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7 Life ‘Shortcuts’ Most People Rarely Consider That Actually Work

Alex Mathers

  • Be more consistent than most. Most people try things, experience a sense of loss or perceived failure, and then want to try something new. They use ‘novelty’ as an excuse to avoid struggling through more pain with the current project. They don’t see that by being consistent and staying on the path, they will eventually gain an elite advantage. This happens when their string of repetitions reaches a tipping point that looks like ‘overnight success’ to the stragglers.
  • Choose a topic and study it in depth. You can master something specific, like persuasion, copywriting, or online marketing, quickly, for example, by going deep on the topic
  • Consider your strengths, talents and interests, and combine them into one thing that sets you apart.