Threshold Experiences

Most people will live their entire life without ever finding out what they're actually capable of. Not because they can't..... But because nothing ever required them to. 🧵

@ForgeWithJeremy Get to where when you see something as challenging, your first thought is “Hell ya let’s go”

Stop avoiding things just because they are challenging. Doing hard things is the only way you actually grow.

@BravehartGuide Get 1% better or 1% worse every day. In all areas of life. And 10 years from now you won’t recognize who you are. You decide every day who that person will be. You and only you.

Most people destroy their future quietly. Not through one massive mistake. But through daily: distraction, comfort, excuses, and inconsistency. Success is rarely built in one moment. It’s built in the small decisions nobody sees.

@justinskycak I agree, but I know smart people not building ai specific. Some people see the need for human connection is going to be huge and are building for that world as well. The smartest people build the future

The smartest people tend to be building things with high future value, where building stuff expands your opportunity surface area to build even higher-value stuff. The more you do, the more there is to do.

@jockowillink Another lesson from the gym to apply in all arenas of life

Make mistakes. Adjust. Try again.

@swaptoro14 We are slowly learning that safety and comfort are hard. They seem easy now but are hard for much longer. Pick doing hard things now, get happiness, growth, and joy.

Everything in life is hard. Waking up is hard. Staying disciplined is hard. Growing is hard. Even surviving hard times is hard. So if everything is hard anyway, choose the hard that builds you, not the hard that destroys you.

@thejustinwelsh How will you define making an impact?

My life's goal is to make an impact while defending my family, hobbies, and health.

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Aristotle

@wisdomXplorer There is no luck. Only surface area. Grow yours.

Be honest: Do you consider yourself unlucky?

@TheRealBradLea If you aren’t taking care of yourself, challenging and pushing yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually, you are not only hurting yourself, but are not even any use to those you are putting ahead of you.

Put yourself at the top of your list. Because honestly, you’re not at the top of anyone else’s. Just sayin.

@AhmadManzo2x 100%. Just be kind, to everyone, its so easy, and tbh, will change you more than those you are kind to.

In Life: Being helpful matters more than being right

@Gavel_on_X Wild, just ignoring you wouldnt be that hard, sorry man

Tonight a 50k account that replies to everyone and acts super friendly told me about his promo services. I politely said maybe in the future. Blocked me and kicked me from the group right after. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Another psychopath found on X.

@justinskycak Do hard things every day. Just small things, and when you get through them, you grow in confidence. Then, when something unexpected happens, you have the evidence in the past that you can do something super hard. Push yourself on purpose.

Confidence comes from evidence, not from rehearsing a story about yourself.

@KevinSzabo14 Learn to quiet the external voices and hear your internal voice. There is literal research data on your gut feeling being accurate. We just have so many external things distracting it, it can be hard to hear.

Gut feeling, intuition, that voice in your head.. listen to it more. Trust yourself.

Nobody cares as much as you think, we call that the spotlight effect. You’re not being watched. You’re being held back by your own perception. Use that and work harder

@AAStack Damn, that is a freaking statement.

Had a phone call with a friend who quit a $400K job. I asked him why anyone would walk away from that kind of money. He said: “Because I realized I was being paid extremely well to slowly hate my life.” Escape ⚡️

@EliteDanno This is not real...

Proof of rage bait 🙄

@rossiadam I think one of the largest downsides(and there are many) of living in a large city is the lack of being able to truly see the night sky. It is one of the easiest ways to instill awe in yourself on a daily basis, and is truly an amazing thing, that the majority of the world lacks.

Do yourself a favor. Before going to bed each night, go outside and pee. Look up at the stars. This is a gift you give yourself. 99% won’t and it’s right there.

Great framework overall, the hedonic treadmill and value anchoring point is well supported by the literature. That said, the 75K figure has been updated, and for the US specifically, more recent research puts it closer to 100K, and it varies significantly by region (some metros it's well over $150). Also that threshold applies to one's day to day emotional well being while life satisfaction tends to keep rising beyond that and well beyond that in high cost areas. Probably worth the clarification so someone earning 75K today doesn't wonder why they still feel unsatisfied, despite efforts to the contrary. That 75K person in a large metro could be at 50% of the real satiation number

Numerous studies have shown that there is a “satiation effect” where, beyond a certain point (approximately $75,000), people with more prestigious jobs and more money are no happier in their lives. Beyond that, thinking that something miraculous will happen once you have achieved some landmark economic event simply pushes happiness into the future, where it stays perpetually out of reach. So once you’ve achieved basic economic security, you need to have some other way of knowing when enough is enough. For me, that’s the concept of “value.”  It means constantly asking: What’s important? What are my priorities? What does that next incremental purchase really bring me? Is it frivolous or does it have real utility? And does its price correspond in any way to that utility?

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” Babe Ruth

@Gavel_on_X Yes sir. If you are better than yesterday in even a small way, if you embrace doing hard things. Then in a year you will be unrecognizable

Always try to be better than yesterday.