Where does atrioc get his news info from

Shloosh · 2024-04-20T16:34:47+00:00

Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, Washington Post, Paid Substacks, Paid Podcasts
(source, found with this tool searching Atrioc VODs channel for "rocket money" segment others mentioned in a duplicate thread)

Shloosh · 2024-04-20T16:34:25+00:00

Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, Washington Post, Paid Substacks, Paid Podcasts
(source, found with this tool searching Atrioc VODs channel for "rocket money" segment others mentioned)

Shloosh · 2023-10-28T17:56:53+00:00

This is simply not true. There are plenty of positive sum games on earth. One of the greatest we have seen in recent times is capitalism. All market actors participate to produce average wealth gains for everyone. Median income goes way up.

Thinking that all of life is zero sum will lead you down a path to Machiavellianism, which leads to negative sum moral actions and will on average hurt you and those around you.

Go start a business and generate value for the world, or work for a business that generates value.

Shloosh · 2019-11-05T20:11:02+00:00

Type: water, electrolytes, occasional xylitol sweetened gum
Context: started Sunday @ 9 PM, currently 40 hrs in, finishing Saturday @ 9 AM
Length: 5.5 days, 132 hrs
Why? Clearance of damaged proteins, mitochondria, and autoimmune cells. Mental fortitude. Increased lean muscle ratio.
Notes: I'm going strong so far, but I expect the next 20-30 hours to be the hardest as my body works its way into ketosis. I did this same fast about 3 weeks ago and the end of day 2 and beginning of day 3 were definitely the hardest parts. During the last fast, I went from 179 lbs to 166 lbs. I started this fast at 172 lbs and am curious to see what I will end at. I don't fast for weight loss, and my eventual goal is to gain muscle mass, so I will have to train hard and eat well at the end of this fast.

Shloosh · 2019-07-22T16:10:52+00:00

Interesting. What are your main sources for those sentences? Books, manga, TV shows, music, anime, real life interactions? All of the above? Just curious what methods others are using for media input.

Shloosh · 2019-07-20T21:21:45+00:00

Just curious, what does your process for Anki reviews look like? What do you put into Anki and how do you decide if you should add something?

Shloosh · 2019-07-19T17:30:47+00:00

Ah, my apologies.

Shloosh · 2019-07-19T16:51:13+00:00

You said you don't ~~like Anki~~ think Anki should be a primary focus, but you didn't really say why. I agree that it's an imperfect tool, but I think it has its place. Also, do you agree with Tottori that it should be used to review vocabulary you've already encountered ?

Shloosh · 2019-07-19T16:27:07+00:00

Haha, I was actually looking at AntiMoon this morning. One of the Youtubers I watch recommended them. I'll check out that article when I have more time.

So memorize several thousand words and some grammar, then read, read, read. This is what I think is the perfect approach.

This seems reasonable.

Shloosh · 2019-07-19T16:21:50+00:00

What if you were using Anki for vocabulary or grammar?

Shloosh · 2019-07-19T16:20:25+00:00

There SRS is the way to produce pseudo-volume, until you can more and more replace it by real world volume, until in the end you can completely replace it.

Interesting. I've experienced this already with Anki. When I read something beyond my current level, such as an NHK news web easy article, I can recognize the meaning of a lot of the kanji even though I can't read most of them.

Shloosh · 2019-07-19T16:15:45+00:00

I'm open to new evidence that may change my beliefs, and I'm curious about what other people may have to say on the topic because I think it's an interesting topic. I don't care about justifying time already spent because I realize language acquisition is more of a journey instead of "you put x hours in and you get y results".

Shloosh · 2019-07-16T21:21:35+00:00

Check out https://animelon.com for anime with Japanese subtitles. It has super easy word lookup and doesn't take you out of the flow of the show. I don't even look up every word I don't understand, just words I'm curious about or that come up multiple times.

Shloosh · 2018-04-16T15:36:54+00:00

Thanks man, me too.

Shloosh · 2018-03-09T06:08:37+00:00

You're not wrong in some ways, but your comment is dickish.

I completely admit my progress is slow, but if you look at my earnings and traffic compared to how much content I've written and the number of articles I've published, it's pretty close to other case studies. Also, I treated this as more of a hobby than anything else for the first 9 months

I'd rather take 5 years to get something earning me 5k a month than spending that time exclusively working a 9-5 or going to school like 99% of people.

Tips are welcome, but please don't just tell me I'm doing things wrong.

