Why Play Small?
28 Feb 2026 · 0 min
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The mental effort to earn $5,000 is roughly the same as earning $50,000 or $5 million. Since the stress doesn't scale with the goal size, you might as well aim higher instead of playing it safe.
The mental effort to earn $5,000 is roughly the same as earning $50,000 or $5 million. Since the stress doesn't scale with the goal size, you might as well aim higher instead of playing it safe.
The same problem that could make you five grand is the same amount of stress, worry and angst to make you 50,000 or 5 million. The same output, the same mental thought, the same energy, the same overcoming obstacles. To do your first sale is the same as doing 500 sales. And it's the same amount of work, the same amount of stress. So you might as well stretch your goals.
