15 TRAPS to Avoid in Life

15 Traps to Avoid in Life

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What are some traps you should avoid in life?
What are some traps in life?
How do people get trapped in life?
What are the biggest traps in life?
What are the top traps to avoid in life?

00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Cheap dopamine trap
01:30 - Pride trap
02:25 - Being in a hurry trap
03:04 - Prolonged indecisiveness trap
03:48 - The quick fix trap
05:33 - Lifestyle inflation trap
06:38 - Start of life trap
07:18 - Sunk cost trap
07:57 - Victimhood trap
08:43 - Plenty of time trap
09:34 - Savior & Expectations trap
10:59 - Education trap
11:50 - The buy now, pay later trap
12:40 - Scarcity trap
13:35 - Winning by contrast trap
14:41 - Question

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[alux]

Hello Aluxers, what other traps do people fall for?
It's free knowledge that will blow your mind.

[tomascaetano]

For me, the biggest financial trap in life, is to buy liabilities, while you don't have assets to cover their cost. Securing them with your paycheck (that is not secure)

[piubha]

Biggest trap someone can fall, is believing other's life on social media is perfect. You see everyone holidaying, partying and shopping. But in real life most people are under big credit card debts or depression. I fell for it, now I do not care.

[davespeed]

Fellow Aluxers, don't be like me. I am 65 years old and was stuck in the Start of Life Trap for almost my entire life. Start living NOW.

[brandonwhite]

So the trap I would like to speak about I call the "Hoodrat trap". Anyone who grew up in a low income ghetto can tell you that ghetto culture is pervasive and omnipresent in low-income neighbourhoods. Many low-income earners see this skillset as a necessity, and for many that is the case, however over time these traits become a permanent fixture of one's personality. On a personal note when I left the ghetto I was shocked by how the other half lives and now one year later the exact opposite is true. While in the ghetto I was mocked for keeping two jobs, here I am praised for my long hours. While in the ghetto I was mocked for eating cheap foods, here I am praised for my frugality. Even romance is a polar opposite outside the ghetto: while in the ghetto women expect a man who is strong, violent and has lots of money at the same time he doesn't work, in the outside world (and I'm still trying to get used to this one) women like a hardworking, honest man who will stand the test of time. In summary if your are reading this and you think you may be trapped in the hood just remember only you can get yourself out of there. Make a plan, follow through, get out. I lost over $50k selling my house at a loss and the only thing I regret is not getting out of there sooner.

[swapnasunder]

The denial of addiction trap. While it's easy to identify addictions like smoking or drinking, eating the wrong kind of food, consuming TV serials, or spending time talking too much ...things like that are not seen as addictions...I fell into one of these and had to make lifestyle changes when it caught up with me. Maybe it falls under the letting go of Cheap thrills trap :)

[mcmaschio]

As much as we try to deny it everyone of us falls into one or more of these traps including myself … just know its ok we all human and there is always room for improvement… Thanks Alux for making me more self aware … ❤️

[paullight]

Booze, drugs, or overweight trap! I have seen people close to me lose their joy and freedom in these traps years before they pass away too young. As the quote goes, the chains of this trap are too light to feel until they're too heavy to remove. Every inch deeper into this trap takes 10x the effort and desire to reverse it, so get out ASAP! As a person in my 60s, I am amazed how much I can still enjoy hiking, building, walking, marriage, and living because I am free from this horrible trap.

[frogers]

"If you want to improve, you must be content to be thought foolish and stupid." -Epictetus

This singular quote is the most responsible for giving me the push to buy my first rental property and push past doubt due to negative comments from friends and family.

[Turkiebrown]

The yes trap
never saying no means you'll spend most of your time doing what others want, neglecting your own desires. People will start taking advantage of you and will leave you when they get all they can

the attachment trap
as you grow you will naturally outgrow some of the people in your life, especially if they aren't growing with you. dont be afraid to lose people who stunt your growth

[virginiaellis]

Awesome advice!!!
Wish my Dad had told me this in my teens and early 20s.
But… I’m sending these videos to my kids so they can become “True Aluxers.”

[kelvinmcdonald]

Most people venture into crypto to be millionaires, meanwhile i just want to be debt free

[andredudatt]

I've been trapped by trap #12 several times over the last twelve years. I don't have a college degree and I'm on my 30´s. Never concluded one. Amazingly, I work at a higher education institution.

[davidr]

Great video on this very important topic. By following the masses, I would break the losing traps people fall into by the following areas:
1. To do traps- going to concerts, sporting events, bars, clubs traveling, etc. While all of these sound good in name are they really that great of time? That concert of the singer past their prime where you overpay for bad seats, deal with rude crowds to hear music that will never be as the studio version does not seem like a good investment of time or money. In moderation all of these are reasonable but the frequency some people engage in these activities is insane.
2. Time traps- social media, sports, video games, porn, binge watching, etc- Do these activities really make you happy.?
3. Eating- are three large meals a day necessary after your teenage years?
4. Drugs, drinking and smoking- Is damaging your mind/body, sucking away your energy and reducing years of quality life away worth it?

[BasementBerean]

A trap I've discovered is mistaking obsession and neurosis for learning and progress. Just because I'm thinking about something (like some goal or cause) all the time doesn't mean I'm learning about it or committed to it.

[hugh]

Not Staying FOCUSED Trap. I assure this does exist as I have to fight it constantly as a long time serial entrepreneur. We are like kids in a toy store!

[JWEATHERSBY]

Like always - great video! As far as other traps go -- I definitely fell victim to these two traps before and see others fall for them often: The "Live by the Rules Trap" & the "Doing All Things in Order Trap".

There is no one set way to live life and there are no 100% rules to any of it. You can follow whatever standards you want to the letter and still end up unsuccessful (however you define that) and unhappy. So, have principles -- sure -- but don't be limited by them.

And when it comes to doing everything in order, what order are you modeling off of? What "normal" defines your order? Do you go to school, graduate, get married, buy a home, have kids, etc.? Or do you get the house when you see that it's a good time to buy on the market. Does pursuing your entrepreneurial dream come before or AFTER you find love? I don't have the answer to this because the point is that - in my eyes - there isn't one. If you wait until the timing is perfect for every little thing, you'll find that you miss a lot of life's golden opportunities and sweet surprises.

[dariushidar]

Education should never, never, and I mention it again, never, be underestimated. Education is not for being rich. It builds a great foundation in the brain that one can apply to everything in life and prosper and be a better social individual, the higher the better.

[Roxstar]

You are mostly definitely part of my growth plan Alux.

[joshuaa.kennedy]

Confusion assets with liability. Like a house "you" own but have not paid off yet and live in is not asset. Also car's fall into this trap as well they can turn into currency pits quick witch also touch on your sunken cost.

Another big financial trap I see if people going thru life never gaining any skills. I see so much potential in gaining skills. It only takes about 6-9 months of doing a job to have that skill down. No one wants skills they just want a high end job. For me I did tech support for camera manufacturers then sales for door to door cell phones and over the phone sales for camera manufacturer. Then learn more and more about the installation of the cameras and then different between asset and liability. Also internet installation. Currently I'm working on other languages and accounting. Not to mention the other random skills I picked up from doing contact work wile I continue to build my business.