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Re:The annoying habits of highly effective people by taurath on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @11:06AM (#18122353)
> You'd be surprised how much that frees you from the immediate "harm" you describe, but you also have nothing to fall back on..

All the things you described doing are the fallback options - you have to have a family and friends, things to sell, credit to burn. Even then, family or friends have less patience to carry you when you’re taking a moonshot unless they also have a lot they can fall back on.

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Re:The annoying habits of highly effective people by white-flame on Thursday October 04, 2018 @12:43PM (#18141490)
Specifically, I meant there's nothing to fall back on at the end if the gamble didn't pay off. Your family/friends are sick of you, you have nothing left to sell, any credit is trashed, and your venture didn't pan out.
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