- Have as much fucking fun as possible because what’s the point of living if you never have fun? Don’t wait to have fun; life is short enough.
- Investing in the stock market, i.e., index funds. If you invest 10% of your monthly wage, you’ll be a millionaire in 30–40 years.
- Getting in the best shape possible. Socrates said, “It is a disgrace for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” Why would you not want to look and feel your best?
- Going on daily walks, even just 30 minutes per day, is the most effective stress buster I know. Aristotle, Friedrich Nietzsche, and many other great minds included daily walks in their routines.
- Speaking to friends and family, and building and maintaining relationships. Even just texting one person per day goes a long way. Isolation kills, and no man is an island, so reach out to others.
- Having a side hustle. If you’ve got a consistent job, great, but there’s no harm in putting your effort into something on the side—it may even be writing. If you’re a success, great, but if you aren’t, you’ve got a job anyway to support you, and as you’re investing, you’ll eventually be rich anyway.
- Investing in yourself. I know this is cliche, but it’s true, the more you know, the more you can do, and the more you can do, the more opportunities you’ll have to succeed. Read good literature, take courses, etc. Once you have the know-how, remember to take action.
- Travel—You want to travel when you look and feel your best. You don’t want to travel when you’re old, fragile, and frail. It’s better to travel when health isn’t an obstacle.
- Quitting bad habits ie smoking, heavy drinking and watching porn. You can cause lots of damage to your brain and body if you never break these habits. Cut yourself free of them asap.
- Cut your credit cards in half and avoid lending except when buying a house with a mortgage. You do not want to pay the extortionate interest that credit cards charge; investing that spare capital is better.
- Walk along the beach and hike mountains. There’s nothing better than being one with nature.
- Petting a dog or cat, I find this very relaxing. A dog is a man’s best friend, whereas cats are, in my opinion, just as friendly and make great companions, although it depends on the dog/ cat you have.
- Enjoy good food, especially by trying foods from different cultures. If you’re a fussy eater, stop—you’re missing out on one of life’s greatest pleasures.
- Go skiing, it’s something I love to do; last time I went, I skied down a black run in Les Arcs, France, and must have fallen about 20 feet down the slope; it was terrifying at the time, but I’ve lived to see another day. Life’s boring without some near-death experiences (I’m joking), but skiing is an adventure, and life’s about adventures.
- Go to concerts. One of the greatest feelings is when you’re at a concert and singing the lyrics alongside thousands of others, thoroughly enjoying the moment. I’ve seen the Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, the Stone Roses, Foo Fighters, and many more. Definitely experience live music before you die.
- Finding the right spouse, although easier said than done, many people end up settling for someone they shouldn’t be with for convenience; the most potent reason to be with someone is simply loving their company. Another thing I’ve learned is that when you date someone, take them at face value; don’t expect them to change or be anything other than they already are. Sometimes, we build up people in our minds, and who we think they are usually turns out not to be true. Don’t see them as anything else other than what they are.
Tag: improvement
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16 Things To Start Doing Early In Life
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We Gain Far More From Trial And Error Than From Reasoning Alone
“The knowledge we get by tinkering, via trial and error, experience, and the workings of time, in other words, contact with the earth, is vastly superior to that obtained through reasoning, something self-serving institutions have been very busy hiding from us.” – Nassim Taleb
How did you learn how to ride your bike?
Did you learn how to ride a bike by reading about it or through trial and error?
If you’re like me, then this is how it probably went.
You started riding your bike with stabilisers, and then, when you got confident in your ability, you’d attempt riding the bike without stabilisers.
Maybe your father would help keep you stable while you kept your balance, but eventually you’d start riding the bike properly.
You probably had a few falls, which caused some minor cuts and grazes.
But the more you tried to ride the bike proficiently, the better you got.
Eventually, with enough practice, riding a bike becomes a breeze.
You see many facets of our lives mimic this same process.
For example:
Learning how to drive a car.
Learning how to read and write.
Becoming proficient at our jobs.
Learning how to invest.
Learning how to lose body fat and build muscle.Every skill you hope to improve requires trial and error.
Trial and error gives you the best wisdom of all.
Learned wisdom.
Whereas when you read books, you understand the theory of specific subjects.
It’s not until you apply that wisdom in real life that it becomes learned wisdom.
This is the most valuable wisdom, and it is also the most difficult to obtain.
