Successful Lifestyle

Social networks and Hollywood movies told us that all successful stories and accomplishments happen overnight. Well, ok, may be not overnight, but definitely over a week. Or two. Or three. A month maximum. Nothing worth spending it more then a month.

But the reality is very different. What about a year? Or a decade? Or the whole life? You say it’s impossible. I say it’s impossible to achieve something over a week. And moreover it’s even laughable! Learn a language? Develop a relationship? A week? A month? Seriously?

In fact it’s never working this way. Serious things take a serious time. And serious time takes serious decisions and choices in life. Because time is the most valuable resource of a human. That’s why it’s so much important to organize time correctly. To allocate resources on the most valuable and important things.

And here where the lifestyle comes in to play. Planning a day and developing habits makes us focused on our goals and allows to accomplish them overtime. It may take a decade or two but then it will become a major result no one could easily accomplish.

But let me tell you something. I’ve been working in tech for a decade. And people keep asking me how to become a good programmer or a project manager. And guess what? The answer is very simple. Just read a book. One single book. Even not a big one – 250 pages. And you’ll be better than 70% people in the industry. Because they are not reading books. They are lacking academic knowledge.

Now let’s go even further. Read 4 pages every day. Just 4 pages. This is roughly 1 book every two month. Or 6 books a year. That’s a lot! No one is reading that much. I guarantee you. Now you are better then 95% of all professionals of those who don’t read.

This is how you develop a lifestyle. Do things gradually for a big period of time. And the results will come. Not overnight but in a decent amount of time. Sooner then you expect.