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> "No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich" That almost sounds like sarcasm to me. I currently live in So
by badestrand 7y ago
> "No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich"
That almost sounds like sarcasm to me. I currently live in South East Asia and you know who gets up early every morning grinding 12 hour shifts with little to no vacation? The million of poor people who don't earn much more than "survive" money.
Okay, probably it's about context so if you are in a first world country you just work hard and the wealth will come pouring in? Still sounds like sarcasm tbh.
Of the top of my head the five most well-off people I personally know didn't work harder than the average and I am sure wouldn't say so about themselves, either.
- wwqrd 7y agoThis is what I was thinking too. Ed: And also, when you look back and see inevitable progression, it might just be hindsight bias.
- rainhacker 7y ago> if you are in a first world country you just work hard and the wealth will come pouring in? Still sounds like sarcasm tbh No. Later in the writeup, the author talks about 'Habit of Progression' which adds more context: > "There is one thing to clarify: this habit of progression must come with the right inputs. Being consistent with something leading you in the wrong direction will unsurprisingly lead you in the wrong direction. So if this is the way you are constantly moving (excluding short periods of local minima), pivot until you determine what the right inputs are." So it's not just about working hard. It's about working hard in the right direction by analyzing the outcome of efforts and using it to refine the approach to move forward.
- cruano 7y agoTo quote J. Cole, "The good news is you came a long way. The bad news is you went the wrong way"