Remember that reading should supplement action.
Action shouldn’t supplement reading.
Without action, we achieve nothing in this world.
Of course, sometimes, you need to know how to achieve a set task that requires some knowledge, such as getting in shape or investing.
However, knowledge is only about 10% of the battle, and behaviour is 90%.
If you want to get in shape or learn how to invest to make the most of your money, I recommend reading the top three books in that genre and getting to work immediately.
As a rule of thumb, don’t read more than three books about an area of your life you’d like to improve before taking action, because by reading any more than that, you’re avoiding the most important part: taking action and doing the work.
Reading the top 3 books in a specific genre should help you understand the first principles of any subject.
Throw away all the self-improvement books and instead improve your life. It’s much more practical than improving “self”.
Nassim Taleb has coined the term intellectual yet idiot ( IYI) for certain people who are all theory and reasoning yet have never done anything concrete and worthwhile in the real world.
In stark contrast, some people, such as Richard Branson, are not intellectual but are successful, practical people who know how to deal with the world as it is, rather than through complex reasoning formulated from an Ivy League university.
Our job is to avoid becoming IYI’s, and instead to deal with the world on an earthly level.
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Having The Same Daily Routine Kills Your Soul
Nassim Taleb said:
“If you know, in the morning, what your day looks like with any precision, you are a little bit dead—the more precision, the more dead you are.”
What I believe Nassim is saying here is that we need spontaneity in our lives.
Going through the motions and doing the same things daily can feel like Groundhog Day.
We all have jobs, and the majority of our days will be very similar.
At least for a fixed number of hours.
For example, if you go to work from 9-5 and you do the exact same things every night. Over time, your life will feel boring and stale.
How I’m implementing this advice is to:
1. Go on holiday spontaneously.
2. In my free time after work, I do something random, e.g., go to the beach, watch a film at the cinema, go for a long walk in nature, or even read and write in a coffee shop or meet up with friends. For example, I’m thinking about climbing a mountain soon. I don’t know when, but when I’ve got the time, I’ll just go and do it.How do I know Nassim Taleb’s advice is correct?
I’ve put it into action.
Recently, I randomly went to the beach at night after work and enjoyed the spontaneity of doing so.
Last month, I went on a last-minute trip to Rome. Nothing was strictly planned. I flanuered my way through the city, stumbling upon the major attractions such as the Colleseum, Vatican, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, etc.
I also talked to people from all over the world, including Italians, Canadians, and Germans, and I had a great time doing so.
In life, we seek adventure.
And spontaneity can be the catalyst for adventure.
Some of the best times I’ve had were the result of spontaneous action.
I urge you to give some time every day to spontaneity and randomness.
And you’ll notice that sometimes beautiful things come from that randomness.
We aren’t robots, so we shouldn’t live life like one.
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“What Can You Do For Me” Is The Currency Of This World
Everyone you meet has your best interests at heart.
Wrong!
Not everyone does.
Usually, only a few people do.
Close family and friends.
However, many people will try to gain power over you, especially if they perceive you as a threat.
Especially if you show too much of your talent, maintain humility.
Suppose you provide nothing to benefit them. The currency of life is “ what can you do for me?”.
You’ll get lost in oblivion if you have nothing to offer the world.
That’s why you must show your worth when you get a chance at a vocation or any opportunity.
Especially when employed.
Help your manager, help your colleagues.
Provide as much value to them as you can, so you would be a massive miss if you weren’t there.
This makes you a linchpin.
And not easily replaceable.
We all need to be linchpins.
A linchpin is “a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organisation.”
If we’re not linchpins, we can be easily replaced.
And we don’t want to be disposable.
So the key thing to remember is:
The lazy and ignorant get swallowed up, and the linchpins thrive.
And that’s why the improvement journey, the journey to mastery, never ends.
Because there isn’t a finish line saying when you’ve reached your potential.
Your potential is always a moving target with no end.
And that’s why we need to find joy on the journey to self-mastery.
Remember this heuristic:
The people who are the best at what they do are rewarded the most handsomely in society since time immemorial.
Alexander the Great was one of the greatest rulers ever, conquering the known world at only 30 years old.
Lionel Messi has become the greatest footballer ever, and he will be immortalised in history books.
The point is that the people who are the best at what they do are rewarded the most.
But mostly, the game is its own reward.
Because they’ve come as close as possible to their potential.
