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Dennis Demori
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One of the best things about living abroad almost non-stop for the past year is you give less fucks

- AOC becomes President? Don't care

- Somebody talks shit to me online? Don't care

- Virus turns people in Wisconsin into zombies? Don't care
Let's keep going since some people will see this as apathetic or nihilist

Nope - complete opposite

Because it's given me tunnel vision to focus on the things I DO care about

- Talking to my family every day
- Growing my business
- Interacting with you guys
- Fitness goals etc
Living abroad has helped me separate the signal from the noise

A lot of the things you *think* are important in your little corner of the world aren't important at all

You just think they are because you're so close to them

I guess I'm practicing "selective detachment"
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"Death By A Thousand Cuts"

The principle that small, "harmless" things/events/people/actions have a cumulative effect that will ultimately destroy you

In Productivity:
Having 15 tabs open at the same time, checking social media 50x a day, checking your phone every 3 minutes
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Big things may be unavoidable

Small things ruin you after REPEATED exposure on a LONG timeline (like the bad habits you've had for many years)
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Dennis Demori
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Here's what $746 USD can get you in Medellín's best neighborhood

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Here's what $950 USD can get you in Medellín's best neighborhood

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Dennis Demori
@DennisDemori
I've made several changes this month

- 2 new niches sites
- 3 new VAs
- Cutting daily emails down to 3
- Increase focused on paid group coaching
- Updated positioning

And more..

But I don't consider them changes

The point is to continuously EVOLVE over time
A lot of young people and new business owners get stagnant

You're not consciously evolving or growing

It's not going to happen every day

And a year is too long for a meaningful feedback loop

But I'm sure you can make progress every single week

Yes - EVERY week
Birthdays are only once a year

New Year's is only once a year

Summer is only once a year

We like to think about our lives during these events

But they don't happen often

Shorter feedback loops will force you to grow faster
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