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<h1>Long-term satisfaction from perseverance</h1>

Like most people, there are good things and bad things in my life. I choose to look at the good things more because it's more satisfying, but I was forced to look at the bad things recently due to a conversation, and I realised that all my regrets, no exceptions, come from inconsistency. All of the things I'm proud of, on the other hand, come from persevering and making an effort through hardship.

No matter how much money I've gotten from something or not, it doesn't matter to me mentally. No matter how much more comfortable I was made as a result of my actions, or how better they made my life, these factors don't change how I felt. I enjoyed the results of my effort, and I hated failure due to laziness and fear.

<h1>Enforcing real consequences</h1>

Sometimes it's easier to lose control and give in. Temporary enjoyment and all. It's very good for the moment's emotions. But long-term? Losing control rarely brings long-term pride or happiness. Giving in, giving up...

Even when breaking off bad things, sometimes I wish I had done more. I wish I had taken more steps to continue marching through difficult roads. Not staying in toxic environments, but once I left, I wish I had the courage to give real consequences to those who harmed me or did good things for me.

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<h1>The importance of mental effort</h1>

I hadn't ever seen this until I really thought hard about it. What I criticise the most is when people give in to their fears and decide not to do things that are essential. Friends of mine decide not to learn to code, or to even look through a menu, because it looks hard. They end up not benefitting and then complain about how things aren't going well with their projects.

I know too many people like this.

"You know this is the only solution, right?"
"Yeap"
"Then do it?"

And here you can hear their brains' internal screams, telling them no, too much effort, too much this or that, random excuses.

<h1>I've been through both paths</h1>

* I was invited to learn to code and for 10 years I delayed it. It was only after the other person could not be with me anymore that I decided to learn to code. In 2 months I knew enough to do what we were going to do together, but I couldn't anymore. That's one regret.

* I was invited into a friendship but it required too much effort from me. 3 years later, I still regret giving up to such a great opportunity.

* I was offered a few business deals but I felt like they were underpaying me. $500 is better than 0.

On the other hand, I learned to draw, to code, and a few spoken languages, just out of sheer effort. I sat down, learned and it only took me a few months to see extremely productive results on each of these tasks. People praised my drawings after 3 months, my code got me a few chances only 2 months after I started learning, and I learnt and travelled due to a language I learnt in 5 months.

I felt like quitting at first, every day, but I pushed myself through the long road and I now have many skills I can boast about, which I'm proud about, not because I have them (because I have many others I got without effort and I'm not proud of) but because I earned them.

<h1>My desire for you</h1>

So I wish to ask you to persevere, no matter what it is, and to not let your fear stop you from trying. There is no risk in opening a book and not understanding it. There is a risk in not opening it, because you might not learn its contents.

Push forward, my dear reader, and become the self you want to be, and don't be like an animal who can only obey its instincts (fear and mental fatigue).