Oh and one more thing I ended up purchasing your course never even saw your webinar. I got so much value from these videos I felt like I owed you something. Really enjoying the course I'm in the second week... I can't even fathom how much time you put into those videos.
and it was just a picture not a link so I had to type the title of the video. it did not disappoint.
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No need to watch this long video to learn what you may already know: 1) delayed gratification makes you a better human. And 2) there will be consequences of consequences of what you do today, always act accordingly.
Short term thinking: Not telling a girl you like her. It may be easier for you right now but 10-20 years from now you will look back and think "What if". Long term thinking: Man I really like her but I don't like telling her because it's scary and makes my stomach turn 20 times. Still did it, got rejected. But there will never be a "What if". That's what I did last month. It's just a small thing but long-term thinking is something I learned from Sam. Thanks man!
This video is beast mode like so much of Sam's other stuff. Love the low-quality, high-content. I'm finally climbing the right hills in my physical health (pushing my daily workouts and meditation harder), my songwriting (studying and writing new material every day for hours), and my business-building (busting my ass daily to push forward on clear priorities for growth). There's a long way to go but I've felt the momentum shifting in the right direction and I feel better than ever before. Sam's message hits close to home because all my current challenges in life come because of all the times I took the wheelchair path (even when I thought I was being clever, I was just "deferring payment.") And you're right, the more you go up the big hills, the more you start to dominate in all areas - I'm not even talking competitive - just dominating yourSELF in the best way possible
What do you think about the rather stoic, anti-pleasure implications in this video? Going by the logic in this video, being a songwriter, aren't you selling auditory donuts? I disagree with said stoic implications myself, but I was interested in how you square the circle here?
@@silvermushroom-gamifyevery6430 I don't think there is an anti-pleasure or "stoic" implication within this video. It actually implies that you can get more pleasure out of life if you do practice delayed gratification (just think about the marshmallow test). So... no circle to square here I'd say.
Hello mate, I must say that after about 20 ads I just had to visit this channel. Its insane how much work and money you are putting into these ads and yes, you finally got me hahaha
For anyone reading this. I would just like to say that Sam's course is genius and it puts you through a chronological order of steps of how to start a business that really works. Information on his youtube channel is good but his course is gold.
This is the 4th time actively listening to this. While Sam is on a hiatus, I’d like to throw into the oblivion that his content (and this video in particular) immensely developed my framing of life and the view I have of the world - understanding that life is: A. a sum of all cumulative decisions B. A perpetually present game of opportunity cost and future value across every seemingly trivial decision. If you ever feel like the world of chaos has chocked you for ransom, please make a scheduled time annually to watch this video as an ever-present reminder on the tactile method on how to live.
This video reminds me of something: When I was a teenager I liked the Pink Floyd song "Time." I thought that the 'starting gun' for life would be when I graduated high school, and hence that it was alright to waste time as a kid by playing video games and binge watching cartoons, because I'd be ready to get serious when the time came. Of course, the 'starting gun' isn't when you're 18 or graduate high school. It was when I was about 12 years old, and began to be capable of making decisions for myself. So even though I thought I understood the song, it turns out I was a victim of shortsightedness just like most people are early in life. The regret I feel for these largely wasted years is immense, but I do my best to use it as emotional leverage to do better from now on. Great content! Appreciate that you offer this stuff for free. Cheers
@James Jones The funny thing is that the content he provides will get you all of those things if that's what you desire. Just from listening to him for a month my business literally went from £18-20K a month to £45K this month alone. His thinking, simplicity, long-term mindset and just the whole way he thinks when you apply it to your own life and business it makes everything much more simple. Entrepreneurs and business people are sold this idea that business must be a hassle and compact when the best of them take complex situations and break them down to make things simple. Sam has shown this, Elon does it, Jeff Bezos does it and this content is the best that I've come across thus far. They watch other content that will make their lives hell lol
You’ve made my consistency soooo much better and I’m just 16, yes I’m still young but the earlier I get in, the more I time I have in the game. Thank u Sam
I am so happy that PLM referred me over to this video. What I realized is that I am a second order consequence thinker - and I actually have been since my parents taught me consequences when I was just 5. The thing now is to strengthen this skill even more so and continue to use it for every decision every day. Thank you for the helpful reminder.
My friend recommended your videos to me and its absolutely MIND BLOWING. Im so consumed by the negatives you are saying to avoid and i must learn and make better decisions that would better my future in the long term game! Thank you so much for your low budget high content videos! P.S. open the door slightly so your cat can leave whenever they wish lol!
Thank you, Sam. You are my business mentor! These videos are the only UA-cam video that has actually helped me create tangible result in my life! I'm deeply grateful for sharing that sound, grounded clear mind of yours :)
I love that you practice what you preach. Quality is many things, and you know what’s important. Your production quality may not be great, but you communicate clearly, always check that what’s on the board can be seen - and most importantly, your content is relevant and always adds value. Thank you Sam!
