Simplest Way To Get Ahead

Read this to be proud of yourself in 6 months.

Beniamin Raszek

Apr 26, 2025

99% of people fail not because they lack talent, but because they cannot stay consistent through the boring parts.

Here’s how you can be the 1%.

Consistent daily actions lead to success

Don't worry, in the beginning, I couldn't be consistent either. But it’s simple.

The thing is:

It doesn’t matter how smart you are. It doesn’t matter how ambitious you are. It doesn’t matter how great your ideas are. It doesn’t matter how well you can plan. It doesn’t matter how many books you read.

All that doesn’t matter if you can’t be consistent with basic actions repeated every day.

Consistency is what distinguishes successful from unsuccessful people. Consistency is key. Review this process:

Plan: Unravel your thoughts, give them structure. Code for your brain to compute into action.
Execute: Doesn’t feel as good as planning, but the fire of motivation is fueled by starting a fresh thing.
Patience: You are out of small sticks and paper, now you have to use big woods and coal. Means: your dumb f*cking brain gets bored not seeing immediate results, but as you are not a monkey nor a child, you know that it takes reps to see effects.
Greatness for the past you: You stuck with this, now you can see the effects. Now you understand that it wouldn’t be possible to see result in a day or two. Now you are full of gratitude and pride for the actions of the past you. Now, you cannot help but wonder—why did I not start sooner?

To get ahead, just don’t stop. So many people are dropping the thing before it takes off. The full potential of your endeavor will reveal itself in months, not days.

I realized that working on my projects is the true source of satisfaction—I simply don’t feel like shit about myself.

Being undisciplined is not your fault

Your brain’s default is to preserve energy. It’s wired for short-term reward—quick dopamine hits, safety, comfort. Your biology doesn’t care about your goals—it cares about energy conservation.

And it's boring. The road that leads to your goals is a road in the desert with not even a single tree to look at.

What leads to your desires is boring. You know you have to go to the gym a few times a week, but when your biceps aren't doubled in girth the following week, you start to get bored.

The tricky thing is: true accountability comes from results. I’m in a very good shape, and part of my motivation to work out comes from the fear of losing muscle. I am a jacked guy. For so long, that it’s a core part of my identity now. If I were to get sick and lose my physique, I wouldn’t want people to see me like that because that’s not me.

It’s the same with writing. I am a guy who writes at least one piece per week. If I don’t, I’m not me.

Once you gain momentum, see first results and make it a part of your identity, it’s actually harder to stop. Would you stop brushing your teeth now? You don’t think “Damn, I can’t wait to wake up and start brushing those f*ucking teeth!” You just do it.

I initially wanted to name this part “Being undisciplined is not your fault, set up systems”, as I got some neat ones now, but I decided to make this a separate post (not necessarily the next one). Stay tuned!

How to achieve nothing and keep chasing shiny objects

Start a project. Feel the spark. Dream big. Spend hours planning. Imagine how amazing it will be once it is done.

Then… stop.

Start something else. Feel the spark again. New ideas feel good. Feel like you are making progress just by thinking about them. Getting high on potential. Potential is worthless without execution.

Do not stick. Do not follow through long enough to build momentum. Planning many things ahead feels productive, but it’s procrastination wearing a business suit.

If you want to achieve nothing: