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Post by stratogustav on Aug 7, 2020 1:37:10 GMT
It's good to have dreams and motivation, but the reality is that this isn't close to what is needed to successful for everyone. Remember that you can make right decision and still lose. Luck plays a tremendous role. I have seen how people succeeds over and over again, and I have succeeded on many things of my own as well. I would say the first mistake is not to have dreams or wants. If you are not striving for anything you will just get whatever life brings you. Second mistake is to rely on luck to succeed. Luck is something you earn by playing the odds on your favor. The person that is losing the most when are trying to reach a goal are the most likely to have more luck and win in getting what they want, that's simple mathematics. Also I feel people confuse the word losing a lot. Most people are not losing even if they think they are because they are not even playing, they are not going after anything, so they can't lose, they are playing it safe. The downside is that they are not winning either. In order to win, you need to play, and to want to play you need to have a goal in mind. It's like playing poker at a professional level. A lot of people don't consider poker a sport because it relies on luck, yet the best players stay at the top, and win multiple tournaments over and over again.
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Post by Balder on Aug 7, 2020 4:04:27 GMT
It's good to have dreams and motivation, but the reality is that this isn't close to what is needed to successful for everyone. Remember that you can make right decision and still lose. Luck plays a tremendous role. And the right decision is to NOT pre-order an Atari Box, which I just got an email about. It's not the right decision, but most people in the middle class could pre-order one and never fail completely because of it though.
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Post by Balder on Aug 7, 2020 4:10:34 GMT
It's good to have dreams and motivation, but the reality is that this isn't close to what is needed to successful for everyone. Remember that you can make right decision and still lose. Luck plays a tremendous role. I have seen how people succeeds over and over again, and I have succeeded on many things of my own as well. I would say the first mistake is not to have dreams or wants. If you are not striving for anything you will just get whatever life brings you. Second mistake is to rely on luck to succeed. Luck is something you earn by playing the odds on your favor. The person that is losing the most when are trying to reach a goal are the most likely to have more luck and win in getting what they want, that's simple mathematics. Also I feel people confuse the word losing a lot. Most people are not losing even if they think they are because they are not even playing, they are not going after anything, so they can't lose, they are playing it safe. The downside is that they are not winning either. In order to win, you need to play, and to want to play you need to have a goal in mind. It's like playing poker at a professional level. A lot of people don't consider poker a sport because it relies on luck, yet the best players stay at the top, and win multiple tournaments over and over again. People who seemingly win over and over again have found a good strategy, but that strategy won't work for everyone. Like I said, dreams and motivation are key elements to success, but they are hardly the sole ones. My brother keeps at wanting to work with music professionally. He plays in a dozen bands, records and edits music, have recorded many times in studios and now goes to university to study for it. He's got talent, dreams, motivation and persistence, but honestly, I wish he'd come to terms with the fact that music should be a hobby of his and instead try to work with a plan B in case it doesn't work out.
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Post by stratogustav on Aug 7, 2020 7:22:44 GMT
People who seemingly win over and over again have found a good strategy, but that strategy won't work for everyone. Like I said, dreams and motivation are key elements to success, but they are hardly the sole ones. My brother keeps at wanting to work with music professionally. He plays in a dozen bands, records and edits music, have recorded many times in studios and now goes to university to study for it. He's got talent, dreams, motivation and persistence, but honestly, I wish he'd come to terms with the fact that music should be a hobby of his and instead try to work with a plan B in case it doesn't work out. Strategy can definitely save you a lot of time, so it is very important considering it can shred years of trial and error. Overcoming the mental paradigms that make you believe something is out of reach, or that it is too hard, can definitely hold you back too. I do buy into the whole Henry Ford idea that whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right. A third element would be excitement because as soon as you lose excitement, your "I can" believes go out of the window, your motivation disappears, and you lose focus on your dreams. If you meet those three elements I'm 100% with your brother, "burn the boats", like Hernán Cortés would say. That's definitely the way, but only if those three elements are present.
