LIFE TRAPS THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL TUMBLE INTO

PUSHING THE BIGGEST DOWNLOAD BUTTON

You will regret it…

PYRAMID SCHEMES

If you don’t fall for it then you definitely had at least

one friend who did.

SCARCITY TRAP

When you are experiencing poverty with regards to time,

money, happiness, then you are more likely to make

decisions that amplify and lead to more poverty.

It’s basically a self-fulfilling prophecy e.g. depression

leads to isolation which leads to more depression

etc. Negative feedback loops are no fun.

TRYING TO PLEASE PEOPLE

As you get older you realize that no matter what you do

people will find some way to criticize you. You didn’t help

the homeless man? You’re a bad person. You helped

the homeless man? You’re an enabler.

THE SPANISH PRISONER

This confidence trick is essentially the original “Nigerian prince”

scam, but more generalized. For example, politicians do this all

the time by dishing out empty promises e.g. “vote for me and

I will completely change so and so”. In reality, they are

just using you to further their own agenda.

NOT BACKING YOUR FILES UP

That file’s not important right? Yea, not until your computer crashes.

DEBT

If you live in the United States, this is especially relevant.

Don’t drink the kool aid. You can live without debt.

CLIMBING THE LADDER

This not only pertains to work, but life in general. We want

a better job to buy a bigger house for which we will

need an even better job so that we can then buy

yet another house. Repeat.