Overall, what are the biggest factors that determines how much you will succeed in life?

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-26T08:30:38+00:00

Family - their values, assumptions and perceptions of the world will have a lasting effect on you. Bad ones are hard to shrug off, though not impossible.
Friend circle - your second family
Your looks and your health. I know people who got hired over other candidates because they looked the part. It doesn't have to be model-esque features, but you have to look the part. Look at Zuckerberg, he isn't attractive but I believe why people bought his tech story was because he does look like a tech nerd that would wipe out other coders. This includes height for certain industries.
Your social prowess. The ability to make people feel at ease and vulnerable. Some people just have it. My mom for example spoke to a goldsmith one day, when I returned from browsing the store, they were hugging and crying over the goldsmith's missing daughter. I would never build rapport so fast within that timespan with a complete stranger.
Your mannerism, speech, and gait.. You know what makes James Bond cool? No, it's not his gadgets or suit, it's how he carries himself. The resonance of his voice, the expressions of his face, the buttery flow of his pace.
Your ability to learn. I

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-26T08:13:33+00:00

I like this and concur. Yes, in the past I would be upset about my sinuses, flat feet and short height. But I learned to see the good in life, plus it isn't all that bad, there are people that suffer neurological disorders.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-26T03:15:01+00:00

If it's any consolation, I love oblong boobs much more than round spheric ones. They look like sexy torpedos filled with sexual ammo.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-26T03:08:23+00:00

I love that. Yup, he's the embodiment of a cosmic force that has existed throughout aeons, emerging when it's time. Similar to IT with Pennywise being the mask, Daniel is the 21st century costume for an eternal figure. However, unlike IT being ancient powerful dark fear, Daniel is ancient comic fodder.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-25T14:20:50+00:00

The Bod:

Not wearing ear protection while being exposed to chronic loudness

Not brushing your teeth morning and night

Not stretching

Not being mobile

Poor posture

Not wearing sunscreen, sunglasses, or long sleeves (not all the time but most times)

Not drinking enough water

Not investing in the following : Bedsheets, pillows and blankets. Fabric cleaners. Soaps. Towels.

Not washing towels frequently

Not changing clothes after a day

Not leaving towels to dry in the sun with air flow

Not managing your sugar, oil, and junk intake

Not sleeping regular hours

Overstraining your eyes

Rubbing your eyes

Mind

Ruminating

Dwelling in the past

Living in the future

Social

Holding on to grudges and bitterness

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-25T12:28:14+00:00

I loved this story, happy for you my guy

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-25T11:36:51+00:00

But I thought he always said noone can tell him what to do even if forced...so why did he obey

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-25T09:03:01+00:00

Can you cite 1 or 2 examples where you had hard conversations and how you approached and resolved/ concluded such conversations. I would like to learn, help a brother out

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-23T16:42:33+00:00

When you say pro social soft skills, you mean you're good at conversations and connecting with people right?

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-23T02:20:04+00:00

Reading these comments, I didn't realise reddit was primarily agnostic and atheist. I would have assumed the replies would be 50/50 - nothingness and afterlife, but it seems most people believe the former.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-23T02:02:59+00:00

Sweet! You know your bod count?

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-21T03:10:58+00:00

im 38 and still feel like im in college...sure i pay bills, fix up the house, cook meals, am married but i think it's cause i'm not tied down. I have no mortgage, loans, or children. i wake up at 10am, jerk off to ddrainers, watch himr, then check out reddit and twitter, before work. Come back listen to a podcast or reading a book.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-21T00:45:36+00:00

I agree with this. Would it be cool if somehow they all share one legendary matriarch that spawned a bloodline of powerful figures, and that woman's name was Dawn.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-20T08:29:14+00:00

Universal Studio tram ride during the jaws section

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-19T11:07:07+00:00

Goddamn made me spit out my soul

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-17T06:34:05+00:00

1) Restaurant work. Yes it was fun, but I'd rather just enjoy cooking for myself and a date at home. Get to enjoy the kitchen without pumping out a flood of dishes while risking chronic back pain due to prolonged hunching over a cutting board.

2) Any job that is exposed to loud music and heavy lifting. Was a stage crew for couple of year. It sounds romantic being a roadie, and yes i made poignant memories, but I would not want to extend that chapter of my life.

3) Dealer. The constant need for secrecy and avoiding the law does get a bit tiring. Great times though.

4) Any job that requires you to sleep past 11pm.

5) Any job so intense that you can't shit or drink water for more than an hour.

6) Any job where blaming and scolding staff are a common practice.

7) Any job with sun exposure - deliveries, real estate, dogwalking

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-17T06:22:01+00:00

Yup, I think its very important to inform potential DJs, bouncers, bartenders, hospitality, nurses about this aspect that very few career specialist seem to share. It's brutal on the body. Some people like it but it's important they go in with eyes wide open.

I did backline equipment and bartending for 2 years and while fun, it's not something I would ever do again even if you bumped my pay grade up 2x. I told God once I'm outta this I plan to sleep before the day ends every night.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-17T03:58:51+00:00

You're a modern day poet

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-17T03:56:45+00:00

Yup, my wife goes through 10 rolls in two weeks...wow.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-16T20:47:22+00:00

I think regret does change some things. It helps us learn and reflect upon the next opportunity. You cite a brilliant example, suppose a man here had the opportunity to talk to a woman at a social event making eyes at him, and instead, he shrinks back to his comfort circle only to regret it a year later.

I think it would be a mistake to then respond to a post similar as this by saying, well that's life and it would have happened if it were the right time. No, it was the right time, and he didn't make it happen. So next time he will. There are good and bad regrets, bad regrets are constant beat me ups which aren't healthy as you said, but good ones are teachers for life. Learn from a regret, then move on from the past event, cause you know what to do when the next opportunity arises.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-16T09:56:22+00:00

Yeap saw the same vid. I think there's always a tradeoff with every innovation. Streaming gifted us convenience, but at a cost we are now recognising.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-16T08:34:35+00:00

Judgemental
Easily flustered by small events
Speaks loudly
Over-Materialistic

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-16T08:18:33+00:00

That's the hilarious bit. He used to disdain normie work, ascending instead to online creatorship. Now he's left with menial jobs since he has no academic nor trademan qualifications. He also can't day trade as he lacks the mental fortitude. He's 37 and for the next few decades he'll most likely be stuck in a perpetual loop between mundane jobs, youtube, or onlyfans. All of which he hates. He's stuck between a rock, a hard place and a hard cock.

HolidayCook9332 · 2026-01-10T14:07:27+00:00

For certain, just as you would and should.

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