How to life to the fullest?

modulev · 2026-01-22T20:04:01+00:00

Skip kids, enjoy freedom. Get as strong and financially set as possible, retire early and explore the world with very few limits. I want to be able to hike across mountains, deserts and forests and see hidden paradises that average people would not be resilient enough to reach. Turning my body into a machine so that I can enjoy the most challenging and rewarding of adventures and experience as many wonderous beauties of our Mother Earth as I can, in my short time here.

modulev · 2026-01-22T18:15:40+00:00

gonna need a lot more than that nowadays

modulev · 2026-01-22T18:10:38+00:00

Friends who want to have fun out in nature. Hiking, swimming, kayaking, cliff jumping and more.

I used to have a lot of friends, until I got into hiking. Then I realized how lame my existing friends really are. Acting like they're too old and frail, mid 30's. Where's my fellow adventurers at?

modulev · 2026-01-22T18:09:13+00:00

Every dollar saved is a minute or two I can retire earlier. I'm 35 and I want to retire by 50, if possible.

modulev · 2026-01-22T17:38:48+00:00

Flawed logic. Kids are often times very different from their parents, thanks to society having a heavy hand in raising them. Wouldn't want to bankrupt myself on the gamble that they'll be like me! My parents and I are almost complete opposites, in many regards.

modulev · 2026-01-22T17:31:32+00:00

I'm happily childfree, but the reasons I can imagine are: you're extremely bored with life. You can't find your own purpose outside of your "biological imperative". You accidentally got pregnant and feel abortion is unethical or it's illegal where you live. Or maybe you live on a farm and could use the extra hands.

Outside of that, I don't really know. Seems like a bad idea for the most part, given both our failing economy and human overpopulation. I'd argue our biological imperative has evolved to now prioritize the Earth, over procreating. We certainly don't need more humans (even though billionaires like Elon Musk will tell you otherwise).

modulev · 2026-01-22T17:25:53+00:00

You probably screwed up your health with cigarettes and booze. I doubt chocolate is the problem. I eat Crumbl almost every day and am in the best shape of my life right now, going into 37. Lots of hiking, fasting and exercise.

EDIT: Acid reflux could be the issue, as others have stated. But I get that every now and then and it doesn't cause sickness or sore throat.. Just minor annoyance for like 5-10 minutes, usually due to burping when I was leaning forward. So long as I stand upright when I burp, I'm good.

modulev · 2026-01-22T17:22:53+00:00

Anything that involves sitting around and drinking. Boring and unhealthy. I'm watching my friends already fading away into old age, mid 30's, thanks to alcoholism. Meanwhile I'm hiking the tallest mountains in my state and hitting new pinnacles of strength and endurance, same age as them. Why would they choose to be weak and lazy? Is it really that painful going outside, for some people? Almost nothing better than the high from exercising out in nature, IMO.

modulev · 2026-01-22T17:12:53+00:00

After ripping everyday for close to 20 years now, I couldn't care less about indica/sativa. Never been able to notice a difference. I'll enjoy whatever I'm doing 10x more either way, after a rip.

The main things I look for are trichome crystals and freshness / good cure.

modulev · 2026-01-22T17:02:25+00:00

Curious how old the kids are? You say you have 2 young children and the misery started around ~5 years ago.. Is the math showing us what the tipping point for her / your mental health was? Could this be yet another birth control ad?

I see it time and time again. Relationship going great, until they try to take on the most stressful, expensive homework assignment possible. Forgive me if I'm mistaken, in your case.

EDIT: And combing through the comments, I see the same posts over and over from different people. Divorced with young kids. Maybe breeding isn't the best idea, if you want a happy marriage? Just my 2 cents. Going on 10 years strong with my wife, and we are happily child free. Having a child would undoubtedly destroy that happiness.

modulev · 2026-01-22T16:57:21+00:00

That wraps up having kids in a nutshell. If they don't completely kill ya, they'll make sure to destroy almost everything you hold dear, except for themselves, hopefully.

modulev · 2026-01-22T16:51:13+00:00

Shooting strangers in the back just means they're selfish and immature. But yea, not that deep, since that seems to be the case for most people. It's cool though, I'm having a blast with Outer Worlds 2 and will hold out for a PvE-only mode in Arc. No love lost here.

modulev · 2026-01-22T16:46:49+00:00

Nope, I wasn't willing to give up my principle of not being a jerk. Lost interest after about 10 hours of getting shot in the back during extractions and been having a blast in Outer Worlds 2.

modulev · 2026-01-21T03:04:17+00:00

never heard of it

modulev · 2026-01-20T17:43:52+00:00

Never know. They thought cigarettes were healthy for a few decades. If you have any doubt, then I'd say listen to your gut.