What would your life be like if you were the best at what you do?
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How To Be Happy (Delay Instant Gratification)
Sit on the couch, eating Cheetos and watching friends.
Joking.
That sounds completely lame.
And boring.
Well, then what should we strive towards?
Something worthwhile.
And most of the time worthwhile pursuits take work and effort.
And the ability to delay instant gratification.
Have you heard of the marshmallow test?
If you haven’t it was a study where several children were asked if they wanted 1 marshmallow now or if they waited they would get an additional marshmallow to eat later.
The kids who managed to delay instant gratification and wait for 2 marshmallows later had much better results in life when the studies were followed up.
The lesson is this:
If we want to be happy in our lives we must delay instant gratification.
Instead of indulging in cheap sex, delay instant gratification and pursue a worthwhile partner.
Instead of sitting and eating the Cheetos on the couch watching friends, delay instant gratification and focus on healthy eating and working out several times per week.
Instead of settling for your dead end job delay instant gratification and pursue your life’s purpose on the side.
Giving up on your life’s purpose is falling victim to instant gratification.
It’s giving up who you can be for who you are.
Instead, you need to give up what you are for what you can be.
In regards to what makes us happy, we all have different purposes in life.
So we all need to get in touch with our intuition.
And direct our lives to the one purpose only we can fulfil.
Having a purpose in one’s life is the most important thing to be happy.
I would say it’s about 60% of your happiness quota.
The extra 40% comes from:
Being healthy.
Having hobbies.
Having a good family life and relationships.
No financial worries.
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You’re In Control If You Want To Be
It’s easy to blame the world when things don’t go as planned in our lives.
It’s easy to blame others.
But it’s most difficult to look in the mirror and blame ourselves.
But we are to blame.
Each one of us is where we are today because of the choices we made yesterday.
For example, I neglected to go out with my friends in my past relationship.
Which I felt bad about.
Good friendships started to wither.
And I almost didn’t realise it because I was so much under the spell of my ex-spouse.
And now the relationships ended.
I’m having to build those relationships up from scratch again.
I now need to make more of an effort.
By being in that relationship ( which was my choice).
I undone a lot of the good work I was doing towards being a better person.
For example I was getting into martial arts, I joined a running group, and I was in tip top shape.
And then I let myself get manipulated by an ex-spouse who ultimately didn’t have my best interests.
But I don’t blame her.
I don’t blame the world.
I blame myself.
They were all choices I made.
And now I can make better choices to get on the right track again.
One choice at a time.
The big lesson I learned the hard way is to never stop being you.
Especially in romantic relationships.
Because that’s the one place you should be unapologetically and authentically you.
Some people blame their lack of good health on lots of things, such as:
“ I’m just not a gym person”.
“ I like chocolate too much”.
“ I don’t enjoy working out”.
“ I’m too lazy”.When people make excuses for their lack of progress in improving their health, they are not really taking responsibility.
If they took ownership of their health, they’d realise.
“Well, I got myself unhealthy, but I can get myself fit again with consistent effort.”
“If I’m not as healthy as I want to be, it’s completely up to me to change it, I’m not big boned”.
“ I can change my situation at any moment”.
Taking ownership of our lives is extremely important because we are the only ones who can do anything about it.
When we blame others and the world, we’re saying we have no agency to improve our lives.
We’re not all destined for doom.
We all have free will.
And we can make our lives whatever we want them to be like.
As long as we do three things.
Take 100% ownership of our lives.
Take 100% responsibility for our actions.
And devote 100% of our energy to what we can control. And avoid what we can’t control.
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4 Tips To Instantly Boost Your Sleep Quality
Over the years, I’ve had great sleep and sometimes poor sleep.
During the periods when my sleep has been good, there are certain things I almost instinctively do.
- Use Ear Plugs
I use the Loop reusable earplugs from Amazon. Naturally, I’m susceptible to noise when I sleep, so wearing earplugs is a must because if I don’t, the slightest noises wake me up. So, if you’re a light sleeper wearing earplugs is a necessity to
boost your quality of sleep. - Have Black Out Curtains Or Wear A Sleep Mask
Blackout curtains are the best option; that way, you don’t have to rely on putting your sleep mask on every night. But in essence, they’re both effective because they do their job, which is to block out light. Naturally, when we are exposed to light at night, especially artificial light, this can affect our bodies’ production of the sleep hormone melatonin (the hormone responsible for making you sleepy). So if you try to make your room and house as dark as reasonably possible 1-2 hours before bed and sleep with a sleep mask on (or have black out curtains) then your bodies production of melatonin should be more effective throughout the night resulting in you falling asleep faster for longer and more deeply.
