Lifestyle > Train of Thought
Investing time and money into something that may or may not happen, thoughts?
TraceOneInfinite:
People always want to feel like they get what they strive for, or get what they deserve in life. The trouble is that often you have to strive for something, and you don't know in advance if you will get what you invested for.
I'm currently dealing with a risk, reward type of situation this summer that may or may not work out in my favor. It's kind of stressful at the moment... just wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on what it's like to invest towards something that may or may not happen.
bouli77:
what i'm gonna say is gonna sound like some "easier said than done" type of preachings but this is how I feel
as the saying goes "the journey is the destination", if you get into something, risky or not, rewarding or not, you should look at the process, if it makes you feel miserable, then it's a chance you're taking, and if it doesn't succeed you'll have a gang of shitty memories, and the feeling that you have lost a great amount of time and energy, even if the thought that you have gotten better can be solacing. if the challenge is somewhat exciting and you like what you're doing, at least you'll have nice memories and you'll have enjoyed these moments once it's done, regardless of the outcome.
heyyou:
My personality is that i hate risk, so i invest to hedge against it - that's why i've been investing in gold & silver as the risk of losing cash in the banks is higher from my research.
I'd agree with bouli77, that part of it is the journey/process & being true to yourself & beliefs/principles.
If you've done some deep research taking in all the advice (good, bad, pros & cons), and go with your gut feeling and be prepared not to be ruled by your ego you can't go too wrong. Sometimes you go to look at the figures and know when to cut your losses and when to stick in for the long haul.
Spending so far as half of my savings on gold/silver was a big deal to me, a massive paradigm-shift, but that was only after doing lots and lots of research in different topics (economics, politics, history, law, the conspiracy/truth movement etc) and that knowledge is also liberating and a return on that investment of time in it's own right!
I've learned so much from it!!!
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: heyyou on August 19, 2013, 02:54:19 AM ---My personality is that i hate risk, so i invest to hedge against it - that's why i've been investing in gold & silver as the risk of losing cash in the banks is higher from my research.
I'd agree with bouli77, that part of it is the journey/process & being true to yourself & beliefs/principles.
If you've done some deep research taking in all the advice (good, bad, pros & cons), and go with your gut feeling and be prepared not to be ruled by your ego you can't go too wrong. Sometimes you go to look at the figures and know when to cut your losses and when to stick in for the long haul.
Spending so far as half of my savings on gold/silver was a big deal to me, a massive paradigm-shift, but that was only after doing lots and lots of research in different topics (economics, politics, history, law, the conspiracy/truth movement etc) and that knowledge is also liberating and a return on that investment of time in it's own right!
I've learned so much from it!!!
--- End quote ---
From what I heard, gold and silver may have been riding high around 08 or 09, but those markets are down now.
And what you are talking about is more along the lines of investing. That certainly deals with money but there is not as much of a time factor (I know time is money, but you know what I mean). Something like that I think is much easier.
It's harder when you put time and effort into something that may or may not happen. Just to throw some money down on something isn't that bad..
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: bouli77 on August 18, 2013, 02:54:33 PM ---what i'm gonna say is gonna sound like some "easier said than done" type of preachings but this is how I feel
as the saying goes "the journey is the destination", if you get into something, risky or not, rewarding or not, you should look at the process, if it makes you feel miserable, then it's a chance you're taking, and if it doesn't succeed you'll have a gang of shitty memories, and the feeling that you have lost a great amount of time and energy, even if the thought that you have gotten better can be solacing. if the challenge is somewhat exciting and you like what you're doing, at least you'll have nice memories and you'll have enjoyed these moments once it's done, regardless of the outcome.
--- End quote ---
I see your point. Like in the case of relationships, a lot of women take the all or nothing approach. If the relationship doesn't last forever they are always bitter about it. I try to make sure I'm getting something out of it, so that when it comes to an end I might have some memories I can forever look back on...
...but the case I am talking about now is strictly dealing with a work situation. The positive memory factor is very low. My life is pretty much the same either way. It's just a matter of either I wasted my time and money on it, or it works out and I get rewarded for all my time and money invested. But the actual experience of it is mostly neutral.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version