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Typing away these lines while the gf is in the shower, vehemently scrubbing away all that sand nestled in that hair of hers from the beach So, yeah, we are by the coast, on a more then successful trip with the only misadventure being ending up with a scratched and slightly damaged rental car from a reckless driver when we casually left the vehicle parked I mean, if you told me before embarking on this trip that my only run bad would end up being this, I would of snap-accepted it yo Outside of this little mishap : my gf's son and his friend are really enjoying the getaway (both of which had not left their respective households in almost a year ) ; my gf is happy ; we indulged in a ton of delightful meals ; we soaked in lots of Vitamin D ; pool, beach, basketball, volleyball ; even some adventures with the cop pulling me over, verifying my documents only to have me interject before pulling away "sorry officer, I don't mean to sound stoopid, but I really don't know how to put this rental car in reverse" All and all a successful voyage yo

I mean, as much as I am aware that a ton of peeps had a tremendously -EV year,2020 was a great year for me. Think 90k on the felt (120k all together) while averaging underneath 24h weekly , a GREAT af gf that keeps up with my quirks, imperfections and my off-the-wall personality ; ending up in a country where I love the language - ehhhh not always that accent though -, the culture, the food and the overall geography ; and I don't know, just moving in the right direction in regards to life goals, financial endeavours (lowering expenses and planning ahead), writing, meditation and just overall happiness, you know

Anyhow, moving forward 2021 predicting style yo, much of the same old, you know, meaning that poker should idle in the 18-24k weekly area, am aiming for a 50-80k of profit on the tables (I have been widening my betting spheres and will continue to do so with added sports betting, elections, cryptos and whatever advantage play I can put my hands on, tbh ), but moreso, I would like to finish my first draft of my book (and thus make writing a priority during the second half of the year), while maintaining my present focus on meditation, eating healthy and a balanced dose of tennis, bball and biking yo

Thx friend, I think you convinced me... More on this soon

Thx Ben. In fact, starting tomorrow and for the next 4 weeks, I will be grinding hardish (compared to normally) in the tune of 30h+ weekly, as we have RRs to bink yo This might be my most intense month of grind of 2021 (outside of potential live MTT stops), so it would be nice to bink a 20-25k month to start off, before, you know, moving on to other priorities yo





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Reassuring to hear that your 2020 was a good one, albeit in an awkward relative sense. It’s not surprising, given your expertise in dealing with all kinds of variance, although the impact of covid on family and friends can be a little tougher on the nervous system. I wonder, has your reduction of poker hours per week resulted in more emphasis on your writing? I‘m assuming this is the case, but just checking. I expect that it’s not merely a matter of having more hours up your sleeve to write, but also having more “tuned” mental space, generally. I could be on the wrong track here, because maybe you don’t find poker as stressful as me! Btw: appreciate that cocktail video bar, although wondering about the quality of the cocktails served there.

For sure. But here's the thing about variance and observing it : of course the negative EV hits less hard when you practice equanimity, and the positive one skyrockets to lesser vertiginous HIGHS, but they nonetheless remain on either the - side of the spectrum or the +. I feel that certain peeps go quite extreme in the meditation world where they go full-on monastic/try to cut off all forms of pleasure and desires, but like a Vipassana Teacher once pointed out, "it is not about refusing to indulge in a cake all together, but to not crave it when you cannot have it". Anyhow, to end this digression : almost all of my close friends/family are doing really well and my life variance has been quite positive in 2020 yo

In 2018, when I truly focused on the grind, I averaged somewhere in the neighbourhood of 32-33h weekly. It was in fact lower then my first few years of poker where I would just drink and grind away, but considering that I was playing more tables and higher stakes (without using any stimulants), it felt burdensome. Tiresome. And depressing and anxiety-inducing for the most part. I had a tremendous year at the time and ran above EV and all, but after banking in a very comfy financial cushion, I just did not want to repeat the experience. So anyhow, I lowered radically my volume in 2019-20 (24h weekly) and while I did indeed spend a bit more time writing, the direct correlation has been spread across several areas (meditation, writing, exercising, family time) and thus affecting positively my general life balance and happiness levels. This year, I will make a concerted effort to increase furthermore my time writing, where I will forcefully allocate a few timeslots per day to bend down on that book.


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Perhaps it is all about the ego... Like a ton of stuff, it comes down to self vs self... Or just self, tbh...

