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What do you NOT waste time with anymore?

8573 sats \ 56 comments \ @birdeye21 1 Nov 2023 meta

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?

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1496 sats \ 8 replies \ @Natalia 1 Nov 2023

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.

Yes, I only learn things that can solve my own problems now, focusing from within.

What are you not wasting your time with anymore?

I stopped traveling from countries to countries, it might look cool from the outside, but keep traveling for the sake of traveling is a waste of time at the end of the days, because it's only consuming; Now I only go to places that can get me closer to certain knowledge&skills I want to learn or meet the people I care about.

441 sats \ 0 replies \ @chairman_pretense 1 Nov 2023

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.

121 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

at the very least, dont think it's a bad thing to see the world just for the sake of it!

206 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 1 Nov 2023

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178 sats \ 4 replies \ @Signal312 1 Nov 2023

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.

45 sats \ 3 replies \ @gmd 1 Nov 2023

How do ya'll take a month off and still have funds to travel? :P

208 sats \ 2 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

stack more bitcoin of course ser

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @gmd 1 Nov 2023

would that I could go back in time ...

99 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 3 Nov 2023

#few your future self 10years from now!

811 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 1 Nov 2023

How do you try to find a balance of the two?

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.

What are you not wasting your time with anymore?

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 think the person's point of view/behavior is hurting them
The person is worthy of compassion

45 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 1 Nov 2023

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

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

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

1112 sats \ 5 replies \ @carlosfandango 1 Nov 2023

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340 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bullen 1 Nov 2023

Often excessive learning seems to be down to a lack of confidence or procrastination

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.

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

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

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 1 Nov 2023

Interesting idea. Certainly true!

329 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 1 Nov 2023

Often excessive learning seems to be down to a lack of confidence or procrastination.

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.

722 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 1 Nov 2023

‘Begin with the end in mind’… although sometimes it’s about the journey I guess and there is value in that experience

816 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 1 Nov 2023

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

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @0fje0 1 Nov 2023

Spot on.

324 sats \ 1 reply \ @XBT 1 Nov 2023

I don't waste time with these 3 below

Shitcoins Shitcoins Shitcoins

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 3 Nov 2023

Yup learned the hard way. Also don’t stake sats. Lost a lot that way too.

298 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 1 Nov 2023

Debating with shitcoiners and naysayers.

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 1 Nov 2023

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219 sats \ 0 replies \ @garyKrause_ 1 Nov 2023

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

99 sats \ 0 replies \ @Nuttall 1 Nov 2023

Time value of money calculator and calculations.

67 sats \ 0 replies \ @POTUS 1 Nov 2023

politics

66 sats \ 0 replies \ @criptopanas 1 Nov 2023

I stop losing my time and money on trading.

Now, is way easier to just stack SATS and do nothing else.

57 sats \ 0 replies \ @kakocuro 1 Nov 2023

watching political debates

56 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 1 Nov 2023

Trying to convince shitcoiners why their paradigm is wrong. Now I just save time and make fun of them, Saved many hours.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 1 Nov 2023

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56 sats \ 0 replies \ @PRA3S3NT1A 1 Nov 2023

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.

56 sats \ 1 reply \ @brandonsbytes 1 Nov 2023

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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

That's a good focus I'd say. If you branch out again later it'll likely be more rewarding too

193 sats \ 2 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Nov 2023

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

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

tf is a cent bro...

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 1 Nov 2023

dunno, something my GrandPa was talking about and it stuck...lol

92 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 1 Nov 2023

Learning just for the sake of learning.

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.

What are you not wasting your time with anymore?

Another thing I just quit doing is watching corporate news. As with your example, the feeling of being informed is almost entirely an illusion.

705 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

often that "informed" feeling can be paralyzing too

89 sats \ 2 replies \ @chungkingexpress 1 Nov 2023

I don’t waste my time with mainstream media theatrics anymore.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @CryptominerGMI 1 Nov 2023

100% this.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

sometimes can be entertaining for entertainment sake

55 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 1 Nov 2023

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.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 1 Nov 2023

Painful to think of my former mind caught up in that

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 1 Nov 2023

Same here.

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @lunanto 1 Nov 2023

I don't court ladies no more, I bet it sounded like the 18th century

80 sats \ 0 replies \ @NoStranger 1 Nov 2023

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.

62 sats \ 0 replies \ @nicosey 1 Nov 2023

Drama...

52 sats \ 0 replies \ @ladyluck 1 Nov 2023

Trying to make people like me

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @0fje0 1 Nov 2023

X / Twitter

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @0256ceee20 2 Nov 2023

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

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @faithandcredit 2 Nov 2023

Social media and news. Almost

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 2 Nov 2023

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.