I've recently been very much of a short-term thinker. My task was to make a presentation with poster and some other stuff for the research I've been doing. However, even though I had 3 months time, I pushed it till today, which is two days before my presentation. Short-term decisions bring comfort to the now and can bring the greatest pain to the future. It is like if you don't ask out your love and think that you can marry and get love at any time, but many who think so may end up never finding the right one again, causing them to feel regret and suffering for having wasted all their opportunities
I randomly typed 2nd level thinking on google and it directed me to this video and after watching this whole video my mind blew up and I was/am fascinated by the facts you told and I will start applying it on a daily basis. Thank You So Much
Sam you’re a BEAST!! All your videos are so simple detailed and inspiring. And you talk about topics not many people are wiling to talk or know anything about. I’ve got your CA course, can’t wait to put my hands on Uplevel! Keep smashing!
Look at his latest uploads. He bought a Rolls Royce and put on the most NOTICE ME wrap on it. That is pure distraction on wheels and could've been way better invested towards his team and products. Not to mention I don't like him because he's deep in Scientology
Sam, I dig your content, man. You offer a unique perspective of business, it puts you in your own lane. I'm thankful to learn from you, and hope to bring you value some day as well. Cheers!
I don't know how many times I've said "This is the best of Sam's Videos." I've watched hundreds of them including the whole Accelerator program. That said, this video right here is better than any other I've ever watched. It's definitely life changing.
These videos are incredibly insightful. My absolute favorite in depth conversations about real applicable wisdom. I cannot express my gratitude enough to you Sam for the effort you put into these videos.
Fantastic video Mister Ovens :) Thanks so much for all you've been doing. I have the CA program and am very happy with it. All the very best for your and our future to come.
Thank you so much for the video! It was awesome! Just confirmed that I was not too far off with my decision I was making regarding TV. Very encouraging video and valuable information. I appreciate your videos! Thanks
Great video! 10 years ago, I also got a similar message by reading one of Brian Tracy's books. He mentioned about "Long term pain, short term gain! Long term gain, short term pain!" However, to me if I can afford to buy and maintain a Lamborghini, I would still buy it. Because it would work as a reminder and it can encourage me each day to keep doing better as part of my reward system. I cannot stress enough how much I agree with your videos!
Thank you very much for this, could be one of the most important videos I ever watch. I believe if my parents ever tested me I would be the kid who grabbed the first marshmallow but I hope I can turn it around 🤠❤️
Your channel is not a business channel, it teaches a lot basic things about life in general I wish I knew. (Also partly what I knew already, but was in denial about them. It helps to hear it from someone sometimes.)
Please keep doing videos like this, Sam. Your videos make a lot of logical, rational and down to earth sense. Well, its just common sense, which is something that we easily forget.
I really enjoyed your video. I watched it while I was exercising on my bike and everything you said really hit home. The generation today is soft and I feel like it will only get softer as technology makes things easier. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks for the insight.
I watched this video 1 or 2 weeks earlier and helped me to stick to a strict diet so much. When i have the idea to eat a little this or that i just hear your voice in my head and choose not to, thank you :D
Still going and if this video hadnt have existed i would have failed already, really powerful and practical video. I also rewatch this from time to time
That was awesome I never thought of it that way short term thinking over long term thinking but that is what I am going to have to change to if I want any success in this short life. Dumb choices suck the life out of you and 40 years goes by pretty quick when you keep choosing dumb stuff. A good lesson today for me to learn thankyou Sam.
One cannot build a great life on the foundation of bad unproductive habits. Great business opportunities will not benefit a person who is ignorant of their short-comings. EVERYTHING you do to create a great life MUST be on top of the disciplines Sam talks about... brick by brick set in concrete
One thing comes to mind when watching your videos. Quality. Great job man. I like your way of analysing life and work. And I have fun when I can't understand that you find a lot things "bitter". New Zealand accent rocks!
honestly Sam, you are an amazing story teller and an engaging speaker. Not sure if you have a video on story telling and public speaking but I would love to check that out.
Thanks Sam - This is an awesome way to explain such a simple important concept. You articulate tings so well. This is how I live my life most of the time and why I make my kids watch tv on a 28 inch dumb TV still. Now I have to bribe my l kids with $10.00 to watch this in hopes of enlightening them from the X-Box syndrome and the house hold struggle. Maybe they will listen to you a well known UA-camr that had a Ferrari because Dad's around the world don't know anything. Subscribed and loving it. You should make this all about X-box and put it in the title so more kids click on it. Thanks a ton Sam. Keep it up my friend.
LOL... "This is the sort of professional production value you get when you watch my UA-cam channel".hehe... I doubt anybody is watching this for production value. I'm watching so I can learn how to value/use my time better. You're still teaching as you get up to let kitty out, so who cares about the minor interruption? We're keeping the main thing the main thing, and I'm going to more than win those 3 seconds back when I put into practice the principles you're sharing here. Thanks!
Quality information.. Do not forget your original craft that created you the wealth. Things can be better today, but there will be the cost of tomorrow! Love the content.
Finally someone else on the planet understand why I hate TV 📺 for all the SAME reasons and I have never purchased a TV in my life. No TV or cable in my home my entire life ever and I am age 50. I have no clue about shows or celebrities. Always read books or listened to music. I would never lose time to TV. Last thing I watched was live coverage of September 11th tragedy at a friends house. TV is an income reducer.
@Christina, do you have kids? How do you get them to adhere to that? I have not been watching TV for the past 4 years, but overhearing through my kids.