Since I chimed in months back about issues that L and I were having, our relationship has been splendid. OVER the Top. Amazing And yet, when a political turning point like Argentina becoming one of the very few Latino countries to legalize abortion happens, we butt heads when we engage the issue in discussion That and other political stances.

I mean, she went to a catholic school and despite her being critical towards the church and all, certain right-wing values have stuck with her. And while I grew up equally in a Christian-Yuppy household, I am from left-wing Quebec for crying out loud So my question is : if we were to run our respective growing-up experiences a million times (one in Canada, the other in Paraguay), how many times do I end up on the left side of the spectrum and her in the centre/ centre-right... Perhaps more then 90% of the simulations...

When I look back at how my ideologies have shifted (towards the centre) over the past couple decades - I was an extreme socialist-anarchist leftist -, and how I view many of my yesteryears stances to be erroneous, it kind of also brings perspective to my present-day POV's, right... How can certain vantage points from bygone days reposition themselves from being firm af convictions based on a quest for truth to hummmm I was kind of wrong on being so angry without bring shade to my present-day political certainties... Perhaps in the end, our ideologies will have been nothing more then a reflection of our own egos, forever engaging in this battle of self-discovery/bettering oneself...

Started off 2021 with a blast yo In the tune of 5 digits (10k) for my first week back on the grind And I guess that our trip down the coast must of helped tremendously (as did the rungood), as I managed to put in 36h last week, AKA the most volume in the past 7 months since I moved in with L I don't think I will be able to repeat the accomplishment this week, but I will be aiming for north of 30h though.




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When I saw your bit about changing political beliefs as we age I was reminded of a half remembered quote attributed to Churchill “If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain.” So I googled it to verify my memory and discovered the original source was probably not Churchill, with variations on the theme credited to several historical figures, some I'd heard of like Clemenceau and Victor Hugo and some new to me.

I guess the original source doesn't matter - I think it is natural that political views change as we age based on life experience.

In my case my family was quite conservative, I was pretty much apolitical until I was inducted into the Army during the Vietnam era, and came out very much radicalized. But I've moderated over the years and nowadays I'd say I'm center-left on the spectrum.

I think in the US we need to do much more to help folks marginalized by modern society but I would not favor full scale socialism or communism - I'm not aware of anywhere they have really succeeded at scale. And I've done enough work in former Soviet Union countries to know there was a big disparity between the lofty goals and pronouncements of the state systems and the actual results on the ground.

Here I was getting worried about a right wing takeover if our would-be king got 4 more years but thankfully he'll soon be gone

Another quote that I like which sums up how our experiences dictate political philosophy is "If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested" - Tom Wolfe. I also think we as a people need to more to help marginalized peoples, black, brown, and white. Some form of UBI seems like a great idea to me.

As for abortion I think the more you look into it the more pro-life a person likely to become. My personal opinion is that an unborn child is not part of a woman's body but a human being of its own accord with its own rights including the right to live. I also feel like most women who get abortions will regret it later in life. That or they had no heart to begin with.

Anyways good luck with everything OP, you've posted in my thread so I thought I'd do the same, some interesting stuff here.

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My brain is going through some interesting linguistics meanders where all 3 languages are thrown in, oftentimes within the f**king same sentence of an inner-dialogue It is an interesting happening, to say the least, and one I find great pleasure in observing Pretty cool that Spanish is now frequently and naturally being used as a way of thinking ; then again, kind of normal given that it is the only language I speak, outside of an hour weekly of French when engaged in Zoom with my family

Ehhhh, after upswinginnnnnggg in the tune of 10k last week, am presently in a 4k downswong Let's get this momentum back, shall we not Edit :

Thx for chiming in friend, I was curious to hear from a fellow that had a similar nomadic-hippie past and (seemingly...) similar ideologies - or at least from what I had gathered from the DGAF podcasts -, how your positions had evolved over time

We have a similar saying in French, but not so much pertaining to left-right political spectrum, but moreso pertaining to the ideological febrility exhibited by a youngster ; it goes a little like this : "If you are not an idealist at the age of 20, you have no heart ; however, if you are not a realist by the time you turn 30, you have no reason.". Nonetheless, for most 20 year olds like myself that were to the (far) left, a regression to the mean naturally points towards the centre which is also kind of tilting, as I find centrists that use the centre as some sort of absolute and some sort of form of wisdom, lacking in subtle nuances and critical thinking...

