That $800 'productivity course' I bought at 2 AM still haunts me

Back in March I was on a serious freelance grind and saw an ad for a course that promised to double my income in 30 days. It was midnight and I was exhausted from back to back projects, so I dropped $800 without thinking. Turned out the whole thing was just basic stuff like 'make a to do list' and 'reply to emails faster.' I didn't learn one new thing and I still feel stupid about it. Has anyone else thrown cash at a late night impulse purchase that totally flopped?

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alex82012d ago

Read a study saying late night purchases have like a 90% regret rate.

rosepark12d ago

Oh wow, 90% seems really high though doesn't it? I mean yeah I've definitely ordered some dumb stuff at 2am like a weird kitchen gadget I never used, but I feel like half the time I'm buying something I actually needed anyway, just at a bad hour. Last week I bought a 3am pack of floss picks and zero regrets, my teeth thanked me the next morning. Studies like that always seem to pick the most dramatic number to grab your attention.

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kelly_rivera12d ago

Man I felt that in my bones. My $600 "masterclass" on how to hack your brain for focus turned out to be a guy in a hoodie reading off Wikipedia articles. Your mileage may vary but at least your teeth are clean, right?