If (a) most sustained changes require a change in circumstances (not willpower) & (b) exceptional performers across activities do things qualitatively differently from typical performers, perhaps we should expect "I'll push myself to do more x for better outcomes" to usually fail
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"I'll push myself to do more x for better outcomes" seems to fall into both implied traps: "pushing yourself" implies a strategy built on a sustained willpower most of us just don't have, and "doing more" of the same x can generally be expected to yield lackluster improvements
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I also believe these traps are *combinatorially* damaging: Brute-forcing behavior without realtime mental buy-in demolishes focus, curiosity and creativity... ...and doing the same thing over and over well past the point you'd like to stop drains willpower like little else.
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An eye-opening realization for me. Selling my soul to corporate atm (right after uni) and I see loads of hard-working people; without that amounting to something *really* significant. I'm now trying to firstly optimize on what I work on; and only secondly on how hard.
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Working Smart instead of just Working Hard makes sense. However, Innate Talent does contribute tremendously to success.
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