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Compound interest is truly the 8th wonder of the world. What's shitty though is if you suck with consistency. With lifting, for example, compound interest only works if you have a good workout and then string it together with another good workout and repeat. Isolated practice = little return as opposed to compounding returns
can you elaborate on the lifting part
Not sure what the other responder is on about. Sounds like some "confuse your muscles" broscience.
OP means lifting once every 3 months does nothing. You need to string together consecutive, habitual workouts in order to see progress.
o okay yeah i was confused and it sounded a little like broscience
You need to vary your exercises because you get more gains the first week you exercise than every week after for the work put in.
But target different muscles and you can hit multiple muscles the same way.
How many times will you repost this on a new account trying to get people to sign up for your course?
but human beings are notoriously myopic
I cringe reading this again.
What else could be myopic? It's like saying human beings are notoriously two-thumbed. There's nothing else that even has thumbs/could be myopic.
The slight edge is real, it’s based on mathematics, it’s so simple and yet we ignore it.
??? So in order to be real it has to be based on mathematics? Stupid. With the right approach/interpretation you could convincingly argue that anything in the world is based on mathematics.
Trying way too hard to sound smart.
Why should anyone pay for your shitty course? The best content in this post is about the slight-edge and that's not even your idea.
That and the KFC double down was what 5 years ago?
I had never heard of this before, I was quite disappointed when I found out it isn’t a thing anymore and I couldn’t try this tasty sounding monstrosity.
I only pop in here every now and then so I'm not familiar with how this place is modded but... Any idea why the mods are allowing this over and over again? At the very least it doesn't seem right that it's not labeled as an advertisement. And I notice that OP isn't replying to any of the advertisement-based criticisms.
Edit: a word
"Why should anyone pay for your shitty course? The best content in this post is about the slight-edge and that's not even your idea."
Exactly, Jim Rohn covers all this stuff for free in his Personal Development Seminar.
r/unexpectedrunescape
I thought this was r/writingprompts for a minute
Why nonfiction in particular? Surely any book that stimulates creativity is of value, especially books such as classics. Only nitpick I have.
Right? I’m sick of the self improvement community’s obsession with “only read nonfiction” thing. Literature has a lot to teach, often more than self improvement books.
I agree. Literature, especially a character's struggles and triumphs, can speak to you on a deep emotional level that can light a fire under you.
Sadly, I was one of the noobs that got pk'ed in the wildlands
If you ask me or my dad, two people who have been financially successful. It takes will power, motivation, and the hunger for the something greater.
This course is wack.
Having built a successful business and a life I enjoy far more now than a decade ago, I agree with the principle: small actions compounded over time creates huge results.
However what worked for me wasn't the 4 things listed in the post above.
These have helped me the most:
Measurement, eg daily check of my weight, for example. Or in my business, regularly checking the metrics and seeing what I need to change. Keep adjusting based on measurement.
For the hardest habits or actions, publicly keep track. I use Coach.me (the free version) for personal habits. For business, publicly announcing an upcoming deliverable so that my network/audience is expecting it.
Reframing the action itself as worthwhile, practicing enjoying the task itself... not just waiting for future results.
Also worth looking into: Tiny Habits from Stanford prof BJ Fogg.
Love Coach.me as well!
r/thanksimcured
Er... I know what you mean and I agree with the spirit of what you're saying, but this is disingenuous advice that encourages blinders over perspective.
Ugly truth is that a lot of people have been having "compound interest" since they were children from superior economic conditions and/or superior raising... To say nothing of the harsh reality that loads of people really are just plain better than you including willpower and a faculty for patience, discipline, and pain tolerance.
This doesn't change anything about the spirit of your post-- successful people are indeed those who recognized on some level that cultivated discipline was the way to go, for the most part, and you should not spend time putting them on a pedestal. "That guy" may be far better-equipped to bench press 300 lbs than you'll ever he, but 300 lbs is always going to be 300 lbs, and the key difference is "that guy" realized discipline necessary reach that literal benchmark. He likely needed less than you, but he recognized it all the same.
Like I said, great post but disingenuous.
You're absolutely right re: the ugly truth. I just don't know how that kind of thinking would help me (or anyone for that matter). I can't control the economic conditions and whoever raised me, but I can control how I spend my time. What I'm trying to say is that it's good to recognize the ugly truth, but you just have to divorce yourself from those thoughts because they almost never help. What usually helps is you showing up and applying yourself
It really reinforces the idea that even if you are born into a terrible situation you are still responsible for owning up to and dealing with it. Mark Manson uses the analogy of someone leaving a baby on your doorstep, it's not your fault but it's still your responsibility to make a decision about what to do.
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I think it is helpful thinking, the problem seems to come from idealizing the extremes. Sure compounded with time, people in a better situation can achieve more, but are they more satisfied? The answer is generally no, you can be remarkably average and live a fulfilled life Edit: if you cultivate good values, which can be cultivated by acceptance and pursuit of terrible experiences.
yeah man. for me its just practical. nothing is gained from pondering or pontificating or whatever. just put in the work
Yeah but just working isn't enough, you need to make sure your work actually lines up with your values and that your values aren't bad ones, pondering them and ultimately replacing core values.
You’re being a victim.
Yes, there are physical limitations like you state. A 5’2” person most likely isn’t going to dunk a basketball, but you can add an inch or two to your vertical jump.
Most importantly, economic circumstances can change with your mindset. Many successful people came from nothing because they had nothing and strived for more, others came from wealthy families because of access and opportunity. The middle class have the hardest chance of going to uber success because they don’t know poverty and they don’t know wealthy.
