You can boil success into:
Focus + Patience

And they’re so hard because they’re so anti human.

We want new stuff—>unfocused
We want stuff now—>impatient

People fail from poor self control more than poor work ethic or intellect.

You’re not too dumb, you’re too undisciplined.

You get through the lonely chapter of life where you’re more ambitious than your old friend group but don’t have enough proof for your desired friend group by focusing on the work, not the scoreboard.

The scoreboard matters, but you can’t score without first being good. And you can’t get good without first being bad.

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The ‘hard’ part of entrepreneurship isnt a rocky cut scene.

It’s years of…
Not knowing if it’s gonna work.

Being in over your head.

Having your idea almost die everyday.

Trying. Waiting. Seeing it not work. Learning. Trying again.

That’s what the ‘hard’ feels like.

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“Copy success” is good generic advice.

That being said, there are a lot of ways to play any game, and the way to become number one is often not the same way to become second third fourth and fifth.

And most people are simply happy doing well rather than being the best.

To be number one, you won’t be able to follow the playbook to the top. At some point, you have to write your own rules and do it your own way.

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You don't need to chant how amazing you are, or feel inspired by the person you are to win.

You just need to repeat successful actions longer and more diligently than any reasonable person would. And that - thankfully - has nothing to do with how you feel today.