Have you ever written someone’s achievements off as good luck or coincidence? Do you think it’s possible that some people are luckier than others?
This idea of luck is a comfortable excuse to explain away another person’s triumph. Luck is mostly a matter of preparation, skill and hard work.
If you really think about it, the idea that there is a magical force randomly granting some people luck or favor, while damning others, is outrageous. It all boils doing to statistics and probability. Fortunately for us, these chances can be influenced. Read more…
Becoming highly effective at any skill requires two things; an understanding of the material concepts (science), and an ability to creatively apply them in abstract form (art).
Generally, poor decisions and failure occur because of two controllable variables:
- Over analysis
- Emotional complication
Over Analysis
We often slow or halt our learning process by over analysis. In other words, we do not allow our creative side to grow through abstract trial and error. The time spent researching and analyzing different technical aspects of the goal take away from the time that should be dedicated to practice… Read more…
Breaking the law is a pretty serious thing. When was your last time?
You may have broken it and not even noticed…
If you drive above the speed limit, even by a couple MPH, you are breaking the law. If you J-walk, you are breaking the law. If you text while driving, at least in NC, you are breaking the law. There are even laws that have been passed that restrict what sexual positions you can enjoy.
It is a comfortable thought that law enforcement and the government have our best interests in mind. Unfortunately, this complacent thinking could land you in jail. Learn to flex your rights! Read more…
Newspapers, Facebook, Myspace, AIM, Digg, Stumbleupon, Fark, E-mail, Chat, bla bla bla… Today’s list of information vehicles and internet applications that we waste our time on are becoming endless. It is the source of Information Overload that is affecting us all. You can waste years of your life reading, chatting, surfing, updating, checking, refreshing, clicking, and watching your TV or computer monitor.
How much time are you spending per week reading the latest news or gossip about your friends? How many times a day do you check email or make yourself available to the world at a moments notice? How often is this information actually instrumental in achieving our goals?
The largest addiction that is afflicting America today is Information Addiction.
The internet is the single biggest waste of my time, followed closely by TV, and I am going to do something about it. This idea was inspired by the book 4 Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferris, and the blog 30 sleeps.
This C2G Challenge is aimed at ending the information overload and addiction that is consuming so many hours of my daily life… Read more…
Diminishing Returns
Doing what you’ve always done will always bring what you’ve always received. And when you consider the Law of Diminishing Returns, you may even begin to lose what you have come to expect.
The vice you continuously indulge in will provide less and less of a benefit. Eventually requiring more to achieve the desired effect. Ramping up input to maintain the same levels of output can be disastrous.
If you are unable to drop your vices, attempt to moderate them… Read more…
Complacency: a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
Complacency is the invisible grim reaper that delivers mediocrity and feeds the status quo.
Sitting comfortably on the couch while watching TV reruns is complacency. Taking your significant other for granted is complacency. Not taking a risk to achieve your dreams is complacency… Read more…