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I'm a freelance writer -- people pay me to write blogs and articles for their website, and I've got a couple sites of my own that get about 6,000 unique visitors per month. I would review the site you've listed but your link is broken. No, the blog itself is your marketing. Can you describe what kind of "marketing tactics" you think you need to do to have a successful blog? If you think you need guest posting, backlinking, paid ads, and that kind of stuff to be successful -- no. But you do need to actually write about topics that people are interested in, and use keywords that people are likely to actually search for. Anybody can make a successful blog even in 2021, but it can't just be what most people think of as a blog.... which is basically just a rambling journal about personal experience that isn't searchable. Aaaaaaaand I just realized this post is from May and people bumped it for some reason, so I'm going to stop replying now... if OP is still around and still has specific questions lemme know.

Be careful with weird revisionist history based on what we see in movies. Wealthy and powerful Romans and others drank water that was transported through lead pipes. People drank out of pewter goblets that were 30% lead. Mercury was used in paint. They burned torches and candles inside their homes and breathed in the fumes every night before electricity. You have no idea what kind of weird toxins they were exposed to. They also shit in bowls and tossed it out the window onto the street. Sounds like fun, right? Their water was so fucked that most people exclusively drank beer to not get sick. Seriously? The #1 doctor from 5 centuries ago didn't wash their hands before performing surgery because they didn't believe in germ theory, and your dentist would be pulling all your teeth out without any freezing or anesthetics. Maybe you could get really drunk beforehand if you were lucky. If you're unlucky enough to suffer from mental illness good luck, they're drilling a hole in your skull. I would much rather have a random intern or nurse today than the best doctor even 100 years ago. Literally no different than today. You don't think if you were a billionaire you could have practically any woman you want today? I'll take my chances with modern women who shower every day, wear deodorant, don't have rotting teeth, and shave their bodies, thanks. This, in every way. My house is perfectly heated in the winter and cooled in the summer. There are no insects or mice in my house. I don't have to worry about anyone challenging me to a duel or trying to murder me, I don't have to walk around with a sword or pistol everywhere I go. Nobody is going to ransack my entire city and burn it to the ground and rape all the women. I can order any food from any cultural cuisine in the world and it'll be delivered to my home in less than 30 minutes. I can eat authentic Indian, Chinese, and Italian food all in one day. I can order any product I need and it'll be delivered to my home next-day, for free. I can fly from North America to Europe in 12 hours for $500 whenever I want. My life expectancy is 80 vs 50 for a king in 1,000 - 1,600 AD.

If workers were really honest, most office jobs are about 3 hours of actual work per day, and 5 hours of fantasy football, Facebook, chatting with coworkers, watching Youtube videos, all while trying to stay alert enough so you can look busy when your boss walks by. Think about how much productivity and just hours of your life are wasted playing this stupid game of pretending to be busy. If we were just honest, we could work super hard for 3 hours a day without distraction, still do the same amount of work, but go home by lunch and have the rest of the day to ourselves. You actually get punished for working faster or more efficient than slower colleagues. It's fine for the average person with a 100 IQ who can just do the same mindless thing day after day. But if you're on this forum, that's probably not you. Somebody who can only get halfway through a summer internship before feeling depressed and like they'll kill themselves if they have to keep doing this for 40 more years, that's somebody who's perfectly ready to find their life purpose. Money and stability is good, but it's also a trap. The more you get, the harder it is to throw it all away and take a risk. So the sooner you can start the better. I worked through the entire life purpose course in downtime in the afternoons at work. Then once I found out what my life purpose was, I spent probably half my day working on my new business instead of just mindlessly passing the time. Until I was sure enough that I was ready to give my 2 weeks notice. If you really want to play the long game -- figure out how you can automate your job as much as possible, but don't tell anybody. Simple Excel macros can turn 8-hour jobs at inefficient companies into 10 minutes of work per day if you're just moving shit between cells in spreadsheets for most of the day. Spending a little time to learn programming and you can automate pretty much anything. Then do your job super-efficiently, collect your paycheck, but spend your days working on what you actually want to.

