Deciphering Between Moving Towards or Away From Your Goals

People sometimes say that it doesn’t matter if you’re seeing results as long as you continue moving and keep working.

Well… I disagree with that.

I mean, it matters if you see results because otherwise, why are you doing something?

Think of yourself stranded 20 miles east of New York in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. You could swim as hard as you want to but if you are only swimming east, it will take you a LONG time to reach land.

Whereas, if you took the time to continually reassess your strategy, you would hopefully notice that going west is the better decision to make.

The direction of your work matters most.

As Elon Musk said on working 100 hour weeks, “Even if I do the exact same thing as someone working only 40 hours a week, I will accomplish things 2 ½ times faster than they will.”

That’s true, isn’t it?

But, working 100 hours a week with 80 hours spent on reading comic books and 20 hours on Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company will create much fewer results. It’s quite clear that Elon’s goal is not becoming well-versed in comics, isn’t it?

If that’s your goal, if you love comic books, more power to you. That’s most important, we…