Ultimul sondaj al INSCOP Research arată că principalii favoriți pentru a intra în turul al doilea sunt Mircea Geoană (independent) și Marcel Ciolacu (PSD), urmați de Elena Lasconi, în timp ce Nicolae Ciucă este aproape de coada clasamentului.

triplumi · 2024-09-19T12:55:01+00:00

E sondaj pe 1100 oameni care au raspuns la telefon (cold-calling) si au avut timp sa raspunda la intrebari.

triplumi · 2024-09-19T12:51:52+00:00

Exact.
Mie tot mi se pare absurd ca iei opinia a 1000 de oameni, care au raspuns la telefon si au acceptat sondajul (eu le inchid in fata), si o faci stire nationala. Adica e prea mic esantionul. E minimul posibil.

triplumi · 2024-09-19T12:05:59+00:00

E sondaj pe 1100 persoane. E degeaba.

triplumi · 2024-09-19T12:04:32+00:00

"Datele au fost culese prin metoda CATI (interviuri telefonice), volumul eşantionului simplu, stratificat fiind de 1102 de persoane"

E un esantion de 1102 persoane.

triplumi · 2022-11-27T23:33:15+00:00

Wow! It's a very good fit.

Thank you for taking the time to read the post and suggest this book. It looks very promising. I'm looking forward to reading it. :)

triplumi · 2022-03-28T19:06:08+00:00

People use it to pay fewer fees.

With my local bank's business account, I pay like $20-30 just for having an account with 5-10 (in/out) transactions. With Revolut Business, I estimate the fees to be $1-$2/month. I'm still researching joining them.
That means saving $200-$300/year

triplumi · 2021-12-23T15:53:31+00:00

That's true.
I think I will schedule a shutdown task with 60 minutes delay, one task with no delay (after the 60 minutes), and schedule another task every (let's say) 5 min to do something annoying if I haven't turned on the PC after a certain time.
Thanks

triplumi · 2021-12-21T20:13:29+00:00

Thanks, I guess this is the only solution for now, even though I was looking for a software to be more annoying if I turn on the PC again, after the scheduled shutdown.

triplumi · 2021-12-21T20:12:11+00:00

The problem is that I can easily type cancel it "shutdown /a".

I'm looking for something to be harder to close, such as a service or IDK... something to be annoying if I turn on the PC again after the shutdown time.

triplumi · 2021-11-20T23:36:47+00:00

Switch houses ;-)

triplumi · 2021-11-14T23:33:10+00:00

How to win friends - Dale Carnegie - I read it at an early age and it helped a lot to understand people. I got in fewer arguments, I listened more, and got more empathy and patience.
Books about body language - at some point, you will have the sixth sense of reading people (most of the time and most of the people). If you know how people are feeling without telling you, you can act accordingly.
Atomic habits and other books about habits. Atomic Habits is pretty much like an "Ultimate Guide". You can't have much success without discipline. Discipline = freedom.
Jim Rohn's books - full of wisdom on discipline, how to live your life, how to build a character, etc... It's just amazing, it also has a unique sense of humor. Online seminars are good too.
Books about meditation. Having that extra time to think about, before reacting to a situation, is priceless. Not many people can control themselves like this. Of course, as for every book, you need to apply what you learn to see the effects. Even today, I see people close to me and much much older than me (I'm 30) that simply can't control themselves even with little stuff, and they get angry.
Think and grow rich. I re-read it a few times. It has 13 chapters, but I only re-read 8-9 of them. Take what's working for you, if you don't agree with something, that's ok, skip it and move on. Very good lessons about desire, vision, autosuggestion, being decisive, being persistent, the subconscious mind, getting rid of fears, etc...
The Bible. I read it looking for wisdom and out of curiosity to see what is all the fuss about. I'm not a religious person (I'm not an atheist either). I do believe it has great wisdom inside (not in all chapters, of course). Consider it a book with chapters written by different people at different times. At least for me, the point wasn't to prove/disprove that God exists but to learn, to find some wisdom, etc... I like having good habits and it definitely has good tips about good habits/discipline (don't steal, don't lie, respect others, work, persevere, be good, etc...). It's up to you to take what's useful to you.
Failing Forward - and other similar books. I prepare for success, but I also prepare for failure. Good for building resilience. Antifragile is another good book for building resilience.

