Swen | Post-Grind Lifemaxing
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The grind didn't fix what you thought it would? | I tweet on dialling in Health, Fitness, Relationships, Lifestyle & Mindset after "making it"
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Joined September 2017
Quick update: this account’s shifting a bit. The last decade was heavy on making money: Crypto Over the past 2–3 years, my focus shifted to building holistic success beyond money: How I: • Dialed in my health • Chose a partner • Built deep friendships • Found inner peace
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How to build a life that feels good on a Saturday evening. For a long time, weekends were uncomfortable for me. Late afternoon light. The city slowly warming up. Group chats lighting up. Stories being posted. And me - at home. Laptop open. Multiple tabs. Coffee going cold
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If you solved money early, don’t double down on money. Fix what you neglected: • Prime physical condition • Real brotherhood - men you can speak to openly • Intimacy with a woman you respect • A life you’d admire without the net worth • The inner critic - it made you rich,
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Most high-performers don’t fear failure. They fear the moment things finally go quiet. Because in the quiet, there’s nowhere to hide. No messages, no metrics, no momentum to lean on. Just the question they’ve been avoiding for years: Who am I when I’m not working? From the
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A lot of wealthy men are just insecure boys with liquidity. Money can buy status. It can’t buy self-possession. And high-quality women sense that instantly. So men cope: They avoid. They settle. They complain. “There are no good women.” There are. They just don’t respond to
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Most men master one game - and turn it into their identity. Money. ( "Entrepreneur") Women. ("Playboy") Fitness. ("Gym-Bro") Spirituality. ("Hippie") But once you win it, the returns fade. The real trap? They’re too afraid to be beginners again.
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4/ Here’s the part no one says out loud: Success increases contrast. If you’re underdeveloped socially, it becomes obvious. If you lack meaning, it gets louder. If you’re lonely, it hits harder. Money doesn’t mute it.
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11/ The paradox of achievement: You don’t arrive. You get exposed. And that exposure is either the start of your growth… or the beginning of your quiet decline. Which one are you choosing?
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Here’s the truth: 10/ Self-sabotage isn’t weakness. It’s misalignment. When you know who you’re becoming, discipline feels light. When you don’t, it feels heavy.
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9/ I learned this the hard way. I made money early. Thought I had won. Then realized I had optimized the wrong domain first. Fixing that took years of trial and quiet frustration.
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8/ Step 3: Only then apply systems. You’re already elite at execution. But execution without direction is just sophisticated avoidance.
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7/ Step 2: Define the man you would respect — even if no one else saw it. Body. Relationships. Daily rhythm. Standards. Clarity kills denial.
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6/ The fix is not another tactic. It’s orientation. Step 1: Get brutally honest about where you’re behind. Not where you excel. Where you avoid.
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5/ So what do smart, disciplined men do? They double down. More work. More travel. More status. Anything but sitting still long enough to feel it.
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4/ Here’s the part no one says out loud: Success increases contrast. If you’re underdeveloped socially, it becomes obvious. If you lack meaning, it gets louder. If you’re lonely, it hits harder. Money doesn’t mute it.
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3/ Because the traits that made you rich… obsession isolation relentless self-criticism …don’t automatically make you whole. They amplify what you avoided.
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2/ Most men think: “Once I’m rich, I’ll handle the rest.” Dating. Health. Friendships. Purpose. They don’t.
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