If You Do These 5 Things, You’ll Probably End Up Rich
1. Spend More Time Learning & Creating Than Watching TV
1. Spend More Time Learning & Creating Than Watching TV
How much money you earn is generally determined by how much you’ve learned. As Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams once said, “Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.” The more you learn, the more you generally earn.
I like watching TV. My wife and I love watching shows together. TV isn’t bad.
The problem is, most people spend more time watching TV and distracting themselves than they spend on learning, creating, and growing. The result is generally less income and less opportunity.
In the 1970’s, the famed black politician Jesse Jackson was famous for his constant encouragement towards African Americans in America to stop watching so much TV and spend their time on self-improvement. “Nobody, but nobody,” he’d yell on TV, “is too poor to turn off the TV two hours a night!” In her autobiography, Michelle Obama recalled how Jackson would even encourage school kids to sign pledges to turn off the TV and do homework instead. He encouraged parents to get involved. Jackson knew how powerful learning was — and how destructive unregulated TV and entertainment were.
