Why Less Is Actually More

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LESS IS MORE

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Constraints accelerate your development.

We all complain about the constraints in our own lives: too little time, not enough money, too small of a network, and barely enough resources.

And yes, some of these constraints do hold us back. However, there is also a positive side.

The constraints in our lives often force us to make choices and cultivate talents that would otherwise go undeveloped. Constraints drive creativity and foster skill development.

Similar to how those in 3rd world countries such as Brazil can’t afford the abundance of toys and games that the Western world has access to as children and therefore are forced to develop their creativity at a young age.

This ultimately has an impact on their early adulthood in how their brain works, it was found that their frontal cortex (the creative part) is significantly bigger and more in use due to that exact reason.

In many ways, reaching the next level of performance is simply a matter of choosing the right constraints.

How to Choose the Right Constraints

1. Decide what specific skill you want to develop. The more specific the skill, the easier it will be to design a good constraint.

For example, you shouldn't try to develop the skill of being “good at marketing." It's too broad. Instead, focus on learning how to write compelling headlines or analyse website data—something specific and tangible.

2. Design a constraint that requires this specific skill to be used. There are three main options for designing a constraint:

• Time: Give yourself less time to accomplish a task.

• Resources (give yourself fewer resources or different resources to do a task).

• Environment. (One simple change in environment can lead to significant results.)

3. Play the game. Constraints can accelerate skill development, but they aren't a magic pill. You still need to put in your time.

Here’s the formula you can use to boost your skills…

1. Pick the broad skill you want to develop: strength, writing, chess, etc.

2. Set a schedule where you are going to practice this skill consistently over a period of time, such as going to the gym four times a week, etc.

3. Narrow back down on the basics of the skill. If you want to improve in chess, it can be pretty overwhelming, so instead, pick up an old chess strategy book and read it. Don’t play chess; just read the book 30 minutes a day, every day, until completion.

4. Here you have narrowed down your resources, not consuming a bunch of rubbish off YouTube, just learning the basics that others will be too lazy to.

TAKEAWAYS:

Sometimes less is actually more; an example of this is this exact newsletter.

Instead of throwing a bunch of self-improvement bs at you all the time, we just share a 2-minute email every day to help you learn something new.

And we try to do it in such a way that it's all you need to read.

You don’t need to spend hours watching videos, taking notes, and consuming 100 different perspectives and opinions.

Instead, everything you need is in these daily emails.

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LESSON OF THE DAY ⤵️

To stop comparing yourself with others, you need to be contemptuous of what you have and the journey that you’re on.

It’s hard to tell when you’re the one on your own journey, but your journey is drastically different from others; no one shares the same experience as you and has been through the same trials and tribulations, which means that your path is unique.

The only way to stop comparing yourself to others is to accept that your path is unique to you, and you’re lucky to be on it.

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