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"I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 12-30-2024
I'm quoting Heisenberg / Walter White from Breaking Bad.
I've done 7 days so far. I've done 3 days on, 1 day off at 3 loops each.
Some inner shifts:
* I'm shifting my inner gears toward technical work; I'm reaching toward a loose technical plan that will be the foundation of a language-learning app. I will stress my knowledge of Natural Language Processing and database concepts.
* I'm becoming restless again (a VERY good thing) about how I'm not making money. Though during the previous couple of months, I couldn't drum myself up any level of motivation about making money, I'm not actively annoyed that my only source of income is a 9-5 tech job that doesn't pay that much.
* I'm feeling a growing urgency about the state of my country and of Western countries in general; I shouldn't be trying to create deep roots here because the financial numbers are fucked and getting more fucked.
Some outer shifts:
* During Boxing Day, I got a new brand-name belt for 8 dollars and awesome Diesel jeans for 22 bucks (Canadian money, so less in USD).
* My friend/mentor figure gave me career advice; get your PMP, get a Certified Business Analysis Professional cert, then join two board member positions, which I could provide value toward due to my expertise in various areas. THEN, he gave me Timberland boots, just because.
* Went to see a $10M dollar house (outside only) about 30 minutes away from my parents when I was there to visit. It's one of the houses that caught my attention on the Realtor house, and I've eyed it for months.
* A buddy from two years ago and I reconnected. He showed me an app that's been making him money, and he'll be able to onboard me in a couple of weeks. Apparently doesn't require much time, and when we met (by my parents), he showed me the app and satisfied any "is this a scam?" type questions.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 01-05-2025
Day 13,
I've been increasing the number of loops to 4 on the days that I've been doing it.
I've taken an interest in videos about standing out in a tech job, creating a stellar resume, etc. Have also brushed off the Security+ training videos and I'm going through them at the moment.
However, I haven't been pulling the trigger on applying for jobs.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 01-06-2025
Day 14,
It's back. The genuine slow-burn sense of urgency is back after months of it being away. This is when I act my best and move the fastest.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 01-12-2025
Day 20,
I'm doing a second pass of my Security+ practice exams. I was getting 65-80% on my first go around, and I've now been getting 85-95%, which surpasses the 82-83% pass mark for the official test. Am still referencing some unknown acronyms or semantic differences between a couple of things, so my results aren't a perfect reflection.
I've created enhancements to my Jiu Jitsu tracking sheet, to let you look at categories of moves. I know that it's technically "filtering", but it's a bit more refined than that. I'll also need to implement something to increment your skill level based on certain milestones.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Frosted - 01-12-2025
I remember in your OGSF2 journal your motivation was suffering. It seems like UMS2 has helped with that, judging by your recent posts.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 01-13-2025
(01-12-2025, 02:04 PM)Frosted Wrote: I remember in your OGSF2 journal your motivation was suffering. It seems like UMS2 has helped with that, judging by your recent posts.
To Frosted: Yes, my struggles are now directly tied to making money and becoming successful.
To everyone: I've been having an extended back and forth with myself about how to make more money.
It goes like this:
* Me: "I want to make more money. I need to figure out what to do."
* Also Me: "But I can't! It's too hard! It's hopeless."
* Me again: "No. You can do it, but you need to pick an area and commit to it."
* Me: "I don't know. I don't want to get stuck doing one thing all day."
And on and on.
I've now been playing some extra loops in the background during the day.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 01-17-2025
Day 25,
I passed the Security+ exam with 796/900. Waiting for the emails/CompTIA platform to confirm my success and give me the official cert.
Might be because I've done it on a Friday evening.
Need to remember to switch to Stage 2 in about 4 days.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - Ampersnd - 01-20-2025
Day 28,
About to head into Stage 2.
I'm in this headspace where I'm feeling guilty for not doing the other thing.
For example, I do thing A, and I feel guilty for not doing thing B.
I switch to thing B, and I feel guilty for not doing thing A.
I know that it's a transient thing and that it will pass.
Falling asleep has been challenging these past three nights, and it's taken over 30 minutes each time, with more shallow sleep.
RE: "I'm in the Empire Business" (UMS v2) - thectexperience1 - 01-20-2025
(01-20-2025, 08:36 AM)Ampersnd Wrote: Day 28,
About to head into Stage 2.
I'm in this headspace where I'm feeling guilty for not doing the other thing.
For example, I do thing A, and I feel guilty for not doing thing B.
I switch to thing B, and I feel guilty for not doing thing A.
I know that it's a transient thing and that it will pass.
Falling asleep has been challenging these past three nights, and it's taken over 30 minutes each time, with more shallow sleep.
Perhaps you remember, there was some talk a while back that UMS (or was it MM?) should be played during daylight hours because they have a slight "up" effect.