Anyhow, as far as I am concerned and even if I persist in believing democratic-socialism (centre-left) is the way to go, the part of me that is self-aware realizes that convictions stem from ego (and traces of self-righteousness, at least in my case), no matter how hard you believe your political path to be the morally correct one. OHhhh, this never ending battle of self-vs-self

Thx for chiming in Jrr and yeah, I agree on communism/anarchy failing to have widespread historical evidence of working out (outside of momentary ephemeral lapses). My tennis coach is a communist, but engages in quite a few bourgeois activities and I always question myself on such seemingly controversial behaviour, as communism seems to not have a place for the rich class (as opposed to democratic-socialism a la Bernie Sanders, a sticking point I find fundamental in order to include every citizen, myself included ).

Thx for chiming Rick, will answer the other part of your post in a future post




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Within the Comfort of 4 Cosy Walls

Wow. Ok. After initially going down 4-5k last week in the first couple of days, we managed to book a consecutive 5 digit week yo (12k). Not sure why and how fun players still have monies after the Holidays, but the games have perhaps been the best I have ever seen them I do not expect this juiciness to prolong itself for too long, but starting off the year with a 30-50k upswing before focussing on my book, would not be the worst thing in the world, you know

We found a house. At first glance the fact that the kitchen and both washrooms are fracking older then my GREAT-GREATER-Grandfather-of-my-Dad was off-putting af, you know, but then the positives just started outweighing the negatives The 2 bedrooms on the second floor leading to 2 balconies overlooking a quiet neighbourhood. The backyard and little garden. The garage for a future XR moto and modest car. The spacious living room. The ideal location of the house near a park and the river. Yup. All very positive. We will be asking the owner to install a front gate as well as purchasing a camera with access to an emergency police call/notification in the case of a robbery (Argentina has poverty levels of 44% ) and am thinking of getting a gun/gun license once I get my DNI for extra protection

I do not want to open up the debate furthermore on this issue, as it has already been a heated conversation in these parts : for those that don't know, Argentina just became last week one of the few countries to legalize abortion. As a Canadian, certain subjects are untouchable and not up for debate (nor are they ever brought up). Like universal healthcare. Abortion rights. And the absence of death penalties. It would be political suicide to address any of these as a known politician. So this said, when L and I first debated the subject, it was actually the first time in my life where I had to do so. But here's the thing, we both come from the same starting point that abortions are not a desirable outcome and should be avoided (her at all cost, me used as a last resort). And that it all starts with education.

I have witnessed the effects of a society like the Philippines which completely embraces Christian ideologies and denies the societal problem of millions of abandoned children living in the streets (2 million+) and tens of millions of single moms with children, while looking away as thousands of mothers die/end up in the hospital after self-aborting/getting aborted by pseudo-doctors in dirty quarters. And the negativity of such a portray negatively outweighs whatever increase in abortions legalizing it instigates, me thinks. I therefore view abortion as a necessary evil, much like decriminalizing drug usage - if I can make this very (very) loose comparison - much like has been done recently in Vancouver. So anyhow, I hold a similar libertarian stance in regards to drugs in order to not stigmatize users and provide them with clean needles, quarters to use and psychological/medicall assistance (exactly like Vancouver is doing) if they decide to seek it.




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how much are tennis lessons in B.A.??

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I have been listening to a bunch of the Making Sense podcast with Sam Harris - shoutout to Karamazonk - which, after exploring a TON of right-wing thinkers for the past little while, feels REFRESHING af to trot back on the other side of the spectrum I also really enjoy how, even if Sam embraces the leftist side on most topics, he does not shy away from criticizing stances from both political sides. Now even if I disagree with him on his strong take of preferring to leap ahead and simply adopt a colour blind POV as opposed to focussing on identity politics ...), I find Sam's approach to be reinvigorating. Refreshing. Necessary. He did also practice Vipassana from many years and does try to apply compassion and selflessness in his political POV's


Poker is still going amazing (up 28k in 2021 yo ). In life, we are still awaiting on if we will be getting the house in San Isidro or not...

