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In Black Panther

Killmonger whoops T’Challa and throws him into the river

Rivers always flow from higher elevations to lower elevations

But somehow he ends up in the MOUNTAINS

Which would require the river to flow UPHILL

Doesn’t make any damn sense

Someone has pointed out they found him at the base of the river bed

Still logistically unfeasable

The Jabari tribe isolated themselves in the MOUNTAINS, where it’s shown to be perpetually snowed in

At minimum they’re a mile or more in elevation

It took Tchallas momma and sister a full day to walk to the mountain

You’re looking at 20 miles at least

The base of the riverbed would have been much father than that

If your woman is in vastly better shape than you

she’s going to cheat

Or she already has

#Propersonaltrainertips

If you are lucky she is only going to break up with you

and she’s probably already lining up her next guy, who is of course for more physically fit than yourself

Also, the reason she has acted OK with you getting fat and pretends to love your dad bod

it’s because she knows that you will never cheat, you are too much of a chump to do so

And you’re not attractive enough anyway

Incline bench press
DB chest press
Dips
Push-ups

-that is what you do for chest gentlemen

do not over complicate this

I’m constantly simplifying things for people because everybody likes to make this simple things pointlessly complex for the sake of marketing and mysticism

i’ve talk about this in my newsletter many times

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Before you start asking me “but what about XYZ???”

Ask yourself if you can incline bench press your body weight for reps

or bust out 50+ push-ups with ease

If not, get to work and Stop being pedantic

What kind of man are you?

Ask someone what a man is, you can get an almost disgusted reaction

Something about "Real men", masculinity is toxic, "not all men", men need to update their sense of what makes a man a man

its a lot of BS

We live in a time where our view of the past is that it is backward, that we are so much better now.

We give little credit to our ancestors. thousands of years of civilizations, empires, great works of art, pyramids and temples and vast cities, exploration

We are made superior to all of that? Masculinity was toxic then? We are better today than a man was then?

Because why? Because modern men lack so much spine that to even characterize what makes a man is to "oppress" someone?

Modern man has no spine

Keeping Physically Fit as an Entrepreneur

-this is for those of you who legitimately are building your businesses, are in focus mode

But have also let your physical health decline

These are my top strategies for you to utilize

1. Outsource your health as much as possible

Meaning don’t try to figure it all out yourself

Admit that your time is at a premium, and let someone else do the hard thinking for you

Whether this is hiring coach, getting a program, trainer, etc

Do it

2. Emphasize effiency

Don’t aim high and then fall short, be honest with how much time you can allocate to working out

If that’s only a 1hr block of time 3x weekly, or 30 minutes daily, then that’s what you’re working with

This is why actors practically never look the same in real life

It’s also why some people can look ordinary in real life, but amazing on camera

https://twitter.com/earnknowledge/status/1039178016398561280

I learned this being on film sets with clients

The camera has an incredible affect on enhancing all of your features

For some people this makes them look worse

For others it truly enhances their beauty and stature

This is part of the reason actors are often short

depending on the lens that is used and the shot, shorter actors actually look better on camera

A tall actor can look even taller and end up looking very goofy

I’ve had many setbacks and mistakes

But I’ve never blamed anyone else for them

Your actions are your responsibility, so are their consequences

There’s nothing remarkable about

Growing up, I saw that People that blame others never seemed to overcome their issues and obstacles

The people who took responsibility for themselves, redeemed themselves

Personal Responsibility is the only reasonable choice to make

Mistakes I've made in life

-been broke multiple times
-been doxxed (twice)
-had to quit jobs to avoid being fired
-sabotaged my reputation
-lost friends
-and been a convicted felon and "ex-con" if I really want to emphasize my mistakes

Despite these things, I've also

-reached financial freedom
-built a powerful individual brand
-traveled the world
-work location independent
-my time is entirely my own
-become anti-fragile throughout everything

Killing me is the only way that my forward momentum could be stopped,

My life perhaps could have turned out differently if I had a different kind of Mentality

