How To Grow The Fastest By Being Regularly Confused (Thread)

If you are not confused at least three times a day, you are not growing enough

Here are 3 reasons why, and 3 tips for accomplishing this accelerated growth in your daily life:

Reason 1: A clear signal of being wiser

Bertrand Russell once said:

“Fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are so full of doubts.”

The Dunning-Kreuger effect

In other words, if you want to become wise, you should have confusing doubts.

Reason 2: You see more of the unexplored territory

When the horizons ease, the new information should be welcomed

You are going beyond your comfort zone

In the same way as traveling to a foreign country, everything will be hard

But you will grow and surpass anyone like CRAZY

Reason 3: It’s the mind equivalent of exercise

The confusion is like muscle burn to your brain

It’s like a major software update on you, an existential jump.

Be happy when you suddenly don’t understand

Here are 3 tips to become regularly confused in practice:

Tip 1: Consume lots of contradictory, but high quality information

Regularly challenge your beliefs

Why?

Because you are better than them. Like clothes, you deserve the beliefs that fit you best

Tip 2: Do new things very often

Are you like 99% of people that always have something put off, something you haven’t started

Take that something and start it TODAY

Nothing will expose your confusion quicker than this

And make you grow quicker

Tip 3: Reflect daily

Set aside quiet time to simply be aware of your surroundings and associations

Most often, your eureka moments will occur there

One of best feelings ever in life

TL;DR

Why you should be regularly confused for accelerated growth:

• You become wiser
• You see more
• You get exercise for your mind

How to do this in practice

• Consume lots of contradictory, but high quality information
• Do new things very often
• Reflect daily

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