razordu30 -
1. "Plagiarism" - Come on! If the truth really be known almost anything and everything (aside from personal anecdotes) that's posted on here is either directly from the book, the tapes or the seminar. Yes, everything. These aren't _our_ original ideas. They're the ideas of Paul the 79 people that he cites in his bibliography. We add value through our experiences, NOT by repeating what's stated in the book.

2. "Watered down version" - We're not getting a watered down version of AlexK's. In fact, simply look at most of his posts and you'll realise that although they're helpful, they're also redundant. This isn't his fault, being that the same questions keep popping up, but to be honest he's not posting _new_ info most of the time. Just the same info repeatedly. In fact, he understands this and sometimes refers back to posts previously made.

3. "Tangible Financial Asset" - This one is a stretch. If AlexK had these plans then he should let people know it and ask them to behave accordingly. You don't give out your 'secret' recipe to strangers then act shocked that they tell someone.

AlexK, nothing personal, and maybe JJWjr, razordu30 and kmc12345 are right. Your credibility as pertaining to your ability to PR probably hasn't been damaged. More bluntly and obviously less diplomaticly - your response was childish and I was suprised that it came from you after reading it.

Chang Liu - I hope you're satisfied. Obviously you don't understand what you're talking about and yet you've pulled the wool over some people's eyes thanks to AlexK's help.

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As for mathematician's issue with laziness and being tired. The key is finding out _when_ is the right time for you to study and focus on important tasks.

Some people are mentally sharper and alert in the morning just after waking up. Others are at their peak at 11:00 at night. If you're a morning person make sure that you schedules classes, study sessions, or meetings to coincide with that cycle.

The key is being self aware, noticing these patterns in your daily life and adjusting your behaviors/actions accordingly. This applies to anything that you do.

For the record, no that wasn't an original thought. I've picked that little tidbit of advice up from various resources.