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These past few months have been so momentous that I don’t think I have fully taken in the fact that, if I wanted, I could think myself FI and be done with it. I feel it coming to me in discrete bursts and then lack of interest. For a moment I realize that this is actually happening, I’ve really done...

Interesting to read you think of investing of a job I've even named my investment business, so it feels very much like an unincorporated tiny investment fund, in which I'm CEO and that trainee who does all the menial tasks. I don't have good returns to show for all this work. I'm underperforming th...

Congrats on being able to eat again!!!!

To accumulate a massive chunk of capital and then use it to bankroll/buy partial ownership in corporate activities that are, ultimately, driving forces in consumerism (and then benefiting financially when said consumerism is successful) feels a little like a half-baked philosophy that makes sense n...

These past few days there’s been some frustration with how things are going. I think that comes from a mental block tied to leaving this job and NL. It’s decided, it’s done, and yet my final day is May 31st, so my mind won’t let it go. It’s as if there’s a guard inside my head, telling me that I sho...

The book Surrounded by Idiots softens the experience by explaning conflicts in positive terms. [...] Congratualtions on leaving the job and best wishes for life in HC! I’ll add it to my list. My first thought is that it’ll probably teach me how to be better at playing the game, and I’ve done that m...

Day 7 (17/04) – I had some interactions at work since yesterday. HR asked me if I was gonna say sorry to my current manager for having used an unexpected holiday due to family matters. Then a colleague pressured me into doing some work, forgetting that I’d asked for help with it for weeks. Ah, leavi...

My biggest fear is that they might give me what I ask for... I think I've had that fear also. They might accommodate your frustrations into a corner, and chain them with your own words. I guess you can minimize this fear by having a very clear idea of what would work for you, and not giving in too ...

Day 1 (10/04) - Today I woke up for the first time in HC after having quit the job in NL. I did some things on my computer and checked my work computer for meetings or unblocked tasks. I noticed myself being restless, as if there was some idea inside me wanting to be acknowledged. Something I hadn’t...

The really interesting intrinsic stuff defies measurement and is the result of a curiosity running wild. Trouble is, the things that keep us busy and are easily measurable, persistent in their desire for attention and chain the curiosity. That's very well put. Maybe this is linked to our aversion t...

I’m glad to say that I really did it. I had a conversation with HR, where I said I wanted to go back to HC. The conversation was very pleasant. She seemed sincerely happy for me, that I’d reached this decision. I hold no bad feelings towards this company. It was the best one I’ve ever worked for. “I...

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Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:44 am

Although, maybe I should write here more often

I like that.

This week I’ll talk to my employer about leaving this job. I’ve been postponing this action for some time. Too long, perhaps. I think I stayed at this job because it was comfortable, and it didn’t push itself into my life. There was also this reasoning of being in a well-paying job to build a future...

Hey DutchGirl. Thanks for the kind words. Indeed, to love and to be compatible is not the same thing, not even immutable. A friend of mine was telling me about this idea of couples checking every two years how different their partner was now. And then deciding together whether or not they still want...

Well, a lot has happened since my last entry here. As I see it now, my life a year ago had an unstable foundation. I could feel that something was shaking, ever so slightly, and that slowly became a focus of my thinking. After a lot of trying, me and SO broke up and I moved out 2 weeks after. It was...

I'd recommend reading https://www.amazon.com/Reminiscences-Stock-Operator-Edwin-Lef%C3%A8vre/dp/0471770884/ to get a feel of what might be coming. It's a classic. It was an old trading theory of mine that when a stock crosses 100 or 200 or 300 for the first time the price does not stop at the even ...

I find it irritating when managers nowadays impose working at the office. Good that you managed it for the better. Enjoy your weekend!

We therefore now review each month the expenses, income and net worth. This is a great idea, that I've also been applying. I see a challenge here in getting the mood to remain positive, curious and excited, as opposed to trending into one of repetitiveness and constrained. I wonder if you have such...

It was indeed great. Me and SO were first-timers meeting ERE'rs IRL. I'm very glad we went. It's great to see that behind this forum there are real people, who are filled with goodwill.
PS: the apples were planted in the backyard. Let's see if we'll also get some apples to share in the future.

I'm a solid yes for going!