My "first" post.
Currently, I am doing an annual review that was given to all remarkable subscribers. It's asking any of the tougher questions that I haven't asked myself, but rather making me put my thoughts into concrete words.
For those of you who don't know, a remarkable is a paper tablet. It's very minimal, doesn't really have any of the fancy features like an iPad does, but that's the whole idea. Its really like a paper notebook.
There is this quote that I am reading, it's plastered in big font in the header of a goal setting page. The quote comes from Warren Buffet, the billionaire investor, who is old, but many try and take his advice at face value. Beside being ill advice for most things, people just find it easier I suppose. Here is the quote:
" The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything"
Now people will look at this and they might go on to say that Jordan Peterson's advice on agreeableness being one factor that prevents women from being successful in the workplace may resonate with some, prompting a quick recall of that information and then them rationalizing that they completely understand what Warren Buffet is talking about, or a man might just think that in order to be successful, he has to be more of an asshole and say no to people, maybe ignore their wants or suggestions because that will just detract them from reaching their desired outcome.
What this quote actually means is that there is a cost to saying yes to every opportunity that you accept, and what is happening is you are saying no to other opportunities that could be great. What he is saying is that the really successful people are the ones that "protect their time", one way of doing this is staying away from tasks that are outside your expertise.
For example, I am disgustingly educated. I have a university degree, 2 post graduate certificates in Data Analytics, and I am finishing off another degree in Human Biology. I have trouble talking to these fucking retards online who complain "you don't understand what it's like to be so ugly that girls don't smile at you".
Also, social media has given everyone a voice even if they aren't experts in the field, it gives people false sense of confidence. It makes me wonder about whether or not I should even speak to my family anymore because they are so easily persuaded by what they here instead of what they know.
The amount of people that just read and think they know what they are understanding without ever questioning it is horrible.
