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@Polymarket You wouldn't say that if you'd ever visited a rural village in China and watched older folks just wandering around aimlessly on their tricycles.
It is 10 PM, and I am so happy. I cleaned my room and tidied up my MacBook, and I wrote down my plan next to my desk for tomorrow. I can start tomorrow with a clean slate and be efficient, and just thinking about that makes me fall asleep much more easily.
I make a pot of coffee for my wife at 5:50 every morning. The reason for this, besides the fact that I love her, is that I am intentionally cultivating my own habits.
Cultivating regular habits can start with many small things.
It is just like when I am working on a car: I can spend six hours straight on it without feeling the slightest bit burned out. It is entirely a mix of pressure, excitement, and exploration as a complete beginner.
For me, that experience has been a huge turning point and inspiration in my life. I really believe that whatever we do in life, we should approach it with that exact attitude.
@Markmanson About two weeks ago, I started training my brain. I went from only being able to stay disciplined and focused for five minutes to now being able to hold that focus for over thirty minutes.
I still think about the year I sublet my student dorm, bit the bullet, and bought a little Toyota Yaris to road-trip across Germany.
I drove from Hamburg and Bremen in the north, to Berlin and Dresden in the east, then all the way down to Lake Constance and the Black Forest.
I slept in the car at night, parked at FitX gyms during the day so I could shower, and grabbed breakfast from supermarkets.
Looking back, it was basically hardcore budget travel.
But gas was a lot cheaper back then, too.
That’s how the world works.
If you succeed, even your dirtiest tactics get called “hustle.”
If you fail, even with all your integrity, people still treat you like a nobody.