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All We Have Is NOW

All we have is right NOW. We can’t guarantee our future self will make the right decisions, and we can’t undo the past mistakes. Stop making plans to be successful in the future and start taking massive action right this very second.

I’ve been super guilty of procrastination by planning, researching, etc. I make to do lists, spreadsheets and routines ad nauseum. I set alarms and reminders. I look at inspirational posts and daydream about the future only to never follow through. The act of making plans and lists satisfies me enough to wait till the next day to take action, which I never do.

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Brain Training Daily

Six daily cognitive games. New puzzles every day at 7pm.

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How to spend your money for maximum happiness – Popular Science

Should you find yourself injured and in the middle of woods without cellphone reception, this could save your life – Amazon

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19 – AP News

Use This Chrome extension will help you get a PS5/Xbox Series X faster – Inverse

Japan to create first wooden satellites that completely burn up on re-entry to eliminate space junk – Independent

The worst things on the internet in 2020 – AV Club

Prevent Unnecessary Medical Care — by Asking Your Doctor These 4 Questions First – Ideas

I’ve owned all 3 next-generation gaming consoles for 2 months. Here’s my review – Launcher

No fraud: Georgia audit confirms authenticity of absentee ballots – AJC

What Happened When I Ate The Best Brain Foods For A Week – Fast Co

Why Everyone’s Going Crazy for YouTube’s “Yoga With Adriene” – Inside Hook

More than 73% of American adults are overweight or obese – Diabetes

Opening A Roth IRA For Your Kids To Build Wealth And Save On Taxes – Financial Samurai

Couple Builds Backyard Mini Pub During Lockdown (24 Pics) – Ruin My Week

Turmeric does a damn good job of reducing inflamation. Add it to your morning coffee or protein shake – Amazon

Meet The 50 Doctors, Scientists And Healthcare Entrepreneurs Who Became Pandemic Billionaires In 2020 – Forbes

Biggest Celeb Scandals of 2020: From Ellen DeGeneres’ Unmasking to the Kardashians’ Pandemic Partying – The Daily Beast

The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable – The Atlantic

A damn fine collection of hot women – The Viraler

How to Prepare for a Comfortable Road Trip as An Outdoor Adventure Lover – Divine Lifestyle

Why Is Google Chrome Using So Much RAM? Here’s How to Fix It – Make Useof

Will 2021 be the year passwords die? Microsoft would like to think so – Ladders

How Car Companies Engineer the Sounds of Their Doors to Imply Safety – Mel Magazine

5 Common Beliefs that Can Subtly Screw You Over – Mark Manson

Alexandra Daddario, Dua Lipa and Other Random Women – G-Celeb

Confessions of a Successful Real Estate Investor

real estate investor

I am currently 31M, married, no kids, living in San Diego and working as a senior front-end engineer + running a real estate startup on the side.

My portfolio consists of 35 total units, mostly 4-plexes, with a duplex and some SFRs sprinkled here and there. 3 units in San Diego, 1 in Atlanta, 3 in Birmingham, 28 in Kansas City.

My units cash flow between $250-$350/door and the total cash flow of the portfolio is about $10-11k/month (accounting for vacancies as well). My average COC return at purchase is about 15% and long-term IRR is usually 20%+.

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A damn fine collection of girls in yoga pants – Leenks

McConnell Blocks Bill That Would Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000 – CNBC

The Best Car Interior Cleaner – No nasty oil residue, superior UV protection and works on vinyl, plastic, rubber, leather, fabrics/upholstery, carpets, and glass – Amazon

Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced for reporting early on COVID in Wuhan – CBS

The New York Times Helped a Vindictive Teen Destroy a Classmate Who Uttered a Racial Slur When She Was 15 – Reason

2020-2021 Federal Tax Brackets and Tax Rates – The Motley Fool

Is Stockton, California A Safe Place To Visit? – Van Life Wanderer

German nuns accused of enabling child sex abuse by priests – DW

Still Disinfecting Surfaces? It Might Not Be Worth It – NPR

How the chaos of 2020 will shape the next decade, according to 8 design experts – Fast Co

The Ethical Challenges of Connecting Our Brains to Computers – Scientific American

China orders Alibaba founder Jack Ma to break up fintech empire – The Guardian

Best starter guitar for anyone trying to learn how to play – Amazon

17 Foreign Habits That Can Make Locals Feel Embarrassed for You – Bright Side

Alec Baldwin’s Wife Hilaria Responds To Accusations She’s Been Faking A Spanish Accent For Years – Ruin My Week

2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm – Forbes

Fleetwood Mac’s hit album, Rumors, was fueled by so much cocaine that the band tried to include their dealer into the albums credits – Biography