Am paying just under 40USD$ per month for an hour weekly of private one-on-one coaching. Speaking of which, my coach is an interesting fellow with which I take great pleasure in discussing politics. He is a proud communist, so I enjoy engaging in leftist banters while revisiting socialist Latino leaders that the past has offered (most notably, Allende, Castro, Arbenz, Lula etc.).

Note of irony : I was never a communist, but definitely a Democratic-Socialist (still am, but perhaps more on the social-democratic side of things these days...) with an anarchist lifestyle in my 20s (when I travelled as an adventurous broke nomadic-hippie, experiencing the street-life of hitching and camping out for nearly a decade), but I do find it ironic that a tennis coach - AKA a top notch bourgeois activity - and who also indulges in a ton of gambling (slot machines) and other notable yuppyish activities, is screaming on the rooftops for the end of social classes/the commencement of equality for all Ohhhh human nature and its countless controversies




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I tuned out of Sam Harris a year or so ago because I found that he was too zealous in his critique of identity politics, cancel culture and wokeness. For someone with his background in meditation, and with a sustained commitment to the public sphere, it seemed a little off, particularly his contention that race shouldn’t matter, which is way too idealistic, both historically and in the present. Would love to give him another go, because I learnt a great deal from many of his podcasts (invaluable stuff on meditation, neuroscience, technology).

I used to play a weekly home game with a tennis pro, sometimes at the tennis club. He loved action, weed and beer, and tended to have a somewhat reckless bluffing frequency. The idea of a communist tennis pro is the best (surplus energy and all).

You have me fantasizing about tennis now. It was the only sport that I enjoyed and was any good at growing up. Before the pandemic, I'd been thinking about joining a local club and getting back into it. Sigh.

Re: Sam Harris, hmm, yeah, I think I brought it up awhile back because I thought you might find the episode with Yuval Noah Harari interesting, but personally I only ever listen to non-political episodes of the show and I actually haven't listened to too many in general. On the other hand, I listen to almost every "podcast" and theory segment he does on his Waking Up app, many of which are phenomenal and I think you'd find of interest. Even for a very experienced practitioner such as yourself, I think you'd find a lot of value in many of these. You need to be a (paying) member to use the app, but I believe a free month promo is always available. If you end up doing that, let me know and I'd be happy to throw some recommendations your way as to the segments I found the most valuable/interesting.

I'm a big fan of Sam as a person and author, especially when it comes to meditation, spirituality, and philosophy. That being said, I avoid his political stuff, but mostly because I avoid anything political in general. I just get too tilted, having grown quite disenchanted with both parties and the integrity of the system here.

hey man, been a while since I checked this thread, good to see that you're still going strong

re politics discussion, I just wanted to point out that, despite you calling yourself somewhat "centrist", you are still likely in the top 3-5% most left-leaning people in most societies, with maybe Canada and Scandinavia being exceptions. I'm the same way, since most of my politically active friends are very far left-leaning, I do consider myself a moderate by comparison, but then going outside my info bubble serves as a brutal reminder that many people would consider me an extremist just for postulating high marginal tax rates

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We are still on a MASSIVE upswing to commence the year, which is obviously uplifting and positive momentum moving forward in regards to all areas of life (like strictly focusing on writing and other projects when the time will be more advantageous to do so) We have yet to get a Yay or Nay answer on the house we want to rent in the the peaceful northern province of San Isidro, which is kind of weird... Part of me is thinking that the owner does not know what to make of a Canadian fellow "who promotes for a gambling site" even after clearly demonstrating that my bank account can easily handle the rental fees of the house for years to come... Hummmm

Hummmm, I might be tuning out eventually as well then... Thus far, I have listened to about 15 of his podcasts, most of which have focused on meditation or how to be a better person/dedicating 10% of your income to charity (very interesting stuff).

I have appreciated his tendency to be a critical thinker, but yup, his criticism on the BLM movement was off-putting, me thinks, and boiled down to wanting to leap right ahead to an overarching idealistic colour-blindness stance (and not fall prey to the victim complex), both of which are very mehhhh On one hand, being colour-blind is much easier done when one is not directly impacted by direct-racism, and on the other, for those that hold trauma in regards to HEAVY past racist experiences, healing does not happen overnight and can oftentimes take a lifetime (individually) or generations (collectively). So yeah, I think his refusal to engage identity politics, seems a little naive...