@@stillperspective488, my partner, their father doesn't have my mindset. He believes TV is necessary for him to relax. I am unable to shield the kids from TV. How I wish they didn't watch. I hope to sell them the idea very soon, with more interesting replacements to get them busy and productive.
To relax, doing nothing and meditating is the best thing. The learning dynamic of children is always something that fascinated me. You can give children so much on the way if you balance out the right things you teach them. I am glad I made so much mistakes in my life and my parents basically did what everybody else did. Now I can get my children on the right path.
UA-cam videos are something I have recently realized have drastic 2nd order consequences that are very easy to miss. I don't think these videos have as much of that effect as I equate them to learning or reading, but I personally have had a habit of watching highlight videos of whatever I'm involved in. Whether it's chess, or a video game, or whatever someone might like doing, by watching those videos you're allowing yourself to get the joy of accomplishment while doing absolutely nothing to earn it. Even if it's something as unimportant as a game, it's still better to be the one improving on what you're doing than it is to just be another spectator accomplishing nothing.
@KramerMcEleney Information from UA-cam videos doesn’t equate to learning in your opinion? It is quite addictive to consume such large amounts of information digitally that would rarely happen in the real world.
Hey Sam thanks for the video, it’s pretty interesting and useful. It helps to look at things from a bit of different prospective than my usual one. One thing about the graphics in the end part. I find hard to evaluate choices in that way when they are not such simple matters and not so drastically opposite. I guess some choices sometimes are not so clearly in the “hill” area or in the “wheelchair” area, they feel in between these two. They could both be hard at first and then take me different good things, and it’s hard to predict where they would go. Well, interesting topic would be great to dig deeper into it. Thank you
I remember vividly, resigning about a month ago and buying a Ps4 pro with 10 games. And by the first week I realized I must sell it to anyone because is paradoxica and stupid l to be home more with my family which is why I did it and buy something that would waste my time, take my attention and distract me from improving myself on a personal and mental level and spending the time with my family. You're totally right about this orders of consequences. new subscriber ❤
2nd order consequence, being broken down in such simple terms, is something that should be taught to kids very early on in life. it's so simple to grasp. the TV, the junk food, we all love it in the short term but sometimes immediately (and of course long term) there's so much guilt associated with it
I love your videos, Sam. And I love that you march to your own beat! I’d love to take your courses in the near future! Thanks for all the content you put out on YT!
What I liked most about this lesson was that you separated this concept into parts. Each part alone is fascinating while the sum of them together was more valuable than if you only explained the primary concept. You're right, I need to make decisions based on at least the 2nd order of consequences or 3rd order if I can recognize it. How far ahead have you been able to accurately project order of consequences? Was it 5? Or even 8?
This is an *almost* correct perspective. But the correct perspective is trans perspectival. It embraces both sides. A meta analysis in psychology found that short term reward predicted long term persistence in goal achievement. So if you want to lose weight, the trick isn’t to try to use your willpower to avoid chocolates, because eventually you’ll succumb to your vice. The trick is to make your vice your friend. That is, you look at a lot of cooking recipes, you try a lot of healthy food and you figure out how to make a salad that tastes better than anything you can buy or eat within a 100 mile range. As soon as you’ve done that you’ll persist in your diet without any willpower or effort required because the most rewarding, addictive, and irresistible thing is the very thing that will make you lose weight or be healthy, both long term goals. So really, the truth is the yin and the yang together. The same applies to everything else of course: books that are irresistible to read, yet extremely enlightening. Workouts that are so fun they’re addictive, yet they achieve your desired physique. It is unwise to collapse on one perspective, and you make yourself another cliché in a very long history of people that have become a ‘type’. As the famous saying goes ‘all -isms end up in schisms’
Thank you for this comment. While what he explains is generally true, it irks me how it's all coming off as "no fun allowed". Made me sad, when he said he enjoys burgers but must not eat them :/
@@paulz.6162 There is certainly some partial wisdom to what he's saying, this idea of restraint. Restraint against our vices. The problem is restraint relies on willpower, which has a deadline. What he wants to protect against is going for the easy, shallow reward that may seem like it's rewarding but it's really unfulfilling, and saps us of a meaningful life. We can see this happen with social media taking over our minds, feeding us crap content nonstop. This is where I most empathize, resonate, and feel his perspective. I think the most virtuous interpretation of his perspective is that the deepest pleasures are found through a long, determined search. Not settling for what's next, or conveniently available. "You're given a choice in life. You can either paddle around in the shallow end of life, or you can swim in the deep end. You take your choice" - Marco Pierre White And that search often takes a very long time and resistance against the vices that seem like they are fulfilling but are really just the devil incarnate in some form. Paired with this, there is a saying that hunger is the best cook. There is certainly truth to that too. But it's one thing to say that, and another thing to feel it. And once it's felt, it is actually a thousand times more addicting than the crap. And there is a way to feel deeply *now*, and not just in the future. Instead of watching youtube, I can explore deeply inspiring art films. Films that sat in a filmmaker's mind for 20 years before they were crystallized and made. That's a very different order of depth than social media that feels like it rots my brain. Nature is about balance, and nuance. Nothing is black and white. And what is closer to nature? The one thing that is more resilient than willpower and discipline is addiction, because it plays to our nature. So wisdom does not shun addiction, it uses addiction to its advantage. The devil is the tempter, master controller. To use the devil's trick against him is the way out of this paradox. The path of least resistance to our most cherished goals. Short term desire Long term goals Whenever these 2 are decoupled, oscillation occurs. I say "I will only eat healthy food that tastes like shit to lose weight!" And in fact, I do lose weight. After 2 months however, that chocolate is looking real good. I say why not a little bit? Oh well since I've tried some, why not some more? 2 months later I look in the mirror and I'm disgusted by how I've gotten fatter than I was before I started the diet. And so I move back and forth, from what I want now, to what I want in the future. The cycle repeats. Oscillation is inefficiency. It gives us a profound clue as to the underlying issue. What you most want now should serve what you most want in the future and vice versa. That's when time becomes our ally.
