The One Thing in Life You Can Control: Effort

The title is a bit misleading because it makes it sound like we're talking about a scalar. Actually you can control both the length and the direction of the vector. The direction is probably the more critical.

"It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed by while I was at work. That’s the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results."

We don't have control over effort. We think we do because that is one of the functions of consciousness. Even looking at it from that perspective, there are factors like energy level and passion that seem to exist in some people with the rest wondering how to get it. Still, this article is useful as a motivator, getting some people from the latter to the former.

Effort is good, but it's like a road. You can keep walking up the road, and at some point you will get there. But sometimes, you are walking the wrong direction. Sometimes, you are walking in the brambles. That's were the real difficulty lies. Constantly considering and making sure you are going in the right direction.

I though of this one: <a href="http://www.despair.com/incompetence.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.despair.com/incompetence.html</a>

Platitudes coming from a rich successful guy are still platitudes.

Interesting post. It seems the guy was inspired by the breakup with his girlfriend into putting the hours in. I would argue that initiative is as important as effort - no one wants the world to fall down around them in order to force them into action.

(Advice from Successful Achiever) = (Advice from Aspiring Achiever) * n<p>For me, n is large.<p>Great post!

You can spend all the effort you want on a crappy idea, but it will still fail miserably. Luckily, many people adapt accordingly.

also make sure to get a life, meanwhile...