The thought of clocking 10,000 hours to master something has always been my greatest deterrent in learning something new. Imagining a kung fu master living a life of solitude to attain the highest level of mastery makes you evaluate if its worth the effort. Whether its picking up guitar or learning a new language, it sounds impossible to maintain the discipline required to last several years of learning.
What i learned from ChargeUp! 2010 is that passion is contagious. Being around passionate people will rub off on you. Just being near each other makes you forget the long journey ahead. Soon your passion will infect others as well.
Negativity is contagious as well. If you choose to surround yourself with negative people, it will drain you slowly regardless of how much willpower you have.
So before you start, find yourself a community that shares your passion and you will go a long way.
This is very true. Pick the right group to hang out with especially if you don’t have the self discipline/motivation.
This applies in every stage of life, like when young, who you hang out with determines what kind of influence you get & image you project.
Now i wonder if u need a minimalist approach to the groups you’re hanging out with as well?