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Evaberry:
I decided to learn programming


I decided Not to care about what anyone said


I decided to stop thinking about relationships


I Decided to save more.


I decided to stop putting emphasis on sex and just let it happen when it happens

I decided to watch more anime, travel more, write more and game more.

Igboeze90:
Best thread ever! Quora means a lot to me and it has really changed my life. Nothing even comes close.

My decision(s)?

Quitting Facebook and WhatsApp

Ever since I deactivated and uninstalled these two time wasters my life has been pruned of all anxiety and distractions. I can wake up, meditate, exercise and get on to do my task for the day. No sidetracking. Also, it has made me to grow at my own pace. No endless comparison. Life is best lived one day at a time. One task at a time. One activity at a time. Multitasking is a bitch.

Leaving my comfort zone

Two months ago, I left Aba for Lagos. I grew up on the fourth floor(an expansive three-bedroom flat)of my father's four storey building. There I had lacked nothing. All my sisters are married, and my mom lives with one of my sisters as permanent resident in the US. I use to teach in an elite school where I earned a decent salary. But I left all of that. And ran onwards to Lagos where I now sleep on the floor of a self-contained belonging to the friend of a friend. I'm looking for a job. My family is furious, but I have made a pledge to myself. I have made a conscious decision to never look back. My bridges I have set on fire; there is no going back.

[Practicing Poverty

I read on Quora of a magic principle to condition your mind to survive the most adverse conditions. How? By living on $1(#365 at today's exchange rate) daily. I have been doing this for the past 10 days. Not only has it let me save so much, it has also conditioned my mind for the worst.

In summary, I have been radicalized by Quora, but this radicalization has helped me come to terms with the kind of man I will like to be:

A man who succeeds or is self-made in spite of, not because of, his father's little wealth.


I live for Quora!

Igboeze90:
Best thread ever! Quora means a lot to me and it has really changed my life. Nothing even comes close.

My decision(s)?

Quitting Facebook and WhatsApp

Ever since I deactivated and uninstalled these two time wasters my life has been pruned of all anxiety and distractions. I can wake up, meditate, exercise and get on to do my task for the day. No sidetracking. Also, it has made me to grow at my own pace. No endless comparison. Life is best lived one day at a time. One task at a time. One activity at a time. Multitasking is a bitch.

Leaving my comfort zone

Two months ago, I left Aba for Lagos. I grew up on the fourth floor(an expansive three-bedroom flat)of my father's four storey building. There I had lacked nothing. All my sisters are married, and my mom lives with one of my sisters as permanent resident in the US. I use to teach in an elite school where I earned a decent salary. But I left all of that. And ran onwards to Lagos where I now sleep on the floor of a self-contained belonging to the friend of a friend. I'm looking for a job. My family is furious, but I have made a pledge to myself. I have made a conscious decision to never look back. My bridges I have set on fire; there is no going back.

[Practicing Poverty

I read on Quora of a magic principle to condition your mind to survive the most adverse conditions. How? By living on $1(#365 at today's exchange rate) daily. I have been doing this for the past 10 days. Not only has it let me save so much, it has also conditioned my mind for the worst.

In summary, I have been radicalized by Quora, but this radicalization has helped me come to terms with the kind of man I will like to be:

A man who succeeds or is self-made in spite of, not because of, his father's little wealth.


I live for Quora!

handsomebanana:
Damn!!
Quite sad.
She did not attend your wedding?

drealnamdy:
I decided to stop searching for job since I recently resigned from my last job..and decided to expand my existing bar to a fill fledgey Lounge and my life has turned around ever sings

emerged01:
I decided not to drink alcohol and smoke. With this decision,I have no friends. Since 1999 that I have made decision,it has helped me to stay focus.

chyima:
Pls you need to communicate with your mother,she will always be no mother will not appreciate the success of her kids.
Pls mend that bridge,thank God you are married now and won't want a replay of your actions towards you.I pray God give you the wisdom on how to resolve this

kissval1388:
I decided I won't join yahoo boys.. though most of my friends are pressuring me to join dem. they are in to it and are making a lot of money, some got cars and houses but I still stand my ground.. I won't cheat others to make Money... cheating is d sin I see as the greatest among all..
I don't wana be cheated when God bless me.

lord pls bless me to avoid this temptation.. I don't know how long I can withstand but I trust in you..

