Elisey Gretchko

Thanks for your humbleness in return.

I think it remains valuable from an idealistic point of view. And as with many idealistic views, the problems mainly arise when things become a little bit too absolute, not letting enough room for changing context. Nevertheless, this idealism can still have a value. 

Take for instance the first remark I made about the idea of “point of easy progress” becoming a case of “short-sightedness”. I find value in the idea of recognizing certain points in your progress and using them as a drive to continue and motivate yourself. As a matter of fact, this appeared to help you through some projects, and in the end, isn’t that... (read more)

Thank you for sharing, glad to hear this framework helped you through some projects. I have a few remarks/questions: 

Could it be that the idea of "The point of easy progress" may become a case of short-sightedness? I have trouble keeping those two apart. I think the illustrations you provided help to make my point. This notion of "from now on, it's easy and smooth downhill" looks similar to the problem you illustrated in the first picture in the short-sightedness paragraph. Because you risk thinking "ah, I'm at this sweetspot point where there's only flow and success" and then you stumble against the unpredictable problems that reality has to offer. I see it... (read more)