- Achieve a "normal weight" BMI < 25 - 155 lbs or 175ish w/significant muscle. (I'm 5'6".) Tried this last year and made some progress, then between the Rona and my whole neighbourhood being under construction since Sept with roads/sidewalks totally ripped up and giant machines working all day every day, I haven't really been able to get out to walk or run. - Eat less sugar/wheat/dairy/corn/artificial chemicals/meat - Fast every Wednesday/Friday - Drink 3L of water per day - Use the Waking Up app for meditation every day - Consider starting a Kriya yoga habit, but probably won't if I'm being honest - Try magic mushrooms (never done any kind of drug) after a few months of meditating when I feel like I'm in the right mental state - Try to sit for 1 hour without moving at one point - Finish reading one Daniel Ingram book and one Peter Ralston book I started - Sensory deprivation tank once covid is over (Was going to do this for my bday last year but couldn't because of the pandemic) - Earn at least $X from my business - Write at least 2,000 words every day - Try to get to 5% passive income by end of the year - Create and publish a video game - Draw and publish 100 new webcomics - Continue flossing daily (one success this year) - Transition to more natural deoderants / soaps - Cold showers? - Try to be in bed by 11 pm and wake up at 6 am - Quarterly nofap detoxes - Grow 25% of the food I eat in my garden - Learn canning/pickling and preserve a substantial amount of food for next winter - Learn Muay Thai - Make a standup comedy routine and record it - Sing 2 songs every day / try to learn to sing

I think I got through it in about 4 hours per day, for 4 - 5 days. But that was my second time going through it and I watched all the videos in the "Core Concepts" video section at 2x speed.

I suspect you're of the same sentiment as me, that sports are basically a huge waste of time and resources and don't add anything to society. Still, I think there is some value in people like Tiger Woods or Mike Tyson. They provide inspiration and examples of excellence. Especially for young people, it gives them a role model and something to strive for. They might not want to become the best basketball player, but it might show them to practice computer programming or some other thing they're passionate about. While the salaries that sports people make is absurd, usually once they get enough money, some good comes out of it: Similarly, Ninja has raised over $3 million for medical research in a single charity stream. You have to look at the bigger picture and all other aspects that they impact. The life purpose course gives some pretty crazy examples of things that can be your life purpose. Like making videos of yourself playing with Lego on Youtube, or moving to a cabin in the woods to read books for a couple of years like Joseph Campbell.

In my opinion, true confidence shouldn't be permanent or consistent. Only a fool is confident in everything, all of the time. It's not something you should strive for. Your confidence in every area of life should vary depending on your experience, knowledge, etc. Being overly confident can be a foolish trait, even deadly. Imagine if someone threw you in an MMA ring or made you a police officer with no advanced training. A confident person would rush in and do something stupid, while a less confident person would play it safe and look for advice. What you're seeing from most of these dudes is just a mask, a facade, a shell that they put on. Don't underestimate toxic masculinity in society and its ability to make men feel like they can't show weakness or emotion under any circumstances. You don't know what's actually going on inside their heads. They probably have tons of self-doubt and feel all the things you do, they're just good at hiding it. Unless you're extremely close with them and have a huge level of trust, chances are that you'll never have a candid conversation with male friends about what they're really feeling even if you ask. They'll just deny and blow it off. Of course having too little confidence and issues with imposter syndrome is also a problem on the opposite side of the spectrum. Maybe someone else can offer specific advice there, I can't think of much except "fake it until you make it."

They are listed as "recommendations" in the course. I see them as extra credit but not mandatory and I skipped most of them, or looked up a summary. You 100% need to do all the exercises in the course, but I think you can get by without watching all the movies and documentaries recommended.

