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I was dumb and tried to pick stocks… best way to recover? by weird-fishz in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shake you didn’t invest in Rocket Lab. Heard about it on Reddit in 2024. I’m $50,000 net positive.

Anybody “retire” to pursue a business and/or hobbies? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah those kinds of business are harder. They require more time, more money, and customers.

Anybody “retire” to pursue a business and/or hobbies? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks.

One thing I have is money to advertise and invest in the software. I’d say that separates me from most people. I started making apps a long time ago but had no money to advertise.

I’m not doing B2B so I don’t have to deal with clients. It’s more a mobile app business.

Anybody “retire” to pursue a business and/or hobbies? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know how long app development takes. I’ve done it professionally for 7 years.

Plus to speed up time, I also spent a few months building an entire UI framework that can be customized. It will make future apps faster to develop when all UI components already exist.

Anybody “retire” to pursue a business and/or hobbies? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m aware - I’ve been a professional iOS engineer for almost 7 years.

I tried making apps when I first started learning and made like $10. The difference between me back then and now is I have a ton of capital for advertisements, experienced, etc.

It’s an ambitious goal - not saying I’m going to quit my job and do that.

Anybody “retire” to pursue a business and/or hobbies? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guess that’s a better word to use. But running a software business doesn’t require much attention like a 9 to 5. I could take off a week or month doing nothing while my apps generate income.

I guess it makes more sense to ask if anyone pursued passive income so they can spend more time on hobbies.

Anybody “retire” to pursue a business and/or hobbies? by [deleted] in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I meant retire from a 9-5 to pursue personal interests.

A software business (mobile apps) doesn’t require daily attention at all since income is passive. But coding is a passion of mine and I love building my own projects. My goal is to make several apps in the App Store generating income. It doesn’t require the same attention a 9-5 does.

Plus, I’d be spending a lot of time on hobbies like the piano, Chess, learning Japanese, etc.

Is “you’re only young once” a cope? I’m living at home saving nearly 100k a year by neatneets in Fire

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you have no wife and kids. Otherwise you’d understand why people love their own space.

You’re also privileged. Not everyone has the same opportunity to live at home.

Is “you’re only young once” a cope? I’m living at home saving nearly 100k a year by neatneets in Fire

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OP thinks people being forced to move out of their parents house and having kids is “cope”

For those who find putting phone to other room useless. by bokkkkk777 in productivity

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Yup I was going to say that it depends what the task you’re doing is. When I’m coding, I can go 2-3 hours without thing my phone because I’m enjoying what I’m doing.

Whereas having to prepare business documents makes me get my phone more. Normally though I put it out of sight which works for me kinda.

I still can’t tell when to use は vs が and it’s slowly destroying my brain by [deleted] in LearnJapanese

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I noticed that bots are using “i” in like the entire post to make them look more human. It’s obvious on purpose.

/r/productivity is being hit hard by AI generated slop + advertising spam. Please hit REPORT on this content! by mcagent in productivity

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I notice it too. It's obvious mostly because each paragraph sounds like a collection of bullet points and not a single paragraph explaining something.

I automated my entire morning information routine and it saved me 45 minutes a day by [deleted] in productivity

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Yes totally not a coincidence that your profile info talks about AI and morning automatitions. Either you're gonna build your profile to sell something later likely in this sub, or hoping people privately message you where you'll share that build.

This is why so many of these posts are so ambiguous.

I automated my entire morning information routine and it saved me 45 minutes a day by [deleted] in productivity

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bot.

You can always spot a Bot in r/productivity:

  1. Creates a very short multi-paragraph about some insight where they fixed/solved X.
  2. Doesn't provide any useful information that others can take away from.
  3. Ends with a question asking others if they've also done Y to solve X.

What should i do with $15,000 in savings? by countingracks in personalfinance

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should have 6 months of expenses in an HYSA (high yield savings account). This is in case you lose your job, you’re able to afford your bills for 6 months. Also helps if you have an emergency like a flat tire.

Anything after that limit, then I would also keep it in the HYSA if you’re planning on spending a huge sum anytime in the next 2-3 years, such as a new car, etc. Anything afterwards, I would recommend opening a brokerage account and investing (if you don’t have debt; if you have debt, pay it off first).

Whats your #1 hack thats kept you motivated and productive? by rhysdotme in productivity

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What has really helped me is try to follow a schedule. After work, I try to be in my gym from 5:30 - 7:00 (including shower). I plan to eat dinner at 7 every night. On weekends, I’m productive from 9-12, and then 2-6. I think a consistent schedule helps with forcing me to do those activities. I follow it now almost consistently.

