So many Intro to X books have advice like “start with just a couple minutes a day, slowly and steadily work your way up”
This seems like shitty advice
This seems like shitty advice
If someone is into a topic/practice enough that they’re taking time to read a book on it; chances are now is the moment they have the energy to dive in with a significant time investment per day.
Over time that might wax and wane of course.
So it seems like a better structure might be “start with as much time and effort as you can spare without burning out. This will inevitably wane, at which point scale back but never go under x minutes per day”
So it seems like a better structure might be “start with as much time and effort as you can spare without burning out. This will inevitably wane, at which point scale back but never go under x minutes per day”
This is much better at taking advantage of someone’s current motivation burst, while also acknowledging the later waxes and wanes in a way that’s less likely to make someone feel guilty and shitty and give up when they hit a dip.
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