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YAPClassic: Benjamin Hardy, Achieve Your Goals in 2024

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Jul 19, 2024
Benjamin Hardy, expert on success psychology, discusses 'The Gap and The Gain' concept. Topics include progress vs. ideals, committing to future self, empathy towards past self, and Viktor Frankl's survival tools.
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ANECDOTE

Book Launch Disappointment

  • Benjamin Hardy launched his first book with huge expectations and it failed to hit his New York Times goal.
  • He entered a months-long depression and learned to reframe how he measures success.
INSIGHT

Gap Versus Gain Framing

  • 'The Gap' is measuring yourself against ideals that always move and are unreachable.
  • 'The Gain' is measuring backward against your past self to see real progress and feel happier.
ADVICE

Measure Progress Backwards

  • Avoid using shifting ideals as your measurement; use concrete goals and past benchmarks instead.
  • Measure progress backward from last year's results to see tangible growth and motivate forward movement.
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