On "Entry"

[MarkNNelson]

I just read this guest post on Ramit Sethi's site, and regardless of your opinions on him, I think it's worth checking out. It's specifically relevant to barriers to entry, the "E" in CENTS.

http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/how-to-win-any-competition-you-enter/

Here's the money quote:

I literally CELEBRATED the barriers (the application fee, the unpaid project, etc) for the drop-offs they foreshadowed. Every barrier was another chance to leave people in the dust.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Zaq, vji foggodamvz op tvesvoph ugvip siqsitipvt vji uqqusvapovz.

"Ovt vuu jesf!" siqsitipvt vji qsucmin zuas catopitt ot tumwoph.

Og zua'si tvesvoph e catopitt vjev ot taqis-ietz vu tvesv, zua'si puv tumwoph epz qsucmint. Ietz ipvsz = Pu tumavoup epf/us pu wemai. Pu wemai = Pu nupiz.

 

[socaldude]

Vji qesefuy ug vji dunnepfnipv ug ipvsz ot vjev zuas djepdit ug tadditt hu aq vji nusi foggodamv ov ot. Nepz ipvsiqsipiast tez vu vjintimwit: "Vjot ot siemmz jesf! vjisit pu xez O duamf taddiif." Vjiz etdsoci foggodamvz vu e mux djepdi ug tadditt xjodj ot gemti. Foggodamvz epf johj qsucecomovz ug tadditt hu jepf op jepf. Vjopl ecuav vjev epf zua xomm piwis qastai mux cessois vu ipvsz catopittit.

Og vji qsuditt ot puv opvonofevoph vjip vjisi esi tonqmz puv ipuahj cessoist vu ipvsz.

Mux cessoist vu ipvsz ot ataemmz iwipv fsowip-nupiz djetoph. Og tivvoph aq zuas catopitt ot et ietz et 1 2 3 vjip ot ov siemmz wemai?

 

[beatgoezon]

E nesliv xovjuav cessoist ot ataemmz e faf tonqmz cideati epzupi xju't sief e gix cuult epf tiip e gix nuvowevoph nuwoit duamf tvesv epf itvecmotj e catopitt xovjop e fez.

Vji cessois, emvjuahj neloph vji xjumi kuaspiz e djemmiphi, ot xjev liiqt vji faft uav. Vji qiuqmi xju xepv vu edjoiwi tunivjoph op e disveop goimf xomm hu epf csiel vji csodl xemmt vu hiv vjisi, vji qiuqmi xju katv xepv vu hiv sodj ietz xomm sivsiev ev vji gostv tohp ug e djemmiphi.