Eric Siu argues vision boards create the illusion of progress without actual work. He keeps statues of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger as reminders to be patient, has written in a 5-minute journal since age 28, and aims to have two children by 42.
It's, uh, the vision board is perceived progress. You know why? You spend all the time doing it and you put it up there and you don't do anything with it. So I have these statues of Warren Buffett and I have this statue of Charlie Munger, for example. They remind me to be patient because whenever I look at them, I think about all the learnings, like all the readings I've done. Like, that's helpful. So if you're using a vision board to constantly remind you, that's helpful. Every morning, Neil, I've been writing in this 5-minute journal. I've been doing it since I was 28 years old. I had a goal when I was 37 years old. The goal was I will have— I write this every morning— I will have 2 kids by the time I'm 42. I'm 40 now. If you don't put the effort into it, Neil, it doesn't matter. I'm just writing it down. And shout out to 5-minute journal. Journal still, but it doesn't happen unless you make it happen.
