If It Doesn’t Suck, It’s Not Worth Doing

We usually think about the things we desire in such detail, that we become happy enough and we trick ourselves into believing that we have actually done something productive.

So, when we try to act towards our desires, we immediately hit a stone wall of resistance and quickly distract ourselves from the discomfort with some form of momentary pleasure.

This rule states that people feel maxed-out mentally and physically, and so they stop when they are at only 40% of their actual capacity. Going past this 40% capacity is when it becomes uncomfortable.

Thus, SEAL’s mantra, “If it doesn’t suck, we don’t do it.”

Do something and don’t stop until it’s complete, no matter how long it takes.

Your goal is to learn how to accomplish hard things without repeatedly distracting yourself. Develop pleasure in experiencing internal conflict and sitting with it.

Anything worth doing is going to suck at the beginning. Anything worth doing is meant to require pain and sacrifice.

Most people live for the present moment, so when something starts to feel hard, most people quit. Most people indulge themselves in momentary satisfaction at the expense of a better future.

And it’s earned by actually succeeding, not by wishing and thinking about success.

True confidence emerges when you regularly push-through things that are hard. The longer you sit with the boredom, pain, and discomfort, the more confident and successful you will be.