If you want to be mentally challenged, I recommend looking for something that has some variation. Where there are different situations, you have to troubleshoot stuff. Not just doing the same thing 100 times a day every day. If you like STEM, don't write off skilled trades. You don't necessarily have to be a rocket scientist or engineer to feel fulfilled. Everything from being a cabinetmaker or a welder to an electrician. There will always be a demand for people who can do things with their hands and make stuff, and in most places not enough people are going into many trades. Lots of trades can make $100k/yr straight out of your apprenticeship, especially with overtime.

Straight up, don't do it. Go watch some Youtube vlogs from average people who actually live in New York. Japanese tourists experience a massive disappointment when they go to Paris so frequently that there's a name for it - Paris Syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome I have a feeling that if you carry through with it, you're going to experience "New York Syndrome" along with similar symptoms. At least do yourself a favor and visit for a few weeks before you fully commit to moving to make sure it's really what you want. Do you even know which borough you want to live in?

I don't think "I am God" shirts would go over well, but I can't think of a more succinct message. Maybe an "Infinite Love" graphic tee with an abstract design. Just hook me up with a "How To Make A Girl Squirt" shirt fam, complete with Leo's face and hand gestures from that thumbnail.

One of Leo's best videos. Really starting to put everything together now for those who have followed for years. I did have a few questions after going through it: - If this moment is perfect, why can I still feel hunger, pain, etc? Of course I can ignore those things and stay in the present moment. But the idea is that if I do that for long enough, I will die. Even if death is an illusion, do I really want to push it and test that? - If no other being exists, what are the people I can see around me? If I'm in a room alone they don't exist, but what about when they are in front of me saying and doing stuff? Are they just NPCs generated by my own imagination? Then is there nothing negative about killing or raping other people, except for the legal system my imagination has also created? Why should I show love and compassion for anything instead of just using it as a tool for my amusement? The only way I can see a reason to act moral under this paradigm is taking on beliefs like karma, or that as God I'll live through those people's consciousness bubble in the future so I should make things as easy for my alternate self as possible. I shouldn't beat my wife because one day I'll be the wife. But that's just another belief.

Why should we be good? How is it possible to have "shoulds"? If everything is love, how is it possible to have bad or evil intentions? Everything is love. Murder is love. Is all murder done with good intentions?

I've heard from a few people that taking improv classes really helps. Not specifically with standup, any kind of public speaking, being able to think quickly on your feet and come up with snappy comments, getting comfortable in front of a group of people, etc.

Yes, see some of the answers/explanations here

Why do dentists use fluoride? Because it's easy and effective. Why do farmers use pesticide? Why is food full of sugar, wheat, corn, and soy? Because it's a cheap way to deliver the desired results. Every business does what's proven to work and maximize profit. Every industry looks for a narrow outcome without regard for wider implications.

Funny, I went to the dentist yesterday and noticed massive positive results from starting to floss daily for the past year. I might give oil pulling a try next to see what difference it can make. Going for a fluoride-free toothpaste is tempting but it seems risky. Not sure if I'm willing to have a bunch of cavities in exchange for decalcifying my pineal gland

I wouldn't bother trying until the pandemic is over. You wanna live in quarantine for 2 weeks every time you go to another country, or potentially get stuck somewhere for months? What's the point of being location-independent when everything is closed? On the other hand, more people than ever are working from home. Technically anyone who can work from home is a digital nomad. Buy a laptop, find a job or business that you can do from a laptop, go wherever you want as long as there's places with wifi. Chiang Mai in Thailand is basically the world hub for digital nomads.

If you don't have a couple hundred bucks to learn how to trade, then you definitely don't have the capital to start trading.

Dude's been going through withdrawal and rehab for the past year. I can't imagine those are conducive conditions to creating great literary works. I own 12 Rules For Life but found it boring and never got more than 1/4 of the way through it. However I am a big fan of the Self-Authoring Suite. The future authoring exercise is basically like a mini-version of the life purpose course IMO and a good place for most people to start.

