Do the Math is a general pattern. Lots of areas of our lives seem mysterious or difficult until you just do some simple math on it, and look at the numbers, and go “oh, this isn’t that mysterious or difficult after all, I just didn’t understand how it worked.”
For example it might seem impossible to eat for less than $200 a month. Well, do the math. You need 2000kcals. That’s Xcal/dollar. What kinds of foods can you eat that will result in 2000kcals/day for under 200/mo? Build a list. Get under that number, and then add in some veggies and stuff.
Not that mysterious, is it?
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