Brain Food: Interested vs. Committed

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commitment is the only secret knowledge

everything else is just a distraction // Conquer Avoidance course is live!!!

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commitment is the only secret knowledge

Advice for people who want to do something big, interesting, or important, but who utterly lack the ability to commit themselves to a particular action (because they can't convince themselves it's worth doing):

Nate Soares • Dive in

“It doesn’t matter. I didn’t write a book for the money. I wrote it because it was hard and it was a way to do something that mattered to me. You always claim you want to find something to commit to, but you always give up. A book is a long journey. Maybe writing a book will help you finally understand how to commit to something.”

Paul Millerd • Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition

Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t think about what you want to be, but what you want to do.”

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