1/30/24 Cycle 1 Day 16 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 68
Sleep - 7/10 Ok
Daily Routine - 2/10 Still some hospital stuff
Action - 5/10 Ok
Habits - 2/10 Poor
Emotions - 4/10 Sigh
Daily Thoughts - Gotta wake up at 4 tomorrow. Long drive Just want to sleep.
1/31/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 17 Review
Total Days Counter: 69
Sleep - 7/10 Short but ok
Daily Routine - 4/10 Most of the time was spent driving but inserted oropharyngeal exercises and TM.
Action - 9/10 Good
Habits - 8/10 Still good. Did what I could in my free time
Emotions - 7/10 Okayish. A bit tired and sudden brief chest pains tonight.
Daily Thoughts - Heart says poker. Mind says trading. Years ago my desperation would have been my inspiration. Now I need to push myself to explore and love something unknown. At some point, life seems simplified to opportunity costs and diminishing returns.
2/1/24 Cycle 1 Day 18 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 70
Sleep - 1/10 Terrible. Woke up several times due to diarrhea
Daily Routine - 2/10 Barely did anything
Action - 2/10 Off day
Habits - 2/10 Off day
Emotions - 5/10 Suboptimal but can’t do much. Just took some meds
Daily Thoughts - I must’ve eaten something bad from the hospital cafeteria or that sidewalk stall. Feel somewhat ok now. Made use of my downtime to really think things through. In times of indecisiveness, I go over each of my virtual mastermind and ask what they would do in this situation. Kobe would have said poker but as much as I love the game I don’t see the potential of making 1m USD annually even after I have “perfected” my preflop and postflop training. The edge is capped against regs and the fish are not getting any weaker. I already know this but I’m just being stubborn because it’s my passion. But now I have to think about my purpose more, which is early retirement and enough educational and medical funds for my family. So yeah I have enough financial cushion to pursue trading instead. I’ll stick to it for at least a year and we’ll see. It’s not easy considering the failure rate but it seems simpler and not as multifaceted. There is also almost no barrier to entry so most of those who fail probably are not suited to trading, lack proper strategy or discipline, or all of the above. The risk to ruin is slim to none and I only stand to lose some money and time. For a substantial income potential, it’s a risk I’m willing to take.
2/2/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 19 Review
Total Days Counter: 71
Sleep - 9/10 Great. The white noise machine seems to be working.
Daily Routine - 3/10 Still taking a breather. Just doing basic stuff and watched calisthenics videos
Action - 2/10 Off day
Habits - 2/10 Off day
Emotions - 7/10 Ok overall
Daily Thoughts - Not much. Just bought medium parallettes. Will need rings down the line. Mapping out the endgame in each area of my life. Assuming all our expenses are taken care of until our deaths, isn’t what’s left just designing optimal days for our habits and hobbies? Aren’t we all designing our future? I certainly don’t have as much luxury of time before I achieve total financial freedom but I can integrate most of those elements now rather than later.
2/3/24 Cycle 1 Day 20 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 72
Sleep - 8/10 Good
Daily Routine - 3/10 Ok. Most of my time went into assembling pull-up gear which just arrived and driving off insects
Action - 4/10 Lag and resistance
Habits - 3/10 Subpar
Emotions - 3/10 Hungry(literal) and frustrated. Forgot to eat. Free fasting I guess.
Daily Thoughts - Feeling lazy but doing my best.
2/4/24 Cycle 1 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 21 Review
Total Days Counter: 73
Sleep - 10/10 Excellent
Daily Routine - 10/10 I’m back
Action - 7/10 Some lag and resistance but pushed through anyway
Habits - 9/10 Almost perfect
Emotions - 10/10 Somewhat pleased
Daily Thoughts - Last day of QL St2 today. 5 rest days again before the next cycle. St2 was far from smooth and I felt tired/lazy many times. Idk if it’s recon or whatever but I’ll just keep showing up and do my best. Today was good though. Riding the small momentum at the start of the day really helps. I’m still easing my way into this hodgepodge of habits and I don’t want to jinx myself. Nagging gf doesn’t help. I’ll just put her on a time block.
2/5/24 Cycle 1 Day 22 Dayoff 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 74
Sleep - 9/10 Late but great. Refreshed
Daily Routine - 10/10 Perfect
Action - 10/10 Seamless. No lag and resistance.
