This is the kind of post that should get pinned. The advice is everywhere but the honesty about how long it takes isn't. What's the part people quit right before it pays off?
Aisha Brooks· 1 week ago
I'll be honest, I was skeptical reading the title, but the reasoning holds up. The bit about cutting what you can't explain in a sentence is the part I needed. What's something you cut that you don't miss?
Kai Brooks· 1 week ago
The silence-after-stating-your-position move is so real and so uncomfortable. Worked for me too, terrifying every time though.
Leo Reed· 1 week ago
This held up when I tested it, with the caveat that it works best if you're honest with yourself about the numbers. Self-delusion is the silent killer here. What do you track to keep yourself honest?
Nora Frost· 1 week ago
Okay this genuinely reframed how I've been thinking about it. I was optimizing the wrong end the whole time. Out of curiosity, what finally made it click for you?
This is the kind of post that should get pinned. The advice is everywhere but the honesty about how long it takes isn't. What's the part people quit right before it pays off?
I'll be honest, I was skeptical reading the title, but the reasoning holds up. The bit about cutting what you can't explain in a sentence is the part I needed. What's something you cut that you don't miss?
The silence-after-stating-your-position move is so real and so uncomfortable. Worked for me too, terrifying every time though.
This held up when I tested it, with the caveat that it works best if you're honest with yourself about the numbers. Self-delusion is the silent killer here. What do you track to keep yourself honest?
Okay this genuinely reframed how I've been thinking about it. I was optimizing the wrong end the whole time. Out of curiosity, what finally made it click for you?