Sniper12:
i stopped chasing gals, i save more and i fuk high class oloshos twice a month

generationz:
Are you sitting idle and praying, very soon you'll join that yahoo

babapressy:
Alot of people may not understand deeply. Parents are different. While i was still huzzling b4 i got married, i got an info tru my sister that my mum was so sick and cant walk, i felt her pain so even despite we are not talking, i rushed to the house to see her, bought her some drug and left, she neva cal afterward to even appreciate. During my mariage introduction she was not in lagos, Before my wedding i took wine and my wife to be and my wedding card to meet her at home, yet she dnt come even after some begging from family members. A year after my wedding she was sick again terribly and my sister called me cox no money to admit her in d hospital, since my wife is a nurse, i have be sending my wife to go treat her every day till she was ok, yet she dnt even call to say thank you till date. She dnt pay a single penny from my year 1 in the university till i graduated, am not upset on that cox she dnt hav cox we were so poor after my dads death, i did my entire primary school in the village cox of the level of poverty and she cnt train us. I dnt and can never hate my mum. Early this year i had a terrible accident when coming back from work, when she heard the news she said ''thats good for pikin way no day hear word''. From a mother who gave birth to me!!! I did all am doing to her cox am now a pastor, but i just choose to put her at arms lenght, she get plenty of wahalaa hahahhaha

generationz:
Are you sitting idle and praying, very soon you'll join that yahoo

OrdercityWeb:

Hey guys,
A few days ago i was reading a thread on Quora on this particular question and i thought to myself what decisions have i actually taken that i can say helped me to this point.
Well so here are some i could think of, kindly share yours in the comments. This would help others learn from you incase they want similar result as you have. Let's do it this way; write the decision and in brackets write how it has affected your life positively
This could also inspire somebody to do something positive with his or her life.
So here goes:
- I deactivated FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, i basically limited my involvement on social media. (This has helped me to do more productive things with my time, i started visiting more informative sections on NAIRALAND and frequent Quora)

-Cultivated a reading culture( Thanks to my last point i have more time available to myself, so i devote myself to reading novels, researching. This has drastically improved my vocab and knowledge base. There is something reading does to the mind)

-Improved my cooking skills ( Rather than use my data for social media, i downloaded apps and researched how to cook different local meals)

-I stopped chasing girls (This should be one of the best decisions I've taken, young guys I'll advice you to do same. This girls you're chasing when you leave them and CHASE YOUR DREAMS they'll be the ones to chase you)

-Took online courses (There is a saying that "the valley between you and your success is ignorance" )

-Developed a habit of self-development (I read anything that can improve me)

-Started online businesses (Thanks to my self-development habit, i run various online businesses, without being taught by anyone. I earn 6-digits income)

- I decided not to be limited by setbacks (so i have had a few setback. Everyone does lol. Life isn't fair right? Anyway when i look at where i was a year ago and where i am now i can say there's been alot of progress)

....
I'll add more as soon as i remember.

Share yours in the comments let others learn from you.

babapressy:
Alot of people may not understand deeply. Parents are different. While i was still huzzling b4 i got married, i got an info tru my sister that my mum was so sick and cant walk, i felt her pain so even despite we are not talking, i rushed to the house to see her, bought her some drug and left, she neva cal afterward to even appreciate. During my mariage introduction she was not in lagos, Before my wedding i took wine and my wife to be and my wedding card to meet her at home, yet she dnt come even after some begging from family members. A year after my wedding she was sick again terribly and my sister called me cox no money to admit her in d hospital, since my wife is a nurse, i have be sending my wife to go treat her every day till she was ok, yet she dnt even call to say thank you till date. She dnt pay a single penny from my year 1 in the university till i graduated, am not upset on that cox she dnt hav cox we were so poor after my dads death, i did my entire primary school in the village cox of the level of poverty and she cnt train us. I dnt and can never hate my mum. Early this year i had a terrible accident when coming back from work, when she heard the news she said ''thats good for pikin way no day hear word''. From a mother who gave birth to me!!! I did all am doing to her cox am now a pastor, but i just choose to put her at arms lenght, she get plenty of wahalaa hahahhaha

kissval1388:
Am a student ma'm

Igboeze90:
Best thread ever! Quora means a lot to me and it has really changed my life. Nothing even comes close.

My decision(s)?

Quitting Facebook and WhatsApp

Ever since I deactivated and uninstalled these two time wasters my life has been pruned of all anxiety and distractions. I can wake up, meditate, exercise and get on to do my task for the day. No sidetracking. Also, it has made me to grow at my own pace. No endless comparison. Life is best lived one day at a time. One task at a time. One activity at a time. Multitasking is a bitch.

