The Calculus of Effort: Where to Invest Your Energy

Selective Greatness: Where to channel your inner excellence and where to be completely average.

Our tasks in life have different requirements but it's not always obvious. Sometimes we need to:

• Get it done
• Aim for average
• Excel with grandiosity

We'll learn the mistakes people make by applying effort in the wrong places and frustrating themselves. Selective bother will help you live a much happier and more complete life.

Growth Mindset pod

Sam Webster Harris explores the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement.

Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create.

• Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset)
• Mail - GrowthMindsetPodcast(at)gmail.com
• Insta - SamJam.zen

Chapters:

00:00 The 90% Trap

01:51 Being "Done" vs Incomplete

02:21 The Struggle for Perfection

05:04 When Average is Enough

08:07 The Fisherman's Wisdom

10:16 Striving for the Extraordinary

12:51 Finding Your Balance

13:48 Send Off

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