reject the discrete

often, what separates the successful and unsuccessful is not what the successful do that the unsuccessful don't, but rather what the unsuccessful do that the successful don't.

also, doing and not doing is usually not a discrete or binary decision. it is usually continuous. it's not like the successful don't ever get frustrated in the face of setbacks, it's just that they don't get frustrated in the face of setbacks as much. so, the question isn't if the successful ever get frustrated. it is more like how often do the successful get frustrated. the answer, usually, is not much (relative to the unsuccessful, who get frustrated a lot).

so:\ the successful don't give into distractions as much.\ the successful don't get bogged down by failure as much.\ the successful don't take off days as much.

credits to @alexhormozi for teaching me this.