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Off to the gym nice n early, hardly anyone there! Not feeling the strength but got it in anyway. Front desk lady changing jobs.

Ryan Reynolds has a donut at Tims… why? It was good, but still just a donut. It’s like beer companies sponsoring sports matches.

Thinking, advertising for the new site… posters in the libraries??

Off to a talent show! Not sure I’d want to be back in junior high… nor work there! The audio rental guy was a grizzly old vet-looking dude tho. Piano, singing, guitar, magic trick, my niece played violin, two kids got sent to the office, no cell phones allowed for the students. And how do you give feedback to a kid? Is it better to be nice or realistic?

And what about returning to China, what VPN works now? Is Astrill dead?

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00:00 Morning Routine Setup

00:39 Podcast Identity Riff

02:36 Niece Talent Show Plans

04:30 Deload Week Training

07:01 Back Workout Details

08:00 Canada Prep and Online Pivot

10:15 Automating Test Prep Business

13:58 Monetizing and Call to Action

15:36 Gym Front Desk Automation

18:58 Ryan Reynolds Tim Hortons Donut

21:37 Celebrity Endorsements and Vice Ads

23:55 Junk Food Sponsorships

25:23 China vs Canada Diets

27:30 Offline Classes Comeback

30:13 Prepping VPNs and LLMs

33:41 Niece Talent Show Recap

38:37 Encouragement vs Realism

41:48 Wrap Up and Future Self