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Post by Balder on Aug 7, 2020 10:00:23 GMT
People who seemingly win over and over again have found a good strategy, but that strategy won't work for everyone. Like I said, dreams and motivation are key elements to success, but they are hardly the sole ones. My brother keeps at wanting to work with music professionally. He plays in a dozen bands, records and edits music, have recorded many times in studios and now goes to university to study for it. He's got talent, dreams, motivation and persistence, but honestly, I wish he'd come to terms with the fact that music should be a hobby of his and instead try to work with a plan B in case it doesn't work out. Strategy can definitely save you a lot of time, so it is very important considering it can shred years of trial and error. Overcoming the mental paradigms that make you believe something is out of reach, or that it is too hard, can definitely hold you back too. I do buy into the whole Henry Ford idea that whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right. A third element would be excitement because as soon as you lose excitement, your "I can" believes go out of the window, your motivation disappears, and you lose focus on your dreams. If you meet those three elements I'm 100% with your brother, "burn the boats", like Hernán Cortés would say. That's definitely the way, but only if those three elements are present. People need to come to terms that things won't always work out.
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Post by stratogustav on Aug 7, 2020 11:16:05 GMT
People need to come to terms that things won't always work out. Absolutely agree, in fact, to quote Thomas Alva Edison (who may have been a prick, but still successful nonetheless): "I have not failed (10,000 times). I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Also: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." You can hate the guy all you want, and I support everyone for it. Tesla was the real deal, but he spoke truth there. The Universe is alive, the double slit experiment scientifically proves it, and our minds are the access to that experience. Just like our minds are constantly recreating their own virtual interpretation of the world, we can concur that our virtual interpretation of the world is also recreating the outside reality we experience. That along tells you that we are not subjected to cause and effect as much as we think, at least not if something within fights it. Determinism has been debunked over and over again for this reason. I remember at some point when I was a teenager I used to believe in determinism, and I accepted it, but one day in softmore year I realized it is all interpretation, man, how liberating that was. Even if our conscious mind can be predictable, because after all, thinking is just a process, there is a level of subconscious that is spontaneous and creative, and the game changer for everything people do, or want to accomplish. This is why I do believe luck will always play odds in your favor if you set your mind to what you believe you can accomplish. Again, Henry Ford: "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right."
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Post by Balder on Aug 7, 2020 11:24:21 GMT
People need to come to terms that things won't always work out. Absolutely agree, in fact, to quote Thomas Alva Edison (who may have been a prick, but still successful nonetheless): "I have not failed (10,000 times). I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Also: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." You can hate the guy all you want, and I support everyone for it. Tesla was the real deal, but he spoke truth there. The Universe is alive, the double slit experiment scientifically proves it, and our minds are the access to that experience. Just like our minds are constantly recreating their own virtual interpretation of the world, we can concur that our virtual interpretation of the world is also recreating the outside reality we experience. That along tells you that we are not subjected to cause and effect as much as we think, at least not if something within fights it. Determinism has been debunked over and over again for this reason. I remember at some point when I was a teenager I used to believe in determinism, and I accepted it, but one day in softmore year I realized it is all interpretation, man, how liberating that was. Even if our conscious mind can be predictable, because after all, thinking is just a process, there is a level of subconscious that is spontaneous and creative, and the game changer for everything people do, or want to accomplish. This is why I do believe luck will always play odds in your favor if you set your mind to what you believe you can accomplish. Again, Henry Ford: "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." I get it, we wouldn't have all of these great people if they didn't go against the grain, and I totally respect that, however, in today's society it's possible to have a backup plan and also go for the dream. You don't have to sacrifice everything to pursue your dreams.