Yup I am at least in the top 10% of left-leaning, but nope, I definitely do not consider myself centrist (am clearly democratic-socialist/social-democratic(at least on several stances...)). My desire to be critical of both sides, is to better ourselves collectively, much like an individual would do so with self-awareness/self-criticism. That said - and to use an American-centric POV as a form of reference -, if in 2016-2020 I found myself in an Us-vs-Them dynamic when trying to reunite all the anti-Trump folks together in the resistance (the centre and the left), I feel that the gulf is too FRACKING TITANIC right now and toxic af, especially in these interesting COVID era As an example, I had a friend (with whom I completely agreed with her BLM/leftist stance) blast someone (along with her mob of friends) on FB when he had the audacity to defend the blue lives matter (as well as also taking sides with BLM). It was a disgrace to witness Again, I completely agree with my friend's POV, yet her behaviour was despicable. Hideous. Bewildering. And they attacked him in this repugnant mob mentality sorta group bashing

Another interesting (statistically leaning) note : the polls of the USA elections were again (slightly) off. Sure the Dems hold the presidency, senate and congress, but it was not a landslide as predicted. Which has me doubting (a little) analytics, or at least the liberal trust with which I engage rationality and numbers. Meaning that the Trump supporters are much more numerous than accounted for. And that it is just not a few Qanon delusional peeps living in this far-right shizophrenia - sorta speak -, but a reality in its own that needs to be weighed upon, no matter how much we might disagree with... Now this schisms is also happening in Canada - to a much lesser degree, of course, but still palpable - and the rest of the world So anyhow, am not centrist, but lets just say that I try to be more tolerant with all POV's right now




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As if it was not made obvious enuff ITT or others, poker is not an end in itself. Nope. Not at all. Of course, it has been tremendously positive in my life and I would not be living a comfortable life in Argentina right now, nor would of I embarked on previous adventures, if it wasn't for the IMMENSE liberty provided from da pokerz yo That said, like is always the case when in the midst of an upswing, there is almost a sentiment of guilt from winning SO MUCH (in comparison to normal peeps) in so little time And yet, this lack of serenity nevertheless GREATLY outweighs the alternative of waking up feeling heavy af after running bad for half a year str8 Nope, poker is not an end in itself, but a doorway to a fracking better life (which it has been incredible in my sample size of one )

On the Sam Harris subject, I checked out his discussion/debate vs Jordan Peterson in Vancouver, great stuff :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jey_CzIOfYE

Sam appears to be more in control, wittier, cooler and with a better grasp on the subject at hand than his counterpart. Now Harris is a serious meditator and one that has gone DEEP DOWN inside to experience phenomenal truths and promising blissful states, so naturally ends being wiser than Peterson who embraces Catholicism which, alas , lacks in direct insight wisdom (and has lost all means of meditation in this day and age outside of the superficial form of prayer), meaning that the Catholicism is strictly approached cognitively or through faith (as opposed to a direct transcendental experiences). Nevertheless, Peterson remains an open-minded fellow and does bring up some interest points (but is just not in the same stratosphere as Sam ).

We finally found a house!!! I think... Nothing is official yet, so I do not want to take anything for granted, but we seem to have it booked... So because the housing industry is HIGHLY regulated in these parts - and rightly so, as it prevents prices to SKY-fracking-ROCKET like in any North American city not named Montreal -, we were capped at 500$ monthly (I have no proof of income). But we found a great af place Think 3 bedrooms (one of them my office ) ; a front (with garden and parking for a future car and moto) and backyard (with a fireplace and where we will also add a small (children) pool and a picnic table) ; a BIG af kitchen (albeit a bit old and dirty) ; a very cool looking living room where we will layout 2 new comfy af couches and our old one in a "U" shape in front of the tv ; and to square off, our location is elite af, as we find ourselves about 10 blocks from the river and 5 away from the train station (that goes directly to B.A.) We got lucky af, tbh, as we were starting to look into other options of perhaps renting an apartment or looking into other neighbourhoods (San Isidro has a ton of chic restaurants, is clean, cool, touristy and located a few kms away from Tigre ).




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I'm a bit late to the Sam Harris convo, but I agree with most everything that's been said: I enjoy and listen to much of his stuff, but tend to find him frustratingly mulish about identity politics. His convo with Ezra Klein is a pretty good introduction to those debates.
I'd b interested to hear your recs--I'm probably gonna sign up for a year subscription.