The 824-HP McLaren Sabre Is Made For American Supercar Collectors – Maxim

Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Suggesting Lost Cognitive Ability is Not Permanent – Good News Network

RANKED: Every Pixar movie from worst to best – Insider

Man beaten with hard iced tea after saying n-word to gas station customer – NY Post

Mapped: The Richest Women in the World – How Much

1,273 People Share Their Best Life Lessons from 2020 – Mark Manson

The 18 best documentaries of 2020 – VOX

Top 10 Board Games You Should Own

1. Codenames

Every single person I’ve introduced this game to has had a blast, even if they don’t play board games. It’s a fantastic game for parties or small groups. It’s a clever word game where you have to give one-word clues to link your target words for your team, while avoiding accidentally giving a clue that suggests your opponent’s words. It plays best with at least 4 but you can go as high as you want because teams don’t get any advantage from player count. Very easy to learn, quick to play, creative, affordable, portable… just all around great game.

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Structural Engineer Shares The Worst Things He Has Seen While On The Job

“This photo was sent to me by one of our in-house engineers.”

“We are doing a seismic retrofit on this apartment building. This is, quite literally, what we discovered. There was nothing supporting the unit above. No connections or even anything touching the ground besides the stucco facade. Thank goodness we had shoring put in place

20 Buildings on the Verge of Collapse That Left Inspectors Speechless

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Picture of the Day

chief hatuey

(photo: "Hatuey monument” by Michal Zalewski)

Before being burned alive by the Spaniards, Chief Hatuey was asked if he wanted to accept Christianity and go to heaven. Hatuey asked if Spaniards go to heaven, to which the priest said that they do. Hatuey then stated that he’d rather go to hell where he wouldn’t see such cruel people. 

Here is the God [pointing to a basket of gold and jewels] the Spaniards worship. For these they fight and kill; for these they persecute us and that is why we have to throw them into the sea… They tell us, these tyrants, that they adore a God of peace and equality, and yet they usurp our land and make us their slaves. They speak to us of an immortal soul and of their eternal rewards and punishments, and yet they rob our belongings, seduce our women, violate our daughters. Incapable of matching us in valor, these cowards cover themselves with iron that our weapons cannot break…

The Daily Man-Up

how to get matches on dating apps

For all of the guys struggling with getting matches on dating apps

I been getting consistent matches and a decent amount of girls even like my profile first.

My demographic: 28, large city, asian american (least swiped on race statistically so if I can do it you guys can too), appearance wise I am the fit nerdy type.

The fact is most girls as in over 90% are looking for a relationship rather than a casual hookup. If you’re competing on the hookup game chances are you will not succeed. I got off any apps with hookup stigma like Tinder. I went for CoffeeMeetsBagel and Hinge instead.

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The Search for the Greatest Sports Car of All Time – Road And Track

The best iPhone lenses are made by a company called Moment. They make a wide angle, telephoto, and anamorphic lens – Amazon

China’s economy set to overtake USA earlier due to virus fallout – CNBC

56 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Year – BuzzFeed News

AstraZeneca CEO says its COVID-19 vaccine could reach 95% efficacy – Insider

The One Sentence That Will Make You a More Effective Speaker – INC

Why It Seems Like Bullies Are Everywhere—and How to Stop Them – WSJ

Zoom Shared US User Data With Beijing – NTD

Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees – Phys

KFC Reveals Its Next-Gen Video Game Console And It’s As Weird As You’d Expect – Forbes

Lin Qi, Billionaire Yoozoo Games CEO and Netflix “Three-Body Problem” producer dead after allegedly being poisoned as part of executive ranks dispute – Hollywood Reporter

This delicious condiment pairs well with practically anything: put it on pizza, cheese, wings, tea, or even in cocktails….no wonder it has a cult following – Amazon

Why China Turned Against Jack Ma – NY Times

Clumsy Guy Almost Killed By Ferry (video) – Leenks

Las Vegas slots player wins $15.5M jackpot on Christmas Eve – Fox News

The US has administered nearly 2 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to CDC – CNN

The Men Who Lost Their Wives to ‘Eastern Lightning’ – Sixth Tone

Investing in Stocks At All-Time Highs – A Wealth of Common Sense

Hot Girls In Yoga Pants Collection (43 Photos) – The Viraler

Kim Yo Jong Is Ready to Become the First Woman Dictator in Modern History – Daily Beast

The Most Overlooked and/or Unfairly Maligned Movies of the Decade – IndieWire

10 Actors Who Saved Their Career With One Role – Bright Side

Top 10 Amazing Actors Who Are Always In Awful Movies – Listverse

The Cult of Men Hacking the Flavor Profile of Their Cum – Mel Magazine

50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream – Visual Capitalist

Driver Hits Car, Flees, Smashes Into Second Car (video) – TMZ