How To Be The Luckiest Guy On The Planet in 4 Easy Steps

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I told my dad, “I’m a lucky guy.” He said, “But are you lucky in Yourself
love?” I was six years old.
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It would be years before Love stuck its ugly little nose into my
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Without luck, I’m dead. For me, good luck equals happiness.
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A) Physical – being in shape. Doing some form of exercise. LUCKIEST GUY
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easier to breathe during di cult situations.
Here’s other things that are a part of this but a little bit harder:
1. Wake up by 4-5 a.m. every day.
2. Go to sleep by 8:30-9. (Good to sleep 8 hours a night!)
3. No eating after 5:30 p.m. Can’t be happy if indigested at

night.
B) Emotional– If someone is a drag on me, I cut them out.

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Nobody is sacred here. When the plane is going down, put the
oxygen mask on your face rst. Family, friends, people I love –
I always try to be there for them and help.
But I don’t get close to anyone bringing me down. This rule

can’t be broken.
Energy leaks out of you if someone is draining you. And I

never owe anyone an explanation. Explaining is draining.
Another important rule: always be honest. Its fun. Nobody is

honest anymore and people are afraid of it.
Try being honest for a day (without being hurtful). Its amazing
where the boundaries are of how honest one can be. Its much
bigger than I thought.
A corollary of this is: I never do anything I don’t want to do.

Like I NEVER go to weddings.
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C) Mental – Every day I write down ideas.
I write down so many ideas that it hurts my head to come up

with one more. Then I try to write down ve more.
The other day I tried to write 100 alternatives kids can do

other than go to college. I wrote down eight,
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college/) which I wrote about here. I couldn’t come up with
anymore.
Then the next day I came up with another 40. It de nitely

stretched my head.
No ideas today? Memorize all the legal 2 letter words for

Scrabble. Translate the Tao Te Ching into Spanish
(http://jameslearnsspanish.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-ten-i-
translate-tao-te-ching-into.html).
Need ideas for lists of ideas? Come up with 30 separate

chapters for an “autobiography.” Try to think of 10 businesses
you can start from home (and be realistic how you can
execute them).
Give me 10 ideas of directions this blog can go in. Think of 20

ways Obama can improve the country. List every productive
thing you did yesterday (this improves memory also and gives
you ideas for today).
The “idea muscle” atrophies within days if you don’t use it. Just
like walking. If you don’t use your legs for a week, they
atrophy.
atrophy.
You need to exercise the idea muscle. It takes about 3-6

months to build up once it atrophies. Trust me on this.
D) Spiritual- I feel that most people don’t like the word
“spiritual.” They think it means “god.” Or “religion.” But it
doesn’t.
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I don’t know what it means actually. But I feel like I have a
spiritual practice when I do one of the following:
Pray (doesn’t matter if I’m praying to a god or to dead

people or to the sun or to a chair in front of me – it just
means being thankful. And not taking all the credit, for
just a few seconds of the day).
Meditate – Meditation for more than a few minutes is

hard. It’s boring. Here I give tips for 60 second
meditations
(http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2010/12/naked-girls-
astral-projection-and-achieving-nirvana-in-60-seconds-
or-less/). You can also meditate for 15 seconds by really
visualizing what it would be like meditate for 60
minutes.Here’s a simple meditation: sit in a chair, keep
the back straight, watch yourself breathe. If you get
distracted, no problem. Just pull yourself back to your
breath. Try it for 5 minutes. Then six.
Being grateful – I try to think of everyone in my life I’m

grateful for. Then I try to think of more people. Then
more. Its hard.
Forgiving – I picture everyone who has done me wrong. I

visualize gratefulness for them (but not pity).
Studying- If I read a spiritual text (doesn’t matter what it

is: Bible (http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/is-
satan-a-good-investor/), Tao Te Ching, anything Zen
related, even inspirational self-help stu , doesn’t matter)
I tend to feel good. This is not as powerful as praying or
meditating (it doesn’t train your mind to cut out the BS)
but it still makes me feel good.
My own experience: I can never achieve the three “simple”

goals on a steady basis without doing the above practice on a
daily basis. And every time I’ve hit bottom (or close to a
bottom, or I’ve been at some sort of crossroads) and started

dong the above 4 items (1991, 1995
(http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2010/12/my-new-years-
resolution-in-1995/), 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008) magic would
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The Results
A) Within about one month, I’d notice coincidences start to
happen. I’d start to feel lucky. People would smile at me more.
B) Within three months the ideas would really start

owing, to the point where I felt overwhelming urges to
execute the ideas.
C) Within six months, good ideas would start owing, I’d
begin executing them, and everyone around me would help
me put everything together.
D) Within a year my life was always completely

di erent. 100% upside down from the year before. More
money, more luck, more health, etc.
And then I’d get lazy and stop doing the practice. And
everything falls apart again. But now I’m trying to do it every
day.
Its hard to do all of this every day. Nobody is perfect. I don’t

know if I’ll do all of these things today. But I know when I do it,
it works.
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DynamicHedge • 6 years ago

