Why did I fail, despite 10000 hrs dedicated effort?
By now, you must have stumbled upon the notion that one must dedicate at least 10,000 hours to become proficient in any desired skill.
but that's not it, there's a lot more.
On your journey, you’ll discover that taking the first step isn’t as challenging as maintaining the momentum and spirit to keep moving forward. I did that but still I did not succeed like having the never give up attitude. In a nutshell its NOT only about PERSEVERANCE, DISCIPLINE, FOCUS but also, your mindset.
Even though being resolute , not to give up .I tended to adopt a victim mindset, believing that I was doing more than anyone else my age and was already ahead. I felt that even if I didn’t succeed here, I would still be better off and that's a backstab. I was in the delusion that struggle = success.
Merely just running down won't lead you anyway and you would end up in middle of nowhere, exactly where you would hate to Be clear with your intentions, and although the saying goes ‘no pain, no gain,’ do not confuse this with unnecessary struggle or hustle.
Consider my situation: I was in grade 12, also preparing for competitive exams. I would sleep at midnight, wake up at 3 am, and study until 6 am, despite not being an early riser. Then, from 7 am to 2:30 pm, I attended school. After that, I traveled for an hour without rest to reach my coaching center and would be home by 8:30 pm after all the chaos. But was I productive a big NO all tired but what about self-study I am not a robot to get things in one shot then I tried anyway to pick myself and study for school subjects now. After a lot lot more chaos, my school grades still fell terribly and I was not doing well in my coaching either disappointment, disappointment and disappointment that's all I got, I saw myself going from an A+ student to an average one.
you can definitely see my mistake here, was I really studying I did a lot of ‘prep’ to study but when I was really meant to put all my learnings and study I was barely able to keep myself in senses. Acknowledge are you really studying or just trying to study [ there a lot of difference].
It's not only about taking the efforts but taking them in a procedural format, which aligns and takes you closer.
All the best
~Nonconformist
