Occupational therapist by day, some guy who is trying to trade at the same time.
Feel free to leave a comment, stalk my wordy and non-creative profile page, or uh, whatever it is people do on profiles. I will probably reply to it, probably. Even if it's just like "ty bro" or "WUT U SAY" or "I agree. (#nohomo)."
My educational background:
If there is one reason I took such a useless major in university like sociology, it's because I was genuinely curious about human behaviour in group settings. To this day I am quite fascinated with observing people outside of their comfort zones. I can never doubt the potential of the human mind; capable of sinking so low or elevating so high. So low in such questionable human behaviours, but so high in our academic endeavors and physical abilities. We are a species that is inherently unpredictable. However, we belong in social settings and thus our behaviours can be often predictable. Our true potential however is always there, and hence the delight of research on the human condition can be amusing and worthy to pursue. Our research might become invalidated and ultimately useless, but hey, our lives are finite and I can't think of a more amusing subject for me to have studied. Oh sociology, why did I have to be stuck with you?
Oh and I also majored in human biology.
Since 2017, I have obtained a Masters of Occupational Therapy. In a nutshell, our profession seek to help people get back into doing what is meaningful to them. We can assist with consulting or educating clients on what adaptive equipment they need to make their meaningful activities manageable. We can collaborate with clients and design an intervention plan to get their hands moving to normal levels. We can specialize in wheelchair assessments and issue suitable and effective wheelchairs catered to the client. Many believes our profession is a matter of rehabilitation. That is true to a degree, but we can also advocate for preventive measures to minimize risk of falling or injury to damaged tissue. Outside of the nutshell, OT offers a myriad of roles that we can do. We are often called generalists. We are educators of common sense, but this is why I love it so much; because what is common to you might not be common to someone else. Occupational therapy is my calling, and I love it. Paperwork is the bane of every health care professional.
What 1-10 means for me
10 - So goot, go watch it NOW!
9 - Enjoyable and memorable.
8 - I enjoyed it, despite its flaws.
7 - My average score, not bad enough to drop, but not good enough to be memorable.
6 - Most likely had an interesting concept, but executed poorly.
5 - Forgettable in every way.
4 - It was probably tiddies that made me keep watching it.
3 - There's no anime here since I'm not a masochist.
2 - School Days.
1 - Exclusively a troll rating. Or a rating reserved for completionists who have too much time on their hands to finish series they passionately didn't like.
Random selection of endearing quotes:
"Ignorance is bliss."
"Science emphasizes evidence and logical deduction, and is forever uncertain. It deals not with facts engraved on stone tablets, but with hypotheses that may be refuted by tomorrow's experiments and concepts formulated by fallible human minds. The best scientific education encourages skepticism, questioning, independent thought, and the use of reason."
"People who are tormented by their consciences are still worth saving." - Nao Kanzaki
"It's pointless to force people to do their best if they don't want to." But you can bet as hell we'll try to motivate you.
"Let's say someone has their nose hair sticking out. If you can't tell him about it, you're a stranger. If you can tell him about it, you're an acquaintance. If you can pluck it out, you're his friend." - Gakuto
"The loneliest people are the kindest, The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they do not wish to see anyone else suffer the way they do." - Anonymous
"Better to struggle through with who you are than breeze through as someone you aren't. Suffering builds character, but a life without lessons is a precarious life to be living."
"You can't be so frightened of what might happen that you are unwilling to act." - Steelheart, page 242.
“Strength is the first virtue,” Alera said. “That is not a pleasant fact. Its distastefulness does not alter the truth that without strength to protect them, all other virtues are ephemeral, ultimately meaningless.” Jim Butcher, final book in the Codex Alera.
"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The trick to education is to teach people in such a way that they don't realize they're learning until it's too late." - Harold Eugene Edgerton
"Everything will be all right in the end... if it's not all right then it's not yet the end." - Sonny from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
"A future is not given to you. It is something you must take for yourself." - Yoko Taro
Current perspectives about life:
1. Enjoy it. Rather than get bogged down by the meaning of your existence or life, realize the simple pleasures and have reasonable goals and dreams you can pursue. For me, most of what I do comes down to whether I enjoy it or not. Even if something isn't enjoyable, perhaps the end goal will still overall improve your enjoyment.
2. Laugh as much as I can. My mom used to tell me he who laughs a lot typically lives longer. It's probably made up but I believe in it. Why be sad when you can laugh it all out? Why be so uptight when you don't have to be? Laughter is contagious, it really is. Though I think I'd probably go overboard and laugh at funerals, too...
