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2110147 No.2110147 [Reply] [Original]

How the hell am I supposed to live the good life by doing all of the below every week? There isn't enough time.

>go to the gym 4 times a week and running 3 times
>working 9-5 (8-6 when including commute and getting ready)
>reading about 60 pages a day of books to avoid being a philistine
>all my weekly chores
>learning technical skills in my free time so my mind doesn't erode
>doing something practical in my free time
>getting a good night's sleep
>socialising (or my version of socialising, walking around the city feeling sad about life and gawking at qts, browsing 4chan)
>NOT scheduling my time like some banal CEO business type

It's impossible. It is demoralising. There is no time.

Fuck these people who pretend 15 pages of reading Ulysses is acceptable or that doing something for 2 hours of classes a week is anything other than bullshit.

I will always see myself as a subhuman for not knowing maths. My engineering degree from my crappy local university was so fucking demoralising.

Honest advice because I'm feeling generous: Go to the highest ranking possible university you can go to (only take debt in to account if it's two orders of magnitude different).

It seems like you're either on "the track"- Oxbridge etc. to high finance - or you are nothing.

What's the point of working hard when everything comes down to credentials and prestige and having the correct personality and accent?

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Back to r9k with you

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>>2110147
When Lee Iaccoca saved Chrysler he was asked what steps he took to save the company.

He scoffed. Steps?

He said that they were doing everything at the same time, all the time. Better marketing, hiring, firing, acquisitions, sales, accounting, auditing. They cranked everything to 11 at the same time and kept it there until things turned around.

Don't lose hope. You're going to get you're break, but you're not going to get it if you're not out there looking for the break.

>> No.2110409

You're not, and the sooner you accept this, the happier you'll be. Also, don't fall into the trap of thinking everyone is having a top tier life because that's what it looks like on Facebook or instagram.

>> No.2111635

>>2110147
>>2110409
Is working your butt off to get a high finance job - and then working your butt off even more - worth it at the end?

>> No.2111642

>>2111635
Also should I get a degree in business (b. commerce) even if I don't like it?

>> No.2112628

>>2110147
>NOT scheduling my time like some banal CEO business type
Why don't you schedule your time? go to calendar.google.com they have a very good calendar. I put all my appointments for the coming week in my calendar every sunday it takes like 10 minutes

>> No.2112709

>>2110147
>go to the gym 4 times a week and running 3 times
You can do this in the mornings before work (maybe on your way to work if you drive by a fitness center?).
>working 9-5 (8-6 when including commute and getting ready)
>reading about 60 pages a day of books to avoid being a philistine
do this before bed. read 30 minutes
>all my weekly chores
Evenings or pay someone to do it. If you live in a house consider moving to an apartment so you don't have to work so much on your house.
>learning technical skills in my free time so my mind doesn't erode
Like soduko?
>doing something practical in my free time
What is practical?
>getting a good night's sleep
get 8 hours. if you read before bed, socialize and workout you will fall asleep quicker
>socialising (or my version of socialising, walking around the city feeling sad about life and gawking at qts, browsing 4chan)
If you go to the gym with a friend you can socialize then. And on weekends.
>NOT scheduling my time like some banal CEO business type
Scheduling your time isn't that difficult

>>2111635
>>2111642
>Also should I get a degree in business (b. commerce) even if I don't like it?
I would say you should choose something you like but also consider the job opportunities and pay. You will be a better student/worker if you find the subject interesting