James, I think your stories are helping people. Keep going.
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James Altucher Mod > DynamicHedge • 6 years ago

Thanks Dynamic, I needed that comment today.
Ilhan Kudeki > James Altucher • 6 years ago

They're certainly helping me. I was both touched
and inspired by your recent interview on Mixergy.
The part where you talked about the concepts in
this post -- especially how easily the idea muscle
atrophies and how it will take 1-6 months to build it
up was an eye-opener to me. I kept thinking I
didn't have any good ideas, but the truth is that I
had let the muscle atrophy due to non-use. I'm
going to start some new daily rituals thanks to your
post here and interview with Andrew.
Have you ever read "The Power of Full

Engagement"? Some of your ideas seem to fit
very well with that book - even the 4 categories it
uses, I believe.
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Txchick57 • 6 years ago

Interesting. I do all of those "physical" things and have for years.
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I thought I was the only nut who was going to bed at 9 and
getting up at 4. Plus the no eating after 5:30, check. That also
helps keep your weight down.
I remember emailing you in 2004 about something you wrote in

TSCM and saying how much value you added to that site. You
wrote me back a nice email. I see you still add value to the world,
every day. Thanks again.
TXC
James Altucher Mod > Txchick57 • 6 years ago

Tx, thanks so much. People don't realize how great it is to
get up at 4am. You can get all the things done you need
to do for the day by 8am and then have the entire day to
relax. Evenwhen i worked a corporate job I would get in
by 5:30 and get started before anyone arrived. It was
great and put me way ahead of the game.
Andrea Gerak > James Altucher • 9 months ago

I would love to do that! However, I am a
performing artist, and we work irregular times,
most often in the evening, sometimes late into the
night. Which puts the last meal to a much later
hour than 5:30pm.
Any suggestions how to go around this?

OldPatriot32 > Andrea Gerak

• 7 months ago
I'm on the 2-10am sleep shift due to years
of swing shift work. It's OK with me, since I
operate on the theory nothing important
happens during those hours. Cheers!
Andrea Gerak > OldPatriot32

• 3 months ago
Yes, most often that's my sleep schedule,
too... And that's what I am trying to change.
Because for health reasons, the hours
before Midnight (or according to others,
before 2am) are the most important for

sleep.
Plus, there are so many benefits to be had

by getting up early...
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Dpdimes • 6 years ago

I suspect you are right in all respects. Does anyone know a good
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divorce lawyer?
Nicole • 6 years ago

I've read five of your articles in the last 24 hours. They are
exactly what I've been needing to keep me motivated and feeling
brave these days. Thanks!
Will • 6 years ago

I discovered your writing this morning and have been reading you
articles for an hour or so until just now I read this beautiful
sentence "You can also meditate for 15 seconds by really
visualizing what it would be like meditate for 60 minutes."
Fabulous! I'll get back to you on how it works.
David • 6 years ago

Outstanding blog, James. Thank you for deep wisdom. The
people who accuse you of being selfish (how many of them are
female?) are the same ones to watch out for. Bravo for skipping
weddings and going public about it. My own mother told me,
years ago, that most men approach weddings the same as
surgery: an ordeal to get through & we hope for a better life
afterward. This ceremony and all of its relentless materialism just
promote many of the worst, most co-dependent aspects of
relationship.
JOKE: what food will totally destroy the sex drive of an American
female ? Wedding cake! After 1 divorce, 1 annulment, once-
widowed and 15 years of therapy, I'll claim the right to laugh at
this.
James, I have studied synchronicity. On the "high-end" quantum

physicists have proved beyond doubt that the biggest variable in
any experiment is the consciousness of the experimenter. One
good book on this subject is "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" about
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Dan • 6 years ago

Your blog stands out in a sea of blogs ; unrelated I am so
depressed Borders stores are shutting down everywhere, Wish
they would have charged a buck to browse, maybe that would
they would have charged a buck to browse, maybe that would
have helped pay the rent. Sucks!
James Altucher Mod > Dan • 6 years ago

Thats an interesting model for them. A buck at the door
just to browse. Im sad about Borders closing as well. I
don't think Barnes & Nobles will close however. And
maybe this will breathe new life into mom & pop
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bookstores although probably not. Sadly, I browse a
bookstore and then order all of the interesting books
through my kindle app on my ipad.
politicians > James Altucher • 6 years ago

