be boring. wake up early. exercise. work. learn. do the boring things. find fun in them. stick to a schedule. do what you have to do, not what you want to. obsess about how youll get to where you want to be. don't waste your energy in anything that doesnt help you in the long run
A reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear:
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity. This is one reason why meaningful change does not require radical change. Small habits can make a meaningful difference by providing evidence of a new identity. And if a change is meaningful, it is actually big. That's the paradox of making small improvements.”
The fastest way to change your life is to rip yourself out of your (physical and digital) environment. Change everything overnight. The places you go, the accounts you follow, the info you consume, etc. It's difficult but it absolutely works.
I'm convinced that 99% of success is just the ability to outlast uncertainty. The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty is the one who will eventually win.
Life advice nobody told you: Working out completely rewires your brain. It creates real evidence that you have the power to take an action and achieve a desired outcome. That has ripple effects into every area of life.
Just do more.
You will adapt. Your body will adapt. Your mind will adapt.
You can just simply do more and figure it out along the way. Most things in life simply bend to the virtue of volume. Everything is learnable, you are adaptable and the universe is endlessly malleable.
Life advice nobody told you: Learn to tolerate boredom. Success isn't flashy. It's built through long periods of extremely disciplined, boring routines. If you need constant novelty, you won't make it very far. To shine in the light, you have to embrace boring work in the dark.
What you do in private, shows in public. Reading shows in a conversation. Your diet shows in energy. Your discipline shows in confidence. Your focus shows in your results. You are what you cultivate when no one is watching. Prioritize your time & focus on discipline/consistency.
Most people quit because they forget that you have to be bad at something before you can be good at it. It's so obvious. You suck. Of course you're not going to win in 2 weeks. But if you can learn to enjoy extended periods of failure, you will make it very, very far in life.
The worst mistakes in life are made when you try to do fast what’s meant to be done slow. Real, durable things take a long time to build. Careers. Businesses. Relationships. Health. No hacks or shortcuts. The long way is the right way.
A quick and easy tip for building habits that last:
Pick a standard time and place to do it.
It’s easier to wake up knowing “I exercise at 4 pm” than to decide each time when to fit a habit into your day.
If it’s already decided, all you need to do is show up.
Ways to live healthier and longer that are backed by actual evidence:
1. Exercise: Most days a week= conversational. Occasionally intense
2. Strength train
3. Eat mostly real foods
4. Cultivate genuine relationships
5. Sleep 7+ hours
6. Don't smoke
7. Have ways to cope with stress
Working out is the ultimate gateway drug for life improvement. Because it completely rewires your brain to view challenges differently. You start realizing that you’re in control. Capable of taking action to create outcomes. That shift has ripple effects into every area of life.