The value of books isn’t the paper it’s the ideas inside. Following this logic, if the ideas you get from a book can help you earn $20,000, then even a steep $10,000 price tag should seem cheap. Ramit Sethi expresses a similar sentiment in his article, “Stop being a loser and pay money to save […]
Steady, Incremental Improvement is a Myth
If you’re want to double your income from $4000 per month to $8000 over a year, what is more likely: Increasing your monthly income by $350 each month. Spending 11 months to go from $4000 per month to $4050, then getting to $8000 in the last month. I’d say that the second, although it seems […]
Avoid the Zero-Sum Mind Trap
In life, few things are truly zero-sum. A zero-sum game has winners and losers. If you believe that in order to make $100, someone else needs to lose $100, that’s zero-sum. While there are often tradeoffs in life, in most situations having a winner doesn’t mean there needs to be a loser. Unfortunately, I think […]
You Can’t Always Separate Wins From Losses
When I go to the gym, the difference between a good day and a bad day can be huge. On a bad day you can’t push yourself, you won’t enjoy the exercise and you don’t make any improvements. But, I’ve found, you need those bad days in order to have the great days. If you […]
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