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You probably realize that consistency is important for making progress, doing better work, getting in shape, and achieving some level of success in most areas of life. In fact, there is this principle called the 100-hour rule that states if you do something for 100 hours over a year (18 minutes a day) then you will be better at that thing than 95% of the worldâŠ
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HOW TO STAY CONSISTENT
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You probably realize that consistency is important for making progress, doing better work, getting in shape, and achieving some level of success in most areas of life. In fact, there is this principle called the 100-hour rule that states if you do something for 100 hours over a year (18 minutes a day) then you will be better at that thing than 95% of the worldâŠ
If that doesnât show the power of consistency, I donât know what will!
But once you realize the power of consistency, there is a danger that comes with this knowledge. And that danger is falling into an all-or-nothing mindset.
Once you realize that consistency is essential for success it can be easy to obsess over becoming flawlessly consistent.
For exampleâŠ
Trying to lose weight? Itâs easy to convince yourself that if you donât follow your diet perfectly, then youâve failed.
Want to meditate each day? Beware of focusing so much on never missing a day that you stress over sticking to your meditation schedule.
Looking to become a successful writer? You can quickly brainwash yourself into thinking that successful authors write every single day without fail. (The same goes for artists and athletes of all kinds.)
In other words, itâs really easy to confuse being consistent with being perfect. And that is a problem because there is no safety margin for errors, mistakes, and emergencies. (You know, the type of things that make you a normal human being.)
Instead, you have to focus on your average speed, not your maximum speed. Daily failures are like red lights when youâre driving. When youâre driving a car, youâll come to a red light every now and then. But if you maintain a good average speed, youâll always make it to your destination despite the stops and delays along the way.
Consistency is essential for success in any area. There is no way to get around the fact that mastery requires a volume of work.
But if you want to maintain your sanity, reduce stress, and increase your odds of long-term success, then you need to plan for failure as well as focus on consistency. Planning to fail doesnât mean that you expect to fail, but rather that you know what you will do and how you will get back on track when things donât work out. If youâre focused on being perfect, then youâre caught in an all-or-nothing trap.
ACTIONABLE NEXT STEPS:
Give yourself permission to view your progress over a longer timeline than a single day or an individual event. See it as a graph and zoom out a bit!
TAKEAWAYS:
Being consistent is not the same as being perfect.
BOOK OF THE WEEK —ïž
The book of the week is âThe Power Of Nowâ by Eckhart Tolle. Itâs a book about Spiritual Enlightenment. It presents itself as a discussion about how people interact with themselves and others. The concept of self-reflection and presence. Check it out HERE
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LESSON OF THE DAY —ïž
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