I think when it comes to Sahil, there's no real disagreement.
As you, Paul, write as well, arriving to a place where you can do the work you enjoy took a lot of "suck". Emotional suck, but in the end all suck is emotional. Grind is only a grind because thre is resistance. And there will be tons of resistance to overcome (impostor syndrome…
I think when it comes to Sahil, there's no real disagreement.
As you, Paul, write as well, arriving to a place where you can do the work you enjoy took a lot of "suck". Emotional suck, but in the end all suck is emotional. Grind is only a grind because thre is resistance. And there will be tons of resistance to overcome (impostor syndrome, various forms of procrastination, etc.). Espcially, if we abstract from work and talk about other life aspects, like health and family life. Approaching that girl for the first time is also a form of "suck".
Another aspect is a paradox, Chris Williamson often mentions. Advice to hustle harder will land with people with high conscientiousness, who are hustling hard anyway. But there are tons of people who should heed that advice but won't. Just sitting on the couch and playing on the x box won't enable anyone to do work they enjoy.
I think when it comes to Sahil, there's no real disagreement.
As you, Paul, write as well, arriving to a place where you can do the work you enjoy took a lot of "suck". Emotional suck, but in the end all suck is emotional. Grind is only a grind because thre is resistance. And there will be tons of resistance to overcome (impostor syndrome, various forms of procrastination, etc.). Espcially, if we abstract from work and talk about other life aspects, like health and family life. Approaching that girl for the first time is also a form of "suck".
Another aspect is a paradox, Chris Williamson often mentions. Advice to hustle harder will land with people with high conscientiousness, who are hustling hard anyway. But there are tons of people who should heed that advice but won't. Just sitting on the couch and playing on the x box won't enable anyone to do work they enjoy.
yeah i think chris is one of the most thoughtful on this topic and someone who has been honest about his own struggles