JM Aggie08
Diamond Member
- Jan 3, 2006
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- Mar 20, 2000
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trying to figure out what to do with my car situation and wondering why i've been blessed with such great insomnia for the past while
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2263904&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2263904&enterthread=y
secretanchitman
Diamond Member
- Apr 11, 2001
- 9,353
- 23
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i dont want to start school tomorrow...8am-11am classes monday, wednesday, friday. also when is apple going to finish replacing the defective superdrive in my dads macbook pro (probably in 1-2 days) and im sure it'll happen again because its been 3 times already.
Godsend1
Senior member
- Oct 30, 2000
- 475
- 1
- 81
I need to get the shims for the valves on my Vmax(motorcycle) so I can finish adjusting the clearance, then I can start rebuilding/upgrading the forks, then I can check/set the float levels on the carbs, then I can rebuild the clutch slave cyl,then I can put it all back together and start riding it again!
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
- Oct 27, 2007
- 17,009
- 5
- 0
You know fuzzy, I always thought you were kind of a troll and I've given you a hard time occasionally, but I think I saw a lot of sincerity in that post. You sound depressed and it makes me sad because even though you're a bit strange you're a genuinely nice bloke. If you need a chat feel free to whip me a PM, I've been down that road of depression and it's a difficult one to get off of. Even if you just wanna shoot the shit about photography or whatever. Good luck :thumbsup: (note: I'm a dude, please don't try to put the moves on me 
)
)
StinkyPinky
Diamond Member
- Jul 6, 2002
- 6,984
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Mo0o
Lifer
- Jul 31, 2001
- 24,227
- 3
- 76
i need to finish this god damn research by the end of teh week but I"m really dragging my feet. god damn it i have a quiz on tuesday. i should sleep soon if i want to wake up early enough to get to the driving range. hmm when should i go to the gym. might not have time afterwards. but i dont want to do it before either... too many choices.
irishScott
Lifer
- Oct 10, 2006
- 21,562
- 3
- 0
The best people make most of their own luck. Living with the confidence that you can deal with anything unexpected, that no matter what you will always come out on top until you die of old age, is seemingly cocky and unrealistic. However, it allows for a calmer state of mind under pressure, and I've found that negative stress is greatly reduced with this attitude. This frees the mind to more constructive/compensatory thought, and in many ways becomes a pseudo-self-fulfilling prophecy. However, it is not just a matter of thinking this way. It is a matter of proving it. In many cases it requires extreme trials, but is this really that bad? The true Elites in any field, no matter how genetically anomalous they may (or may not) be, worked hard to get to where they are today. They all endured challenges. They all put much effort into their field of elitism.
The belief described is not to be misconstrued as the relatively stupid "I am invincible" thought. It is simply the acknowledgment of a level of skill and know-how that, when faced with a challenge, you will always overcome until you die of unrelated causes. There are always objective, logical odds, but what of the subjective? There's a reason medics tell their patients "you're going to be alright", even if it's the furthest from the truth. Science has proven that the subjective psychological effect is extremely potent. Even the most illogical of beliefs can often contribute to the best possible outcome.
But the objective odds cannot be ignored. If you run in front of a man with an AK-47, and he puts 10 rounds into the air around you, how do you avoid getting hit? The answer lies in the development of judgment. Not just conscious, logical judgment, but the ability to subconsciously judge and act without even realizing it. Your brain senses far more than the conscious. With development, you may subconsciously decide to run earlier or later, and thus offset if not avoid the objective odds altogether. Likewise you may subconsciously see another route or method of distracting the shooter and accomplish the same.
Thus, as one becomes more elite, the objective odds are greatly diminished in their decisiveness. But what about that which we cannot control? Easily (if not already) answered. To beat the objective odds, you don't control your surroundings, you control your reaction to your surroundings. The objective odds and that which we cannot control will always play a role, the idea is to diminish that role.
