Re:Steps to Turn Off the Nagging Self-Doubt in Your Head
by aleh on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @06:12AM
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Can be also luck on first try, while all subsequent attempts are "regression towards the mean" as Kahneman puts it.
However I agree with the idea that being motivated by the process of creation is more robust than being totally goal-oriented, especially when chance of achieving a goal is low and it may take many unsuccessful attempts before producing a hit.
This happens to everybody who achieves an initial "success":
- A band or artist that puts out a great first album or single that is well received and then struggles to write any more hits. These guys are called "one hit wonders" - what a horrible name for somebody who achieved success even if it was once!
- An entrepreneur who launches a successful first business, sells out for millions, and struggles to come up with an idea for a second business let alone execute and replicate the success of the first.
- The writer that has a successful first book but can't come up with a story line for a second.
I'd estimate 99% of people never have one "success", let alone repeatedly create successful things - it seems unfair your brain beat you up for not having replicated your first success. Glad to hear it's getting better.