Belief and potential correlate directly. For starters, the more you believe in yourself, the higher your expectations. Subsequently, as your expectations increase with your belief, your potential multiplies. Secondly, if you surround yourself with people who believe in themselves, then this positive energy will transfer to you. If you surround yourself with people who don’t […]
Blog
-
-
Yesterday I made the argument for always optimizing for the long term over the short term when given the choice. It so happens that purely by coincidence my favorite blogger Seth Godin wrote something similar today. However, Godin’s point takes a slightly more cynical view of the short term: There’s always someone who is more […]
-
The short term is about immediate gratification. When you prioritize the short term there is a heavy emphasis on will power and external motivation. Almost anyone can use will power to force themselves to do something difficult temporarily to earn a treat at the end. However, after you get your treat the will power ceases […]