Consistency matters far more than intensity
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Consistency intensity far matters than more
as a quality over quantity advocate, I approve this message too
The hardest thing to master.
Es más fácil ser intenso, tal cual
yes
how do you keep yourself from beating yourself up?
kinda in the midst of always pushing myself to do more, but at the same i find it hard to take satisfaction from things i've completed, because i push myself on to the next task
tl;dr asking you to become my mental coach/mentor
Man, the honest answer is that I’m very hard on myself and ruminate on small mistakes for months. For me the only way to seemingly get over anything is to grow beyond it. So probably the answer is something like continuous growth and adherence to a growth mindset. Aka Trusting the process.
i tend to build mental walls at times in front of tasks, due to pushing myself too hard.
tend to swap between tasks then, but even so, i feel guilty not solving the main problem or even taking breaks
trusting the process is a big one and also patience for me, sometimes waiting is the growth needed
I’ve started thinking of growth less like climbing a mountain and more like tending a garden some days are hard labor, and some days the best thing you can do is step back and let things root.
Trusting the process isn’t passive it’s an active choice to believe that effort compounds, even when you can’t see it yet.
interesting mental model, never thought of it like that 🤔
it's also the fact that i often feel like i need to be doing something, as it is the process, so i just fill my time up with things to feel productive, whilst the actual value of those things become really hard to measure
i guess moderation is difficult for me as a whole
What you’re experiencing is called activity bias and it’s one of the hardest things for humans to get over. It’s hardwired into us.
how do you personally differ if what you're doing is something of value, or whether it'd be more valuable instead to give yourself some time to ponder and rest
I don’t ever really know what to do at any given time, but I have a fairly strong sense of what not to do.
Socrates once said “I follow nothing but the reasoning which upon reflection seems to me best.”
Which is basically him just saying trust your gut, because your gut instincts were honed over millions of years of evolutionary pressures.
I’ve learned to trust that my intuition has a deeper and more profound wisdom than my thinking mind, so I don’t allow logic to override it with fancy arguments. I just follow my gut wherever it takes me.
definitely agree with all of this. i've followed my gut in unexplainable situations, and looking back i've had no regrets. it's somehow like angel on your shoulder or a light in the darkness, that guides you
i'm trying to build my mental models and mindset, moving from a casual 9-5 space of mind into a business/entrepreneur view of the world, so i'm just trying to take everything in as i go and find new inspirations
You’re one of the realest ever nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs
Thanks for this discussion. It's sometimes hard for me to listen to my intuition. As Albert Einstein said:
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
„Der intuitive Geist ist ein heiliges Geschenk und der rationale Verstand ein treuer Diener. Wir haben eine Gesellschaft erschaffen, die den Diener ehrt und das Geschenk vergessen hat.“
Enteric nervous system
Checks out.
The little rational ego monkey in your head needs to be kept on a leash that’s for sure.
Midwits are basically humans who have forsaken their gut
Giving your all ≠ giving your best
Max speed all the time does not win you the race, you need to know when to break in order not to get wrecked!
smooth is fast
Giving this a go to support better habits:
Absolutely true
Absolutely—it's the quiet daily stack of sats or reps that builds real strength. Intensity burns fast, consistency compounds.
Discipline over motivation.
Especially on a longer term horizon!
that is why I love coding and building.
you can do little progress everyday and revisit. one day it will be finished.
unfortunately i am a little stuck in a fiat dead end job. but it provides me paper promises to stack sats and time to code