How to Do Hard Things

Re:How to Do Hard Things by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @07:13AM (#35437813)

I have a mantra: "Success breeds success."

I like to establish the habit of consistently succeeding. I feel that we often need to start with "small" successes, then gradually increase the complexity/ambition.

Before you know it, you're routinely completing pretty damn ambitious stuff.

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Re:How to Do Hard Things by Phileosopher on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @02:57AM (#35450345)

I can testify to this, but would also like to add something that OP's ACT idea somewhat skirts that I think is a bit understated: the importance of knowing when to NOT THINK.

When I was an accountant, my teacher once said "How do you eat an elephant?" (dramatic pause) "One bite at a time."

Frequently, the line between amazing achievement and wistful thinking is shutting up, turning off the "what if" part of the brain, and plowing into it.

I'm not saying people shouldn't think ahead, but smart people usually have the opposite problem of mental over-investment toward non-result-generating thoughts.

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