Hilariously apt! "But also, stories like this usually gloss over the bloodcurdling investments in time, energy, concentration and self-imposed misery that precede such feats. That hard work is implied, sure. But it’s a harder sell as a narrative. You too can live your dreams, just by doing this reasonably uninspiring thing at least 50,000 times with highly infrequent meaningful validation over the next twenty-ish years."
So... make memories sticky by pairing them with things that feel good and trigger the hippocampus - exercise, horniness, chocolate, and curiosity.
I read an article about how celebrating absurdly small wins is the way to set a new habit, in a way that simple repetition doesn't actually do (though we think it will.) https://ideas.ted.com/how-you-can-use-the-power-of-celebration-to-make-new-habits-stick/
Hilariously apt! "But also, stories like this usually gloss over the bloodcurdling investments in time, energy, concentration and self-imposed misery that precede such feats. That hard work is implied, sure. But it’s a harder sell as a narrative. You too can live your dreams, just by doing this reasonably uninspiring thing at least 50,000 times with highly infrequent meaningful validation over the next twenty-ish years."