I heard the term information paralysis the other day and realized that it describes me perfectly . I get so overwhelmed with new information on something I might want to actually learn that I just stop trying to learn it. I’m pushing 50 I have no savings, live paycheck to paycheck and I see these young adults 30 years younger just making bank investing and AI day trading and would love to try it, I just can’t start because I get overwhelmed on stuff I know nothing about.

My memory is shit I have to read stuff over and over ago before it clicks which builds the frustration

I loved computers as a kid in the late 80s unfortunately everyone in my life, parents teachers said nobody will ever make a living so I just lost touch with that part of me. I’m still a gamer but as far as operating computers well, webpages etc. or how any of it operates I don’t have a clue. I didn’t see a webpage until the day before I graduated highschool

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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    I don’t have any serious answers, but I do know that it’s important not to let good be the enemy of ‘perfect’. And it’s also important to remember that we will always make choices with incomplete information, but our choices (like our lives) are time-constraint, so eventually we have to pick a path regardless. Are you sure you wanna do AI trading? It’s basically gambling with more steps, right? Or at the very least a bit ‘esoteric’, certainly not a clear way into financial stability. Maybe a trade would be better? Idk. Good luck, friend. 🙏

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      don’t let good be the enemy of perfect

      This is a beautiful expression, and certainly one I needed to hear today
      Many thanks comrade!