This might sound stupid, but one of the best and healthiest decisions I’ve made recently was to permanently delete my Facebook account. I had dozens of good reasons for doing so, but one of the biggest was that I was sick of having all these digital ties to old classmates and acquaintances who I couldn’t stand (or simply didn’t care about) and didn’t want to be reminded of anymore. I unfriended most of them (about 200 in one sitting, no exaggeration) but there were still dozens who I felt I had to keep because we had enough mutual friends, or I bumped into them often enough, to make things awkward. Now without the constant chatter of Facebook bullshit to distract me I feel like I’ve freed up a large part of my mental RAM that I didn’t even know I was wasting.

(This wasn’t my only reason for deleting FB by a long shot. I just felt it was particularly relevant to this post. I just wish I’d deleted my account years ago.)

I’m going through similar things to you with my family at the moment, and this post was what I needed to (re)read.

This post is so crucial. Often people will buckle under that familial pressure, instead of going out to make their own mark on the world.

You will either succeed and learn something. Or not reach the level of success you’d set for yourself and learn something. The important thing is that you’re learning something, and you’re TRYING!

So many people never venture out. Look at Tucker. Man graduated from one of the finest law schools in the nation. Guaranteed career path. But it’s not the one he wanted. I don’t know how much Tucker would have made as an attorney or how much he’s making now. But, I’d be willing to bet that he’s happier now, than he’d have been as an associate at Fenwick & West (or any other law firm, as he’s persona non grata at F&W).

Congratulations for taking that step.

You can find it at Book 8 para 42.

This is a very nice site. Keep at it.

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I would assert that cutting out waste from your life would improve confidence not begin a downward spiral.

Good post.

Meditations also says “I, who have never wilfully pained another, have no business to pain myself”.

Why do people allow streams of negative and odd people to take part in their lives? Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that it is up to us to decide where our time and attention goes. For my part I don’t want it to be with people I can’t stand or feel uncomfortable around.

This is probably a good choice–as long as you don’t become one of those whiny ass holes that brags about how you left your family behind. That’s a trophy story that makes people insufferable.

This is probably a good choice–as long as you don’t become one of those whiny ass holes that brags about how you left your family behind. That’s a trophy story that makes people insufferable.

Additionally, I only encourage people diets if you’re in a confident, self-assured state of mind. I tried one a year and a half ago and hit rock bottom.

Do not use this post as an excuse to stop meeting people because you’re afraid they’re assholes. To succeed in this world you must be confident around others, and that can only be built through practice and permutation. You will hate some and you will like some, but there’s a chance that kid in the corner of the class could be your best friend for life. Never stop taking small chances. Otherwise you’ll lose sight of what a real friend really is.

Edit: Whoa there. He has a decent point buddy. And I’ve met his parents. Family is something that should always be there–that you’ll always have, in spite of disagreements. He’s saying not to forget that or take it for granted.