Leaving my comfort zone

Two months ago, I left Aba for Lagos. I grew up on the fourth floor(an expansive three-bedroom flat)of my father's four storey building. There I had lacked nothing. All my sisters are married, and my mom lives with one of my sisters as permanent resident in the US. I use to teach in an elite school where I earned a decent salary. But I left all of that. And ran onwards to Lagos where I now sleep on the floor of a self-contained belonging to the friend of a friend. I'm looking for a job. My family is furious, but I have made a pledge to myself. I have made a conscious decision to never look back. My bridges I have set on fire; there is no going back.

[Practicing Poverty

I read on Quora of a magic principle to condition your mind to survive the most adverse conditions. How? By living on $1(#365 at today's exchange rate) daily. I have been doing this for the past 10 days. Not only has it let me save so much, it has also conditioned my mind for the worst.

In summary, I have been radicalized by Quora, but this radicalization has helped me come to terms with the kind of man I will like to be:

A man who succeeds or is self-made in spite of, not because of, his father's little wealth.


I live for Quora!

generationz:
And so?
There are opportunities for students to make money even here on Nairaland, you can register as a writer on fiverr

If you are good at your grads you can teach those year one students for a fee or solve some past questions

Look around you in school there are people with needs to be met you just have to think out of the box and be confident. I had a friend who during one of our holidays while most of us were sitting at home, he traveled and bought a trailer load of yams (it was a partnership) all he had to do was sell it in school to those restaurants and made a hell of cash.

You are ashamed to soil your hands abi because of those good for nothings you call friends, don't worry as long as you keep being their friend like someone said up there its just a matter of time you'll be one of them

God helps those who helps themselves.

babapressy:
Alot of people may not understand deeply. Parents are different. While i was still huzzling b4 i got married, i got an info tru my sister that my mum was so sick and cant walk, i felt her pain so even despite we are not talking, i rushed to the house to see her, bought her some drug and left, she neva cal afterward to even appreciate. During my mariage introduction she was not in lagos, Before my wedding i took wine and my wife to be and my wedding card to meet her at home, yet she dnt come even after some begging from family members. A year after my wedding she was sick again terribly and my sister called me cox no money to admit her in d hospital, since my wife is a nurse, i have be sending my wife to go treat her every day till she was ok, yet she dnt even call to say thank you till date. She dnt pay a single penny from my year 1 in the university till i graduated, am not upset on that cox she dnt hav cox we were so poor after my dads death, i did my entire primary school in the village cox of the level of poverty and she cnt train us. I dnt and can never hate my mum. Early this year i had a terrible accident when coming back from work, when she heard the news she said[b] ''it good for pikin way no day hear word[/b]''. From a mother who gave birth to me!!! I did all am doing to her cox am now a pastor, but i just choose to put her at arms lenght, she get plenty of wahalaa hahahhaha

Igboeze90:
Best thread ever! Quora means a lot to me and it has really changed my life. Nothing even comes close.

My decision(s)?

Quitting Facebook and WhatsApp

Ever since I deactivated and uninstalled these two time wasters my life has been pruned of all anxiety and distractions. I can wake up, meditate, exercise and get on to do my task for the day. No sidetracking. Also, it has made me to grow at my own pace. No endless comparison. Life is best lived one day at a time. One task at a time. One activity at a time. Multitasking is a bitch.

Leaving my comfort zone

Two months ago, I left Aba for Lagos. I grew up on the fourth floor(an expansive three-bedroom flat)of my father's four storey building. There I had lacked nothing. All my sisters are married, and my mom lives with one of my sisters as permanent resident in the US. I use to teach in an elite school where I earned a decent salary. But I left all of that. And ran onwards to Lagos where I now sleep on the floor of a self-contained belonging to the friend of a friend. I'm looking for a job. My family is furious, but I have made a pledge to myself. I have made a conscious decision to never look back. My bridges I have set on fire; there is no going back.

[Practicing Poverty

I read on Quora of a magic principle to condition your mind to survive the most adverse conditions. How? By living on $1(#365 at today's exchange rate) daily. I have been doing this for the past 10 days. Not only has it let me save so much, it has also conditioned my mind for the worst.

In summary, I have been radicalized by Quora, but this radicalization has helped me come to terms with the kind of man I will like to be:

A man who succeeds or is self-made in spite of, not because of, his father's little wealth.


I live for Quora!

chichichilolo1:
Tough decision there.