Everything being posted is super negative
Damn guys, I keep reading through threads that are super depressing. What are some positive things going on in your lives that keep you going
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August:
- Muay Thai - today - my girlfriend’s first day of training.
- Training for Sept triathlon.
September:
- More training for triathlon.
- Cooking steak and salmon for friend’s bday.
- Competing in 70.3 Half Iron triathlon the following weekend on 9/26.
October
- Renting a beachouse penthouse on the water for the weekend for a friend’s wedding.
November
- College reunion - homecoming - tailgating / open bar and food.
December
- Going to Vegas with my girlfriend and her bro and his wife - playing poker. Staying at Trump International Hotel.
Fuck yes Isaiah
had some flank steak for lunch today, made me think of you
Nice bro. I posted a reply to this earlier, but the post disappeared.
My favorite is filet mignon from Whole Foods.
You gonna marry this one big guy?
Nice, I'm extremely pumped for SEC football starting back. Also got a ski trip to Colorado with the gf this winter, on top of potentially proposing late this year/early next year.
Very based, very lindy and highly BAP-pilled
Wow nice something interesting every month to look forward to
Yes, and the opportunity to suffer every day, one workout at a time. Getting those endorphins and eating well.
”Seek out pain, fall in love with suffering. So I sought out pain, fell in love with suffering, and eventually transformed myself from the weakest piece of shit on the planet into the hardest man God ever created”
- David Goggins
I'm fucking Ava Addams on Saturday, appointment booked and everything. Cost me a bit tho.
okay I'll bite. how much did it cost
College Football starts this week! That's a nice positive.
August - trips to NYC, Chicago, and the beach for hurricane swell/just because, hooked my foot on a discarded fishing rig while bodysurfing and ripped it out myself, that was pretty sick
September - concerts, another trip to midwest to see family, best friend moving back into my city, start of football season and the heart of hurricane waves, start of career days and meeting new college/high school kids to help them out
October - Miami + more good fall surf with ZERO tourists or paddleboard kooks, begin planning euro trip 2022
November & December - family time, beginning to learn my 3rd language, getting ready for trip to caribbean in January assuming Delta doesn't fuck that, but if it does, we'll reroute and go somewhere domestic, maybe Miami, USVI, PR, TBD, plan relay triathlon with friends and continue training there (I'm doing the swimming part), plus USMAN COVINGTON 2 LETS GOOOOO
2021 in general - best year career wise ever (thanks Jay Powell and my colleagues), progressed nicely on my 2nd language (got called fluent by a native!), marriage never been stronger, never been in better physical shape, read some good books (including 4 or 5 in my 2nd language which was WAY harder than I thought, but a fun challenge), spent a lot of time at the beach, got scared to death surfing for the first time ever (held down by a 15 foot set, hit the reef, and getting out I never felt more alive)
of note, none of these trips have cost me more than $3k, most have been less (wife & I combined). I make decent money, but I'm very frugal when it comes to travel, so please don't take this as a flex, any 1st year IB analyst could completely replicate my year of travel given enough PTO from their employer.
life in general - what keeps my going is my wife, my health, my values, my friends, and the realization that you never know when life is going to end, so if I find myself at death's door tomorrow, I want to look back on how I was spending my time with a big smile on my face. it's a selfish way to look at it, but it's the God's honest truth.
West coast I presume? If not, where are you surfing on the east coast lol
I'm east coast, I grew up in delmarva so my definition of good surf is waist high without 50 NSPs out there and 400 spongers
in all seriousness though, OBX, NJ, NY are all solid during fall/winter.
great EC surf:
great WC surf: https://www.theinertia.com/surf/blacks-beach-california-perfect-wave-su…
this is what I'd consider a typical "good" surf in fall on the east coast:
I know it's objectively worse than WC surf in every way except summer/fall water temps + sharks, but it's home, and I love it
nothing is positive in my life im the living embodiment of pain & suffering sloggin through a pointless life
You have to take control and make positives. Workout everyday. Eat well. Be kind to others. If you do this, you should be fine.
