Sometimes pure confidence can get you far, and sometimes you can will things into your life. In HackerNoon's Slogging channel, we talked about the times in our lives where we believed in ourselves enough to make real things happen. From becoming a musclehead to the next Vitalik Buterin, many of our HN staff seem to be on the right track. This by Limarc, Hang, Linh, David and Sidra Ijaz occurred in hackernoon's official #only-at-hackernoon channel. Slogging thread Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 4:37 AM :dead-inside: 3 Hang Sep 3, 2021, 4:37 AM I started my diet 2 days ago and already thought I’m lean. Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 4:42 AM I bought crypto on Binance for the first time 2 months ago and I'm pretty much Vitalik Buterin now. 😂 4 Linh Sep 3, 2021, 4:53 AM I watched hours of 15s tiktok videos and now I’m pretty much set on all internet trends. David Sep 3, 2021, 5:07 AM I listened to Linh talk about how smart tiktoker influencers are, so I’m basically a tiktok influencer now. Linh Sep 3, 2021, 5:11 AM #classicDavid is: he doesn’t really read or watch the thing I told him but somehow sums it up better when telling other people what I told him 😭 . One time I heard him explain to some friends how the violin works. David Sep 3, 2021, 5:13 AM That’s true I did/do know that information. Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 5:14 AM Well listening is how we learn... I once watched a video on how to replace cracked iphone screens. I told my friend I could fix hers for $50 (stores charge over $100). I ended up breaking the phone and having to buy her a new one on craigslist for $250. So in total I was down $200 on the deal. 😂 3 Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 5:14 AM That was when I decided to transition from flipping phones to reselling video games. :savage-joy: 2 Linh Sep 3, 2021, 5:15 AM Smart. Sidra Ijaz Sep 3, 2021, 5:22 AM I once read some random stuff on palmistry and became a famous palmist in my college! Sidra Ijaz Sep 3, 2021, 5:24 AM People said I can tell all about them after reading their hands. Well, I can tell about them because I was spending time with them. 💚 3 ✨ 3 💯 3 Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 5:24 AM Similar to Sidra, I watched a bunch of Derren Brown specials and I'm pretty sure I can read minds now. :smiling_face_with_tear: 1 Sidra Ijaz Sep 3, 2021, 5:25 AM You are what you believe. BELIEVING IS SEEING. 💯 2 Hang Sep 3, 2021, 5:27 AM I watched Mindhunter and Criminal Minds and I think I understand all the serial killers in the world :smiling_face_with_tear: 😂 3 Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 5:27 AM I'm pretty confident if we took a month off of work Hang we could probably solve at least 2 cold cases. :savage-joy: 1 Linh Sep 3, 2021, 5:28 AM Can always count on Sidra Ijaz to turn half-serious thoughts into deeply philosophical observations 😳. 💚 1 Sidra Ijaz Sep 3, 2021, 5:29 AM Linh that too might be a deception. :smiling_face_with_3_hearts: Hang Sep 3, 2021, 5:29 AM I watched Greys Anatomy and Hospital Playlist and I think I’m ready to be a doctor. Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 5:30 AM Also if you read Hang's message closely it seems more like she meant to say she can empathize with all the serial killers in the world, not that she could catch them...but let's just ignore that and be thankful that we're a remote company with no in-person meetings. :smiling_face_with_tear: 2 :savage-joy: 3 Sidra Ijaz Sep 3, 2021, 5:30 AM I watched Big Bang theory and felt like a quantum physicist. Hang Sep 3, 2021, 5:30 AM Sidra Ijaz meanwhile when I watch TBBT all I want to do is to drink as much as Penny :smiling_face_with_tear: 😂 2 Linh Sep 3, 2021, 5:31 AM Omg I cannot watch that show for my dear life 🙈. 😂 2 Hang Sep 3, 2021, 5:32 AM Limarc no but…they have reasons to do so. Not that it justifies their actions but most of the time they’re so messed up and lacking control over their own life they end up getting the high from controlling others’ (or… taking other ppls lives). Hang Sep 3, 2021, 5:33 AM Ah this… I started reading (again) this year and I think I'm a bookworm now 📚 . :savage-joy: 1 Linh Sep 3, 2021, 5:33 AM Oh man….couldn’t be worse than the time you sympathized with the dictators Limarc. Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 5:34 AM I was only playing Devil's advocate... 😅 😂 1 Zaeem Shoaib Sep 3, 2021, 2:23 PM Watched a Call of Duty video online. Became a pro player. 👀 1 🔫 1 Limarc Sep 3, 2021, 2:29 PM You were always a pro player 😉. 😆 1 :party_parrot: 1

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