Lex Fridman: commitment

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…One step at a time. I think that a lot. Honestly, I tell myself that a lot when I’m about to do something really hard, just [foreign language 01:28:26], one step at a time. I’m just going to get… Don’t sit there and think, “Oh, that’s a long ways.” Just go, and then you’ll look back and you covered a bunch of ground. One of the things I’ve realized that was helpful in the jungle, that was one of the biggest realizations for me is it really sucks right now. But when I look back at the end of the day, I won’t really remember exactly how much it sucked. I have a vague notion of it sucking and I’ll remember the good things. So, being dehydrated, I’ll remember drinking water, and I won’t really remember the hours of feeling like shit. That’s absolutely true. It’s so funny how just awareness of that, having been through it and then being aware of it means next time you face it, you’ll be like, “You know what, once this is over, I’m going to look back on it and it’s going to be like that and nothing.” And I’ll actually laugh about it and think it was… It’s the thing I’ll remember. I remember that story of that miserable day going down to the ice and I can smile about it now. And now that I know that, I can be in a miserable position and realize that that’s what the outcome will be once it’s over. It’s just going to be a story.…

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