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Less than 7 seconds
We have all heard the incredible stat line that a human attention span is less than a goldfish now…
Less than 7 seconds, or something similar.
Scientifically this may not be true or maybe it is?
But the point still remains and people realize that it’s harder and harder for humans to think long-term.
Modern humans have such a short time horizon in their life that it continually defeats everything they do.
They don’t see results or progress in a matter of hours, or days or even a year or two and they quit and call things a failure.
I imagine that’s why on average humans live for 80 years?
A full human lifecycle to see things play out as they should if we are doing things properly.
Things take time.
Six minute abs
So many people want the quick riches now and how to get “six minute abs.”
They want to put in zero work and pop a pill and see the results later that afternoon.
Unfortunately that’s not the way the earth and nature’s laws work.
We must put in the time, the action, and the “proof of work.”
It is said that God is not a “needs based” God, he is a “rewards based” God.
Meaning that you don’t just get things because you are in trouble and need help.
God rewards those who use their talents and abilities to multiply what they’ve been given.
He rewards those who put in the work and take action.
Give and you shall receive. Give a punch and you’ll get a punch. Give a hug and you’ll get a hug.
The law of reciprocity.
Give yourself a shot
Money is always a big topic on most human beings mind.
Many shortchange themselves because their time horizon is so short that they continually flip in and out of investments getting taxed and missing the greatest opportunities.
Never letting the law of compounding work in their favor.
If we eat cheeseburgers every single day we compound negative activities which inevitably lead to serious health consequences.
If we work out every day and watch what we eat then we can mathematically surmise that we will probably live a clean, healthy, long life.
Picking your head up out of the sand and walking the other direction to the high ground and building your fortress in your citadel is the only way out.
How do you become resilient and independent enough to be away from the storm and be the shining city on a hill?
Low time preference. Long term thinking.
Only way I have found
Having a long-term approach to everything you do knowing that it will take consistent long-term action to build something worthwhile is the only way I have found to be successful through life.
This is a skill that is developed over time.
Your parents can instill this in you as a child but it’s up to you to manifest this ability and nurture it over time to build a worthwhile life.
Our culture has been ravaged by big companies colluding with governments trying to destroy your wealth which shortens your time horizons and feeds into your “quick hitter” addictions and dopamine hits.
They have turned human behavior/psychology on its head to create mindless robots.
Exactly what Karl Marx dreamed of in 1848 as he wrote the communist manifesto.
“YOLO” and high time preference thinking are slowly destroying the fabric of America where the “me” attitude has taken over.
No longer do we take care of our neighbor, or even know them.
We must become superior individuals.
As each individual hardens himself and becomes the best version of themselves invariably you then have the make up of a great society.
When we try to operate from the top down centrally controlling everything, it turns society into a pile of mush.
What is good for the individual, is good for the whole; life, liberty, pursuit of happiness (property.)
Society and the community are made of billions of individuals.
Two roads diverged in a wood
Low time preference equals long-term strategic thinking with daily work and attention to detail.
High time preference equals short term thinking and doing what’s best for me in the moment because I only live once and am not smart enough to realize I’m going to live more than one day or one week from now.
You have the path of dependence and government and pseudo intellectuals making every decision for your life.
Or you can believe in yourself and break free from the shackles and tyranny and unleash unlimited power and abundance.
Two roads diverged in a wood and I chose the path less traveled and that has made all the difference.
Stay strong,