"Sadly, I browse a bookstore and then order all of
the interesting books through my kindle app"
Then you are choosing to have bookstores close!
Each dollar spent is a vote for the kind of world
you want to live in.
Sooz > Dan • 6 years ago

Dan,
I,too, agree with both you and J.A.. It is such a bummer..
I'm not a big fan of e~books(recently used Kindle to read
J.A..new book..Love the book). I just took my children last
week so they could use a handful of gift cards(still
honoring) and felt so sad when exiting the store.
OldPatriot32 > Dan • 7 months ago

Who needs Borders, when the internet is a treasure trove
of writings and good information on any subject on earth?
Use it to expand your horizons.Cheers
Brock S. • 6 years ago

Good thing not everyone in the world can just wake up and only
do things they like and not do those that they don't. I'd say about
75% of all jobs/careers would fall under this heading.
Your illusion of reality is a drag dude..and thus.. *snip*

Davidjohnhall > Brock S. • 6 years ago

Really? I think all of the items on this list can be done by
anyone. Everyday. The illusion you are creating is that a
job/career inhibits action. Or creates a world where
inaction is okay. That sounds unrealistic to me.
We're talking about working out, going to bed early,

meditating, praying, cutting out negativity and negative
meditating, praying, cutting out negativity and negative
people. Which of those items are impossible because you
have a job?
Your job might be so lame that you don't have the energy
or the drive to do these things. In which case you
probably need to do them more than anything. And a few
months in you might find yourself with a new, better, life
affirming job/career. Heck, you might even create an
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AWESOME blog like this one that features AWESOME
posts like this one.
I think a lot of us complain that they're locked into our

lives and have no time, etc, when what we're really all
terrified about is that we really can do anything we want.
Any day of the week.
Good luck to you. It's time for me to go work out. Before I

go to work. :-)
Dosjeffe > Brock S. • 6 years ago

oh ye of little faith-durst but follow me to the mount
Coy • 6 years ago

I like it. It's simple, direct and easy to follow. I thnk women cry at
weddings beause they know it's the best part of the marriage.
The rest isn't a "joining of two people" it's where the women has
to redefine herself again. If shes lucky she can be herself. I too
do not like to go to weddings. I cry with them. I have done these
four steps in the past but have been afraid to break away from
the great paying but boring job. Now, in the last half of my life I
will do it. Lets see how it goes this time. I have already started
two of them, the lists and the praying......
Sandy Aphid • 6 years ago

sorry I beat you to it. I'm already the luckiest guy on the planet.
But there is room to share up at the top.
RussG • 6 years ago

Hey, finding this post was one of those "coincidences" for me.
Thanks for being on the planet with me, I love your writing. You
were perfect for me today, and I will go to bed grateful tonight.
James Altucher Mod > RussG • 6 years ago

Russ , thanks vey much. Your comment is perfect for me
today
Mary • 6 years ago

For the next time you post this article somewhere, you could add
to the title: "How to be THE LUCKIEST GUY ON THE PLANET....
and keep looking out for NUMBER ONE!" It's all about you! You
want to be happy, erradicate whatever bothers you, have smooth
days, etc. How about "The Hedonistic Planner?" Don't ever do
anything you don't want to do- never!! No weddings, no
commitments, no people dragging you down or draining your
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emotions. There is exercise to be done, and most importantly,
money to be made!!! Thank you for the advice, James!!
James Altucher Mod > Mary • 6 years ago

Hi Mary, I don't say you should "eradicate whatever
bothers you". But you shouldn't let anyone drain your
emotions or drain you. The challenge is being loving,
being there for the person, but not solving issues that the
other person should be solving on his or her own. The
best help you can give is by showing by example. It
doesn't mean kick someone out of the house.
And, yeah, I don't like to go to weddings.

