Thursday, April 16, 2020

An Excerpt from the book PRINCIPLES by Ray Dalio.

Recently I was reading this book. I came across a point on relationship between Struggle & Success.

Ray writes,

"I realized that the satisfaction of success doesn't come from achieving your goals, but from struggling well. To understand what I mean, imagine your greatest goal, whatever it is-making a ton of money, winning an Academy Award, running a great organization, being great at a sport. Now imagine instantaneously achieving it. You'd be happy at first, but not for long. You would soon find yourself needing something else to struggle for.


Just look at people who attain their dreams early-the child star, the lottery winner, the professional athletes who peak early. They typically don't end up happy unless they get excited about something else bigger and better to struggle for. Since life brings both ups and downs, struggling well doesn't just make your ups better; it makes your downs less bad."

 

                    

Review of book - OUTLIERS by Malcolm Gladwell.

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