2 Hours of Focus Will Put You in The Top 1%
In a Nutshell
Remove social media from your phone (or do a 1-2 week fast) and use tools like Freedom to block distractions, adding friction to curb compulsive dopamine hits that destroy focus and single-tasking. Prune low-value relationships by defending big yeses—train courage via fear-setting exercises to cross Rubicons, revealing that fears' downsides are limited compared to long-term upsides. In the coming AI-driven attention economy, 2 hours daily of uninterrupted focus on important tasks places you in the top 1% of performers.
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I have not had social media on my phone in three years. Bringing a butter knife to a gunfight if you have these tools on your phone. If too scary to unplug for three years, do not have to commit to that. Start with a one or two week social media fast at least on your phone. Can still access social media through laptop, but it adds enough friction to avoid looking at Instagram while on the toilet and wondering why cannot feel legs 40 minutes later. Avoids compulsive dopamine scratching whenever have free 30 seconds jumping into social media. Not good for ability to focus. Not good for ability to single task. Not good for mental health when always have that escape.
Use an app like Freedom to block certain things for certain periods of time. Technical tools available. Cannot use window dressing technical tricks to fix fundamental problems with goal selection, big yeses worth defending, and core beliefs. If say no to this person, something bad is going to happen, they will not like me, stop inviting to things. Ask 'and then what?' repeatedly. End up alone. These are Rubicons to get comfortable crossing.
Experience shows when start to stand up for things important in life, pruning happens that should anyway. > The people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind. Forcing function for that. About courage in the end. Can train courage. Not something born with or without. Through understanding what fears represent and what is underneath them, possibly from childhood. Examine them.
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