I was reading a post about “Tips for Success.” You know the type of post: “5 ways to quintuple your productivity” or “The 10 Secret habits of the world’s gazillionaires.” There’s hardly any secret to these posts and they generally offer the same advice: prioritize your daily activities / get exercise / sleep / repeat and again and again.
The tips are all important. But Success, above all, requires persistence. So why am I slacking off to read a 5 minute blog post about success? Because it’s Success Porn.
“Success Porn” is not a bad thing in itself. But like regular porn, it’s only going to be a momentary relief from the hard work of making success.
Unlike regular porn, there is very little variety in the content of success porn. So why do I go back?
Intergalactic Dance 