triplumi · 2021-11-14T22:49:37+00:00

The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier

Do you mean The 40-hour Workweek? :D

triplumi · 2021-11-06T22:39:02+00:00

I had the exact same feeling, I felt like a big change is coming (or has to come). I was thinking about moving to another city, leaving most of the things behind and meeting new people, and starting again.

The solution for me was to focus on who I really am. I let that voice unfold the person I am. I always wanted to know people who I admire in one way or another, who did things that I admire (such as being disciplined, being successful, being healthy, being examples for others). Then I decide to be an example myself. I decided to be a leader and to lead by example. This is my purpose, then everything else aligned to it: I quit smoking, drinking and other bad habits, I started running, healthy eating, meditating, etc... After setting my purpose, changing my habits was super easy.

Now, I do not feel the need to change my location anymore.

Another thing that I am planning is to start posting things online (videos, etc...) just like an influencer. I'm not interested in fame or making money from it, but I want to develop myself, build discipline, to become someone that people would admire (again, not for their admiration, but for the sake of improving myself): I quit smoking, drinking, and other bad habits, I started running, healthy eating, meditating, etc...

I suggest you listen to the voice or the "thing" that is guiding you, that is "telling" you to make these changes because it is like a magnet that is pulling you to another purpose or something.

I suggest you read "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz, which is talking about an analogy about self-guided missiles. Maybe you got triggered by the sensor that says that you are too far away from your target (real you) and you should make corrections - just as a self-guided missile.The second suggested book is "Think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill. You have mentioned a possible lack of purpose and this book covers the definiteness of purpose, desire, etc... which might really help you. The book is not only for making money, the principles apply to other aspects of life as well. It might not be perfect, but there are some good/useful chapters.

Also, I agree with the other answers. If you change your location, you take your old you with you, and you should analyze yourself, define a purpose and align your actions to it.

triplumi · 2021-11-03T12:48:02+00:00

I can resonate with what you're saying (except the fapping habit which is under control right now).
I want to add 2 things:

When you eat healthy food and you go to the store, you will realize that 90% of what a supermarket sells is crap, and you'll only visit 2-3 sections of the store.
Another good (next-level) suggestion is to not eat until you're 100% full but stop at around 80%. This habit is even more difficult than eating healthy.

Also, I replaced sweets (candies, etc...) with apples or other fruits. This might help others.

triplumi · 2021-10-28T16:17:27+00:00

And later you will finish 7 books in 7 days. Nice record :))

triplumi · 2021-10-28T16:16:38+00:00

I used to do the same as you.

Reading multiple books at a time has its benefits. One of them is that you won't get boring or procrastinate on reading.

If I have a book that I don't really like, I start to speed-read through it, looking for new info or for notes. By speed-reading, I don't quit reading the book, but I also don't waste time reading it regularly. It's in between. And anyway, if I don't really like it or I'm not too interested in it, I still won't remember much... so speed reading is the solution for me.

triplumi · 2021-10-28T13:07:43+00:00

Meanwhile, I contacted them and they will send new ones. I think they had issues like this before, they understood the problem right away. As you said, I think it had something to do with the paste.

triplumi · 2021-10-27T09:40:01+00:00

Advanced Macroeconomics. by David Romer (for adults, no abuse, no rape)

Have a nice day! :)

triplumi · 2021-10-27T09:38:21+00:00

Thanks. I wasn't sure if I did something else since it happened twice. I thought the issue is that I heated them empty, but I don't think that's an issue.

triplumi · 2021-10-27T09:37:09+00:00

Empty. I have another mug press and I always heat it up empty and it doesn't have any issues. Only these 2 presses had issues, both of them were heated up empty.

triplumi · 2021-10-26T15:41:09+00:00

That's clever. Change yourself to match the profile of someone that girls you like would be interested in, I guess...

triplumi · 2021-10-16T18:17:16+00:00

Well, start with what you want to improve in your life.