- Eliminate Caffeine, Sugar, And Alcohol Completely Or Reduce Your Intake Of Them
I was unknowingly caffeine-dependent for the past couple of years. I’d have 4-5 coffees every day from when I woke up in the morning to around 4 pm. Caffeine undoubtedly affects your sleep because it’s a stimulant. Caffeine has a half-life
of around 6 hours, so if you have a coffee at 4 pm then at 10 pm, half of the caffeine you ingested will still be in your body. This can dramatically affect your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. So the remedy to this is either to completely eliminate caffeine or have it in the morning, say 10 am. Say, for example, you usually sleep at 11 pm. Then, if you had your caffeine at 10 am, the caffeine would be completely cleared out of your system at 11 pm because it would be 13 hours after you ingested the caffeine.Alcohol, for some people, can help them fall asleep fast, but usually, the common experience is that people wake up several times during the night.
So, in essence, alcohol can help you fall asleep, but it affects your quality of sleep negatively due to persistent waking. Alcohol also dehydrates you, which also hurts sleep quality.
Eating too much sugar before sleeping isn’t helpful because consuming a large amount of sugar gives you a sugar rush ( a boost of energy), which is not what you want before sleeping.
Normally, this sugar rush is temporary and is followed by a drop in blood sugar or a crash after the initial insulin spike.
Instead of eating lots of sugar and junk, eat a diet rich in whole foods, lean meats, fruits, vegetables, and grains. You’ll find your body operates much better and more efficiently, and when your body is healthier, you’ll find your sleep is naturally better and you won’t need as much of it ( a personal observation).
- Have A Consistent Sleep-wake Pattern.
This way your body will feel tired at night and you’ll wake up much easier on a morning.
If your sleep pattern is different, say you usually stay up until 2 a.m. Then you wouldn’t feel tired at your preferred bedtime of 10 p.m., and you would find it harder to wake up early in the morning.
The simple remedy is to get up at the same time every day, even if you didn’t sleep well the night before. This will make you extra tired the following night and make it much easier to fall asleep at the desired time.
The Bottom Line—If you wear earplugs, wear a sleep mask, or have blackout curtains, avoid or reduce your consumption of caffeine, alcohol, and sugar, and have a regular sleep-wake pattern, I guarantee that you’ll be doing the most essential things to boost your sleep quality.
- Use Ear Plugs
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How To Forget Someone You Love When They Leave You
- Delete their number, old pictures and text messages. If they want to contact you they will let you know.
- Become the best version of yourself, you’ll naturally attract better potential partners if you’re trying to improve yourself. No one wants to be in a relationship with a loser.
- Dont be needy, sometimes when you come out of a relationship, you feel downtrodden and because of this you may feel like getting straight back into another relationship is the answer. Its not. Be careful who you pick as your spouse. Be sure to go out with them because you want to not because you feel lacking emotionally.
- Feel whatever emotions you have deeply they will eventually pass.
- Engage in hobbies and activities you enjoy when you are engaged in hobbies you enjoy you wont feel sad or lonely because you’ll be enthralled in what you’re doing.
- Get out of the house, exercise or take a walk. Too often when we stay in the house and ponder things we ruminate and it makes us feel worse. Get outside and blow those cobwebs of the mind away.
- Spend time with friends and family, there’s no better feeling than having a good laugh with friends and family it will pull you out of your slump.
- Read. When we read we stop focusing on our thoughts and feelings and instead focus on the words on a page, reading helps me get in a trace sort of state, it’s saved me more times than I can remember. No matter what happens in my life I know I have good books to read. So I’ll be happy.
Be Happy They’re Gone
You had some good times.
You had some memories that will last forever.
They were just part of one chapter in your life.
And although you may have loved each other.
You didn’t love each other enough.
And that’s okay.
When my romantic relationships have ended in the past.
Especially when I’ve been the one getting dumped.
I’ve blamed myself.
Thoughts like these have came to mind:
Was it that thing I did or didn’t do that caused her to break up with me?
Why wasn’t I good enough?
Maybe I’ll just be single forever.
