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I took a look at the forecast I did here some time ago. Financially speaking, we are soooo lucky! I mean: we work, we can pay for the education we want for our children, we can cover all of our needs and even save some money every year. Of course next years saving will be more difficult (growing kid...

I've had a hard week due to stomach pain.. Although I haven't had an episode in the last decade (nothing besides 1-2 days) historically had such episodes (they used to last about 1w / 10 days) since high school, and at some moment concluded they are caused as a stress reaction.. I hope this one fini...

Breaks Time to sum up! It seems breaks are advisable, so I'll give them a try: When I'm working on my own, I'll try to fit in 1 hour alarms so I can make different kinds of breaks (depending on the situation). Mu choice of breaks would be: Short breaks (1 to 2 minutes): the 2 minute webpage in the ...

I found second resource unuseful.. maybe it was me. The first had something: But Gazzaley and Rosen forewarn that taking the wrong sort of breaks might make us more susceptible to boredom and may actually backfire by making us want to take breaks more often. Repeatedly checking our phones when we ge...

Third resource on the post also seemed very interesting: Learned about the amazing Troxler Effect And how it may affect our thought process: "Constant stimulation is registered by our brains as unimportant, to the point that the brain erases it from our awareness," Lleras said. "So I ...

Downtime I've been reading about work and breaks, and found particularly valuable the fourth resource in the previous post: Downtime and particularly the default mode we fall into when "resting" our minds (Default Mode Network) is essential to mental processes that affirm our identities, ...

Update on routines: For the working routine I've been reading and thinking about what to do with breaks. I came upon this articlethat seemed interesting: the takeaway is you better take breaks unless you are "in flow". Flow is characterized by complete absorption in the task, seemingly ef...

Thanks @Zanka and @Steveo73!! I have started working on the routine: First step is to apply the learnings about sleep: DW and I finish our evening chores between 22:00 and 22:30, so that would be the time to go to bed and read / recap.. No electronic devices after that time (there shouldn't be eithe...

A few things this time.. Purpose I think I have run out of dreams.. I mean, there is a list of things you want to do / accomplish in your life. I started adding things to that list back when I was a child (things like being an astronaut, eating as much candies as I wanted...) and kept adding things ...

Thanks and congrats!

Hi AE, Welcome back then! I need a concrete, measurable way to hold myself to my goals or else I tend to lose track of my progress. I already use spreadsheets and my paper journal, but I want something more formal and structured to organize those reflections. Having so few time to spare, the reason ...

]Thanks! The rake is so high that the correct strategy is to fold 85% of hands on average, at least if you play lowstakes. Can you unpack the logic behind this calculation? Besides.. you journey is a lot more than poker.... My GF keep telling me that "if you do things that you know are good for...

Next step: develope routine I remember reading about Benjamin Franklin's routine somewhere in the forum, and after reading Wolf's journal I've decided to try to develope a routine that works for "me and my circumstances". :idea: I found this article and thought it is as good a start as any...

Interesting discussions about real state:

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And stocks:

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As long time investing.

Changing a car wheel is not complicated nor difficult, but it's much more difficult to do while the car is running.. And there's where I am now: still trying to put my pieces together again after what we've been through while keeping the family running.. I'm just doing my part: DW is fortunately rec...

classical_Liberal wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:34 am

Like, she is my favorite person in the world.

That's beautiful!

classical_Liberal wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:34 am

However, it’s not nearly as good when we are both slaving away FT. We get nitpicky and frustrated with each other.

Also truth about DW and I if you just add kids in the mixer..

Thanks Zanka! I never met a pro :) (I just read a pair of books, learnt the basic maths and play sit'n'go online from time to time) You said you track every single hand you play.. I assume you don't do it in excel, no? Do you use one of these poker programs that also give you a lot of indicators abo...

Hi Zanka!

I've started following your journal: thanks for sharing!

If you don't mind, I wonder what kind of games you use to play.. ¿cash?¿sit'n'go?¿mtt? at what blinds/buy-in levels?

Ty!

Hi SWB, Kids do seem to root people with their educational requirements. Unless one goes the homeschool/unschool route but that definitely seems to be the road less traveled with all of the fears and struggles that go with taking the less popular route. I think it's common to also think kids need so...