the bar is lower than you think

i can’t stop thinking about a tweet i saw recently:

it’s the 2nd point that got to me:

‘most Americans just go to work, watch Netflix & die.’

ouch.

you probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that there were a lot of angry replies to this tweet.

but let’s just look at the facts here:

• the average global screen time is 6.5 hours per day (~40% of your waking life!!!)

• 3/4 young men watch porn, gamble, or play video games every single day (about 1 in 8 do all of them daily)

• the average American human has a higher body fat percentage than the average American pig

  • US male BF% = ~25%

  • US female BF% = ~40%

  • US pig BF% = ~15-20%

• only 16% of Americans read for fun on any given day

all of those stats suck.

but in a weird way, it’s also the best news i could ever give you — it shows that the bar is lower than you think:

• if you cut your screen time to 3h per day, you’re on it half as much as the average person

• if you’re a young guy who doesn’t game, goon, or gamble, you’re ahead of ~75% of guys your age

• if you’re literally just less fat than a pig, you’re ahead of the average American

• if you spend 15 minutes each day reading for fun, you’re one of the most well-read people in the world

that’s why i laugh when people talk about their ‘million dollar ideas’ or tell stories about how they ‘almost’ did something.

as the old saying goes, ideas are cheap.

‘almost’ is just a nice way of saying ‘did nothing.’

Derek Sivers summed it up nicely:

‘when most people see modern art, they think, ‘i could do that!’
but they didn’t.
that is the difference between consumer & creator.’

you don’t need to beat the ‘competition.’

there is none! (other than your own fear of failure.)

so don’t just go to work, watch Netflix, & die.

do something today that makes tomorrow better.

the bar is lower than you think.

if you’re sick of wasting days scrolling & not creating, 0to1.club is for you.

half your screen time + build something real in 7 days — guaranteed.

(oh, & it’s free to join)

try the 7-day challenge (free)

some things i learned

1. a tough pill to swallow

   

2. avoid driving after a new album drops… seriously!
   ‘the release of a major new music album is associated with a 15% increase in fatal car crashes.’ ~ Steve Stewart-Williams [link]

   

3. the same guy created aspirin & heroin just 11 days apart
   in August 1897, a German chemist named Felix Hoffmann created both drugs independently of one another. must’ve been a crazy weekend.

cool stuff i found

1. turn any document into an audiobook
   if you upload any PDF, EPUB, plain text, Word document, or URL into paper2audio.com, it generates an audio file that you can play on your computer or phone. 56h of audio per week is free, no card required!

   

2. volume negates luck
   ‘if people knew how hard i had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.’ ~ Michelangelo

   

3. a beautiful sunset in Kazakhstan
   for the few of you reading this from Kazakhstan — one day i’ll come & visit!

   

that’s all for now!

today was my first day back on a proper routine, & it was great.

the early days of 0to1.club have been going well so far, & i’m always looking for feedback on what i can do better.

so, i have an important favour to ask you:

if you were interested in 0to1.club’s offer (half your screen time + build something real in 7 days — guaranteed), but you didn’t end up joining, please reply to this email & tell me why you decided not to try it! even just 1 sentence would help me a lot. i always respond.

other than that though, thank you for being here.

go make yourself proud this week.

~ liam (:

PS - seriously, if you could check out 0to1.club & email me any feedback at all — could be about the website, the offer, or anything — it would help me out a ton. the more i know, the more i can make it better for you.