Never Give Up On Becoming An Entrepreneur

STAY ALIVE
Say you are 30 now. Then you got about 60 years. Let's say it takes 3 months to do a big project
That's 60 x 12months divided by 3 equals 240 shots at success.

As long as you are alive anything is still possible.

LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS
Michael Jordan missed over 300 important shots.
99.99% of success took time.

STRONGER
You are stronger than you think.

PERSIST
Stuck in the weeds?
"Try lots of different things." - Paul Graham

FAKE IT
Fake success before it is real.

DON'T COMPARE
Careful. This can demolish you. Don't compare yourself  to people who already succeeded. They have their own story. You don't really know that story.

THE DIP
Right before success you will face the worst.

Achievements In Games: Good or Bad

The first game I can remember that had so called "achievements" was World of Warcraft. Though I think they definitely weren't the first to have that system. Nowadays most of the games have incorporated the achievements if not all. Certainly seeing a flashy notice that you just have been awarded by points makes you feel good, but what did you actually accomplish, should you even call that an achievement in the first place?

Example from World of Warcraft. These achievements just undermine the word achievement. Seeing as it is easy as hell to do all these things why even great an achievement for such a deed. 

Another example from Team Fortress 2. Just random achievements and the only reason to do these is to get more points and you gain nothing in return. Waste of time.

The biggest flaw is that they incorporate all easily doable things as achievements, when there only should be the truly hard to do achievements that require skill and determination. Certainly luck is a factor as well but you shouldn't make an achievement because you got an item that had a drop rate 1%. 

I like to play games, there are not many who don't. When I was young, I could play a game and finish it and with it comes a certain emotion of satisfaction. Now with all the games that have achievements in them and when I reach in the end it looks that I didn't get all of the achievements done and then there are also difficulty levels like advanced and hardcore is locked. The difficulty settings is one thing I don't like about newer games. When I finish a game on easy and some of my friends did it on hard. Now you wished you did it on hard. 

With all these achievements you really can't even finish a game properly because you know you didn't kill that one boss with fists only or didn't do it on hard difficulty.

How to Properly Walk on Ice

1. Normally, when we walk, our legs ability to support our weight is split mid-stride.

2. Walking this way on ice forces each leg to support the weight of the body at an angle that is not perpendicular to the surface of the ice, resulting in a nasty fall.

Fact: On Aprill 8, 2003, Dr. Robert Atkins, Investor of the famed Atkins Diet, slipped on icy pavement and suffered severe head trauma. He died nine days later.

Fact: Approximately 60 people die each year in the United States as a result of slipping on the ice, This is about as many as will die from a tornado.

Making an Ice Rink

If public skating rinks don't quite make the grade, here's how to make your own.

GROUND

1. Mark the boundaries of the future ice rink.
2. Make the surface level.
3. Cover the surface level with sand at least 5cm thick if you have any.
4. Put a layer of snow on top (at least 8-10 cm thick), firm it and flatten it out. Form a 7-10 cm high border out of snow around the ice rink.
5. Put up a plywood or net fence around the rink.

FILLING THE ICE RINK

1. Fill the rink with water when the weather is clear and the air temperature is below -5C.
2. Hold th water hose upwards so that the flow has the shape of a hand fan. This will help make the surface even, recommended angle 35-45.
3. Begin adding water at the far end of the rink and slowly move backwards. Try not to leave any empty spaces.
4. Repeat two or three times every three or four hours.
5. For the final round, use warm water.
6. The ice layer should be at least 12-15 cm.


TIPS

Clear the surface and fill cracks with melting snow before each round of filling.

Provide benches people can use to put on their skates or take a breather.

Use cold water to fill in the grooves and gouges left by skates. Use hot water to smooth the ice.

Miscellaneous Hacks

EXTEND A REMOTE'S RANGE
If you are opening a gate with a remote, and you are a bit out of range, put it under your chin pointing upward. Your skull is a close enough approximation to a parabolic reflector to direct some extra energy forward giving you extra distance.