Where instead it’s more practical to:
Take what you can from the relationship experience, and if you feel you made mistakes, apply the lessons learned to future relationships.
Ensure you don’t blame yourself. If the relationship was going to work, it would have. And all relationships go through challenges. If your relationship ended at the first sign of challenges, then it was never the right relationship.
Make sure you carefully screen through future potential partners.
It’s very unlikely that the first person you date after breaking up with your ex will be the one.
You might meet your dream spouse on the first date of newly being single or the 100th.
It doesn’t really matter.
But what does matter is having no doubts about making someone your girlfriend.
Or boyfriend depending on your gender or sexual orientation.
Screening for the right partner is crucial.
You need to be very serious about screening your future potential partner.
Because if you don’t it could cause many issues in the future.
The most important thing to have with your spouse is not love.
Its compatibility.
If you’re not compatible with your spouse the relationship will eventually end.
For example, to be compatible with your spouse, you must have similar worldviews and values (if you’re religious, then sharing the same religion is vital).
Love Is A Choice
The key to lasting relationships is the shared commitment to making the decision to love one another unconditionally.
When love is conditional, i.e. based on whether you have x amount of money or x car or x size penis, it’s the worst love of all.
There’s a reason that many rich and famous athletes and celebrities choose to stay in a relationship with their high school sweethearts.
It’s because they know their spouse’s love is genuine and unconditional.
They loved each other when they were at their worst.
And now they love each other when they’re at their best.
As a rule of thumb: if you’re willing to love someone through the good times you need to be just as accepting and loving to them through the bad times ( which is often much more difficult).
The true test of one’s character is how they respond to challenges.
Do they rise to the occasion?
Or do they lose hope and give up?
We need to be the type of people who turns challenges into triumphs.
And this is the type of spouse we should look for as well.
Whatever happens in your life.
Try to respond to it like you chose life to happen that way.
It’s a much more helpful way of dealing with the world and people.
Complete acceptance.
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8 Things I’ve Learned The Hard Way
This picture shows me leaving my comfort zone while on a solo trip in Rome. To listen to the voiceover of this article click here.
1. Good Quality Sleep Is Everything. Have A Good Sleep Routine So You Don’t Have To Endure Days, Months, And Years Of Tiredness.
I used to go to bed very late and get up early, only to catch up on sleep at the weekend because I was so tired.
When I switched to having a good sleeping pattern and getting 8 hours of sleep per night, I noticed several benefits, such as:
- Better workouts ( I was stronger).
- I would be less irritable ( Lack of sleep causes an increase in your cortisol levels, which is your stress hormone). Getting enough sleep will prevent your body from spiking your cortisol levels; losing weight and being on a low-calorie diet can also spike cortisol levels.
- I’m more productive and can generally work harder for longer and produce better content.
- I don’t feel like binging on junk food. When you don’t get enough sleep, and your cortisol levels spike, you can stress eat a load of junk. When you get enough sleep, avoiding junk food binges is easier.
2. You Will Never Grow In Your Comfort Zone. Do Things That Scare You, And Your Life Will Improve. Conquer Your Fears.
I used to be a bit of a pussy, and I still am sometimes when it comes to some things (giant spiders).
Nevertheless, I used to depend so much on my parents for many things, such as:
- Food.
- Cleaning my clothes.
- Doing chores around the house and many more things.
Three years ago, I moved into my house, and everything was my responsibility.
Yes, taking responsibility is scary.
But taking responsibility means you’re in the driving seat.
And it’s better to be in control of your destiny than not.
This is just one example of going out of my comfort zone.
Some other things that I’ve done which have helped me escape my comfort zone are:
- I worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken as a young adult. I’ve always been a relatively quiet person—not the quietest in the room, but one of them. So, being in a customer-facing role really helped me improve my confidence in myself. It made me feel confident talking to anyone.
- Becoming a volunteer police officer- This role made me massively go out of my comfort zone. In this role, I had to arrest people and go to domestic and other violent incidents. The scary but exciting thing about this role is that you never know how your day will pan out. You might start your shift at 8 am and then get a call where you go on a blue light run, and you never know how bad the situation will be until you arrive. Thankfully, most of the situations police officers deal with are manageable.
