Are You Upgrading or Downgrading: Your Decisions in Life Matter
You will make a lot of decisions in life. Some important and some less so.
What you study in University. Who you date. Who you befriend. What job do you take? Or do you start a business?
Where you move to and where you choose to live city or country wise.
Looking back I was pretty reckless in my decision making. Or maybe a better description is thoughtless. It all worked out in the end but this thoughtlessness certainly did make my path harder than it needed to be.
Thankfully I’ve learned along the way and developed a good framework of questions I ask myself when making key decisions.
Does it make you scared or uncomfortable?
Does it challenge you?
Will you learn something or build a better relationship with someone even if it fails? (This is a hat tip from Tim Ferris).
Trust your gut: Is this a hell yes? If not, it’s a Hell NO. (Hat tip from Dan Sivers via Tim Ferris).
In general, pick the harder and more challenging path. It’s compounding interest at work. Through continuous improvement and time you will grow. Kaizen. An Aggregation of Marginal Gains.
And over time, I’m convinced your life will get better.