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I won’t bother to make the title more /identifiable/. To make this blogpost more unique, we need to be even more specific, perhaps very low-level. The most interesting, memorable items are all highly specific. Let’s avoid the big common items that feature in 30 other lists in my blogs.

Q: which among these items are the most long-lasting?
Q: strength is usually felt relative to other people… is there any exception? See [v]
Q: when do I feel weak? Another blogpost?

• [g=I feel strength when I manage to overcome a common resistance like gravity. This is almost a defining feature]
• [a=absorbency. This implies strength-against-gravity]
• [n=relatively new strength. May not last but that’s fine]
• [v=strength felt as compared to an earlier version of self]
• when I count the number of laptops I have, I realize they have provided time-saving convenience, at a fraction of the cost …
• when I enjoy the convenience of git-blogging, dhost, Rbh … which required effort and knowledge
• [g] when I realize my cohort tend to watch a lot of TV/netflix , providing no self-improvement
• — some examples of vague sense of strength
• [n] when I write down my observations of the U.S.^SG systemic weaknesses .. A personal strength in experience. I don’t have specific examples
• when I realize I have SG and U.S. as two bases for my career and my kids’ education
• — wellness .. ought to be the biggest category
• [anv] when I jog on the street and I feel few people, even the younger ones, are able to do 5 times a week
• [anv] when I eat lots of raw veg () and fruits, and when I manage to reduce starch intake by 80%
• [gn] when I managed to reduce my weight to …while most people are unable to
• [gnv] when I could sit in lotus on MRT every day, overcoming years of resistance
• [anv] when I could do 15-30 minutes of self-yoga practice outside office.. something unthinkable for all my life.
• [a] when I stand more (hours per month) than most of my cohort, in office or at home.
• [g] when I walk up the stairs while others queue up to use the escalator
• [g] when I hear the addictions of my cohort like substances, gaming, spectator sports
• [n] when I show off my nutritional knowledge, which is not common among my cohort.
• [n] when I tell people my healthy longevity target + my career longevity target (thanks to WallSt)
• [g] when doctors tell me my bone density is good, perhaps due to jogging.
• [g] when friends point out my small belly is rare at my age.
• — pff
• when I look at my [n] brbr, FullerWealth, nonwork income
• [n] when I gain insights from exp recon while my cohort are clueless about their …
• [gn] when I explain to peers why I don’t save up for top colleges for 2 kids .. strength of insight, strength to resist herd instinct, peer pressure
• [n] when I count my DYOC winners, I feel strength as such high payout rate is rare in any asset, among my cohort. I didn’t experience such high payout for my investing career except some HY/PE, at high credit risk.
• [nv] when I count the variety of my assets.. I feel proud of my risk-appetite
• [nv] when I count the number of stocks.. I feel lucky, smart and a bit of strength
• [n] when I write down my definition of liquidity .. an intellectual strength. I feel most investors have only a vague understanding of their own risk profile
• — gz
• [a] when I could absorb (absorbency) so much dry tech stuff
• [a] when I could revise boring, old tech stuff including CIV, and learn something new.. 温故知新
• [a] when I could get into the zone on weekends and focus on work for as little as an hour. I feel proud and strong.
• when I camp out in office during a “honeymoon”

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