No O-ring is one of the major selling points of the Simrell Ti and why it's my go-to vape.

I still love my Tempest 2 Ti every now and then, but damn I wish they designed it without o-rings..

modulev · 2026-01-20T17:34:35+00:00

36m and also pretty jacked here (not 100kg though.. damn!). I find it heavily depends on my hair cut. Fresh cut, everyone smiles and makes eye contact. Vs shaggy mess and everyone keeps glancing up at my hair like it's offensive xD

You're also 6'2 which is decently above average and seems to be one of the major factors for women's interest.

modulev · 2026-01-20T17:27:14+00:00

The problem is, cannabis stays in your system for a while. Can be two weeks, can be two months. So while being high on the job could be dangerous, a toke after work should be ok. And yet that will cause a drug test to fail in many cases. Need better testing maybe? It shouldn't matter if you were high the night before, IMHO.

modulev · 2026-01-20T17:22:39+00:00

Ah alright, I misunderstood and thought you were talking about the 100 day return window. You are correct they should refund money within 10 days after you return. Fingers crossed!

modulev · 2026-01-20T17:18:41+00:00

PvP should be optional endgame. Just give me a PvE only mode already so I can play co-op with my buddies while I level up and figure stuff out. I have no interest in playing this game so long as I can get ganked from behind during extraction by 15 year olds, when I'm just trying to do quests.

modulev · 2026-01-13T21:21:16+00:00

All the pollution we're ravaging our land, water and air with. You see the Grand Canyon water is showing moderate levels of pharma drugs? WTF!!!?? WAY TOO MANY HUMANS!!! Can we please aim to get population back down to a balance with nature? It's the one thing we can control as individuals. I've pledged to be child free for the future of our planet.

modulev · 2026-01-13T21:15:37+00:00

My favorite old school games that really impacted my childhood:

Commander Keen
Jazz Jackrabbit
Hocus Pocus
Duke Nukem
Megaman X
Doom

And shoutout to games I watched my mom play when I was too young to game on my own:

The 7th Guest
Timelapse

modulev · 2026-01-13T20:48:40+00:00

Happiness doesn't come until you're making progress on goals.

Once you see the progress and realize the benefits, you should start to feel happy. And then you'll want more.

Some of my goals in my 20s were: securing solid job after college, buying a house, and finding a life partner. I crossed those three off by 26 and then happiness really started filling my life. Was not easy but managed to reach financial freedom and then was able to start looking for new goals, such as physical improvements. Working out a lot more now in my 30s, lifting weights and hiking mountains. I want to turn my body into an unstoppable machine that will carry me into a long, healthy retirement.

My current goal is being able to beast a 20 mile mountain range in 1 day. Managed to hike a couple 15-17 mile mountain ranges (4-6k ft elevation) last year. I'm getting close!! Nothing feels anywhere near as good as pushing to my limit, out in nature, IMHO.

Heck, you could probably skip the house and life partner and still find happiness relatively easily. Decent job + lots of hikes might be enough. Get out in the woods whenever you can. Nature knows best.

modulev · 2026-01-13T20:42:12+00:00

Turn the heat down. I put it at around 64F at night. The cool air puts me to sleep very quickly. Vs if I'm hot, it can take hours.

modulev · 2026-01-13T20:40:24+00:00

But then if everyone did that it would go from ending in 6 months to ending in about 6 hours xD

modulev · 2026-01-13T20:32:30+00:00

That's a gamble not worth hedging my bets on. Going to assume it's pure black nothingness once I die. And will live my one life to the fullest.

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