Paul, I'd suggest that your rejection of the Grind presents as a huge threat to the Grinders who want to believe that success is perfectly correlated with effort. If you buy into a philosophy that those who work hardest get the biggest rewards, the individual has full control over their destiny. But then you show up, objectively successf…
Paul, I'd suggest that your rejection of the Grind presents as a huge threat to the Grinders who want to believe that success is perfectly correlated with effort. If you buy into a philosophy that those who work hardest get the biggest rewards, the individual has full control over their destiny. But then you show up, objectively successful, and shatter the theory into pieces. So where does that leave them? How does the average guy outdo others if he can't just choose to work harder/longer? You are showing them that they don't have full control and I get why they wouldn't like that.
well many can still dismiss me because over eight years my average earnings are quite, well, average
but yeah I think it does undermine other peoples narratives
I think generally its sort of a weird time for work - you can get rich via minimal effort/luck and that wasn't always true. People don't feel good when this seemingly happens too much, or at least when the suggests is illegible to others
Paul, I'd suggest that your rejection of the Grind presents as a huge threat to the Grinders who want to believe that success is perfectly correlated with effort. If you buy into a philosophy that those who work hardest get the biggest rewards, the individual has full control over their destiny. But then you show up, objectively successful, and shatter the theory into pieces. So where does that leave them? How does the average guy outdo others if he can't just choose to work harder/longer? You are showing them that they don't have full control and I get why they wouldn't like that.
well many can still dismiss me because over eight years my average earnings are quite, well, average
but yeah I think it does undermine other peoples narratives
I think generally its sort of a weird time for work - you can get rich via minimal effort/luck and that wasn't always true. People don't feel good when this seemingly happens too much, or at least when the suggests is illegible to others