But my mentality is one that is absolutely Relentless

This why I succeed, despite my failures

The most most powerful conversations and mental changes you’ll ever have

They often come from the briefest of experiences

A single talk can be worth 10 years of struggling with your own doubts insecurities and uncertainties

This is why mentorship is so important for people

Sometimes you do meet your idols,

Or teacher

And they can change the whole trajectory of your life in ways you can’t imagine

I realized this early on in my training career

People DO remember what you told them, provided it made them feel something

You cannot discount the power of words ever

A short phrase said in passing can echo through someone’s psyche for years

The heat from 1000 dying stars does not begin to equal my burning hatred for COLORED CONTACT LENS

Your eyes are not that color. Your identity is delusional vapor

The shadow of your subconscious stares into the contrivance of your soul and calls you a liar

Your pupils dilate in accordance to your mood

Pupillometry, if you want to look it up

Your facial expressions and eyes all link together to represent your emotional state

Colored contacts disrupt this detection and connection

The unnatural eye color creates a disonance effect within your underlying detection mechanisms for someone mood/emotions

You know this already, when you see someone with colored contacts and it somehow does not “feel right” to you

This couple next to me,

This guy has no game

And this girl is trying really hard to get him to make some physical contact

Doofusing it up

Modern men are blind.

Oh, and she shot me the rescue me look

Sorry honey, I’m not that guy

Goddamn,

This guy cannot recognize body language at all

At all

Not even a little bit,

And he’s a good looking guy,

What a waste of a Chad

If you’re in a serious romantic relationship with someone less brave than you

And you’re letting them make the plans

And you’re smarter than they are, and more ambitious,

You’re selling yourself out, BAD

-You could do better.

Break up

Don’t let people less brave and less ambitious than you lead your life

You could do better

And they couldn’t

Pragmatic Truths about Relationships

You will make mistakes at times with who you trust. This is the experience of being human, you cannot be overly harsh on yourself for these mistakes

Learn from them, but do not dwell on them

You will not be friends with everyone forever. This is a nice fantasy, but it is never reality

Some people will serve a distinct role for a very short period of time, and your paths with converge on each other, and diverge just as quickly

The most impactful friendships will sometimes be the shortest, the most reliable the longest

The best you can hope for is that each person leaves you with an experience and a lesson that turns you into more of yourself

"You can learn things for free on the internet"

Okay, and?

FUNDAMENTAL RULE OF HUMAN NATURE

-Human beings only invest in learning/changing their mind if it COSTS THEM THEIR COMFORT AND THEIR PAST

=Make them pay for it, and they'll do it

If humans were inherently motivated to learn by way of their own curiosity and autodidactic instinct, universities would barely exist, libraries would be crowded, and mankind's perpetual struggle with his inertia would be a fantastical dream

As it stands,

Humans are not motivated to do much at all unless they are in pain

Libraries are not crowded

Universities collectively are paid in the billions

And there are 10,000+ books on how to get yourself to get up off your ass and do things

Dont ask me about "Game" gentleman

Women have always been the bright stars in my life, which seems to set me apart from about 99.99% of men

I cannot claim to know what its like to be stressed/angry/frustrated the way most of you are

Read @RationalMale books

Proceed from there to other resources that you need

My advice is always the same,

-The more you develop your confidence as a man, the better position are you in to have the relationships you want

Get physically fit

Provide for yourself

Improve your presentation/dress

Have a mission

Once you've got a foundation of confidence, then tackle whatever your woman issues are from there

Books I’m reading right now

This one by @KapilGuptaMD

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@KapilGuptaMD Pocket oracle

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Thank you #crypto friends for recommending this

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Learn from failure deeply, but forget it quickly.