Habits - 10/10 Pat on back
Emotions - 10/10 Happy and peaceful
Daily Thoughts - Finally started my calisthenics journey. 3 sets of 8 Australian pull-ups were not as easy as I thought. I think I’ll buy rings now to adjust the position. I think my form is somewhat wrong. Unsure of my scapula pull-ups as well. Reached Q4B again today at 90% settings. I reached this before at 80% but I was attention jumping. I feel like it’s still a fluke but I’m on the right path with constantly refreshing for each pic. My brain needs to adapt more.
Exercise is so underrated. I overlooked its value because most influencers are fake natty scammers and many bumroid fuckbois are also into bodybuilding. Ironically, one of my virtual mastermind is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Anyway, I think it’s a great investment because of many health benefits. It improves memory, reduces anxiety/depression, prevents cognitive decline, and keeps you stable when you get old. It also tempers your will and builds discipline. I think the best starting point for mind, body, money, and spirit improvement is the body. It affects the other three. Clear mind, strong spirit, and character that results in easier money.
2/6/24 Cycle 1 Day 23 Dayoff 2 Review
Total Days Counter: 75
Sleep - 8/10 Good
Daily Routine - 10/10 Perfect
Action - 10/10 Smooth
Habits - 10/10 Intuitive
Emotions - 8/10 Great overall. Just a few random negative thoughts.
Daily Thoughts - A bit sore from yesterday’s workout. Still a bit clumsy with the order of stretching exercises. I keep referring to my sheets. Q4B made me feel retarded. The only hope I have is I felt this way with Q3B as I transitioned from Q2B. It’s hard before it becomes normal.
2/7/24 Cycle 1 Day 24 Dayoff 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 76
Sleep - 10/10 Great
Daily Routine - 9/10 Busy day
Action - 9/10 Some lag but no resistance
Habits - 9/10 Great
Emotions - 8/10 A bit disturbed about the future but better than yesterday
Daily Thoughts - Just read it’s suboptimal to do QnB daily so I’ll try the recommendation of 4-5 times a week. Since there are 7 days maybe it’s easier to just play every other day.
“Can you trust your life partner will not sell all your organs to the black market and leave you for dead?” I don’t see how this is too different from the more innocuous question “Can you trust your life partner will not trade you for a million dollars?”. Sure you’re still alive but what if he/she meant the world to you? Wouldn’t you be technically left for dead with the onus to live on? It bothers me because I would not do it but I think she would. I’m just hoping she won’t or she leaves me sooner rather than later before I grow old and weak so I don’t have to endure that pain of abandonment. I hate thoughts like this. It’s like the male version of female nightmares, only it’s less of a dream.
“We look for our mother in our lover but our mother could never be our lover because our lover would never love us like our mother. Everything she does for you is for her survival. Everything your mother does for you is for your survival.” -Mike Tyson
2/8/24 Cycle 1 Day 25 Dayoff 4 Review
Total Days Counter: 77
Sleep - 9/10 Late but good.
Daily Routine - 6/10 A bit weary and had to do car stuff. Also had impacted earwax
Action - Lag and resistance. 6/10 Somewhat lazy
Habits - 7/10 Ok
Emotions - 7/10 Migraine from impacted earwax
Daily Thoughts - Not much. Might see an ENT for irrigation if I can’t fix this myself. Spending time outside socializing and helping others helps clear your mind. Thinking too seriously about everything can be taxing.
2/9/24 Cycle 1 Day 26 Dayoff 5 Review
Total Days Counter: 78
Sleep - 10/10 Super
Daily Routine - 9/10 Extra stuff but did most of my mains
Action - 7/10 Lag and resistance toward the night but pushed through
Habits - 9/10 Still great
Emotions - 9/10 Great overall
Daily Thoughts - I have to improve the night version of myself. It pales in comparison to my morning version and is becoming a pattern. Yet again, the phone is the main culprit when I choose to lie down. Beginning cycle 2 of St2 tomorrow.
2/10/24 Cycle 2 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 79
Sleep - 6/10 I changed sheets but put off using sheet fasteners. I’m a delicate sleeper so I was sort of half-awake a few times and felt the imperfections. Princess and the pea.
Daily Routine - 3/10 Only did a few
Action - 2/10 Heavy lag and resistance. I felt really tired after doing my morning routine.
Habits - 3/10 Poor
Emotions - 9/10 Grateful even though it was a somewhat unproductive day.
