Somebody said, ‘ET, why do you get up at three o’clock?’ Why not? If all I have to do is wake up at three o’clock in the morning and my family can live like they want to live, and I can change the world… three o’clock? Have you lost your mind? I will get up at three every day. Why? Because my why is greater than my sleep.
That doesn’t sound terribly rational. One’s performance when tired is a well-known case where the lens sees itself very darkly. If you’re going to mess with your sleep pattern it is imperative to quantize; measure the thing you care about, experiment, and see whether it is making you worse or better.
i don’t understand. what’s the point of going to all the trouble required to wake up at 3 am, only to then waste your time by being tired and/or depressed?
why do you assume that someone who has the intelligence, self control and dedication required to identify that waking up at 3 am is a requirement for success, makes a plan to make sure that he can deliver on that requirement and then follows through—would then fail so terribly on other fronts?
why do you assume that someone who has the intelligence, self control and dedication required to identify that waking up at 3 am is a requirement for success
Someone who identifies that waking up at 3 AM is a requirement for success is likely a fool and not smart. Skipping on sleep is the worst thing that you can do for mental performance.
what’s the point of going to all the trouble required to wake up at 3 am, only to then waste your time by being tired and/or depressed?
There isn’t one. But nevertheless, a large number of people spend a lot of time not sleeping enough and suffering for it. People are dumb. And it’s partly because it’s hard to mistrust your own judgement. Reasoning badly doesn’t feel any different from reasoning well.
why do you assume that someone who has the intelligence, self control and dedication required to identify that waking up at 3 am is a requirement for success, makes a plan to make sure that he can deliver on that requirement and then follows through
Waking up at 3AM is not hard. You don’t have to be in any way exceptionally smart or dedicated to do it—heck, everyone in the military manages it. As for “identifying it as a requirement for success”, that’s circular reasoning; you assume he’s right, therefore he’s smart, therefore he’s right.
a very successful pro football career (ie, top 0.0002 athletes)
an acclaimed/highly successful training/coaching/public speaking/inspirational speaking career
pastor, pro-writer, sports coach, successful serial entrepreneur
utilons, hedons, altruist-ons, successfully getting others to win—by most measures, few people have won as much, as quickly, as he has, at about 60% through their life expectancy
what’s the point of going to all the trouble required to wake up at 3 am, only to then waste your time by being tired and/or depressed?
There isn’t one. But nevertheless, a large number of people spend a lot of time not sleeping enough and suffering for it. People are dumb. And it’s partly because it’s hard to mistrust your own judgement. Reasoning badly doesn’t feel any different from reasoning well.
why do you assume that someone who has the intelligence, self control and dedication required to identify that waking up at 3 am is a requirement for success, makes a plan to make sure that he can deliver on that requirement and then follows through
Waking up at 3AM is not hard. You don’t have to be in any way exceptionally smart or dedicated to do it—heck, everyone in the military manages it. As for “identifying it as a requirement for success”, that’s circular reasoning; you assume he’s right, therefore he’s smart, therefore he’s right.
Somebody said, ‘ET, why do you get up at three o’clock?’ Why not? If all I have to do is wake up at three o’clock in the morning and my family can live like they want to live, and I can change the world… three o’clock? Have you lost your mind? I will get up at three every day. Why? Because my why is greater than my sleep.
-- Eric Thomas
(appeals to: http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/The_Science_of_Winning_at_Life)
That doesn’t sound terribly rational. One’s performance when tired is a well-known case where the lens sees itself very darkly. If you’re going to mess with your sleep pattern it is imperative to quantize; measure the thing you care about, experiment, and see whether it is making you worse or better.
i don’t understand. what’s the point of going to all the trouble required to wake up at 3 am, only to then waste your time by being tired and/or depressed?
why do you assume that someone who has the intelligence, self control and dedication required to identify that waking up at 3 am is a requirement for success, makes a plan to make sure that he can deliver on that requirement and then follows through—would then fail so terribly on other fronts?
Someone who identifies that waking up at 3 AM is a requirement for success is likely a fool and not smart. Skipping on sleep is the worst thing that you can do for mental performance.
There isn’t one. But nevertheless, a large number of people spend a lot of time not sleeping enough and suffering for it. People are dumb. And it’s partly because it’s hard to mistrust your own judgement. Reasoning badly doesn’t feel any different from reasoning well.
Waking up at 3AM is not hard. You don’t have to be in any way exceptionally smart or dedicated to do it—heck, everyone in the military manages it. As for “identifying it as a requirement for success”, that’s circular reasoning; you assume he’s right, therefore he’s smart, therefore he’s right.
any way that wins, is a good way to win, is a common theme around here.
So did this guy win?
google him? from the first three search results:
a very successful pro football career (ie, top 0.0002 athletes)
an acclaimed/highly successful training/coaching/public speaking/inspirational speaking career
pastor, pro-writer, sports coach, successful serial entrepreneur
utilons, hedons, altruist-ons, successfully getting others to win—by most measures, few people have won as much, as quickly, as he has, at about 60% through their life expectancy
There isn’t one. But nevertheless, a large number of people spend a lot of time not sleeping enough and suffering for it. People are dumb. And it’s partly because it’s hard to mistrust your own judgement. Reasoning badly doesn’t feel any different from reasoning well.
Waking up at 3AM is not hard. You don’t have to be in any way exceptionally smart or dedicated to do it—heck, everyone in the military manages it. As for “identifying it as a requirement for success”, that’s circular reasoning; you assume he’s right, therefore he’s smart, therefore he’s right.
Why the link? The quote is not to be found there.