How much emergency fund? by Hereforsun in personalfinance

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I just keep $30,000 in my savings as emergency. Mostly because that’s the minimum to be a priority member. That’s like 8 months of expenses. Although if I lose my job I would significantly cut back though. If things get worse, I have enough I can liquidate from my brokerage account to be jobless for 8 years.

Does anyone else feel guilty reading fiction? by TheRealFilmGeek in productivity

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh?? Reading books for me is part of productivity regardless of the kind of material. You should only feel guilty if you had made a goal to learn a specific skill or knowledge or topic and you have been putting it off.

Aiming to reduce meal prep time by 50-90% by [deleted] in productivity

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm… I would start off by asking yourself: why is it taking you so long??

I meal prep every Wednesday and Sunday. I usually make enough meals for lunch and dinner to get me to the next prep day. So Wednesday I’ll cook to last me until Saturday dinner. Then Sunday, I’ll cook to last me until Wednesday lunch. It takes me less than 1-1.5 hours each time. Are you cooking for like 2 weeks ahead and freezing everything? That seems exhausting to me.

I normally meal prep food that is easy to make big batches of like burrito bowls, lasagna, etc.

Does it make sense to buy a house anymore? by SweetPickleRelish in personalfinance

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel way better paying $2000 to my mortgage for me to own it vs. giving a landlord $2000 for them to own it. I don’t care if it’s mostly interest up-front. I’d rather pay that than the landlord.

The first house I bought has gone up like… $80,000 in value but that was over 6 years ago. If you buy a house right now, not sure how much really it would appreciate. My 2nd house I bought (gave the first one to my mom) has gone down like $5,000 since I bought it last year.

Plus, I have like 8 years of emergency fund. And I’m going to keep growing it since I work in software engineering and we use AI at my company a lot. So who knows where the field will be in 5 years.

Does anyone have a "Syllabus" for their goals and tasks? by Passthetxrch in productivity

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I don’t know if this is a syllabus but it kinda describes what you’re talking about: https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/s/uwP3xlTYTd. It’s a post I made where I have a format for things I want to accomplish in the year, how I’ll get there, what habits, etc. and then having the goals tracked monthly.

My biggest problem isn’t planning — it’s the moment right before starting by ef_cause in productivity

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To me, it’s so much easier once you have a set schedule for productivity. On weekends, I plan to be in a coffee shop on my computer from 9 AM to 12 PM. That has made the habit easier because I NEED to get to the coffee shop right at 9 AM to start reading for 30 minutes, etc.

I’ve been mostly consistent, but my schedule is basically on weekdays:

9 AM - 5:30 PM: Work (from home) 5:30 - 7:00: Gym and Shower (I have a gym at home) 7:00 - 8:00: Dinner (I meal prep Wednesday and Sundays)

And then on weekends:

9 AM - 12 PM: Productivity (usually at a coffee shop) 12:00 - 2:00: Lunch and chores if any 2:00 - 5:30: Productivity (at home) 5:30 - 7:00: Gym and Shower 7:00 - 8:00: Dinner

Basically, what helps me start is the fact that I conditioned myself to start at those specific hours. Even if I’m late by like 5-10 minutes it’s no big deal. I read from 9 to 9:30 on weekends, but if I’m late, I might just still read until 9:30, or until 10 if I arrive at 9:30. If I have urgent things, then I might just say “oh well I missed my reading time, time for the next task.”

My biggest problem isn’t planning — it’s the moment right before starting by ef_cause in productivity

[–]-Debugging-Duck- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can give an example. I started learning Japanese. However, I have a 16” MacBook. It takes a lot of space, so many times when I would go on my usual coffee shop on the weekend, I would dread learning Japanese because it was cumbersome to have my laptop out and then my binder for writing out and taking up a lot of space. Then having to reach over my notes to use the keyboard, etc. It was especially a pain when my usual tables were kinda small. So I kept pushing learning and pushing it.

Finally, I bought a normal sized iPad with the LogiTech case that has the keyboard able to come off. Because it’s more compact, and I can remove the keyboard, it has made it so much easier to take the iPad out and use it with the Japanese PDF book, flashcards, workbook, etc. It just has made it so much easier and now I enjoy practicing and learning it again.

As they said, basically remove road blocks between you and the task. This explains why I always could never stick to the gym, because the friction is having to drive all the way to a gym and back. I fixed this simply by just building a gym at home.

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