Thus we enter the stereotype of "living on the edge". This means different things to different people in the fine print, but in general it means taking risks with seemingly no regard for the consequences. Also known as recklessness or rashness. But if you are good enough, then these "risks" are really not as big as they may seem to non-elites. However, anyone can become an elite if they care enough. It doesn't take a "special person", it just takes effort and a willingness to change. Most people it seems appear to value safety over skill. Stability over adaptation. Stagnation over change. Routine over spontaneity. These people are the ones who hide in a room and call the cops when their house is being robbed, as opposed to the elite who would engage or otherwise actively negate the threat of the robber. Of course, if you are not, say, combat trained or armed, than engaging is a stupid course of action and locking the door and calling the cops is the right call.
That being said, if being an elite greatly increases your chances of averting the robbery, than why not be one? You can apply this same principle to almost every field. Thus we enter the realm of the renaissance man. Jack of all and master of none is a misnomer. It is perfectly possible to be jack of all and master of one or more, although we are all human, and thus our abilities are naturally limited to a relatively small number of masteries. If knowing as much as possible/being a renaissance man will reduce the effect of objective odds, and ultimately give you more control over your life, while still allowing for excitement and negating negative stress, why not become one? To quote TFNN, "learn all that is learnable, know all that is knowable". Why not be interested in everything? You may not be an elite in every field, but you can be "good" at most others, and thus as near to universally elite as a human can be. You can do things that others call reckless, and they may call you immature and other mean words for it, but in fact you just did something they couldn't do. They can't understand it because they've limited themselves instead of discovering their limits.
And to truly discover your limits you must undergo stress. You must break and pull yourself back from the brink. Knowing one's limits is like a mathematical limit. You don't know the exact value, but you can get pretty damn close. Only then do you have some idea of what you're capable of. However, limits are not static. They can be changed. Like muscle. When it is torn it heals and becomes stronger, given adequate nutrition. The trick is, once again, judgment and a willingness to change and become stronger for it.
That judgment also overlaps into the conscious. You must know when you are a beginner; and you will make mistakes. It is how learning generally works. You must take risks and make mistakes. You must embarrass yourself, and if you truly believe that you will overcome no matter what, you will not be intimidated. You will laugh it off and excel, while those with a more logical sense of the objective odds will shy away in the name of security. They may become elite some day, but they'll have to change first. They'll have to learn to consider the subjective odds. They'll have to have enough confidence to kindle those subjective odds, and they'll have to learn to just take it easy.
Fast and steady wins the race. Slow and steady comes in second. You just have to get fast.
Edit: Edited for spelling.
The belief described is not to be misconstrued as the relatively stupid "I am invincible" thought. It is simply the acknowledgment of a level of skill and know-how that, when faced with a challenge, you will always overcome until you die of unrelated causes. There are always objective, logical odds, but what of the subjective? There's a reason medics tell their patients "you're going to be alright", even if it's the furthest from the truth. Science has proven that the subjective psychological effect is extremely potent. Even the most illogical of beliefs can often contribute to the best possible outcome.
But the objective odds cannot be ignored. If you run in front of a man with an AK-47, and he puts 10 rounds into the air around you, how do you avoid getting hit? The answer lies in the development of judgment. Not just conscious, logical judgment, but the ability to subconsciously judge and act without even realizing it. Your brain senses far more than the conscious. With development, you may subconsciously decide to run earlier or later, and thus offset if not avoid the objective odds altogether. Likewise you may subconsciously see another route or method of distracting the shooter and accomplish the same.
Thus, as one becomes more elite, the objective odds are greatly diminished in their decisiveness. But what about that which we cannot control? Easily (if not already) answered. To beat the objective odds, you don't control your surroundings, you control your reaction to your surroundings. The objective odds and that which we cannot control will always play a role, the idea is to diminish that role.