We are not defined by what we feel. We are defined by what we do.
I workout everyday already bro, two times in fact (strength + cardio). My mood is just shit because I am in a caloric deficit, not for long anymore though. Getting shredded has its downsides
Dude your statement about being kind to other is so underrated and overlooked. Despite all the shit going on right now, especially in the US with disagreement on vaccines / general whatever the fuck you consider important politics, it's so crucial to make sure that we are kind to one another no matter what we believe or condone. Have all the debate you want - that's what this country allows and promotes. But please, no need to be a dick to one another. Let's all be legit kind and not bitchy unpleasant despite whatever disagreements we may have. There is no other way we will maintain an air of civility in our politics and / or society otherwise.
Bought a house in the suburbs and having a kid in a few months. Super excited!
congrats on both!
Thanks! I'm learning how to fix things via youtube and fortunately already have the dad jokes on lock. Not looking forward to the upcoming sleep deprivation, though. But I guess working in finance is conditioning for that.
Congratulations, get feeling!
Brother, I am in love with the most wonderful girl and finally feeling like an adult. Life is hard, but I am loved and there will be a future.
Have a lot to be thankful for over the last couple years since coming out of undergrad. Moved across the country from CA to NYC to start my first big boy job. That move brought me my now GF (soon to be fiancé). Then made the move out to Chicago and both of us are in love with this city (except for winter). Here I was able to break into IB, on an awesome team with decent WLB, so now saving up to travel the world with my SO.
Have read many times about putting things into perspective (users like thebrofessor have amazing posts to read through). Excited about growing professionally in my career, hoping to see my friends and family more, and looking forward to creating amazing memories with the love of my life. Not to mention we adopted a dog who never fails to put a smile on my face after coming home from work.
Currently in Chicago with shitty WLB, you guys hiring an Analyst?
After seeing the posts from depressed people and seeing the responses from people happy with their lives, have you noticed that the same pattern always appears?
Those depressed happen to indirectly identify as the root of the problem their very reduced level of personal interactions in real life (though they will not admit it). Meanwhile those who are actually happy always mention activities that involve doing shit outside with people.
Unless you want to become another nerd in the brink of mental breakdown, turn everything off and go outside if you are not busy. Go get some drinks with your friends or coworkers. Find a cool partner or go see some str*ppers with your friends if lonely. DGAF about social media, everything is plastic, deceptive and cringe... do not believe 90% of what you see there. Go safely to a music festival or a comedy show. Go to enjoy a good breakfast at your favorite diner.
The alternatives are many, but the single denominator is always the same: Go outside and do stuff in person and preferably with others. Aside from your work there is absolutely 0 need in losing time in front of a screen trying to be the best sniper in whatever game, watching videos of bears playing trumpets or shooting DMs to random brainless attention seekers.
We are talking about a very big issue that will begin to be studied more in depth in the psychiatric world and is often ignored by many today. Take control of your lives and enjoy to the maximum.
Eh, I'd take this with a grain of salt. I know some social people who ended up in bad relationships and ended up being single moms, or others who went with the wrong crowd and will now spend the prime of their life in jail. I agree with the fact that solid friends and a supportive SO are better than nothing, but you have to be careful with friend selection and SO selection as well. I also think this site offers some benefits such as being able to debate and reflect on controversial topics with a group of often intelligent and rational people, something that isn't easy to find irl. As a non-target, I was also able to gain a ton of industry info from this site that I wouldn't have been able to get from talking to people face to face (although I did plenty of networking calls).
Indeed, completely right on filtering carefully certain people. Thank God I detected on time the real nature of some questionable people years ago (especially high school times) and got them out of my circle.
Regarding the second part of your message, I would say WSO is very fine for informational purposes and definitely helpful for prospective professionals. Absolutely 0 harm in this case, you are doing a responsable use.
