The Wealthiest People Think In Decades Not In Days
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Summary
People typically want most in the moment. They want to eat, they want to watch, and they don't do the work to earn it. They're shortsighted and short-sighted, and that's why they're robbing themselves of their dreams.
Transcript
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The wealthiest people I know have long time horizons.
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They think in decades, they don't think in days.
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When you're willing to sacrifice the short term
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for the long term, that's when the big stuff happens.
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Every moment you delay getting something you want,
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But if you just keep grabbing today what you want,
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so you're not getting disproportionate rewards.
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They want to eat what they want to eat, want to watch what they want to watch.
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They want to be lazy, but they haven't done the work to earn it.
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Essentially, they're robbing themselves of their dreams by being short-sighted.