> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 12 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[The most reliable path to success is repeatedly trying to succeed]] > Do it 100 times ^[https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1330985556872818689?s=20] > <cite>[[@visakanv on Twitter|visakanv]]</cite> [^1] It's not about being successful, it's about doing what you can do to get close to [[success]]. [[Motivation and obsession are indistinguishable to an outside perspective]] because [[motivation]] is just focusing on task until it's completion and focusing on the outcomes can actually lead to [[anxiety]] instead of [[motivation]]. Because [[Right kinds of thoughts lead to right kinds of actions]], this means keeping one thought in our mind until it becomes real, or [[manifestation]], is the same thing as [[motivation]]. [[Anxiety prevents us from living in the present]] - [[Be the change you want to see in the world]] - [[You can't control what happens]] - [[Right kinds of thoughts lead to right kinds of actions]] - [[Realism must acknowledge optimism's existence and effectiveness]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited January 19, 2022* **Topics**:: [[self-improvement]]