I love how in this comment section are no narrow minded people. On all other comment sections there are hundreds of people negatively spreading philosophical untruths, imputations and anger. You kind of see the ad matches the people who click it.
Superb. The Compound Effect is another good book for this kind of thinking. Also love the low production, high content value style. Focusing on the important stuff!
I still think people can be driven by intense natural curiosity and enthusiasm so much to the point where they almost don't need discipline and they default to certain productive activities. But I think you're right that even for these people, not every day is a walk in the park through magical sunshine valley. Jeez, I'm spending a lot of time commenting on your channel Sam but there's just a lot of interesting discussion to be had here.
Great content love it when you break down this stuff :) it gives me the assurance an knowledge to push the bolder up the hill and watch it roll down the other side! 🤙🏻😏😏🦅
I've discovered that compound interest in all areas of life is an extremely powerful concept! Long term payoffs are SO rewarding. Do you want 1 marshmallow now, or 2 several years from now? :)
Check out the video and let me know what you think here in the comments? This is a topic I'm deeply interested in and it's served me in a BIG way!
It's very good and major value
Hey Sam can you do a video about how you prepare for these videos? Do you have notes you're looking at? Thank you!
Oh and one more thing I ended up purchasing your course never even saw your webinar. I got so much value from these videos I felt like I owed you something. Really enjoying the course I'm in the second week... I can't even fathom how much time you put into those videos.
Thank you Sam, you are an amazing person!
I think of a topic, hold up my phone, hit record, talk about the topic, done. Seriously. That's it.
Sam immediately thought about the 2nd order consequences of not letting the cat out
Ahahahahaha
Meowing = Annoyance = Frustration = Poor Decision Making = Less Money = Depression = Feedback Loop = Homeless = Loses Wife = Suicide…..Cat Meowing = Suicide
@@ChrisTrovato 😂
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Came straight from the post 😁
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and it was just a picture not a link so I had to type the title of the video. it did not disappoint.
No need to watch this long video to learn what you may already know: 1) delayed gratification makes you a better human. And 2) there will be consequences of consequences of what you do today, always act accordingly.
rich people practice delayed gratification daily. poor people practice instant gratification daily
About right......yeap!
absolutely true. why spend today when you can put if off for tomorrow?
@@jamie.daugherty yeah
How about ya?
How you gonn practice delayed gratification daily
Short term thinking: Not telling a girl you like her. It may be easier for you right now but 10-20 years from now you will look back and think "What if".
Long term thinking: Man I really like her but I don't like telling her because it's scary and makes my stomach turn 20 times. Still did it, got rejected. But there will never be a "What if".
That's what I did last month. It's just a small thing but long-term thinking is something I learned from Sam. Thanks man!
What if she didn't reject you? The what ifs never stop.
Literally said fuck it and did this yesterday, haha. Feels good.
I've been asking boys out since I was 14. Now I am 25 and two years I asked out my current fiance. It pays off to be brave.
@@jamie.daugherty Wow! Never heard of girls asking boys out.
@@jamie.daugherty its not common for girls to be the one to approach but if you do that's interesting
This video is beast mode like so much of Sam's other stuff. Love the low-quality, high-content. I'm finally climbing the right hills in my physical health (pushing my daily workouts and meditation harder), my songwriting (studying and writing new material every day for hours), and my business-building (busting my ass daily to push forward on clear priorities for growth). There's a long way to go but I've felt the momentum shifting in the right direction and I feel better than ever before.
Sam's message hits close to home because all my current challenges in life come because of all the times I took the wheelchair path (even when I thought I was being clever, I was just "deferring payment.") And you're right, the more you go up the big hills, the more you start to dominate in all areas - I'm not even talking competitive - just dominating yourSELF in the best way possible
What do you think about the rather stoic, anti-pleasure implications in this video? Going by the logic in this video, being a songwriter, aren't you selling auditory donuts? I disagree with said stoic implications myself, but I was interested in how you square the circle here?
@@silvermushroom-gamifyevery6430 I don't think there is an anti-pleasure or "stoic" implication within this video. It actually implies that you can get more pleasure out of life if you do practice delayed gratification (just think about the marshmallow test).
So... no circle to square here I'd say.
Clearly didn’t learn anything from Sam. Choose one thing and hit only that
Hello mate, I must say that after about 20 ads I just had to visit this channel.
Its insane how much work and money you are putting into these ads and yes, you finally got me hahaha
Mysteries And Thoughts same here. I discovered he has some of the best free content on UA-cam
You guys should take his accelerator course. That course has changed my life. Look into it
WoW!!! You just saved me from taking on another credit card and making any further dumb financial decisions. Thank you Sam!!!
