with 4 different people this year and to be honest it's been about two weeks since my last hook up... thanks to skout though I no longer have to troll for 48 year old Buchenwald survivors trying to score money for crack.
This may seem like I'm trolling you but seriously... Skout is amazing... get on that shit before everyone finds out about it.
Oh... and actually, this is the most important part.... the three a's... alcohol alcohol alcohol... quart between the two of you usually does the trick, no pun intended. Also... don't be a fool, wrap your tool... condoms are a must. Also, remember your DARE programming... "JUST SAY NO", because you'll get offered some shit.
Watch how quickly your confidence boosts... and the trippiest part is girls actually do sense that shit.
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On May 05 2012 10:34 Azera wrote:
Strunk and White, eh?
Confused I am.
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