Weekly Question & Framework: February 16, 2024

02/15/24 • 2 min

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Curiosity Chronicle

Question: If you knew you would die in 10 years, what would you do today?

Framework: Use the Difficulty

Question: If you knew you would die in 10 years, what would you do today?

Framework: Use the Difficulty

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How to Change Your Life In 30 Days

If you've been reading my work for a while, you know that I'm a big proponent of the simple, boring basics. I don't have any e-books to sell you. I just want to see you make progress. This piece shares my favorite—very simple, very boring, and very effective—strategy for making dramatic progress in any arena: The 30-for-30 Approach.

With whatever you're trying to improve at, do it for 30 minutes per day for 30 straight days. It works because the 30 minutes is low intimidation, the 30 days is a meaningful commitment, and the 900 minutes of accumulated effort creates surprisingly significant results.

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How to Take the Leap of Faith

Because of the gigantic shift in my life over the last three years, I'm often asked about how to take the metaphorical leap of faith. To answer that question for anyone who has asked, and anyone who might be thinking about it, here's my definitive player's guide to the leap of faith.

The leap of faith you want to take in life is so scary because of the size of the change. It is a 100 foot gap from where you are to where you want to be, with nothingness in between. The 100 foot gap is the problem to be solved.

3 steps to shorten the gap into something manageable: (1) Gather information, (2) Create evidence, and (3) Address the fear.