When you’re young, it’s hard to get ahead fast if you’re starting from scratch. Sometimes it can really feel like an uphill battle, a Sisyphean task. But working hard is extremely worthwhile when you’re young. It’s a lot easier to get ahead than it is to play catchup, and I think the ways that working hard when young helps you are generally misunderstood. The purpose of working hard when you’re young is to minimize your overall life risk, not get rich or famous. Here’s how it works.
Working hard gets you knowledge faster
The more tasks you complete, the more you know. This is a basic, overall, general rule. If you work hard, you complete more tasks. You become an expert faster. You beginner phase is shorter. The more you know, the better your decision making can get. Get that knowledge fast. Move fast and break things, professionally speaking.
Working hard allows you to complete more tasks and diversify
If you diversify, you’re less likely to find yourself immensely at risk. Even if you are, at least you’ll have something to fall back on. A lot of people don’t know how to do more than one thing. If you can buck that trend, you’re ahead of the curve. Me personally, I’m getting my bachelor’s degree while I build my websites. I think that’s a good use of time as someone who lives in a poor country.
Working hard prevents you from spending
The harder you’re working, the less time you have to spend. This is because in order to work, you generally need to be alert, aware, and well away from bad influences. You also need to money to fund the growth of your business, if you’re working on a business. Hard work allows you to avoid spending and compound your gains.
Working hard lets you pad your savings
Generally speaking, you want to be saving more than you spend. If you can pad your savings, you’re going to feel like you’re getting something done. You’ll also have money to spend when necessary, something many people nowadays don’t.
Working hard when young allows you to invest while young
If you’re ever in a position to invest money, you should thank your lucky stars. You’re probably in the top 10% of asset holders in your country. But if you can get there while you’re young, you’re in a great position to be wealthy for life. You’ll have investments and something to fall back on. If you can join the privileged group that I’m discussing, hard work will have truly changed the trajectory of your life, rendering it safe and pleasurable.
Work hard when you’re young. If you don’t, you may end up regretting it. There’s no shame in spending a lot of time in your room, grinding until the sun is up. You won’t regret it in the long run, when you find success. If you’re realistic about your possibilities in the long run and work your butt off to overshoot them, you will find success. You miss 100% of shots that you don’t take. So work hard when you’re young so that you can get really good at taking shots.
Thanks for paying attention.
