How I Do Non-Obligatory Things Despite Not Wanting to Do Them

And why you should too.

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I started my life as a big believer in my chances to succeed in things. At five years old, not only did I know I wanted to become an actor but I had no doubt I would succeed.

I had the same warrior energy for everything I would set my mind on.

At 13, I decided I’d learn how to ride a unicycle. And I did. And then I did a bunch of other stuff you can read here.

As I aged though, I took more than a few slaps that got me back into a more realistic mental state and by the time I was 25, the sheer number of prizes and achievements clearly outside of my reach led me to believe that akshually, none of the things I still wanted would ever be within my grasp.

If you fail repeatedly, you seriously start doubting your chances to succeed.

In relational psychology, one critic equals five compliments; if we apply this principle to success, one failure should equal five successes to have a counterbalancing effect.

Unfortunately, this ratio is nowhere near what you get in life.

Even if one failure equaled one success, it still takes one thousand failures to have one minor success — for most people, at least.