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Post by stratogustav on Aug 7, 2020 11:54:21 GMT
I get it, we wouldn't have all of these great people if they didn't go against the grain, and I totally respect that, however, in today's society it's possible to have a backup plan and also go for the dream. You don't have to sacrifice everything to pursue your dreams. Yes, with the unlimited access to information we have today we can bring the renaissance back, Da Vinci style. Because of the strategies we have developed today we can do things faster and more effectively, and that allows us to do more things at once. That said, when I mentioned Hernán Cortés on the other comment I mentioned him because everyone is different, and for some people in order to succeed it is very key to have full focus on what they want, or otherwise they can easily find excuses to not make odds go on their favor. The way I would phrase that is that it is great to be the renaissance man in today's world, you definitely don't need to sacrifice everything to achieve your goal, but never ever do it because you think you may fail, do it because you want to, and because you can. If you are already thinking you may fail, it means that you are willing to give up at some point, and that should never be a possibility specially on something you want. In my opinion it is better to keep on failing until you die, than give up and die thinking you could have done more. Always!
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Post by Balder on Aug 7, 2020 13:42:43 GMT
I get it, we wouldn't have all of these great people if they didn't go against the grain, and I totally respect that, however, in today's society it's possible to have a backup plan and also go for the dream. You don't have to sacrifice everything to pursue your dreams. Yes, with the unlimited access to information we have today we can bring the renaissance back, Da Vinci style. Because of the strategies we have developed today we can do things faster and more effectively, and that allows us to do more things at once. That said, when I mentioned Hernán Cortés on the other comment I mentioned him because everyone is different, and for some people in order to succeed it is very key to have full focus on what they want, or otherwise they can easily find excuses to not make odds go on their favor. The way I would phrase that is that it is great to be the renaissance man in today's world, you definitely don't need to sacrifice everything to achieve your goal, but never ever do it because you think you may fail, do it because you want to, and because you can. If you are already thinking you may fail, it means that you are willing to give up at some point, and that should never be a possibility specially on something you want. In my opinion it is better to keep on failing until you die, than give up and die thinking you could have done more. Always! Great, seems like we came to an agreement at the end. I'm sure we weren't disagreeing all to begin with either. To grow complacent with your situation is not good. We should always strive to become better, although it's important to not be crushed when things doesn't work out. Always have a backup plan, but don't give up on improving.
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Post by stratogustav on Aug 7, 2020 20:32:23 GMT
Great, seems like we came to an agreement at the end. I'm sure we weren't disagreeing all to begin with either. To grow complacent with your situation is not good. We should always strive to become better, although it's important to not be crushed when things doesn't work out. Always have a backup plan, but don't give up on improving. Definitely man, all of that except the backup plan thing. I feel the word "backup" is the issue there. It just makes it sound like something you have to do in case it doesn't work, and that shouldn't be an option, never ever. I prefer the other way to phrase it instead, you can do anything, without having to necessarily sacrifice everything. That way you are not anticipating ultimate failure. When it comes to something you really want in life, the only thing that should stop you from succeed is death itself. People are inevitably going to fail for the most part, your expectations should always consider that you will likely fail, multiple times, over and over again, but you should never expect to give up. In fact, I agree with Winston Churchill on this: "Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm". That's how it works, "failures are basically just signs that you are going in the right direction, in fact, you can even say that failing is winning because every mistake brings you closer to your goal" - stratogustav. I also would add that getting to the end of the line where you achieve your ultimate goal is not the only reward, the reward is also simply going for it, all the road along the way. For example imagine your goal is to find a partner, the mother of your children. Well, yes there is a massive reward in that, but all the women you slept with in order to get to that ideal one is a reward on itself. Or let's say your goal is to create a sustainable businesses that you can sell for lots of money or that can become self sufficient and you don't have to worry about micromanaging it. Well, it is nice to cash in, but looking back it is even more rewarding knowing what it took, and that you did it. Another quick one we can all relate with, and that explains this better, is beating a game for example. We tend to finish the games we enjoy, but we don't do it to watch the ending, we do it to enjoy the way to the end, even if you die hundreds of times along the way. I just had to add that because to me that's definitely important to mention. Like I said before, in my own personal opinion, it is better to keep on failing until you die, than give up and die thinking you could have done more. Always!
