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This is true, there are athletic achievements that I did which were much easier when I didn’t know how much work it would take to get there. Now that I know... I’m good

The trick is to pretend to yourself, and those you lead, that it will be easy, one step at a time.

“The fool didn’t know it was impossible, so he did it.” remind me of this

Probably, ordered by difficulty: a easy thing that we know how much easy it is <= the same thing but we don't know how much easy it is < a harder thing that we don't know how much hard it is << the same thing but we know how much hard it is

It happens when paying If you have to accept the price up front (in money or time) you will think twice about it If the full price is initially hidden, your are more likely to pursue it, with escalation of commitmenthttps://twitter.com/trylks/status/1284100521264058373 …

St. John Baptist de La Salle said that in teaching poor French children. Most people face this at one time in their life. I have lived it since I was twenty and asked in a secret meeting to work on national security.

Not knowing the difficulties ahead, charging intrepidly, And when you discover the difficulties incrementally you will have gone far enough that it's easier to continue grinding than abandon your progress.

There are so many counter-arguments to this I don't understand why you haven't deleted this tweet yet.