These past few days, opening Douyin has often been instinctive for me.
It has made me reconsider whether this is harming our spiritual opiate.
I have thought about this issue before and even uninstalled Douyin for a period of time.
Later, I found that I still couldn't do without video platforms. Whenever I need to make strategies or learn something, I still look for similar software to replace Douyin.
Long-term mindless scrolling on Douyin directly undermines our ability to think deeply.
The design logic of short videos is to complete an emotional rise and fall within 15-60 seconds.
Long-term scrolling through short videos trains the brain to adapt to this extremely fast pace, leading to extreme impatience and anxiety when faced with tasks that require deep thinking and have a "slow feedback".
So recently, I have deliberately tried to avoid relying on video platforms during a lot of fragmented time.
I only open it when there is a need, using it as a search tool.
Because Bitcoin has fallen for six consecutive months, the probability of an increase next month is high.
What is the difference between this statement and carving a boat to seek a sword?
It's like seeing 13 big wins in Macau, the probability of a small win in the next round is even higher.
Let’s revisit the gambler's fallacy: the mistaken belief that past random events will influence the probability of future random events that have yet to occur.
Maintain silence, bow your head and work, and only execute based on the standard of "achieving results". This is the best way to respond to all doubts.
Explanation and argumentation are the most pale and powerless resistance.
No matter how great the pain or how many doubts there are, they will all dissipate at the moment of "having money".
When you truly enter the realm of success, there will be great scholars to debate scriptures for you.
A sense of ambition is the best cosmetic treatment for men, and all other noise is to be completely filtered out.
Bro, I saw you waiting in line for half a day to get gas and saved 80 bucks, I'm really happy for you. How are your stocks, cryptocurrency, and gold today?
You must retain at least 2-3 activities that have a "super high dopamine concentration".
This is your weapon against a mundane life and an effective energy that drives your motivation to earn money.
Once these activities decrease or disappear, your enthusiasm can easily stagnate, turning into a stagnant pool.
At least one of these activities should be a sport, allowing you to produce "dopamine" while also flooding in a large amount of "endorphins".
With dual tracks running in parallel, it builds the happiest mental pillar in a spiraled way.
You must also have at least one activity that possesses a super high "economic conversion efficiency", meaning you spend the least amount of money to enjoy the most pleasurable experience. 🦌 Not counted.
I will think, wait, and fast, but you believe these are useless. In fact, they are very useful.
We devote all our energy to studying essentially for two things:
The first:
When a major decision needs to be made, I can immediately call upon a wealth of knowledge to make the closest correct choice, ensuring that every choice has a basis.
The second: to wait calmly. Until all factors are in my favor.
There is a saying in "The Count of Monte Cristo":
All of humanity's wisdom is contained in five words:
Wait and hope!
“I will think, I will wait. I am assembling my wings, quietly waiting for the east wind. When the wind that belongs to me comes,
I will take advantage of it!
With all my accumulated experience, I will set out on a journey of ten thousand miles.
“Casual ease comes from deep accumulation.”
“A gentleman keeps his tools hidden and waits for the right moment to act.”
The relationship between happiness and money is like pouring water into a cup; when there's no water, you feel anxious, and when the cup is full, it naturally overflows.
When earning 3,000 a month, making an extra 2,000 can replace an old phone, and the sense of happiness is very specific;
When earning 10,000 a month, earning an extra 5,000 can buy insurance for the family, and security is also happiness;
When earning 100,000 a month, there may still be anxiety about "not having more time to spend with the children".
The so-called critical point of happiness is that "money can solve 80% of life's troubles," allowing you to sleep peacefully without worrying about bills, to refuse things you don't want to do, and to have the confidence to support those you love.
The remaining 20% is hidden in the warmth of someone waiting for you to come home; money can buy a sense of security, but it can't quite buy the tenderness of "being needed".
If you rely on trends to make money, you will definitely lose in fluctuations. If you rely on long positions to make money, you will definitely lose in false breakouts. If you have made money with heavy positions, you will definitely be taken away by heavy positions. There is no method that only makes money without losses, only a model of profit and loss together.