The Gap And The Gain

Why Feelings Can't Be Measurements

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Aug 20, 2021
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INSIGHT

Feelings Motivate, Don’t Measure

  • Feelings are powerful motivators but terrible measurements for progress.
  • Measure progress against where you started, not against imagined feelings at the finish line.
ADVICE

Measure Progress From Your Starting Point

  • When you reach a goal, compare yourself to who you were before you started to get a practical measurement.
  • Choose how you feel deliberately because nobody outside you controls your feelings.
ANECDOTE

The Academy Award Expectation

  • Dan imagines winning an Academy Award and notes that external attention often changes little before and after.
  • He says how you feel about it is your choice, not controlled by external events.
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