This market resolves YES if, within the next week, someone in the comments gives me advice that I actually follow in the following week that I personally consider “good advice.”
“Good advice” means it’s something I act on and feel was genuinely helpful or direction-shifting. Could be a book recommendation, a habit, a small purchase, or even something big like “join a new religion.” For any advice I act on that I think is “good,” I’ll send the commenter 1k mana.
A few notes:
It must be new advice and something I’m not already doing.
It must be feasible — “make a million dollars” doesn’t count unless I somehow do it.
It must be something I actually do in the next week.
I’ll make the final judgment on whether it counts as “good advice.”
The market closes in one week; I’ll resolve it a week later after having reflected a bit. However, I don’t have to necessarily have completed this advice for it to be good.
About me: I’m an achingly normcore, basic-B, middle-aged, coastal, cis gendered straight white guy with a wife, two kids, a dog and a station wagon. . Maybe my one distinguishing characteristic on Manifold is that I’m not involved with the tech industry in any way.
I already own three bidets, so that won’t win.
I promise to read every comment, but I might not respond to them. Also, I won’t bet on this market.
Update 2025-10-20 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): Walking is not eligible as advice, as the creator already walks frequently.
1,000- Before you buy something checkout Wirecutter to see if there are reviews of that type of product. For example the best under the desk treadmill.
- Get a rice cooker. While it can save money/time since you can make it and throw something like lentils from Costco on it for a quick meal. It makes better rice than you would get another way
- Depending on age of your kids (which you saying middle-age means they are probably older but in case you started a family later), A Yoto Player. It is card based which is how they get their money but sometimes libraries have cards you can get and use. They also have a daily radio program with fun games for younger kids
- If you want simpler news (concise, no ads) the Wikipedia Current Events Portal is very concise.
- Related to the above Kagi News is a similar idea. Also free but less history than the Wikipedia Current Events Portal
Check your credit score on the main providers, see if there's any surprises. (Bonus: you can lock these from viewing/updating from the sites, there are guides, and this is an excellent way to prevent someone from doing a fraudulent loan in your name. Free, quick, and only a bad idea if you need a new line of credit soon.)