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We've got a great expression today.
Hindsight is 2020, and it's true, this expression is real.
Hindsight is 2020.
Alright, so the first word was Hindsight.
Did you catch the spelling?
I'll spell it for you.
You ready?
H-I-N-D-S-I-G-H-T.
And that's one word, Hindsight.
But the pronunciation when we say it fast, Hindsight.
You want to get a stop D sound in there.
Hindsight.
Hindsight is 2020.
And that's 2-0 slash 2-0.
Alright, 2020.
Now what does this mean?
Well, let's look at 2021.
And I'm not going to explain the science.
But 2020 simply means perfect vision.
So in America, if you go to the eye doctor,
the eye doctor will ask, how is your vision?
It's perfect.
And then you take an eye test.
And the number, if you have perfect vision,
the number they give you is 2020.
Okay.
As you probably know, I wear glasses.
My vision is really bad.
It's really bad.
I have no idea what my numbers are.
I don't know.
I couldn't tell you.
Okay.
So I'm serious.
Every time I need to upgrade my glasses or contacts,
I just go back to the eye doctor and have them re-check my eyes.
And they write down the numbers.
And then we order glasses.
So to be honest, I really don't know my vision.
I don't know the numbers that tell me what my vision is.
It changes anyway.
Over years, it changes.
But everybody in America knows that perfect vision is 2020.
And I guess that means 20 left eye, 20 right eye, I think, right?
20 and I don't know what it means.
But anyway, it means perfect vision.
So, hind sight, well sight means to see, hind means back.
Hindsight is 2020.
This is an excellent expression, which means understanding how you should have made the decision
after the event is always easy.
Does that make sense?
So this is the situation.
On Friday, you decided to do something.
On Friday, let's say you're watching a football game.
And on Friday, you thought that your team was going to win,
so you gambled some money, you know, $10.
Yeah, my team's going to win.
I will bet $10.
And then the team plays the game on Sunday and they lose.
And then on Monday, you say, oh, of course they lost.
I forgot about this guy and he was not playing good.
And I forgot about this guy.
He was sick.
And I forgot about the other team.
And that guy is really, really a champion.
Of course they lost in this situation.
Hindsight is 2020.
Another situation, you meet a lovely girl online.
Okay.
And it's a guy.
So I'm a guy and I meet this girl online and we're chatting and talking.
And you know, things are kind of getting romantic.
And yeah, oh, so let's go ahead and meet.
Let's go to the coffee shop and have some coffee together.
And I go to the coffee shop and the woman comes to the coffee shop.
But it's not a woman.
It's a guy.
Of course I should have known.
Yeah, when we were chatting online, she knew too much information about cars.
She knew too much information about fishing and hunting.
She knew too much information about football and baseball.
Those are guy things.
Girls don't know about that.
Hindsight is 2020.
Boy, that's a bad example is going to get me in trouble.
It's just an example.
Alright, so whatever.
Check out the dialogue and I'll be right back.
Ah, I should have bought Bitcoin last year this time.
The price went up, didn't it?
Yeah, I thought it would lose value.
Hindsight is 2020.
That's very true.
Right now, Bitcoin, you know what Bitcoin is?
I'm sure all of you know what Bitcoin.
People who listen to my podcast are actually very high IQ, very smart people.
So, yeah, Bitcoin.
Right now, the price of Bitcoin is over $60,000.
And this is, what is it?
October 18th, 2021.
And last year, this time, it was like $11,000.
So the price has gone up six times.
So last year would have been a good time to buy Bitcoin.
You would have made some money.
Who knows, right?
I mean, that's dangerous stuff, right Bitcoin?
But once again, Hindsight is 2020.
Man, I should have bought Google stock in 2006.
Oh, I should have bought Apple stock in 2002.
Oh, I should blah, blah, blah, blah, Hindsight is 2020.
After the decision has been made and then we see the result, it's always easy to know what decision would have been better.
Right?
That's the idea.
Hindsight is 2020.
So right now again, it's October 18th, 2021.
And at the end of the month, I will, actually, I think it's October.
I think it's one week later.
I think we start in a week.
We have our end of year sale for 2022 memberships for DDM, Perth, and LME.
So this sale, which starts, I believe in a week, I think October 24th is when it starts.
And it lasts for five days, three days.
I'm not sure.
Last for a couple of days, that is the best time of the year to get your 2022 membership.
It is.
It is the best time of the year to get your 2022 membership membership start in January.
They start in January.
So you know, you got November and December, but don't worry.
If you join, I'll help you out for November and December.
I'll get you some lessons.
Don't worry.
You can join the VIP at a discounted rate too, but this is a great opportunity to join.
Don't be like later on in November or December or January.
Don't say, oh, man, I should have gotten my membership in October.
Of course, hindsight is 2020.
I'm already telling you the future.
Get your membership in October.
It's the best time of the year.
It's the most wonderful time of the year to get your DDM and your Perfee IP and your LME membership.
Sorry, I'm going crazy.
But yeah, hindsight is 2020.
Make a good decision today.
That's it.
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Ah, I should have bought Bitcoin last year this time.
The price went up, didn't it?
Yeah, I thought it would lose value.
hindsight is 2020.
Ah, I should have bought Bitcoin last year this time.
The price went up, didn't it?
Yeah, I thought it would lose value.
hindsight is 2020.