What were u going to buy?
Getting another credit is never bad, just don’t max it out. Use it to make more money.
For anyone reading this. I would just like to say that Sam's course is genius and it puts you through a chronological order of steps of how to start a business that really works. Information on his youtube channel is good but his course is gold.
This is the 4th time actively listening to this. While Sam is on a hiatus, I’d like to throw into the oblivion that his content (and this video in particular) immensely developed my framing of life and the view I have of the world - understanding that life is:
A. a sum of all cumulative decisions
B. A perpetually present game of opportunity cost and future value across every seemingly trivial decision.
If you ever feel like the world of chaos has chocked you for ransom, please make a scheduled time annually to watch this video as an ever-present reminder on the tactile method on how to live.
This video reminds me of something:
When I was a teenager I liked the Pink Floyd song "Time." I thought that the 'starting gun' for life would be when I graduated high school, and hence that it was alright to waste time as a kid by playing video games and binge watching cartoons, because I'd be ready to get serious when the time came.
Of course, the 'starting gun' isn't when you're 18 or graduate high school. It was when I was about 12 years old, and began to be capable of making decisions for myself. So even though I thought I understood the song, it turns out I was a victim of shortsightedness just like most people are early in life. The regret I feel for these largely wasted years is immense, but I do my best to use it as emotional leverage to do better from now on.
Great content! Appreciate that you offer this stuff for free. Cheers
Mr. Nothinghead you just have to accept it self reflect on it the failure and learn lessons and move on. Failure + self reflection= Progress
I truly appreciate your honest comment and im sure many teens in highschool can relate. Good on you for learning the lesson later rather than never.
It blows my mind that those videos don't have a Million views... It's crazy
@James Jones The funny thing is that the content he provides will get you all of those things if that's what you desire. Just from listening to him for a month my business literally went from £18-20K a month to £45K this month alone. His thinking, simplicity, long-term mindset and just the whole way he thinks when you apply it to your own life and business it makes everything much more simple. Entrepreneurs and business people are sold this idea that business must be a hassle and compact when the best of them take complex situations and break them down to make things simple. Sam has shown this, Elon does it, Jeff Bezos does it and this content is the best that I've come across thus far. They watch other content that will make their lives hell lol
You don’t watch the video ? 80% people are lazy min, choose instant gratification.. so they don’t watch these vid.. which is long term gratification..
Well that's good for us. There will be less competition lol
Mind blown!!!! I like to call this difficult things you have to do to be better adventurers instead of challenges. Keeps my spirits up.
You’ve made my consistency soooo much better and I’m just 16, yes I’m still young but the earlier I get in, the more I time I have in the game. Thank u Sam
Noticing this knowledge just now, where you at, man?
I am so happy that PLM referred me over to this video. What I realized is that I am a second order consequence thinker - and I actually have been since my parents taught me consequences when I was just 5. The thing now is to strengthen this skill even more so and continue to use it for every decision every day. Thank you for the helpful reminder.
Then, how much you've achieved in your life?
My friend recommended your videos to me and its absolutely MIND BLOWING. Im so consumed by the negatives you are saying to avoid and i must learn and make better decisions that would better my future in the long term game! Thank you so much for your low budget high content videos!
P.S. open the door slightly so your cat can leave whenever they wish lol!
Thank you, Sam. You are my business mentor! These videos are the only UA-cam video that has actually helped me create tangible result in my life! I'm deeply grateful for sharing that sound, grounded clear mind of yours :)
I love that you practice what you preach. Quality is many things, and you know what’s important. Your production quality may not be great, but you communicate clearly, always check that what’s on the board can be seen - and most importantly, your content is relevant and always adds value. Thank you Sam!
I've recently been very much of a short-term thinker. My task was to make a presentation with poster and some other stuff for the research I've been doing. However, even though I had 3 months time, I pushed it till today, which is two days before my presentation. Short-term decisions bring comfort to the now and can bring the greatest pain to the future. It is like if you don't ask out your love and think that you can marry and get love at any time, but many who think so may end up never finding the right one again, causing them to feel regret and suffering for having wasted all their opportunities
I randomly typed 2nd level thinking on google and it directed me to this video and after watching this whole video my mind blew up and I was/am fascinated by the facts you told and I will start applying it on a daily basis. Thank You So Much
changed my day and hopefully the rest of my life. thank you. good lesson as always!
tell us what happened!
how did it go? you still doin git?
Sam you’re a BEAST!! All your videos are so simple detailed and inspiring. And you talk about topics not many people are wiling to talk or know anything about.
I’ve got your CA course, can’t wait to put my hands on Uplevel!
Keep smashing!
As GC likes to say " pay the price today so you can pay any price tomorrow " ! Great video Sam
would love to see him and Sam talk psychology & mindset of entrepreneurship & successful business, would be incredible
GC has so many distractions going on it's not even funny anymore.
@@MozzarellaBasket Everything he does is related to his business :D
Raised over 50 million i think in few months for cardone capital
Look at his latest uploads. He bought a Rolls Royce and put on the most NOTICE ME wrap on it. That is pure distraction on wheels and could've been way better invested towards his team and products.
