Thomas Edison’s Theorem for Success

In the 1920s, a journalist asked Thomas Edison how it felt to fail 1000 times in his attempt to invent the incandescent lightbulb.

He replied, “I didn’t fail 1000 times. The lightbulb was an invention with 1000 steps.”

Humphry Davy actually invented the first electric lamp. Cool, nerdy information in case you have an argument with someone about lightbulbs.

Thomas Edison was relentless in his pursuit of inventing the incandescent lightbulb. He worked 10-hour days in his lab and an additional 5-hours a day on problem-solving.

That’s dedication.

Of course, not everyone back then had Edison’s willpower and brainpower to pursue something.

But he was on to something. He realized the potential for something and worked tirelessly to achieve it.

He formed incredibly strong willpower to succeed in his invention. His success was formed with habits, not just passion.

A century later, everything has changed, especially when it comes to forming habits & how we think of progress.

Our culture wants instant success. We demand it.

We see successful social media gurus and entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, and we believe we can be just like them.