Learning just for the sake of learning.
Another common trap for people (me) to fall into is thinking they're making progress by accumulating knowledge, when in reality, that's all they're doing.
There's no action driving the learning.
Aside from my SN consumption, if I'm learning something now, I try to ensure it's actionable. It's information I can put towards something.
Now this isn't to say that all information outside the scope of your personal goals isn't relevant, it's just that it becomes dangerous when you try to replace creation with consumption entirely.
How do you try to find a balance of the two?
What are you not wasting your time with anymore?
One thing I've done in the past is begin reading fiction when I find I've stopped reading nonfiction. It tends to reenergize me to read more nonfiction.
Most people enforce balance with inelastic rules. When Bezos would say "work-life harmony" I think that's what he was getting at. Harmony is balance but a dynamic kind of balance.
Trying to change other people's minds.
Earnest arguing is an exhausting expression of compassion. When I find myself arguing these days, it's when:
I like what you say about dynamic balance. It reminds me somehow of what I learnt in high school chemistry classes: static equilibrium. Except that static equilibrium is the opposite of dynamic balance ofc
Very good insight about arguing. If you can recognize this in the moment it's much easier to catch yourself and reorient to a much healthier discussion
People who are untrue to themselves.
In the past, I would be an empath and think that perhaps people are deluding themselves because they are still plagued by some kind of trauma. I would try to be by their side and support and encourage them, gently prodding them to be honest with themselves (and me). But these days, age is catching up with me and I find that I just cannot take such bullshit anymore
Spot on.
I don't waste time with these 3 below
Shitcoins Shitcoins Shitcoins
Yup learned the hard way. Also don’t stake sats. Lost a lot that way too.
Debating with shitcoiners and naysayers.
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This is a good one. I've certainly sunk a lot of time into that activity, and I have the degrees to prove it, but you're right about how it's not really progress unless it leads to something.
If you just love learning random stuff, then it's a perfectly fine hobby. Plus, you might be able to leverage that in the future in ways that weren't foreseeable at the time.
Another thing I just quit doing is watching corporate news. As with your example, the feeling of being informed is almost entirely an illusion.
often that "informed" feeling can be paralyzing too
Video games. Great dopamine for “achieving” something but largely a false sense of accomplishment. Kiddo coming to the age for video games though so hope to leverage them for bonding time with Mario kart and other fun competitive/collaborative games. Ultimate goal is Factorio with the kiddos but can’t force it. Have to lead them gently to enjoying it. Hehe
Set the goals. What are you trying to accomplish, be curious and go and take it. That's the way I do it at least. It worked well so far. Just my 2 cents (sats) lol
tf is a cent bro...
dunno, something my GrandPa was talking about and it stuck...lol
Time value of money calculator and calculations.
I don’t waste my time with mainstream media theatrics anymore.
100% this.
sometimes can be entertaining for entertainment sake
You're wasting time when you think you do, that's my view.
I tend to experiment to an extreme level on many things, yet I don't see this as wasting time.
It might happen that people would see your personal achievements as wasteful, but if you listen to everyone who thinks that then you're having your life decided by others.
If you want to learn, just do it, if you think it's wasteful that's ok, but I think knowledge is never a waste, in any form.
politics
I stop losing my time and money on trading.
Now, is way easier to just stack SATS and do nothing else.
Politics and politicians. Voting. Wastes of time and energy. I used to follow what the blue team was doing and what the red team was doing. Who was gonna win. Blah blah blah. Its all pro wrestling. Its a show. Love your life.
Painful to think of my former mind caught up in that
Same here.
Drama...
Trying to convince shitcoiners why their paradigm is wrong. Now I just save time and make fun of them, Saved many hours.
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watching political debates
Trying to explain to everybody why bitcoin is a better store of value. Some people refuse to even open their mind. I wish they would give me 1-2 hours just to have a nice discussion. Anyway, in 6 months they will call to buy btc but they do not want to understand deeply. They only want have big gains.
Trying to make people like me
X / Twitter
Right there with you, brother. This site is looking to unseat X/Twitter for my bitcoin news though. It really seems like there's some cool new tech being shared every day. Super refreshing
I don't court ladies no more, I bet it sounded like the 18th century
Social media and news. Almost
Privacy coins. They're all used for money laundering and criminal activity. All of them should be banned and users be put on a watchlist.
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I also think how you travel changes this a lot. When I hear people talk about how they've traveled the world it sounds impressive, but you drill down and all they've done is sit on planes and essentially teleport to different places.
Travel long journeys by car, or even better bicycle or by foot, and it's a whole lot more fulfilling. You see and experience things so differently because you're actually putting the work into travel.
Your method of moving becomes productive, engaging, problem solving. You're using your body and mind.
Flying isn't so much travel, as it it continuous arrival.
Definitely agree on the traveling thing. A month is my limit now. Once I've hit that, I start thinking I should be working on a project, fixing something - anything but just consuming. And lots of travel is just consuming, just parading things in front of my eyeballs that are cool, yes, but there's a limit to how long I want to do it. Having good conversations with new people can help a lot in terms of making travel feel productive and engaging. That can be hard to find, though.
How do ya'll take a month off and still have funds to travel? :P
stack more bitcoin of course ser
would that I could go back in time ...
#few your future self 10years from now!
at the very least, dont think it's a bad thing to see the world just for the sake of it!
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That is absolutely true of me, with some lack of direction sprinkled in. I knew I could succeed academically, so I just kept going, but I never had an idea of what the end goal was supposed to be.
‘Begin with the end in mind’… although sometimes it’s about the journey I guess and there is value in that experience
Stop attacking me, thought this was a safe space!
In all seriousness I love learning things just because knowing is fun. But it also cripples my ability to take action, or at least I think. While studying the last 3 years I worked in a tighter group of peers, and one which I just loved working with most often said to me "Stop thinking and just do", something which I try to do more hehe.
I can analyze things and look around for the top three ways to attack a problem, gather semi shallow knowledge around it and first after take action. This is hindering to some extent. Following his advice was to simply fuck around and find out if it was good - which in some ways taught me even more and faster since I had practical knowledge now.
And at least for me, more practical knowledge trumps more theoretical knowledge. In terms of moving the needle.
all about understanding what you're consuming and what you're creating...learning can feel like the latter but really can be the former
both are necessary
Interesting idea. Certainly true!
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That's a good focus I'd say. If you branch out again later it'll likely be more rewarding too