- Going on a solo trip to Rome – Last week, I went on a trip to Rome for 5 days. It was amazing. I saw the Colosseum, Pantheon, Vatican and more. It’s my favourite city to date. I recommend that everyone goes there at some point in their life. With me being on a solo trip, everything was my responsibility. I needed to learn bits of Italian to speak to locals, I had to learn how to use the local bus service, and it was up to me to maximise the experience, and I did. The benefit of going on a solo holiday is that you can do precisely what you want. You don’t have to follow someone else’s itinerary. It’s up to you completely. Although I did do a bit too much walking on the last day ( 35k steps), I was limping around the airport like an idiot on the way home due to hurting my little toe from all the walking.
3. Spend More Time Choosing Your House. It’s A Massive Decision.
I moved out of my parents’ house three years ago and into my own. I made the mistake of not getting a thorough survey done, which meant I had to pay to get some work done on my roof due to a leak. I also believe I could have found somewhere better. I do like my home, but I feel like if I had been a bit more patient and diligent, I could have found a more suitable home.
4. Be Careful Who You Choose As Your Spouse.
In the past 2 years, I’ve had two relationships lasting a year each. And after my last break-up, I felt terrible. My problem was getting with pretty much the first person I was dating. Now, I’ll likely have to date several people before finding the one because, as a rule of thumb, most people won’t be compatible with you or me. I’m okay being single for now. I don’t want to force anything. But by being in two relationships I should have never been in, I wasted a lot of time and energy, and I lost myself in those relationships. I changed my personality to appease the women I had. Your partner should accept you for who you are or break up with you. You should never have to change yourself for someone else. If someone tries to change you, I’m sorry to say they do not want you. They want someone else.
5. Travel When You Are Fit, Healthy, And Young. It’s Much Better To Do It Before Your Body Inevitably Fails.
How many people do you know who never made it to retirement? I can think of quite a few people off the top of my head.
Many people wait for the perfect moment to travel or insert any other experience.
Travelling is best when you’re healthy and have plenty of youth. It’s better to travel in your youth to middle age than when you’re on a mobility scooter.
6. Don’t Lift Too Much Weight In The Gym. It’s Not Worth Getting Injured.
For a year, I had chronic wrist pain and was probably the most stressed I’d ever been in my life. I tried everything to fix my wrist for a year, but nothing helped. Luckily, I saw a highly experienced surgeon, and he surgically repaired the cartilage in my wrist. I’ve learned that no one cares how big and strong you are, and even if a small percentage do, I’d rather have my health than have hundreds of kilograms of weight on my back. The primary reason to lift weights is to get healthy. In my opinion, when health gets forgotten about, that’s when bad things start to happen. The stats show that 1 million people are on steroids in the United Kingdom. That’s one million people destroying their bodies for “aesthetics” (looks)
7. Pursue A Meaningful, Not Expedient, Career.
As my day job, I work in financial services, but my goal is to become a writer as well. I am happy in my role and enjoy it (it is the best job I’ve ever had and allows me to explore my passions outside work). I love writing even if I don’t get paid because it allows me to connect with and help others with my content. Nothing bad can happen from taking up writing. And if you haven’t tried it, I recommend you try it and see if you enjoy it. I love to read, so writing seems natural to me. Reading and writing provide my life with a tremendous amount of meaning. What is something that you’ve always fancied having a go at? It might be writing, making videos, farming or whatever tickles your fancy; there are infinite options. Choose wisely.
8. I Should’ve Started Reading And Writing Earlier In Life. By Doing So, I Would’ve Become A Better Communicator And Helped More People.
I’ve always read somewhat but only really got deeply into reading and writing in the past 10 years. I’ve written on and off for the past few years, but I aim to be more consistent from now on.
What Things Have You Learned The Hard Way?
I’d like to know.
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Do People Who Work Hard Succeed In Life? (Work Hard But Smart)
There are five types of people in life:
People who don’t work rely on benefits and social security.
Next, there are people who work. They collect a paycheck and then go home. They don’t work too hard and are content in their jobs.
Then you get the hard workers. These are the types of people who succeed in organisations and climb the corporate ladder.
The person at the top of the ladder is the person who works hard and smart. He chooses his career based on what he finds personally fulfilling, builds his competence to a level of mastery, and because he’s the best at what he does, his services are in high demand.
Because his abilities are scarce, few people can do what he does, so he can choose whenever he works and command a handsome fee for his services.
I think becoming a hard yet smart worker is the ultimate goal.
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