How “The 70% Rule” Can Help You To Be Successful in Life
Ajahn Brahm, who is a popular Buddhist teacher, gave this 70% rule of success. He is a monk now, but before that, he was a teacher at British High School.
The exams were near and he needed to set the mathematics exam for students. This was his first time.
He asked a senior teacher for advice.
The senior told Ajahn not to make it too hard because if the average score is 30–40%, the students will become discouraged. They will start thinking that math is too difficult and will give up.
But at the same time, if the test is too easy and the average mark is 90–100, then the test would be pointless.
So he advised him to set the test aiming for an average score of 70%.
That way the students will be encouraged in their ability to do well at mathematics and, in the 30 percent of the test where they make mistakes. He would be able to identify their weak points and address those in their next lessons.
The exam was 70 percent for encouragement and 30 percent for learning.
Later, he realized that the same applies to life.
According to him,
If your average score on life’s tests is only 30–40%, then you will become discouraged, even depressed, and give up. And if you always score 95–100% in life, you learn very little and stagnate.
But if your life’s score is around the magical 70 percent, then you have enough success to retain your motivation and enough failure to learn and grow as a person.
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