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. 🧵

@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.

@edgaralandough Yes it does. But also. I am very sorry that you now understand that.

I understand now why people disappear after traumatic events. Your brain changes. Your nervous system changes. The version of you that existed before the emergency… doesn’t fully come back.

@TheGoldGiraffe Doing the hard, slow, painful work, is the only way to truly become who you were created to be. Being comfortable is a lie. This is the way. Good work.

I dedicate myself to this life. The life that God granted me. I will show my gratitude by becoming the best possible version of myself in any realm. So those I love dearly, benefits greatly. That way I die an honourable man.

@KevinDeShazo All growth happens in the dark doing the hard things. Safety and comfort are lies. True growth in all aspects of life takes effort, time, and pain. Do hard things every day so when you need the ability, it’s easy.

Character is formed in the dark. Mindset is formed in the dark. Commitment is formed in the dark. Greatness is formed in the dark. Skill is formed in the dark. You get better when nobody is watching. Prepare for the moment so you’re prepared in the moment. Do the work.

@brittanybussemd @Brady_H Hahah knowing their dad fairly well, probably the second option.

@ThresholdExp @Brady_H At least we know your child will grow up to have great impulse control (or pack their own HUGE pack of snacks for short flights like I do 😂)

Jonathan doesn’t have a 3-year-old and it shows… 😄

@EliteDanno The small choices you make today are amplified tomorrow. Pick hard things. Embrace the suck. Watch yourself grow

Your future self is being built right now. Not next Monday. Not after the holidays. Right now. Today.

@neelhome If you could only relive one moment, what would it be?

sometimes I wish I could go back not to change shit - but just to relive it

@Thedrivenman Well then, I am in my prime.

Your prime is not in your 20s. Your prime is the moment you realize nobody is coming to save you and you have to do the work on your own