Stuff like written knowledge, videos etc can be collectively called material.

Really bad

One of the best advice I heard is to not tell someone he/she is smart, but rather say "you're a hard worker", especially to a child. Telling someone he or she is smart subconsciously tells the person they don't need to work hard then, if talent and smartness comes natural without putting an ounce of effort. By telling someone they're hard worker instead, it makes the person think that to keep up, they must keep practicing! I wish someone told me otherwise that when I was younger!

material?

what?

what are you talking about?

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So I just need to lower my expectations then?

This is extremely true. even if you take one small action every day towards your goal, in no time you will make massive progress.

Cool

What a dumb illustration for an apt analogy.

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Ha! Reddit isn't the place to post this, we're all worse off than we were yesterday.

I'm impatient though =( If I was a Catapillar I'd be trying to get out ASAP...Be a half cooked butterfly.

Yeah but you're adding a lot to the image. All it says is inaction and daily practice.

There's a million decent image metaphors out there and this is not one of them.

Ha, I already expected to be broke this month so I guess I should be happy now

And here, we can basically see growth mindset vs. fixed mindset.

Intelligence without motivation get you the same place as a art degree. Barista at a Starbucks.

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James Clear has a quote that aligns with this

“If you're not working hard, ideas don’t matter. The best idea is worthless without execution. If you're already working hard, ideas are crucial. Most effort is wasted on mediocre ideas.”

If you’re not in motion and taking action then your ideas are irrelevant. Ideas only have value when they are brought to real life.

You see that big ball of potential? Not everyone has it, you don't end up gambling your savings away on lottery tickets if you had any real skills to handle money.

This image is useless

You can also try to drag reality towards your expectations eh. Way more difficult, often unethical (but not always)

Put too much pressure on a string and it is bound to snap. I like how a lot of the posts here seem inspirational but fail to hit the mark.

There’s plenty of people without these constraints and there’s always ways to shoot down these positive messages. Leave the subreddit if you always have excuses

Please do not give anyone advice. Thank you.

Meanwhile me being a Chad does the opposite.

I change reality INTO what I desire.