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How do you create leverage for yourself?

3040 sats \ 25 comments \ @birdeye21 8 Oct 2023 meta

Taking the time to learn things that others can’t be bothered with

299 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023

Avoiding pursuit of status.

64 sats \ 5 replies \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023

Is this an actual thing you think about and act on, or just that, following your nose, you have wound up pursuing things other than status?

187 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023

Both but more so following my nose I'd guess. Pursuing status is conforming ambitiously ... and I find conforming really disappointing for some reason. It gives me none of the feelings I want to have about myself.

196 sats \ 3 replies \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023

It's funny where you can wind up, if you just keep taking small steps toward things that seem harmless, e.g., enjoying that you're a big deal and doing stuff that would make you an even slightly bigger deal. Years later you look at yourself and find that you've become a monster. Or, less dramatically, a douchebag.

154 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023

With some pain, I'm imagining being a big deal and wanting to be a bigger deal ... but holy shit I'm in a prison made of other people's perceptions.

Or, less dramatically, a douchebag.

Terrifying!

121 sats \ 1 reply \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023

We all are prisoners. The only question is how well we recognize which prisons hold us.

Or, as DFW said, everybody worships.

154 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023

We all are prisoners. The only question is how well we recognize which prisons hold us.

You're right! I have not shaken off worship, nor would I want to.

460 sats \ 0 replies \ @bataroot 11 Oct 2023

made me think of this article https://freemansperspective.com/status-evolution-and-human-nature/

64 sats \ 0 replies \ @NoStranger 8 Oct 2023

Experiment everyday on everything.

As long as you have even a little spec of interest just jump in and try what you want until you're exhausted.

Every little skill, good or bad, useless or not, become a weapon at your arsenal when you need it.

If it goes well, a day of fun on something seemingly stupid might turn in a life changing opportunity.

82 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 8 Oct 2023

By using torque

I'll see myself out

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @bzzzt 8 Oct 2023

This is the joke i was trying to come up with, ty 😂

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 8 Oct 2023

Keep learning what interests me and then share my experience with others.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023

simple curiosity. goes a long way.

71 sats \ 2 replies \ @Tjacten 8 Oct 2023

By maxing out your credit cards then find ways to pay it back before you get audited.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @TwoLargePizzas 9 Oct 2023

I knew a guy that would take advantage of the zero interest balance transfer. He kept spreadsheets of all the credit cards he had to manage. I don't know how exactly he did it but after a few years he told me he managed pay off his home loan.

Unfortunately, he lost most of it in a bad divorce, spending it on lawyers.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023

this is the way.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @bzzzt 8 Oct 2023

A web of lies. See Uncut Gems for an example 😅

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @wingalt 8 Oct 2023

Only hiring people much smarter than me

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023

wise

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tjacten 8 Oct 2023

Making ends meet by setting goals for yourself and write them down.

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