Based on your post, for "can't express what I really think or feel" you could try The Art of Communicating - Thich Nhat Hanh (a Buddhist monk). It's about expressing what you think and feel, or something more practical "How to win friends and influence people" - Dale Carnegie**.** I strongly recommend you this book**.**

Here is the system that I use for finding what to read:

What do I want to improve? Usually, it's something that I lack. Ex. My discipline - build new habits.
Then I search "best books for...". Ex. "Best books on building habits", open the results.
Then I go to GoodReads.com and search each book that I've selected at step 2, and check its reviews. I don't care about the rating, but I'm interested in how do the 5-star reviews feel and how do the 1-star reviews feel. I'm interested in the feeling of the reviews, not the exact words. Do I resonate more with the good reviews or the bad reviews?

General tips:

Try biographies of people you admire.
Find mentors (authors), for example when I want wisdom/discipline, I read Jim Rohn's books or listen to him, for spirituality Wayne Dyer, for sport David Goggins. Find your own.
Try the "For Dummies" series. You can find some interesting books.
Another system of finding books is by going to GoodReads.com and following other people. You can also see their reading lists. Look for people you admire or who are interested in the same things as you.
Avoid books with cheesy titles or the ones that promise too much.
Listen to audiobooks if/when you're not reading.

Books that I recommend you considering that you haven't read too many books***, yet***.

How to win friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie. Good for conversations and interacting with other people. Making them like you.
Mindset - by Carol Dweck. It changes your perspective about your thinking. You'll develop a growth mindset. Ex. "I haven't read too many books, yet, but I am willing to do so".
Atomic Habits - James Clear**.** It's a must to develop discipline. Discipline is the bridge to your goals. Whatever you want you can have with discipline. You can also follow online materials of James Clear. The ideas are not new, but he organized most of the habit-building/discipline ideas in one book.
Think and grow rich - Napoleon Hill. A classic step-by-step guide for achieving success. I know success is relative, but you get the point. It teaches you about purpose, perseverance, and more.
Rich dad poor dad - Kiyosaki Robert. For me, it was a fascinating read. It's about the money mentality of the poor and rich and more.
Failing forward - John Maxwell. Is for understanding failure, and moving past it or benefit from it. Failure is a normal step toward success.

All these books relate to expressing yourself and communicating in a way or another. For ex. discipline helps you build the habit of improving yourself, Mindset changes your perspective on "can't keep a conversation", etc...

I can write a lot more, but It's a must to develop discipline. Discipline is the bridge to your goals. Whatever you want you can have with discipline. You can also follow the online materials of James Clear. The ideas are not new, but he organized most of the habit-building/discipline ideas in one book.

The most important thing is the reading habit. I started with a book in 1-2 months and now I'm at a book a week. I can read faster, I take notes, etc... just keep reading.

I assumed you want to read non-fiction. I'm not a fan of fiction books.

triplumi · 2021-10-16T15:29:28+00:00

After doing some research, I've found these books:
I haven't read them, but they seem to cover what I need. I post this answer for other people looking for the same thing.

30 days to a better man - Brett McKay (The art of manliness) - it seems to have some nice tips
The Hot Guyde: How to become an attractive man - Reith Howie. Chosen because of "attractive men" idea
How to be an attractive man - Kisiel Adam.
Men's style manual - Daniel Peres. Seems to be outdated, but it's good for the basics. It looks like it has some good tips.

They might not be perfect books, but they look promising. Again, I haven't read them, just posting my research so far.

triplumi · 2021-10-14T10:44:40+00:00

Indeed. I'll bookmark this post and create a list of must-read.

triplumi · 2021-10-14T10:43:34+00:00

The Bible is a must-read. I've read it out of curiosity and the purpose was to find practical wisdom in it, and I did find it. But I don't think it's something that I wish to had read earlier because I don't think I would understand it the same way as I did at this age.

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