4 hours of focused work a day for 6 months will change your life

Here's how

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In a world filled with distractions and cheap dopamine hits, focus is your savior.

Being able to intentionally direct your attention at will not only save you time, but money.

Why?

- Mainstream news outlets monetize your attention through fear

- Social media accounts steal your attention through "relatable" and often self-deprecating content

- Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook know exactly what colors, topics, and content delivery style make you tick.

- There is always something to fill the void that comes with boredom.

- Just now, I clicked over to check my Twitter notifications.

From a top down point of view, this is the big problem that the modern world faces.

In terms of mental health, people focus on their thoughts instead of the reason behind the thoughts.

In terms of physical health, people focus on short term pleasure instead of long term energy.

How I went from being a broke college student making $1000/month to making multiple 6 figures online

Buckle in, it gets bumpy

My story - a thread:

Let's start way back

When I was 16 I was super into fitness

After school weights

Would sneak into the community 18+ gym

Had a garage bench press where my buddy and I would blast music and max out every day (lol)

This leads into my first online biz venture

2 years later, freshman year of college my other friend and I started a YouTube channel

We shot vids in the gym, did talking head vids on different topics, and did eating challenges

The most notable was a 10k calorie challenge that I have unlisted on my account

I'll show it to people at parties/get togethers because it is hilarious

Imagine stuffing your face with 10k calories

Super cringe, but hilarious

Safe to say that our YouTube channel venture died out pretty quickly

We didn't see a penny from it in the ~6 months that we did it

In my 2nd year of college I got into photography

I had the camera from when we filmed videos and decided to put it to good use

(I also took a few photo classes in high school so I wasn't diving in cold)

Study human behavior, storytelling, marketing, big ideas, biological problems, and yourself.

Grabbing and holding attention is the skill of all skills.

Human behavior, why?

If you want to change the world, solve problems, or build any kind of money-making solutions — you will have to spark positive behavior change.

Habits, biases, psychology, etc.

Making people read, watch, or listen is different from changing behavior.

Storytelling.

Well-aligned with human behavior.

Storytelling = transformations and overcoming hardships. Humans love that shit.

They are relatable and reveal the path to overcoming your own obstacles.

Marketing & big ideas.

Catching and holding people's attention with your value (whether it be a product, content, or just in everyday situations).

All of these overlap.

You need to be able to grab, hold, and "convert" attention.

To make money, meet people, or spark change.

Biological problems.

Health, wealth, and relationships.

If you can solve a problem within these verticals / eternal markets, you are set.

Solve your own > teach others > refine your system > help others with your system.

Make it easy and implementable.

Thread - 8 habits of people that are going to accomplish anything they want:

1. Managing your energy, not your time

Motivation/discipline stems from having the energy to do something

Eat better, move more, and consume less mindless entertainment

Line up your most important tasks in the morning when your energy is highest

2. Spending time with winners

If you spend time with corporate drones you will become one

If you spend time with the opposite you will become one

There is a bit more to it, but you get the point

3. Reframing

Rather than seeing something as a problem, see it as a challenge

Rather than seeing a mistake as a failure, see it as an opportunity to grow

4. Teaching what you learn

This will help you master that topic quicker

It will also open up opportunities to earning money through your knowledge