Let me ask you this l_e_g_e_n_d. How are you making money/increasing power by posting on SoSuave?
l_e_g_e_n_d said:
If you are spending your time watching TV or with worthless wh0res instead of making money/increasing power (or any other activity where you are self-improving), then you are an idiot.
See bold. Yes, I self-improve on this site by delineating/challenging my thoughts. You, my friend, who challenges my ideas are improving me. And I'm improving you. Quid pro quo.
l_e_g_e_n_d said:
So you never take a vacation or relax?
The older I get, the greater every act I take has a specific motive.
If I vacation these days, it is with a business associate/partner/client/girl whom I'm building/consciously trying to build a stronger connection with (as they offer value).
Poon King said:
I'm all about money and power too.. BUT I'm going to enjoy my life in the process. I'm going to have sex. I'm going to relax and watch TV. I'm going to spend time with friends. I'm going to have FUN.
I enjoy life while I am improving.
I don't enjoy life while I'm not improving.
We're not robots, I get it, but take a sheet of paper out, and write down every act you undertake on a weekly basis. Calculate the time of the acts with which you are not improving (don't include acts that are antecedent to an act of improvement, i.e. transportation, grooming, getting ready). Annualize those hours. How many hours do you get? These are hours of unproductive use. Last year, I had less than 150 hours of unproductive use. This is down from from an average of over one thousand hours five years ago.
I focus my down time on activities where I gain improvement. Not watching fiction shows (though you can be reading non-fiction books and learning), not video games (though I once spent time pitching a video-game to a developer), not worthless wh0res (though I
try to spend time with women where I find value), not drinking a beer with a friend who offers no (or is unreceptive to getting) value, not bantering with idiots (unless while bantering I am getting or giving value).
When you become aware that YOUR time matters, you choose differently, and raise the bar only toward people who are worthy of your time. This is a necessary step toward becoming a quality man of power, means, and influence.