What happens in your life, happens for you, not to you. Appreciation and Grit.
The 1 degree philosophy is integral to increasing your performance. I’m not going to get to 300 bench press but to go from 200 to 205 is huge. You see this with the top sales performers.
If you’re in sales, and on average it takes 25 calls to make a sale, make an extra call each day = 5 a week = 250 a year = 10 extra deals a year. Now, if what you’re selling is $1000/unit = that’s an extra $10,000/yr; $10,000/unit = $100,000/yr; $50,000/unit = $500,000/yr. If you’re selling $5 cookies you can you sell $2000 TVs, $40,000 cars, $500,000 homes. Refine, Associate and Make 1 more call.
“You’re being a victim!”
bootstrapping intensifies
I’m wondering why this post is so polarizing?
I read a lot of fear in the negative responses. If you do not like the merits of this post please share what motivates you.
Any advice you receive should be put through the filter of what’s missing in your life or motivates you. There are unlimited paths to personal success.
I receive and give advice all the time in my life. Usually when one of my friends takes some advice from me they dish it back and we ultimately both improve.
In the past year alone a friend started eating healthy and dropped 35 lbs based in my advice and another began martial arts. I’m now taking the same martial arts classes and we are both better off following the simple path of getting a little better each day.
Action vs words. Words are cheap.
What motivates me? Pretty much just a stubborn obsession with having a kickass future. Sometimes I fail, sometimes I procrastinate until a year has gone by, sometimes I hate myself, sometimes all I manage to do is maintain basic life shit and scrape by on one inane pleasure at a time. But I drag myself through it all because giving up on my dreams seems really dumb and embarrassing and not fun.
None of this magic math stuff does it for me, I just don't want to be shitty and boring and mostly poor when I'm old, if I can help it.
This is amazing information and exactly what I needed to hear. This is what's so wrong with me. Instant gratification. I need it now and instantly. I have a real problem with addiction. I need to change this and you've made me see how I can.
Yeah, same...coupled with depression, it's really easy to abuse things like alcohol and weed when it feels like you're not making forward progress. I work in real estate so every action I take is on a delayed cycle, about 30-60 days before I see results from anything I do. That makes it so easy to get down on yourself and feel like nothing is working. I agree that this post is eye-opening to the fact that NOTHING will happen instantly. I mean I know that should be kind of obvious, but like OP said, its human nature to want things quickly
Ur right yeah. I'm the worst for instant gratification
I don't have a clear mission in life :(
One of the keys to this, at least in my case, is working on the ability to conceptualize and visualize the long term gains or change.
That is you have to constantly stop and take time to create ideas of what the future can hold, what you can do, what you want to happen and how what you are doing right now either takes a part in creating that vision or destroying it.
If you can hold a clear vision and keep it in the forefront of the mind then it makes it much easier to do that little bit of work each day that you know is another brick in that dream castle you are building.
I know that me and many more are struggling with that when our mind has finished conceptualising the goal or dream outcome, our mind is gratified by the thought, preventing further work.
Any insights on how to overcome this?
Yes! Perhaps I should have made the distinction between daydreaming and then forming realistic future goals connected with a plan.
Let's say someone wants get a high paying job in cybersecurity.
Daydreaming is thinking, ah one day I will work in cybersecurity and make six figures! Maybe with fleeting imagery regarding what the work might be like (based on watching Mr.Robot maybe) and what sort of vacation you could take with that money.
Realistic future goals are based on research, market data, interviewing people that have the job already, understanding the nuances of the job, the companies that hire these positions, and the list of exact skills and experience needed to get the job. Maybe you watch videos of people doing the real job, interviews with them about the pros and cons. Ideally you get a good familiarity with the reality of that goal and what it takes.
With realistic future goals, you should be able to develop a plan to get to that goal.
For example a tiny part of that plan might be:
Obviously that's a tiny step in the path, but if you have the data on what you want and you have a plan, then the connecting piece that helps keep you on track is this..
When you sit down to study you close your eyes and you use the research to form a realistic future vision of you doing the job, working at one of those companies, exercising the skills, etc. You can end this by making the connection that for this reality to come true I need to complete this next step on the plan. This vision is only gets close to reality when I watch the first five videos today.
This sort of thing is just one trick among many to summon up some motivation.
You still need to employ as many guns as you can. Break things down, start small, track progress, get friends to hold you accountable, get some sleep and exercise, so on and so forth.
Holding a strong vision and remembering it frequently when it is connected with realistic goals and a plan can be a big boost.
Your quote sounds familiar.....
“We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.”
— Ken Levine (Bioshock)
Fyi Ken Levine wants his quote back, even if you changed one word in the sentence.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRedPill/comments/81keef/successful_people_arent_demigods_with_insane/
I hope this is your new account and you didn't just copy and paste this post. Fuck you especially if you did and are trying to sell your course from it.
Am I the only one who got distracted and googled the vinyl decal of the Asian man? (OP is right, it does have good reviews. I like this one: "Ordered this to put up in my baby's nursery instead of the usual pictures of giraffes. I am hoping it will give her early encouragement to study hard and become a doctor or lawyer.")
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Everything counts guys!
One of the best posts I have ever seen.
Ignoring the obvious marketing promo stuff in OP’s post, I’m actually reading The Slight Edge now and it’s a really good book. Highly recommended!
There is no way that pizza girl story is true, you just made it up to illustrate a point.
tl;dr - marketing promo