Not to mention I don't like him because he's deep in Scientology
@@MozzarellaBasket He did it so he can write it off :D
Sam, I dig your content, man. You offer a unique perspective of business, it puts you in your own lane. I'm thankful to learn from you, and hope to bring you value some day as well. Cheers!
Thanks Sam, I feel like I have consciously understood “The Slight Edge” for the first time. Definitely added clarity.
i wish you live healthy and happy for a 1000 years and continue to spread wisdom
He actually do
Im Only 13 and this will change my Life, thank you!!!
I don't know how many times I've said "This is the best of Sam's Videos." I've watched hundreds of them including the whole Accelerator program. That said, this video right here is better than any other I've ever watched. It's definitely life changing.
Brilliant! I wish I had learned this lesson and analytical process of time and money decades ago, but I'm convinced its never to late!
These videos are incredibly insightful. My absolute favorite in depth conversations about real applicable wisdom.
I cannot express my gratitude enough to you Sam for the effort you put into these videos.
Fantastic video Mister Ovens :) Thanks so much for all you've been doing. I have the CA program and am very happy with it. All the very best for your and our future to come.
Thank you so much for the video! It was awesome! Just confirmed that I was not too far off with my decision I was making regarding TV. Very encouraging video and valuable information. I appreciate your videos! Thanks
Great video! 10 years ago, I also got a similar message by reading one of Brian Tracy's books. He mentioned about "Long term pain, short term gain! Long term gain, short term pain!"
However, to me if I can afford to buy and maintain a Lamborghini, I would still buy it. Because it would work as a reminder and it can encourage me each day to keep doing better as part of my reward system. I cannot stress enough how much I agree with your videos!
Great message... brian tracy brought me also to the self employee business world. God bless u
Within a month of owning a Lambo you'll want to get rid of it.
@@spencecaterTV What makes you think this way about owning a Lamborghini, please do share?
Great! Amazing information. You've changed my life so much already and I feel it's just the beginning. Thanks Sam!
Thank you very much for this, could be one of the most important videos I ever watch. I believe if my parents ever tested me I would be the kid who grabbed the first marshmallow but I hope I can turn it around 🤠❤️
Thank you, Sam. We should always be mindful of the future implications of our decisions.
Your channel is not a business channel, it teaches a lot basic things about life in general I wish I knew. (Also partly what I knew already, but was in denial about them. It helps to hear it from someone sometimes.)
2nd Order Consequences and Effect Horizon! Understanding these better is gonna change my life. Thank you!
Please keep doing videos like this, Sam. Your videos make a lot of logical, rational and down to earth sense. Well, its just common sense, which is something that we easily forget.
I always get so much value for my time invested in watching your content. Thank you so much for doing this.
Love your way of thinking, Sam! This is phenomenal material you are offering. Thank you so much.
I really enjoyed your video. I watched it while I was exercising on my bike and everything you said really hit home. The generation today is soft and I feel like it will only get softer as technology makes things easier. I look forward to watching more of your videos. Thanks for the insight.
The effect horizon was the most astonishing. A cool breakdown and visualization of the way the world works. Waves!!
I watched this video 1 or 2 weeks earlier and helped me to stick to a strict diet so much. When i have the idea to eat a little this or that i just hear your voice in my head and choose not to, thank you :D
Still going and if this video hadnt have existed i would have failed already, really powerful and practical video. I also rewatch this from time to time
That was awesome I never thought of it that way short term thinking over long term thinking but that is what I am going to have to change to if I want any success in this short life. Dumb choices suck the life out of you and 40 years goes by pretty quick when you keep choosing dumb stuff. A good lesson today for me to learn thankyou Sam.
One cannot build a great life on the foundation of bad unproductive habits. Great business opportunities will not benefit a person who is ignorant of their short-comings. EVERYTHING you do to create a great life MUST be on top of the disciplines Sam talks about... brick by brick set in concrete
Thank you for the content. Just what I needed to hear as a reminder :) Take that hill!
I love you man. This was gold. This is stuff you can watch and change your life for good forever. Unbelievable concept.
Thank you Sam! Hold for that 2nd marshmallow! Fits nicely with your discussion about time in Week 1. Thank you!
THANK YOU SAM FOR TALKING ABOUT PRINCIPLES LIKE THIS FOR FREE!
your content is gold, and the points you've discussed, I simply couldnt agree more.
keep the videos coming.
you're awesome :)
One thing comes to mind when watching your videos. Quality.
Great job man.
I like your way of analysing life and work.
And I have fun when I can't understand that you find a lot things "bitter". New Zealand accent rocks!
Brilliant, Sam. Thanks for sharing - excellent insight and completely changed my previous misconceptions about your approach to tackling business. :)
This video definetly changed my views on how I should utilize my time. I needed this exact information. Thank you so much for sharing!
honestly Sam, you are an amazing story teller and an engaging speaker. Not sure if you have a video on story telling and public speaking but I would love to check that out.
Sam, on value part this is one of the best video not only yours but ever
Thanks Sam - This is an awesome way to explain such a simple important concept. You articulate tings so well. This is how I live my life most of the time and why I make my kids watch tv on a 28 inch dumb TV still. Now I have to bribe my l kids with $10.00 to watch this in hopes of enlightening them from the X-Box syndrome and the house hold struggle. Maybe they will listen to you a well known UA-camr that had a Ferrari because Dad's around the world don't know anything. Subscribed and loving it. You should make this all about X-box and put it in the title so more kids click on it. Thanks a ton Sam. Keep it up my friend.