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Post by Balder on Aug 7, 2020 22:10:50 GMT
Great, seems like we came to an agreement at the end. I'm sure we weren't disagreeing all to begin with either. To grow complacent with your situation is not good. We should always strive to become better, although it's important to not be crushed when things doesn't work out. Always have a backup plan, but don't give up on improving. Definitely man, all of that except the backup plan thing. I feel the word "backup" is the issue there. It just makes it sound like something you have to do in case it doesn't work, and that shouldn't be an option, never ever. I prefer the other way to phrase it instead, you can do anything, without having to necessarily sacrifice everything. That way you are not anticipating ultimate failure. When it comes to something you really want in life, the only thing that should stop you from succeed is death itself. People are inevitably going to fail for the most part, your expectations should always consider that you will likely fail, multiple times, over and over again, but you should never expect to give up. In fact, I agree with Winston Churchill on this: "Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm". That's how it works, "failures are basically just signs that you are going in the right direction, in fact, you can even say that failing is winning because every mistake brings you closer to your goal" - stratogustav. I also would add that getting to the end of the line where you achieve your ultimate goal is not the only reward, the reward is also simply going for it, all the road along the way. For example imagine your goal is to find a partner, the mother of your children. Well, yes there is a massive reward in that, but all the women you slept with in order to get to that ideal one is a reward on itself. Or let's say your goal is to create a sustainable businesses that you can sell for lots of money or that can become self sufficient and you don't have to worry about micromanaging it. Well, it is nice to cash in, but looking back it is even more rewarding knowing what it took, and that you did it. Another quick one we can all relate with, and that explains this better, is beating a game for example. We tend to finish the games we enjoy, but we don't do it to watch the ending, we do it to enjoy the way to the end, even if you die hundreds of times along the way. I just had to add that because to me that's definitely important to mention. Like I said before, in my own personal opinion, it is better to keep on failing until you die, than give up and die thinking you could have done more. Always! I wouldn't consider myseof pessimistic, but this outlook on success and failure doesn't really reflect all sides of actual life in my opinion.
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Post by stratogustav on Aug 7, 2020 22:23:04 GMT
I wouldn't consider myseof pessimistic, but this outlook on success and failure doesn't really reflect all sides of actual life in my opinion. That's because you are not labeling success and failure the same way. It may happen that success for you is to live a life without many risks, or to live comfortably without having to worry about basic needs. That can be success too, success is to obtain anything you want in life. For others it may be a writing or painting career, and they are willing to sacrifice living on the streets for it. That's success for them. So if you consider how success is different for everyone you can see why it matters. You don't want to go with regrets, and the only way for that to happen is that you didn't give up. This is why I feel Hernán Cortés has the right approach, "burn the boats". There is nothing more important than living a life with many mistakes, but very little regrets of what you could have done.
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Post by scipioafricanus on Dec 12, 2020 0:34:30 GMT
So I got an email that this is being shipped to backers...
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Post by Balder on Dec 12, 2020 2:19:20 GMT
So I got an email that this is being shipped to backers...
This is honestly quite impressive even though they missed the mark by over a year and that there still aren't any games to speak of that has been showed off other than some minor remakes of arcade games. I'm interested to see how it turns out when backers get their consoles. This did go more smoothly than I'd ever thought.
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Post by Bogard on Dec 12, 2020 23:42:45 GMT
Ready to play some Yars Revenge 2, Berzerk 2, Robotron 3084, Centipede 2, Vanguard 2 and Ultra Break out with Paddle support. And future releases such as Haunted house 2, Enduro 2 and Tron: the grid light cycle duel.
I bet Mark has ordered his and is going to love it no matter how bad t may be.
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