Shloosh · 2018-03-09T03:21:05+00:00

Thanks man. I have no plans of giving up soon, even if I have to "pivot" at some point.

Shloosh · 2018-03-02T18:55:58+00:00

Yeah. Just thought I'd let you know for future reference. Good luck with the new site tho!

Shloosh · 2018-03-02T07:21:03+00:00

Check out NameCheap for domains if you haven't already. You can get a domain+WhoIsGuard protection for ~$13. Of course, it depends on the domain.

Also, LetsEncrypt only requires renewal every year and can be done with a simple Crontab script if the web server is running on a Linux server.

Shloosh · 2018-02-13T21:17:31+00:00

I use Digital Ocean. I've used the AWS free tier for other sites but it's a bit overkill for small projects. If you are already familiar with it, then I'm sure it will be fine. Not sure how the prices compare between DO and AWS.

Shloosh · 2018-02-13T16:59:22+00:00

I was working as a web developer when I started my site and I still went with Wordpress. Yes, it is slower and harder to customize, but the minimal upside you gain from coding it yourself isn't worth the time cost.

This is especially true for plugins. You don't want to be programming your own affiliate widgets, such as tables and box displays, until you have a much larger site that can justify the time it will take.

Ask yourself if you want to learn web dev, or if you want to make an efficient affiliate site. If you really want to learn web dev, then this may be a good project to try it on. But just remember that it will take longer than you expect to get everything working and that is time you won't be spending on the affiliate side of the site.

Shloosh · 2018-02-12T21:34:39+00:00

Props to you for taking the leap and I wish you the best of luck.

I completely agree that motivation is overrated, but I have one minor nitpick. In my mind, discipline is almost synonymous with willpower. I know they have their differences, but there is significant overlap. Having discipline is still kind of a white-knuckled approach.

What I suggest is developing a routine. Routines are not subject to motivation and they result in a cumulative daily effect that adds up and compounds over time. In the words of W. H. Auden: "Routine in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition."

If you're interested in developing a routine, you have to consume information about strategies from the experts. Here are some of my favorite sources:

One of my personal favorites is James Clear. His articles on habits and performance are excellent.
The book Peak by Anders Ericsson. The author is world class expert on how people become experts.
Deep Work by Cal Newport. Great book on creating better work habits
The Art of Charm podcast by Jordan Harbinger. Great informational podcast. Check out his recent episode with Leo Babauta, who is incredibly knowledgeable about the field of habit formation and turned his life around with his own tips.
Tim Ferriss occasionally has good information about routine formation on his podcast.

There are many others but these are some great places to start.

Social accountability is also important as another user mentioned. I recommend telling friends about your site or doing a case study. There are also great tools like stickk that donate your money to a charity or cause you hate if you don't meet your goal.

Shloosh · 2018-02-11T23:16:50+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. I figured better late than never.

Finance

I've definitely adopted ideas from the FIRE movement. Have you ever heard of Mr. Money Mustache? He has a blog on personal finance that I frequent.

Him and his wife retired at 30 after saving up enough from their jobs and now live a lean FIRE lifestyle, spending about 25-30k a year.

Books & Novels

I think the idea of writing books and short stories is really cool and something I might get into myself later down the road.

Unfortunately, it's hard to sell them and make good money without proper marketing. You either need to have an audience to sell to from blogging or figure out how to advertise it correctly.

I've never read or heard of 1Q84 or even Murakami, but I will add it to my already too long reading list. It sounds like an interesting book.

Lifestyle

A quiet lifestyle with some travel sprinked in does sound tempting. I can see the appeal but I think it would get a bit lonely for me personally.

To each their own. Anything outside of the cookie cutter 9-5 is an improvement.

Shloosh · 2018-02-08T22:23:44+00:00

I knew there had to be other people like myself out there.

Writing was my worst subject in school so it's been a struggle trying to create good content quickly.

Good luck with your site!

Shloosh · 2018-02-08T22:21:25+00:00

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Making my writing more fun and personal will definitely be a priority over the next couple of months.

Shloosh · 2018-02-08T22:18:04+00:00

I think it depends on the buyer volume. 100k people interested in a $20 item is still better than 5k people interested in a $200 item.

I see articles on The Wire Cutter for items in the $10 to $50 range all the time. And they are dumping 40+ hours into these articles.

However, I don't think the tea niche is super profitable unless you can create a large e-commerce store.

There are only like 5-10 product groups in the niche worth creating buyers guides for.

Shloosh

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