Thus we enter the stereotype of "living on the edge". This means different things to different people in the fine print, but in general it means taking risks with seemingly no regard for the consequences. Also known as recklessness or rashness. But if you are good enough, then these "risks" are really not as big as they may seem to non-elites. However, anyone can become an elite if they care enough. It doesn't take a "special person", it just takes effort and a willingness to change. Most people it seems appear to value safety over skill. Stability over adaptation. Stagnation over change. Routine over spontaneity. These people are the ones who hide in a room and call the cops when their house is being robbed, as opposed to the elite who would engage or otherwise actively negate the threat of the robber. Of course, if you are not, say, combat trained or armed, than engaging is a stupid course of action and locking the door and calling the cops is the right call.
That being said, if being an elite greatly increases your chances of averting the robbery, than why not be one? You can apply this same principle to almost every field. Thus we enter the realm of the renaissance man. Jack of all and master of none is a misnomer. It is perfectly possible to be jack of all and master of one or more, although we are all human, and thus our abilities are naturally limited to a relatively small number of masteries. If knowing as much as possible/being a renaissance man will reduce the effect of objective odds, and ultimately give you more control over your life, while still allowing for excitement and negating negative stress, why not become one? To quote TFNN, "learn all that is learnable, know all that is knowable". Why not be interested in everything? You may not be an elite in every field, but you can be "good" at most others, and thus as near to universally elite as a human can be. You can do things that others call reckless, and they may call you immature and other mean words for it, but in fact you just did something they couldn't do. They can't understand it because they've limited themselves instead of discovering their limits.
And to truly discover your limits you must undergo stress. You must break and pull yourself back from the brink. Knowing one's limits is like a mathematical limit. You don't know the exact value, but you can get pretty damn close. Only then do you have some idea of what you're capable of. However, limits are not static. They can be changed. Like muscle. When it is torn it heals and becomes stronger, given adequate nutrition. The trick is, once again, judgment and a willingness to change and become stronger for it.
That judgment also overlaps into the conscious. You must know when you are a beginner; and you will make mistakes. It is how learning generally works. You must take risks and make mistakes. You must embarrass yourself, and if you truly believe that you will overcome no matter what, you will not be intimidated. You will laugh it off and excel, while those with a more logical sense of the objective odds will shy away in the name of security. They may become elite some day, but they'll have to change first. They'll have to learn to consider the subjective odds. They'll have to have enough confidence to kindle those subjective odds, and they'll have to learn to just take it easy.
Fast and steady wins the race. Slow and steady comes in second. You just have to get fast.
Edit: Edited for spelling.
DangerAardvark
Diamond Member
- Oct 22, 2004
- 7,559
- 0
- 0
"I'll send you a lover letter! Straight from my heart, fucker! You know what a love letter is? It's a bullet from a fucking gun, fucker! You receive a love letter from me, and you're fucked forever! You understand, fuck? I'll send you straight to hell, fucker!"
moshquerade
No Lifer
- Nov 1, 2001
- 61,504
- 12
- 56
Right now I am thinking... how is calling someone who is from Pakistan a beloved patriot considered rude or racist? It's just a shortening of the word...
I guess it's like calling someone from Japan a Jap? Geesh.
I guess it's like calling someone from Japan a Jap? Geesh.
sao123
Lifer
- May 27, 2002
- 12,653
- 205
- 106
Right now, im debating the best strategy for the first 2 rounds of agricola....
should i:
build a pasteur and start taking sheep and try to get the fireplace card...
or should i plow fields, plant wheat, and just take food from the fishing spot.
or should i begin adding a third room, how early is too early to secure your third token?
should i:
build a pasteur and start taking sheep and try to get the fireplace card...
or should i plow fields, plant wheat, and just take food from the fishing spot.
or should i begin adding a third room, how early is too early to secure your third token?
is it really another week, why this damn winter why? ... I wonder what are the consequences for not doing my homework.
DangerAardvark
Diamond Member
- Oct 22, 2004
- 7,559
- 0
- 0
meltdown75
Lifer
- Nov 17, 2004
- 37,548
- 7
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DainBramaged
Lifer
- Jun 19, 2003
- 23,454
- 41
- 91
How am I going to do this? This is going to suck. Fuck, I wish there was some other way. No, this really is going to suck. PLEASE GOD, MAKE IT NOT HURT!!!
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