This is how you continue onward despite failing many times,

The most resilient people are the fastest learners, but have terrible memories that way

I'd never gotten to where I am now had I remembered all the things I failed at, or all the things and people that hurt me

I remember the lessons,

The feelings though, I cannot feel them at all. And hence, I don't really remember any of them either

Some things you do not want to have a long memory for

Common fears and issues that arise when you go "all in" on working for yourself

-What if I fail?
-How will I know the right actions to take?
-How will I stay consistent?
-What do I do when I don't know something?

The failure fear is the biggest, no one wants to fail, least of all on themselves

Its easier working for someone else for this reason. You might mess up, but youre probably not bring the whole business down with you

When your business fails, its YOUR fault

There is no way "over this" you simply work through it.

Hopefully, if you are truly of the Mindset to work for yourself, you bridge a mental divide that working for yourself is MORE of a sure thing than working for someone else

All your efforts count

The number of people that honestly make $$ from twitter is paltry, I doubt its 1% of users

I try not to have survivorship bias in this,

I could attribute my own following to various things,

But I probably got lucky more than anything else

This platform is a micro blog,

its fast

you have to keep yourself relevant constantly

its not reasonable unless you can write easily and clearly

I would never suggest to anyone "build a brand on twitter"

Most would burn out,

and Twitter is truly an hyperbolic microcosm of the modern world,

it can be vicious

The human brain was not evolved for this shit, it really wasnt

STORY TIME,

Im going to tell you all a tale, about story of the Pied Piper,

Perhaps some of you have heard this, perhaps not

There is a watered down version that ends nice, buts lets talk about the REAL version,

-It goes something like this,

Many hundred of years ago, in what is now Germany, there was a town named Hamelin

in 1284, Hamelin suffered from an infestation of Rats

there was no way to get rid of them

Until a mysterious Piper appeared (a flute player)

The Piper was dressed in bright clothes, and he told the Mayor of Hamelin he could get rid of the rats, for a cost

The mayor and townsfolk thought this impossible, but they made an offer

he was promised 1000 gold coins in exchange for removing the rats

People, I’m not a #Carnivore

I RT @SBakerMD, @MikhailaAleksis and others b/c I find the anecdotal evidence powerful

Clearly an all meat diet can have extraordinary health effects, that’s unarguable in the face of so many peoples health transformations

Whether the carnivore diet is universally “right” for everyone

That’s not my position at all

But it does seem to be beneficial for a large segment of the population

And it certainly defies the narrative of the mainstream media espouses

Your health is your responsibility and you are your greatest experiment

Find what works for you and makes you vibrant

"You must work out for hours every day!"

My workouts are 45 minutes, 60 minutes maximum,

sometimes they are 30 minutes.

I've never quite figured out why people believe being physically health takes multiple hours of "working out"

Exercise and physical training are quite objective

There is no mysticism

The foundational patterns are the same for everyone

Progressive overload is straightforward and largely systematic

Energy systems are well understood, so are muscles

The "confusion" over what to do comes largely from pop culture, and false experts who lack first principle understanding

"its so confusing"

No, its really not. But the average person lacks basic contextual knowledge to vet information

Survivorship bias (ala Wikipedia)

-a thinking error of concentrating on the people or things that made it past some selection process and overlooking those that did not,

typically because of their lack of visibility

Said another way

Human beings look at the people who are successful, and focus on what they do

And ignore the people who are not

-this can lead to many misleading ideas about success,

often in the form of false attribution

People will overlook the Role of luck, environment, chance, timing, physical or intellectual gifts, favoritism

Both the observers and the survivors will do this

People are well aware that they do not know everything,

That is not the issue in bias and ignorance,

The issue is people believing that they COULD understand everything, and that their thinking is clear enough to do so

No sane person will say they are omniscient,

But everyone would like to operate under a subconscious pretense that anything they might be exposed to, they can neatly fit it into their preconceived ideas

"I dont know everything, but I COULD!!"

This is the difference between exposing yourself to different ways of thinking that lead you to contradict and question your Perceptions of beliefs

versus bluntly trying to challenge your ideas by finding opposite ones (which rarely changes anyone's mind)