YOUR HAND AS A RULER
Measure your hand from your fingertips to palm and memorize it. Now you can judge the size of anything without a ruler. Try to pick a finger that is pretty close to a standard length (1inch). You will never need a ruler to estimate again.

REBOOT THE CREDIT CARD MACHINE
To piss off an annoying customer behind you in line at a checkout, hold down all the 4 corner buttons on the credit card machine to reboot it. It will take a while to restart

GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR FLOOR
To go directly to your floor on an elevator, even if other floor numbers have been pressed, simply press the desired floor and the door close button at the same time, you will go directly to that floor.

SPEND LESS TIME IN THE COLD
If your lock is frozen, use instant hand sanitizer on it. With it's heavy alcohol content , it can break down ice. Squirt some in a resistant lock and get out of the cold.

TEST A REMOTE
If you point a TV/DVD remote at a cellphone camera and press any button, you can see the infrared light. This trick will also let you see if IR security cameras are on in the dark.

EXTRA BATTERIES
9volt batteries contain six AAAA sized cells that can be used in electronics that take AAA batteries. Small sized 12volt batteries contain eight 1,5volt button cell batteries , which retail for $3-$5 each.

Distinguishing Natural Honey From Fake

IS IT FROM BEES OR FROM A FACTORY

PURE HONEY:

1. Honey aroma (exceptions: honey with rose tea)
2. Causes a mild burning sensation in the throat
3. Does not separate into layers
4. Has natural impurities (pollen, bee bread, microparticles of wax, propolis)
5. Has a soft texture (thin, filament-like trickle)
6. Quite thick, trickles in a thin stream
7. No foam.


FAKE HONEY:

1. Sour smell or no smell
2. Does not cause
3. Separates into layers
4. No impurities
5. Has a rough texture (forms clumps)
6. Runny (drips, immediately spreads along the surface)
7. Has foam


HOME LABORATORY
In order to boost profits, some producers dilute honey with sugar syrup and molasses. To increase thickness they add flour, starch, chalk, sand and even sawdust.

-Hold  a lighted match to the honey. If it is natural honey it will melt and not begin to hiss straight away.
-Mix the honey in water. Natural honey will not dissolve. If you add 2-3 drops of iodine to the solution it will not turn blue.
-Put some honey onto a piece of paper. If a damp patch spreads around it then it is diluted.
-Dip a piece of stale bread into the honey. After 8-10 minutes it should still be firm and not soften.
-Mix some water into the honey and add 2-3 drops of vinegar essence. If the solution becomes foamy it is adulterated honey.
-Heat a stainless steel piece of wire and insert it into the honey. A good product will stick to the metal and not flow back into the jar.

How To Get Rid of Acne

Stop worrying about it immediately! Stress only makes everything worse! Following this guide you will most likely will get rid of your acne if you're not one of the few unfortunates who have completely hormon-induced acne.

Don't touch your face! Your hands are full of bacteria! Also; Change your bed sheets in reasonable periods and sleep on a clean towel!

One of the most essential things things to do if you are really serious about achieving the skin of the gods is your diet. Limit yourself to fruit and legumes carbohydrate-wise. Stick to clean fish & meat (use olive oil to bake) or eggs.

Too crucial not to give them their own subitem: fucking apples! Low on calories, high on vitamin c which will improve your overall health. Also high on vitamin a which will help your scars heal faster.

Vitamin D for free out there! Get some. You don't need to overdo it, get out like 20 minutes every day.

Okay so this will make the biggest difference for the most of you guys. Do not nuke your face with expensive moisturizers and cleansers. Let your skin regulate it's acid content. May feel shitty the first few days but you will notice your skin feeling better everyday  day.

Drink 2-3l of water every day . Drink mineral water! Supply water in great amounts will make you sick. If you manage to make this a habit you will notice how much better your skin looks and feels after max two weeks.

You probably won't need this if you follow this guide but there are a few nice supplements to support your skin improvement. Take some zinc and cod liver oil. Don't take too much of the zinc, that would make things worse.