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Did you get that list from some TED, Accelerator Speech or a book? Because it ain't realistic for 90% of the 'population'... which means it's unrealistic and pr

by atmosx 11y ago

Did you get that list from some TED, Accelerator Speech or a book? Because it ain't realistic for 90% of the 'population'... which means it's unrealistic and pretty much useless.

DanBC 11y ago
Wait what? Which steps are impossible for 90% of the population?
- vrutberg 11y ago
  Not a lot of people can spend 1/3 of a year on vacation. I'm in Sweden and I consider my vacation time pretty generous (6 weeks per year), but still, I'm still nowhere near 1/3 of a year.
  - qntty 11y ago
    I assumed that holidays and weekends count as "vacation", in which case you are already there if you don't work on the weekends. If not, then yes it's definitely unrealistic for many.
  - halviti 11y ago
    Yes, but those 6 weeks are just your government sanctioned vacation. There's nothing stopping you from taking more time for yourself. We get 5 weeks where I am, but I still make it a point to take at least 2 months off.
  - chrisjack 11y ago
    I think he meant time off (which is more realistic) Considering most people have 2 day off each week + the statutory holidays the 1/3 is actually achievable. (exemple for canada with 4 week off: 52*2=104 "week end" + 10 statutory holliday + 4 week (20 days) vacation= 134 days/365 = 37% more than 1/3)
  - dr_hercules 11y ago
    switch jobs after 12 months and take 6 months off (or rather "on" as I would say)
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jdimov9 11y ago
The list is mostly mine (I didn't get it from anywhere), although I have, of course, been influenced by people who are more successful than me. The most relevant influence is perhaps Dan Sullivan from Strategic Coach. The bit where you pick the top 2 tasks and drop everything else I picked up from a Warren Buffet book a few years ago. I fully agree with you - a lot of this is not practical for the vast majority of the population. I'm obviously no Warren Buffet, so I also don't have the luxury of doing this all the time. All I'm saying is that when I DO stick to this plan as much as possible, the results are amazing. It takes a lot of courage to NOT do things that you think you MUST do but HATE doing. Once you blast through this fear, though, you will literally see miracles happen.
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dr_hercules 11y ago
90% of the population aren't on HN.

by atmosx 11y ago

Did you get that list from some TED, Accelerator Speech or a book? Because it ain't realistic for 90% of the 'population'... which means it's unrealistic and pretty much useless.

DanBC 11y ago

Wait what? Which steps are impossible for 90% of the population?

vrutberg 11y ago
Not a lot of people can spend 1/3 of a year on vacation. I'm in Sweden and I consider my vacation time pretty generous (6 weeks per year), but still, I'm still nowhere near 1/3 of a year.
- qntty 11y ago
  I assumed that holidays and weekends count as "vacation", in which case you are already there if you don't work on the weekends. If not, then yes it's definitely unrealistic for many.
- halviti 11y ago
  Yes, but those 6 weeks are just your government sanctioned vacation. There's nothing stopping you from taking more time for yourself. We get 5 weeks where I am, but I still make it a point to take at least 2 months off.
- chrisjack 11y ago
  I think he meant time off (which is more realistic) Considering most people have 2 day off each week + the statutory holidays the 1/3 is actually achievable. (exemple for canada with 4 week off: 52*2=104 "week end" + 10 statutory holliday + 4 week (20 days) vacation= 134 days/365 = 37% more than 1/3)
- dr_hercules 11y ago
  switch jobs after 12 months and take 6 months off (or rather "on" as I would say)
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jdimov9 11y ago

The list is mostly mine (I didn't get it from anywhere), although I have, of course, been influenced by people who are more successful than me. The most relevant influence is perhaps Dan Sullivan from Strategic Coach. The bit where you pick the top 2 tasks and drop everything else I picked up from a Warren Buffet book a few years ago. I fully agree with you - a lot of this is not practical for the vast majority of the population. I'm obviously no Warren Buffet, so I also don't have the luxury of doing this all the time. All I'm saying is that when I DO stick to this plan as much as possible, the results are amazing. It takes a lot of courage to NOT do things that you think you MUST do but HATE doing. Once you blast through this fear, though, you will literally see miracles happen.

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dr_hercules 11y ago

90% of the population aren't on HN.