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The Secret to Creating Value: Move Towards the Next Thing
Health and happiness
They are the foundation of living a remarkable life. There's something about physical movement that centers the mind.
If you're struggling with something mentally, then get out and move physically.
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Live in the arena
... instead of judging from the crowd. If you play the game, you 'll produce average work, you'll make stupid decisions, you'll get beat by someone who is faster, or better.
It's better to work on things that are important to you and feel the frustration of failure than to play it safe and never push yourself.
Move toward the next thing
... not away from the last thing.
If something isn't going well, then don't run from it. Find something else to get excited about instead. Spend as much time as you can doing things that pull you in rather than pushing frustration away.
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The Repeated Bout Effect
Examples Of The Repeated Bout Effect
- When you haven't done much strength training, doing 30 pushups will make you stronger. But after a few months, an extra of 30 pushups isn't really building new muscle.
- When you drink coffee for the first time, you notice an immediate caffeine spike. But after years of consumption, one cup of coffee seems to make less of a difference.
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- Doing a light amount of work is a great way to reduce the pain of difficult sessions.
- The amount of work that you need to do to reach your maximum level of output is higher than what you are doing now.
- Deliberate practice is critical to long-term success. Doing the same type of work over and over again is a strange form of laziness.
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Professionals Vs. Amateurs
Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way.
The ability to show up every day and to stick to the schedule, and do the work, especially wh...
The Pain of Being A Pro
Most of the time we are inconsistent. And if we do manage to start a habit and try keeping up with it, there will be days when we'll feel like quitting.
Stepping up when it's annoying or painful or draining to do so, that’s what makes the difference between a professional and an amateur.
Being A Pro
It means making time for what matters to you and having the discipline to commit to what is important to you instead of merely saying something is important to you.
It's about starting when you feel like stopping because your goal is important enough to you that you don't simply work on it when it's convenient.
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