Glad to see you're crushing as usual Dubn!

Sorry, Ben, just seeing this. Will be sending you a PM or text soonish. Very glad you're going to check out or already have checked out the app, I've had the one year subscription for almost a year now and I think it's great, intend on renewing even though I don't even tend to use the daily meditations that often anymore. The content alone makes it worth it for me and I'm happy to pony up for something that provides that level of value.

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Done. Yup. Finally. Fracking Amen Yo. Not only has our 5 weeks of promotions come to an (extremely) satisfying end with us smashing the initial 25k goal by almost double, but we signed a 3 year lease to a very comfy house!!! We also purchased a 1k couch (our living room will be sweet af yo ), with an upcoming gangsta picnic table, a little albeit cool outdoor pool, a sweet af led lamp for my office and an oven

So the next couple of months will see us focus on writing a few days weekly from Sunday-Tuesday (while still maintaining modest end goals, like 20 pages in two months) while grinding for the end of the week (about 15-18h weekly) ; I will also be shifting my attention of my study from NLHE to PLO. Curiously, I have been really crushing the latter and am exclusively playing 400NL @ the PLO tables - actually all my action is nowadays @ 400 -, as opposed to sneaking in a few 100-200 tables.

Thx Bob, and yup I have equally enjoyed the Sam Harris convo and glad to see I am not the only one that was disillusioned with Sam's strong stance on Identity Politics This said, in the Harris-Peterson Vancouver debate pertaining mainly to religious dogmas (and particularly Catholicism), I was impressed by Sam's POV's and how clear and concise he presented his argumentation - as opposed to Jordan who was scattered af Will definitely check out The Waking Up app, although am not interested in paying for it...

What is the content that the app offers? Is it Podcasts, articles and stuff that are not available for free on his website?




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Congrats on the house and very nice results!

The app offers various audible content: "conversations" (basically, podcasts), lessons (these are short primers on various topics related to meditation), daily meditations every day (10 and 20 min versions), a very good intro course to meditation (this is a bit of a moot point for you ), multiple series on different kinds of meditation (i.e., koan practice), questions and answers (extended segment of thoughtful deliberations on questions re: meditation) occasionally featuring guests, etc.

I'm not sure what all is available for free, if anything. Previously, he would put spiritual-related podcasts from his normal podcast on the app, but eventually it became its own thing and now there's the Making Sense podcast and the paywall'd Waking Up "podcast" (basically, the "conversations" feature on the app). For awhile, a selected hour (or maybe just the first hour?) of these was available for free, but I'm not sure that's the case any longer. Not sure if any of the rest of the stuff is available for free but I suspect not.

I've listened to at least half the content and the average quality is very good. I rarely use the actual meditations on the app anymore, but for me access to the content alone makes it worth the $100/year or whatever I've been paying (I think that was the rate last I checked).

I think a free monthly trial is always available if you want to check it out. If you do, let me know and I'll throw some recs re: the content your way.

Liking the the way you’re preparing to focus on writing, particularly the modest goals. Looks like the routine could swing you in the right direction. Congratulations on finding a lamp, too—gotta get the light spot on!

Congrats on the house bro!!!!
Looking forward to a Pool Party before the sunny days are over

I don't think depressed people really seek out attention. Generally they withdraw from the world. I'm not depressed or angry, now or when I first posted in here. I just have a different opinion. I can be pretty ignorant at times but, hateful? Not so much. I love myself and I love my family and friends and people in general.

Quoted below was my only post in this thread so far. I thought what I wrote was reasonable and respectful. Anyways, no hard feelings ABC I think maybe you misinterpreted my post or something. S'all good man.

Thanks and good luck to you bro!

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So we find ourselves at the very first day of focussing more on writing as opposed to grinding and... found time to walk the dog, get some reparations on my bicycle, make sports bets, a Galfond vs Adams 1.5k bet before pivoting my attention to this thread, because, you know, writer's block right and anything but the task at hand Joking aside, will be writing for an hour or two before heading out to dinner (trying out a new joint yo ).