Great video Sam. Thanks for that, helped me identify a number of things in my life that followed this sequence.
Bravo
One of the best most logically explained videos in my life... thank you for the content....veey valuable
Thank you for changing humanity for the better by sharing this gem
LOL... "This is the sort of professional production value you get when you watch my UA-cam channel".hehe... I doubt anybody is watching this for production value.
I'm watching so I can learn how to value/use my time better. You're still teaching as you get up to let kitty out, so who cares about the minor interruption? We're keeping the main thing the main thing, and I'm going to more than win those 3 seconds back when I put into practice the principles you're sharing here. Thanks!
watched full video, it was def. worth it for the long term!
Glad you liked it :)
Quality information.. Do not forget your original craft that created you the wealth. Things can be better today, but there will be the cost of tomorrow! Love the content.
I wish, I came across this kind of content a few years back. Your content is awesome and life changing. Please keep posting content like this. Cheers!
Finally someone else on the planet understand why I hate TV 📺 for all the SAME reasons and I have never purchased a TV in my life. No TV or cable in my home my entire life ever and I am age 50. I have no clue about shows or celebrities. Always read books or listened to music. I would never lose time to TV. Last thing I watched was live coverage of September 11th tragedy at a friends house. TV is an income reducer.
@Christina, do you have kids? How do you get them to adhere to that? I have not been watching TV for the past 4 years, but overhearing through my kids.
The Unicorn Copy no children, two golden retrievers
Who says kids need a TV that's a social construct too.
@@stillperspective488, my partner, their father doesn't have my mindset. He believes TV is necessary for him to relax. I am unable to shield the kids from TV. How I wish they didn't watch. I hope to sell them the idea very soon, with more interesting replacements to get them busy and productive.
To relax, doing nothing and meditating is the best thing. The learning dynamic of children is always something that fascinated me. You can give children so much on the way if you balance out the right things you teach them. I am glad I made so much mistakes in my life and my parents basically did what everybody else did. Now I can get my children on the right path.
UA-cam videos are something I have recently realized have drastic 2nd order consequences that are very easy to miss. I don't think these videos have as much of that effect as I equate them to learning or reading, but I personally have had a habit of watching highlight videos of whatever I'm involved in.
Whether it's chess, or a video game, or whatever someone might like doing, by watching those videos you're allowing yourself to get the joy of accomplishment while doing absolutely nothing to earn it. Even if it's something as unimportant as a game, it's still better to be the one improving on what you're doing than it is to just be another spectator accomplishing nothing.
@KramerMcEleney Information from UA-cam videos doesn’t equate to learning in your opinion? It is quite addictive to consume such large amounts of information digitally that would rarely happen in the real world.
Hey Sam thanks for the video, it’s pretty interesting and useful. It helps to look at things from a bit of different prospective than my usual one. One thing about the graphics in the end part. I find hard to evaluate choices in that way when they are not such simple matters and not so drastically opposite. I guess some choices sometimes are not so clearly in the “hill” area or in the “wheelchair” area, they feel in between these two. They could both be hard at first and then take me different good things, and it’s hard to predict where they would go. Well, interesting topic would be great to dig deeper into it.
Thank you
This video should have millions of views!!!! The value is immense!
I remember vividly, resigning about a month ago and buying a Ps4 pro with 10 games. And by the first week I realized I must sell it to anyone because is paradoxica and stupid l to be home more with my family which is why I did it and buy something that would waste my time, take my attention and distract me from improving myself on a personal and mental level and spending the time with my family. You're totally right about this orders of consequences. new subscriber ❤
Sam, always insightful. Kaizen mentality bridges the chasms that limit us. Your dedication is appreciated.
Great Video! Actually helped me with a different decision re: time spent building the business I want vs. time spent doing other jobs
you know these videos are slowly changing my life
Research and Development to create a better product is the key for a success. Thank you very much Sam.
2nd order consequence, being broken down in such simple terms, is something that should be taught to kids very early on in life. it's so simple to grasp. the TV, the junk food, we all love it in the short term but sometimes immediately (and of course long term) there's so much guilt associated with it
Great message! The Event Horizon thought process is powerful! Thank You!
I love your videos, Sam. And I love that you march to your own beat! I’d love to take your courses in the near future! Thanks for all the content you put out on YT!
This message is so brilliant. I’m really the value of this principle more and more the older I get.
very interesting concepts. never heard of them but i definitely love them! thanks for uploading such good original content. fresh ideas and TRUTH.
Great video thank you ☺️ I was way more focused when I was reading daily. No more TV for me 💯
What I liked most about this lesson was that you separated this concept into parts. Each part alone is fascinating while the sum of them together was more valuable than if you only explained the primary concept. You're right, I need to make decisions based on at least the 2nd order of consequences or 3rd order if I can recognize it. How far ahead have you been able to accurately project order of consequences? Was it 5? Or even 8?
What happened to this guy?
He didn't post for a year! Such a smart collection of videos
Love every second of this!
Love your content Sam, keep making more of it man !
