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Lauren Osornio's avatar

Oh, and I’m 77 years old.

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

I'm 27! I'll keep being cautious and hopefully it pays off for me too :)

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Lauren Osornio's avatar

I loved this article. I have always been cautious and it has totally paid off. Nothing bad has ever happened to me. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of those who are wise enough to see the value in being cautious.

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

I'm glad to hear caution has served you well. Risk is important, but you also have to find that balance. My whole life I was somewhat of a "scaredy-cat", but I've found that has turned out to be a strength.

Thanks for reading Lauren! It's my pleasure - I really believe in this message.

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Stefano Miele's avatar

Great article Eren, I found that graphic very helpful and then your advice for intelligent people good (I'd like to think I'm intelligent, but I'm very rash and make decisions very quickly) - the way you explained what I should do was excellent.

Good job!

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

that's awesome to hear thanks so much man. That's great feedback because I'm been trying to make the advice more actionable lately.

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Stefano Miele's avatar

For sure! You're doing a great job man.

Maybe one more thing, but it's just my two-pence. I am much more likely to read a 6 minute or less article than a 10 minute one. Obviously only if you can get the information you need into 6 minutes.

That's just how I am, so don't take it as the opinion of the majority!

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John Mitchell's avatar

All very good advice!

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

Thank you John!

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John Mitchell's avatar

Great discussion.

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

I'm glad you said discussion, because this article did feel like a discussion with myself as I wrote it. Hopefully it brought you along for the discoveries.

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Adam PT's avatar

Thanks Eren. And spot on. I particularly liked your analogies to drill the points home.

Sound advice, mate.

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

Thanks so much Adam. It's those analogies which help me understand the world - so glad they could help you too!

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Frankie Paterson's avatar

I'm in the low logic camp, I agree caution is better (much to the annoyance of others sometimes 😂).

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Eren Elsewhere's avatar

Haha I highly doubt that Frankie!

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Qi Bing SIA's avatar

Practical and pragmatic. Just the way it should be. Thanks for sharing!

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