The problem comes when browsing the web becomes a source of pure entertainment, if not controlled over time this leads to progressively not feeling anymore comfortable in RL social circles and starting to use the internet as a means to escape from the reality around you. This is a typical scenario of an addiction, in fact there are studies from Harvard and Michigan universities (as well as health agencies like the NIH) detecting brain alterations in social media users that are quite similar to those experienced as a result of gambling or substance abuse. When brain chemicals are actually affected... well, things get serious.
Personally I believe this applies to a significant portion of people claiming to be unhappy with life (despite being in good conditions, not including people who faced any sort of tragedy) in different sites, not only here.
Another thing: many of the bitter and angry people use words like "cuck" and come from 4chan and redpill forums, where they spend all their free time hating on others who are different than them. It's pretty obvious why those types of people are unhappy
Hit two new PR's in the gym in the past month, 480 dead and 365 squat. Girlfriend and I doing better than ever. She wraps up nursing school soonish and I'm mad stoked for the increase in time we'll have together. Ski season is just around the corner.. usually get about 25-35 days on the hill so it's hype.. got a trip to jhole planned w the boys for a week in February. And last but certainly not least, everyone in my extended family made it through the pandemic. Very fortunate and very blessed. Cheers y'all.
Nice - are you natty?
Yeah, 174 lbs 5’9. 9% ish bf. Training for 9 years. Supplements: creatine, L citrulline and glycerol. Contemplating turkesterone but a) it’s always out of stock b) not sure if gains would retain and c) not sure if that would take away the natty card
Lmao I’m a fucking itdiot, 480 dead not 380***
max bench?
Good question. Don’t bench often, most work is dumbbells. Can incline db 100’sx8… last time I maxed on bench I think it was 255 or 265… I have shit form on the bench, flare elbows making it shoulder dominant and always feel like I’m gonna get hurt on it so don’t often.
Enjoying life in a beach town on the central coast before my senior year. Taking advantage of these next few months to learn to sail, golf, and go to car meets.
What does the central coast mean - Virginia?
No on the pacific. Generally from Monterey to Ventura but it's debated. Between SoCal and NorCal.
US Grand Prix in October
Making a trip to Cali to go golfing with the BIL in late September
Potentially going to Ft Lauderdale Labor Day weekend
Got a cute tinder date for this weekend and she’s down to fuck
its good right now bros
Nice, also attending the US GP. Look forward to the race + seeing Austin for the first time.
I have something: i've lived in the north east my entire life and have always wanted to move "out west", mostly for snowboarding and a change of scenery. I work remote and my gf just got a job offer in SLC. We need to decide in the next day if we are going to go.
I want to go and experience something new (and ride consistent good snow & big mountains), but my life here is pretty good. I have a great friend group and am always going camping, snowboarding, biking, hanging out with friends etc. One second I'm ready to pack my backs and head out, and the next I have no desire to leave. I would also miss my 14 yr old family dog pretty bad.
Really no idea what to do.
I need someone to tell me what to do because I am a child.
Bring your dog with you. Airlines allow this (do some more research for specifics bc I've not actually done it but have seen people check in pets)
Personally I'd stay. A solid friend group and close relations with family are definitely better than steeper slopes or whatever, especially if they're always doing exciting activities
These opportunities become fewer and farther between as you get older. I can't really give you solid advice (and why should you take it from some stranger on the internet?) given my limited understanding of your situation, but I say fucking go for it. Take a road trip out and enjoy the hell out of it. You can still keep in touch with your friend group and it isn't hard to meet up every few months, plus there is nothing keeping you in SLC, if it doesn't work out you can move back east. Having a job with that kind of flexibility is super key.
Just go for it...you only live once, and your friends will prefer camping and skiing with you in Utah over anything out East. I moved to CO after NYC and all of my immediate family followed me here. The mountains are where it's at.
Try it out for a year? Live in PC and have family and friends come visit.
I took a very nice vacation in June.
Lol all the positive stuff posted here is done by people clearly not in IB. Tells you a lot about what career path not to take.
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