Guest > James Altucher • 6 years ago

I'm a huge believer that doing what's right for you
(not necessarily easy or simple or fun but is
genuinely pointed toward the positive) will be good
for everyone. In fact, I think it's the only good. This
is one of the Dalai Lama's brilliant points, IMO--
when we're doing the right stuff, there's really no
distinction. He notes things like the importance of
decisions made from calm in helping others and
asks therefore if it's really selfish to seek calm.
Hats off to you--it takes courage to hold this view

in our world.
MarySBooth > James Altucher • a year ago

I am not sure I agree with not doing things you
don't want to do. When my father died, my mother
and I followed advice she'd gotten years before
when *her* father died, which was, say yes to
everything when people ask you out to do things.
When you're terribly sad, or even if you don't
realize that you're a bit depressed, you don't feel
like doing ANYTHING. Also, sometimes, doing
things you thought you didn't want to do brings
wonderful serendipity. I'd rather attend a wedding,
even if I don't feel like it, and be on the lookout
there to make new friends and connect with the
there to make new friends and connect with the
family, etc, who invited me there. I think the
attitude you go in with is the deciding factor.
Josh > Mary • 6 years ago

How could you possibly be preaching the opposite of
what James is saying. The other end of the spectrum is
that you *should* be miserable, that you *should* allow
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negativity into your life. How could you possibly claim that
is good, while seeking after positivity and happiness is
bad? Do you not grasp how utterly asinine what you are
saying is?
James is on the correct track. You should never do

anything unless its net effect is to bring your greater
happiness and positivity. You should only volunteer to
help others if the net effect is that you are happier and
more content as a result. The concept that somehow
suffering and pain is virtuous is something I've never been
able to understand, but people like yourself happily
embrace.
Monica_417 > Mary • 6 years ago

Are you really upset with him over his egocentric thoughts
and opinions? I mean, really. What is wrong with looking
out for oneself? I, for one, have been told since I can
remember that "God helps those who help themselves",
and I think that is what James is getting at. We are the
masters of our own destiny and shouldn't rely on others'
antiquated ideas of what brings happiness and
contentment. And I must point out, nowhere did I read
where he was saying in order to make yourself happy
other people be damned. Why SHOULD we waste time
doing things that drain us? Doesn't make sense to me.
James, this is the first article of yours that I have read and
I am a fan. I have already sent it to a couple of friends
and I appreciate not only what you have to say, but the
conversational way you say it. Very easy yet thought
provoking! Keep it up, if it pleases you. ;)
mefoghorn • 6 years ago

I have enjoyed many of your posts, but now I'm thinking you may
be pretty selfish and immature as a man. You don't seem to want
to offer your strength to anyone unless it benefits you in some
way. You don't seem to want to be a part of anyone's life if it
demands something from you, if it "brings you down". You may
not be able to handle real world people and problems.
I hope you are not one of those modern boys-in-the-body-of-a-

man that is more of a charicature of selfishness that leaves a
man that is more of a charicature of selfishness that leaves a
wake of disappointment with the people around you. This will
require self-honesty.
James Altucher Mod > mefoghorn • 6 years ago

I think you are misreading the post. I would certainly offer
anything I can to someone who needs help. And, i might
add, i have. But I'll explain more in a future post. I
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certainly never said i wont help someone if it brings me
down. I said "I don't get close" , which is very very
different.
Chris > James Altucher • 6 years ago

@mefoghorn, James has a point I've heard more
than once. IMO, best to keep a close distance of
bad energy from ones you care about, rather than
stay too close. A sailor going down with a sinking
ship is the dumbest thing ever, so a smart person
would not do it, they would use their strenghs and
energy to help their future and others without
sinking with a ship. Why not, come back another
day to try rescue the ship? Why not stick around to
tell people of the mistakes in hope they wont sink
their ship? Well it makes too much sense to me.
James A. these articles are awesome. There
surely must be a book along your path. Best
wishes. Thanks heaps. Chris from AU : )
Sunitha Aravindan > James Altucher • 2 years ago

well said.
manoflamancha123456 > mefoghorn • 6 years ago

James' advice on keeping yourself away from others is
probably what I've been looking for for the past year. I've
been trying to grapple w/ a bad relationship w/ two family
members and thinking I can salvage it. The conclusion
I've come to is that some things can't be salvaged. It
seriously puts me into depression having to deal w/ these
2 members of my family - who deeply drain me each in
their own way.
I've seen other people do the same - distance themselves

from those that bring them down - I just never expected to
be in such a position as to having to do it for myself.
This post (in its entirety) has been a great read today. I
had to pen the advice into a book as an exercise to force
myself to hopefully adhere to it - esp. the advice on
cutting out people that don't do anything than ruin my life
cutting out people that don't do anything than ruin my life
further.
Thanks James.
trapman > mefoghorn • 6 years ago

I think sometimes it can be a matter of survival rather than
just being a selfish manboy.
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jusben1369 > mefoghorn • 6 years ago

Yes please delve deeper James. I think mefoghorn is
lacking in patience and tack a little but I see their point
when reading your comments. Yet your later comments
clearly show that you're not self centered so expound for
us in the future!
Ken • 9 months ago

