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Remove Brakes, Not Just Press Gas
- Remove constraints rather than just pushing to get better; clearing brakes improves performance as a side effect.
- A problem-orientation (fix brakes) often yields bigger returns than pure goal-chasing.
List And Remove Your Constraints
- Make an exhaustive list of personal, social and environmental constraints slowing you down and address them first.
- Start with small fixes there and let accumulated improvements produce better thinking and critical reasoning.
A Mother’s Snap Sparked Curiosity
- Young Ben's mother snapped "figure it out yourself" and he internalized curiosity as a survival strategy.
- That rejection pushed him to ask more questions and find mentors who tolerated his curiosity.