3. Money is necessary for life, but it shouldn't consume your life. I have realized the importance of financial freedom, but wealth is not something I am addicted in pursing. What each and every human being on Earth have is the capacity to be happy. It isn't the material goods that we must need in order to be happy, but the simplistic meanings we attach to the things we have, the people we care and love about, the actions we do, and so on. That said, you need to have some kind of persistent income to pursue the things you like and spend it on things you cherish. Also, be very cautious of lifestyle creep.
4. Taking care of yourself. The 3 areas of your life you need to have consistently in your life is: sleep, diet, and exercise routine. Sedentary life and technology in our modern life can compromise these 3 things which is why these things have become more important. It's very easy to get into a unsustainable sleep schedule, eat a ton of junk, and completely avoid exercise. I myself have done this during the pandemic, and I've come out 20lbs heavier. Set up a schedule and have realistic goals will push yourself into a more comfortable routine. And routine in these 3 areas will brighten your day and improve your quality of life. I was as high as 210lb, and now I'm below 170lb.
5. Mutual love. Is possibly the greatest ...thing of all time. However, it's also one of the most elusive. Often we recommend that it's not something you seek, but something that comes to you "naturally". That said, you also need to be out there for opportunities to come to you. So many things can prevent mutual love from blossoming, and many things can end it. Navigating your own social life necessarily means you need to constantly grow, reflect, and challenge your own beliefs. If there is one takeaway, it's that you should never stop growing as a person. Become the best version of yourself. Love, wealth, and pleasure will come to you.
I just use TD rn, need to move to interactive brokers, but transferring shit takes a while so I'll do it in the summer
Questrade is probably better
you're almost double my age rn
also uoft, nice
I want to go to queen's or western for finance
Haha - see, it was me this time, dropping the ball :D Please forgive me, apparently I couldn't cope with your uber-quick reply. XD
That is so good to hear, I'm glad you are happy with what you do! Also a relief to hear that covid didn't screw you over.
Well, so 6 years... a lot happened, I guess! I finished my studies (didn't have to redo my exams for better marks, as I had feared, as everything went realliy smooth) and the "Practical education" that comes after that. The second set of finishing exams went really well, too, and I could finally put all of that behind me, which felt amazing.
I kept working as a lawyer at the law firm where I did the most part of my training and I like that, apparently, I'm pretty decent at what I do. Sadly, (lol) I decided to get my PhD while working part-time as a lawyer and ... it is probably the most terrible time of my life. Haha.Writing that paper has cost me so much blood (okay, not really), sweat and tears (that, it did). I am looking to finish my paper this year (fingers crossed, please, I could use them) to finally, finally get closure.
Oh, and I have gotten married 3 years ago, too. :) Overall, I am pretty happy - but also, it feels like life is changing so much which makes me feel uneasy at times.
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don't know exactly when I first heard of it, but got into it at 14 to try my hand at it
crypto in may 2021
back to stocks since February 2021
mainly tho I met people online who gave me insight regarding my interests
very helpful
Questrade is probably better
you're almost double my age rn
also uoft, nice
I want to go to queen's or western for finance
good luck with investing
https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePlainBagel/videos
https://youtu.be/L_HWRwIOcg4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtDzY3-7ieE&list=PLHC72UlhAthDJjFF1-bimGHG5Ubjff5cw
it's good you're looking to research, but it isn't as difficult if you're using a passive index fund strategy
also, you're in Canada? What university did you go to for sociology?
That is so good to hear, I'm glad you are happy with what you do! Also a relief to hear that covid didn't screw you over.
Well, so 6 years... a lot happened, I guess! I finished my studies (didn't have to redo my exams for better marks, as I had feared, as everything went realliy smooth) and the "Practical education" that comes after that. The second set of finishing exams went really well, too, and I could finally put all of that behind me, which felt amazing.
I kept working as a lawyer at the law firm where I did the most part of my training and I like that, apparently, I'm pretty decent at what I do. Sadly, (lol) I decided to get my PhD while working part-time as a lawyer and ... it is probably the most terrible time of my life. Haha.Writing that paper has cost me so much blood (okay, not really), sweat and tears (that, it did). I am looking to finish my paper this year (fingers crossed, please, I could use them) to finally, finally get closure.
Oh, and I have gotten married 3 years ago, too. :) Overall, I am pretty happy - but also, it feels like life is changing so much which makes me feel uneasy at times.
few years ago :P