This is an *almost* correct perspective. But the correct perspective is trans perspectival. It embraces both sides. A meta analysis in psychology found that short term reward predicted long term persistence in goal achievement. So if you want to lose weight, the trick isn’t to try to use your willpower to avoid chocolates, because eventually you’ll succumb to your vice. The trick is to make your vice your friend. That is, you look at a lot of cooking recipes, you try a lot of healthy food and you figure out how to make a salad that tastes better than anything you can buy or eat within a 100 mile range. As soon as you’ve done that you’ll persist in your diet without any willpower or effort required because the most rewarding, addictive, and irresistible thing is the very thing that will make you lose weight or be healthy, both long term goals. So really, the truth is the yin and the yang together.
The same applies to everything else of course: books that are irresistible to read, yet extremely enlightening. Workouts that are so fun they’re addictive, yet they achieve your desired physique.
It is unwise to collapse on one perspective, and you make yourself another cliché in a very long history of people that have become a ‘type’. As the famous saying goes ‘all -isms end up in schisms’
Thank you for this comment. While what he explains is generally true, it irks me how it's all coming off as "no fun allowed". Made me sad, when he said he enjoys burgers but must not eat them :/
@@paulz.6162 There is certainly some partial wisdom to what he's saying, this idea of restraint. Restraint against our vices. The problem is restraint relies on willpower, which has a deadline.
What he wants to protect against is going for the easy, shallow reward that may seem like it's rewarding but it's really unfulfilling, and saps us of a meaningful life. We can see this happen with social media taking over our minds, feeding us crap content nonstop. This is where I most empathize, resonate, and feel his perspective. I think the most virtuous interpretation of his perspective is that the deepest pleasures are found through a long, determined search. Not settling for what's next, or conveniently available.
"You're given a choice in life. You can either paddle around in the shallow end of life, or you can swim in the deep end. You take your choice" - Marco Pierre White
And that search often takes a very long time and resistance against the vices that seem like they are fulfilling but are really just the devil incarnate in some form. Paired with this, there is a saying that hunger is the best cook. There is certainly truth to that too.
But it's one thing to say that, and another thing to feel it. And once it's felt, it is actually a thousand times more addicting than the crap.
And there is a way to feel deeply *now*, and not just in the future. Instead of watching youtube, I can explore deeply inspiring art films. Films that sat in a filmmaker's mind for 20 years before they were crystallized and made. That's a very different order of depth than social media that feels like it rots my brain.
Nature is about balance, and nuance. Nothing is black and white. And what is closer to nature? The one thing that is more resilient than willpower and discipline is addiction, because it plays to our nature. So wisdom does not shun addiction, it uses addiction to its advantage. The devil is the tempter, master controller. To use the devil's trick against him is the way out of this paradox. The path of least resistance to our most cherished goals.
Short term desire Long term goals
Whenever these 2 are decoupled, oscillation occurs. I say "I will only eat healthy food that tastes like shit to lose weight!" And in fact, I do lose weight. After 2 months however, that chocolate is looking real good. I say why not a little bit? Oh well since I've tried some, why not some more? 2 months later I look in the mirror and I'm disgusted by how I've gotten fatter than I was before I started the diet. And so I move back and forth, from what I want now, to what I want in the future. The cycle repeats.
Oscillation is inefficiency. It gives us a profound clue as to the underlying issue. What you most want now should serve what you most want in the future and vice versa. That's when time becomes our ally.
Amazing video! Thank you for this. I learned part of this from Ray Dalio but your graph is definitely something I'm going to use every day.
@12:18 to 1235 Probably the greatest line of the entire video!
First time I've seen Sam Ovens get distracted / pulled out of focus when he let the cat out.
tons of aderally my boiii
Loved the last line, Sam. Low budget, high quality. So many people try to make it look fancier but lack quality. Keep it up mate
Wow! This a great video - EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you for sharing.
My mentor always told me that big money creates in time. Thanks for make me clear. See you in the hill sam.
Sam I am DIGGING your new do. Keep it flowing brotha
I love how in this comment section are no narrow minded people. On all other comment sections there are hundreds of people negatively spreading philosophical untruths, imputations and anger. You kind of see the ad matches the people who click it.
Superb. The Compound Effect is another good book for this kind of thinking. Also love the low production, high content value style. Focusing on the important stuff!
Sam is from another planet! Love it!
I still think people can be driven by intense natural curiosity and enthusiasm so much to the point where they almost don't need discipline and they default to certain productive activities.
But I think you're right that even for these people, not every day is a walk in the park through magical sunshine valley.
Jeez, I'm spending a lot of time commenting on your channel Sam but there's just a lot of interesting discussion to be had here.
Not bad but I get burntout when I try and be too productive. Do you ever get burnout/depression and how do you bounce back quickly?
You are a legend Sam, please keep it up! Really appreciate your wise words
Great content love it when you break down this stuff :) it gives me the assurance an knowledge to push the bolder up the hill and watch it roll down the other side! 🤙🏻😏😏🦅
I love your content Sam. Thank you for the amazing videos you do.
I've discovered that compound interest in all areas of life is an extremely powerful concept! Long term payoffs are SO rewarding.
Do you want 1 marshmallow now, or 2 several years from now? :)
Sam Ovens Wisdom is so valuable and seemingly timeless years later.