Daily Thoughts - Start of 2nd cycle for QL St2 gave me recon symptoms but also clarity. Designing my days is good but designing it to be productive and fun and the same time is better. I’ll make sure to add it to my weekly schedule. I’m happy with the grind and self-improvement but I also must not forget the art of fulfillment. Life is not just about the science of achievement. I want to avoid possible burnout and boredom down the road because truth be told, success involves a lot of monotonous repetitive action done over time, so I think this is a good strategy. As much as I lean towards certainty/stability I can’t deny the basic human need for variety. I also don’t want my inner child to die. Oftentimes I find myself unfittingly reducing everything to elements and abstractions that I feel like a robot.
2/11/24 Cycle 2 Day 2 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 80
Sleep - 3/10 Insomnia. Not the bed’s fault but I ended up pulling an all-nighter. Slept in the morning though.
Daily Routine - 5/10 Lacking
Action - 3/10 Lag and resistance
Habits - 5/10 Passable. Did what I could
Emotions -5/10 I need a drill for these damn screws.
Daily Thoughts - Pain in my inner ear causing slight migraines. It is improving somewhat but I’ll give it a week while using ear spray for pre-irrigation. Out of town tomorrow. DRLD is making me define my identity by listing out traits along with my endgame. What type of person are you? Efficient, disciplined, time-bound, etc. I had some time to think about the question, if you already had all the money you need for yourself and your loved ones until your death, how would you spend your days? Surprisingly, it’s not much different from my current dailies. Just some tweaks and more time for other pursuits. I guess this is good because I’m not that far off from my ideals. Also, your optimal life isn’t necessarily that expensive especially if you’re minimalistic and inherently cheap.
2/12/24 Cycle 2 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 81
Sleep - 10/10 Perfect
Daily Routine - 6/10 Did what I could while I was in town
Action - 10/10 No lag and resistance
Habits - 10/10 Great
Emotions - 10/10 Perfect. Appreciative
Daily Thoughts - Went somewhere far away. The windy dusk felt surreal but it did not rain. First time I experienced that. I won’t forget this day for sure.
2/13/24 Cycle 2 Day 4 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 82
Sleep - 7/10 Nocturia but still somewhat good
Daily Routine - 7/10 Good morning but sudden fatigue afternoon. Also attending party tonight
Action - 9/10 Ok
Habits - 7/10 Had to nap
Emotions - 8/10 Satisfied overall
Daily Thoughts - Everything was going well. I guess I was tired by the long drive yesterday. Ear has improved somewhat.
What are these for? Bed mites?
Perhaps I missed something. Did someone you know die?
No bed mites thankfully but just sanitation in general and preventive measures.
My GF’s grandma…
2/14/24 Cycle 2 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 5 Review
Total Days Counter: 83
Sleep - 7/10 It was ok. Slept a bit hot
Daily Routine - 2/10 Valentines day and Ash Wednesday but subliminals are first thing in the morning so all good
Action - 10/10 Smooth non standard day
Habits - NA
Emotions - 10/10 Great day
Daily Thoughts - Just enjoyed the day.
2/15/24 Cycle 2 Day 6 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 84
Sleep - 7/10 So so. A bit hot.
Daily Routine - 1/10 Felt lazy. I assigned this as my rest day moving forward but was not even in the mood for gaming.
Action - 1/10
Habits - 3/10
Emotions - 3/10 A bit frustrated with the new bamboo rayon sheets and pillowcases that are already pilling after a few days. I bought 4 sets. They’re the same color so I doubt the quality of the other unopened 3 are any different. The old ones from the same company are still going strong with no signs of wear. I think they went with the cost-cutting route. It feels like a blend now rather than 100%. They were machine-washed and dried together with an old set. I guess I have to find another company.
Daily Thoughts - Nonstandard day again tomorrow because of family but getting back on track after that. I feel like a bum again focusing on all this metagame instead of actually just grinding my ass at the tables. I miss the flow and fatigue from poker but can’t jump into daytrading as a noob.
Anyway just wanted to share this today if I haven’t yet. The BluePrint by Bryan Johnson
2/16/24 Cycle 2 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST2 Day 7 Review
Total Days Counter: 85
Sleep - 7/10 A bit noisy and had to wake up early. Changed sheets though and it was good. Will sleep earlier today.
Daily Routine - 5/10 Did what I could. Will do better tomorrow
Action - 8/10 Minor lag and resistance
Habits - 8/10 Good overall
Emotions - 9/10 No complaints. Pleasant day
Daily Thoughts - Studying Bryan Johnson’s total approach aside from his diet. He works out every day but I’ll stick to my 3 days a week with rest days for now.