Yes but I feel the tide turning. I think the cold weather and the holiday season approaching is starting to chill people out. The election debacle is almost over, no big public cases of people being unjustly killed by the cops for a while. I think everyone is finally ready to just take a rest and chill for a bit. I think there's this collective feeling that humanity as a whole has been struck by a year of bad luck. Now we're approaching the end and people are getting optimistic that things will magically turn around on January 1st.

You don't need to be the master of a subject to teach a beginner's course in it. Most of the courses online are aimed at beginners. Usually it's nothing that you couldn't learn yourself by watching hundreds of hours of Youtube videos, it just condenses it into a much neater package with a specific order. That's where the value of courses comes in IMO, they're time-savers more than anything else. Sometimes with a little bit of extra "secret tips and tricks" thrown in that you can't find elsewhere. You don't find many advanced-level courses or videos, because the audience for them is too small to be commercially viable. By the time people reach a high intermediate or advanced level on a subject, they're likely in touch with other people in their field and taking part in masterminds, online groups, conferences, etc where they share information directly. That's how most experts continue to learn and grow. You only need to be a little more knowledgeable than your students to answer any questions or concerns they have. One teacher might be perfectly good at teaching algebra to 10-year-olds without understanding university-level calculus. "Without a doubt many giving wisdom are in the learning process themselves." -- EVERYONE is still in the learning process. It's just about where in the process you are. Even people who have invested 10,000 hours into their craft. Every topic has infinite depth, don't expect to find a clear "qualified / unqualified" cutoff. It's arbitrary That's not to say there aren't unscrupulous people who have no business making a course, providing low-quality information and taking advantage of people. But if you go into it with the idea of helping people and not just making quick money, you'll naturally strive to make your material good enough that it won't be a problem. Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back and make you feel like you're never ready or worthy to impart knowledge to others.

What are you talking about dude? Almost 800,000 people got divorced in the US in 2018. All of those cases need a lawyer. Average divorce cost is about $1,500, that makes it a $1.2 billion dollar a year industry in the US. That doesn't count all the other things lawyers need to be involved in. Where do you get these strange notions from like "there are barely enough legal cases to warrant lawyers?" Did you hear that somewhere, or are you just pulling it out of the air? How would lawyers earn a living if you're correct? All the evidence... the fact that the average lawyer makes over $100,000 per year, the fact that busses and billboards are covered in advertisements for lawyers, show that you're wrong. There are millions of lawyers in every country. Is there the occasional washed-up lawyer who can't find work? Yes, but that's far from the norm. I say this in the kindest way, but have you considered some kind of therapy or counselling? You're seriously going to not follow your dreams because you think your horniness will hold you back, or that the government will frame you as a hacker if you try to get a job as a programmer? How many cases have you heard of the government in your country framing programmers as hackers? How many of them were just junior-level programmers working at a company not related to national security or something important? It's pure delusion is what it is. Nothing in life is guaranteed! You could go to school for programming and not be able to get a job. Or you could just keep posting on this forum all day and maybe the government will hack into your account and frame you for terrorism. You can get fucked no matter what you do, so you might as well take a chance. No one ever becomes a judge or a CEO or a top military general without taking a single risk.

How many hours a day do you sit alone in your car between fares? Could you practice beatboxing alone in a parking lot by yourself for 10-15 minutes at a time a few times per day, or record a couple Youtube videos on your phone per day in your car? Make 100% authentic videos about the struggle of trying to follow your passion of beatboxing while having a full-time job. Some of the most insightful and interesting Youtube channels that I subscribe to are just people talking in their cars. Have you ever offered to beatbox for passengers? I think it'd be amazing to have a taxi driver who beatboxed for me while driving me to my destination. Maybe put up a little sign in your car like "Ask me for a free beatboxing session." Before long people will be calling your company specifically asking for the beatboxing driver . Maybe ask passengers for permission to record them, and then beatbox and get their reactions and post them on Youtube. That kinda thing could go viral. Lean into it 100%, make your channel "The Beatboxing Cabbie" or something.

Do what Gary Vaynerchuk does, calls himself Gary Vee. You can be (First name) D.