I always enjoy reading your writings. One thing I might add. My
wedding was like a funeral. None of our friends and family
approved of the match. That was in 1964, and we celebrate 52
years this month. My advice on this is to marry your best friend,
someone whose life compliments yours; similar interests that you
can combine into a meaningful, productive life together during
which your best times are spent together.
There are two activities I engage in which I find crucial to my own
well being. One is classical music, which reaches the
unconscious mind and uplifts your life. It engages the right
hemisphere of the brain, which needs a lot more exercise in our
society. Pop music is mainly about rhythm, which is mainly left
brain and the conscious mind, so that it does not have the
curative powers that classical music does. By classical music, I
include also Indian ragas, as well as the classical music of China,
Japan, Thailand, Bali and Java. Believe it or not, these musical
traditions share the same acoustical basis, and are therefore
essentially dialects of the same language.
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Bonnie Crofford • 10 months ago

Mr Altrucher your life sounds like mine.
The #3SimpleThings I advocate, use and work towards every
day are:
#Respect
#Gratitude
#Kindness
To self first. If done properly all else falls into place.
It's usually those who reach the gutteral part of themselves that
find this simplicity in living an essential part of thriving.
One thing is for certain though, one cannot always predict how
one person will react and how those reactions will implode upon
your life - both good and bad.
Whilst experiencing a terrible nightmare with an ex business
partner set upon destroying me, I am balanced with having found
an incredible mind mentor who has sophisticatedly assisted me
with reorganising my mind after a burglary. Been a hell of a year.
Much learned and tons gained I still find myself poverty stricken.
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Shaggy Bombay • a year ago

One thing I know from my own experience...GRATITUDE...it
definitely WORKS....it increase LUCK & GRACE in
life...everything just falls into place!!! ITS AMAZING!!!
Felix Papadakis • a year ago

It's amazing James.....you have managed to synthesize all of the
books I've been reading into 4 easy steps. From Deepak, to
Marianne Williamson, to diet books and exercise books.....it all
makes perfect sense. I made up the mneumonic PEMS....and put
it at the top of my calendar daily. Good stuff. Got to you from the
Times article and bought your book....writing ideas as we speak!
Thanks, and be well.
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Love was living in another neighborhood at that time. Or

But now I’m di erent. I’m constantly checking in and out of

When I was lying on the oor (http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2014/04/the-

B) I want to eradicate unhappiness in my life.

so I never dip low again. (http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/02/how-

The Daily Practice

1. Wake up by 4-5 a.m. every day.

2. Go to sleep by 8:30-9. (Good to sleep 8 hours a night!)

3. No eating after 5:30 p.m. Can’t be happy if indigested at

B) Emotional– If someone is a drag on me, I cut them out.

But I don’t get close to anyone bringing me down. This rule

Energy leaks out of you if someone is draining you. And I

Another important rule: always be honest. Its fun. Nobody is

A corollary of this is: I never do anything I don’t want to do.

C) Mental – Every day I write down ideas.

I write down so many ideas that it hurts my head to come up

The other day I tried to write 100 alternatives kids can do

Then the next day I came up with another 40. It de nitely

No ideas today? Memorize all the legal 2 letter words for

Need ideas for lists of ideas? Come up with 30 separate

Give me 10 ideas of directions this blog can go in. Think of 20

You need to exercise the idea muscle. It takes about 3-6

Pray (doesn’t matter if I’m praying to a god or to dead

Meditate – Meditation for more than a few minutes is

Being grateful – I try to think of everyone in my life I’m

Forgiving – I picture everyone who has done me wrong. I

Studying- If I read a spiritual text (doesn’t matter what it

My own experience: I can never achieve the three “simple”

daily basis. And every time I’ve hit bottom (or close to a

bottom, or I’ve been at some sort of crossroads) and started

B) Within three months the ideas would really start

D) Within a year my life was always completely

Its hard to do all of this every day. Nobody is perfect. I don’t

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DynamicHedge • 6 years ago

James Altucher Mod > DynamicHedge • 6 years ago

Ilhan Kudeki > James Altucher • 6 years ago

Have you ever read "The Power of Full

Txchick57 • 6 years ago

I remember emailing you in 2004 about something you wrote in

James Altucher Mod > Txchick57 • 6 years ago

Andrea Gerak > James Altucher • 9 months ago

Any suggestions how to go around this?

OldPatriot32 > Andrea Gerak

Andrea Gerak > OldPatriot32

before 2am) are the most important for

Plus, there are so many benefits to be had

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David • 6 years ago

James, I have studied synchronicity. On the "high-end" quantum

Dan • 6 years ago

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OldPatriot32 > Dan • 7 months ago

Your illusion of reality is a drag dude..and thus.. snip