APN43 - A Penny for Your Persistence

You're listening to Optimize with Bryan Johnson More Wisdom in Less Time this is a mini chapter from Brian's book A Philosopher's Notes. You can find it on Amazon.

A penny for your persistence. You might have heard of the old power of compounding interest story from your friendly CPA advising you to invest in your 401. It's a great metaphor for improving your life a little every day. Two options for you. I'll give you $2.5 million today, or I'll give you a penny today and double that penny every day for a month. Which one would you like? Insert Jeopardy Music here. So which one did you pick? And before you answer, are you curious which month it is? Because if it's February, you'd be better off with the $2.5 million now. But if it's any other month, you'd be ahead with the penny doubling on day 28. That magical doubling penny is worth $1,342,177.28. On day 31, it's worth $10,737,418.24. Amazing what those last few days do for us, eh? Back to the life application. Quit going for the secret trick that'll magically make you a happy rock star. Go for the slow but steady day by day improvements, and over the long run, you'll be way ahead. P.S. here's an awesome question to help you count your pennies at the end of every day. Ask yourself self and note. It's very important you refer to yourself as self. Did we get a little better today? String a decade full of yeah yeahs together and you're sittin pretty.

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