A few things on my mind : I seem to be spreading myself a bit thin linguistically... I don't know, in between speaking (almost) exclusively in Spanish, while consuming my online content in English and conversing with my folks weekly in French, I find my En/Fr skills falling behind... Even ITT I can easily detect CLEAR mistakes that go beyond distraction, that involve a linguistically scattered brain that is layering itself in multiple dialects So not sure what this will mean for my English writing skills moving forward... I also plan on switching back to French in future projects, so that will be a process to monitor and perhaps likened to hopping on and riding a bike anew, you know

Thx for the Sam Harris DMs and comments guys, been enjoying it One interesting note about Sam's meditation progress : I am not sure how many Vipassana retreats he has done in the past, but it is interesting how he swayed away from the Theravada path which puts the emphasis on laborious meditation - involving lots of pain, dedication, sitting still for astronomically long periods - and canonical studies, for a more Tibetan AKA Mahayana approach which, while more farfetched in appearances, offers a rapid way to redemption/enlightenment ; Vipassana is all about transcending defilements and liberating yourself from that nasty accumulated mental shyt, while Sam's experience with Tibetan meditation, brought him to the experience of Anatta/non-self. Hear me out : the practice of Vipassana meditation, helps develop the selfless observer that, through the practice of concentration and awareness practices, develops more objectivity towards his own body and mind, yet this latter observer nevertheless remains an intrinsical part of the overall identity of Self, however selfless or egoless it might appear, while Sam speaks of experiences of where Consciousness transcends/dissociates from even this pure form of Contemplation Awareness and thus experiences truly what the absence of Ego implies


Thx Karamazonk for the detailed description His meditation/doing good podcasts have been elite af, so might give it a try...

Thx friend and yup, that led lamp is cool af, check it out : https://greatideas.com.ar/productos/corner-pixel-wifi/

This will GREATLY contribute to a cool af grinding/writing atmosphpere, you know My little office is cozy. I will be adding a small meditation map and my office also has an access way outside where I will at times puff secretly on a small cigar - a guilty pleasure of mine - in the absence of my gf's gaze (who hates it when I smoke)

We will be holding out on the pool purchase until March, unfortunately, as it is extra work/a bit useless just for a few weeks left of warm weather In March though

Absolutely : if peeps could engage with the same respectfulness as you did when they find themselves on the other side of certain issues as their interlocutor, the world would be a MUCH better place I find that most folks find themselves with diverging POV's as opposed to diametrical-opposing stances ; if only the discussion was conducted with more receptivity...





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Sedentary Hopping Around

I mean, moving almost equals to travelling to a new place for seasonal work, right... Not sure to what extent relocating for 3 years in San Isidro equates to seasonal hops in ski towns like Jasper, Lake Louise and Nelson (or at least the first few months...), but the traveller in me sure as hell enjoys the perspective Of course, the waking up early, cleaning and living out of boxes for a few days kind of sucks balls, but discovering new restaurants, cafes, parks, stores, basketball/tennis courts, places to chill by the river with the puppy etc. will be fun as hell

Am pretty content with my time spent writing this week. Am still working out the quirks of combining da grind and time spent scribbling thoughts down - and when you have a week loaded with bad variance on the tables, it kind of obscures the data of which hours are most +EV to grind -, but it is coming along nicely Been also studying proficiently (for me), shifting my attention towards 4 card poker That's it for this week : am pretty happy with my newfound schedule, less so with my poker results




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New Weekly Horizons

Definitely a poor week on the felt in terms of results - very mehhh - and volume, but balanced out and outweighed positively by the life stuff of moving to our new house yo

Note to self in regards to da pokerz : variance aside, we seem to do quite bad when we stray away our attention from the grind to focus more on writing...

Anyhow, our new neighbourhood is quite chic, everyone's happiness EV in our household has exponentially increased : from the dog clearly enjoying our new yard and the nearby river (you should of seen her swimming for the first time ) ; to my gf's son who is enjoying the peace of mind of not having our neighbours blast music at all hours ; to my gf who has a little nest to call her own in that maternal lovely ways of hers, you know Will be updating my travel thread shortly with the pics and the likes.

So this week will be a quiet one with the priority revolving around house chores and purchases We will be aiming for a mere 10h of poker (it is a long WE, so will be barely grinding until Wednesday), an hour or two of studying, a couple of pages of scribbling, and that's it

Am pretty happy with L and I revisiting our political discussion of yore and coming to the realization that not only both of us benefitted from the contemplative lull, but also that some of our discrepancies were actually lost in translation Realizing that she is much more liberal then I was fearing lately, is a relief



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