{"id":11208,"date":"2020-07-27T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=11208"},"modified":"2020-07-27T17:39:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T21:39:28","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-laziness-rich-dad-poor-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-get-rid-of-laziness-rich-dad-poor-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Rid of Laziness and Be Financially Free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you need to know how to get rid of laziness? Is laziness stopping you from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/steps-to-achieve-your-goals\/\">achieving your goals<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki argues that learning how to get rid of laziness can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-life-in-5-simple-steps\/\">change your life<\/a>. Knowing how to get rid of laziness can help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-obstacles\/\">overcome obstacles<\/a> on your journey toward financial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/maturity-continuum-7-habits\/\">independence<\/a>. Here&#8217;s how to stop laziness, and why you need to do it now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Get Rid of <strong>Laziness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people feel developing financial intelligence is too much hassle. Consider, would you rather put in some hard work now and enjoy decades of a better life, or suffer through the rest of life? This is where learning how to get rid of laziness comes in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Counterintuitively<strong>, busy people are often the most lazy.<\/strong> They stay busy as a way of avoiding something they don\u2019t want to face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider someone who works all day and weekends to make ends meet, without confronting bigger problems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-create-wealth\/\">how to build wealth<\/a> or their family\u2019s well-being. They can brush off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/best-investment-opportunities\/\">investment opportunities<\/a> as, \u201cI\u2019m working hard enough as it is, and my boss wants me to do more work. I don\u2019t have the time.\u201d In reality, they don\u2019t want to push themselves to do the harder thing of figuring out novel, less-obvious solutions to getting more money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forcing yourself to think about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/make-more-money\/\">make more money<\/a> is like exercising at the gym. The more you work your mental money muscles out, the stronger you get. This is one mind-frame to think about as you consider how to get rid of laziness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corollary:<strong> Find areas that people don\u2019t to work in, and there are likely unclaimed opportunities there.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>People often don\u2019t want to invest in real estate because they don\u2019t want to fix toilets. Their loss is your gain. And in reality, you can hire a property manager to handle the physical work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Great opportunities arise in a changing world, and recognizing them is one way to figure out how to stop laziness. (Shortform note: Put technically, markets are less efficient and less at equilibrium when things rapidly change, like through new technology.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>300 years ago, land was the basis of wealth. Then factories and industry became the new basis for wealth. Today, it\u2019s information. And by its nature, information changes more rapidly than land or manufacturing. <strong>So it\u2019s even more important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/keep-on-learning\/\">keep learning<\/a> and adapting, quickly, as it\u2019s ever been.<\/strong> Adapting is another important element to consider when thinking about how to get rid of laziness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Quote from Charlie Munger: \u201cIn my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn\u2019t read all the time \u2014 none, zero. You\u2019d be amazed at how much Warren [Buffett] reads.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This doesn\u2019t have to be difficult or intense. Robert Kiyosaki mentions jogging through his neighborhood to spot which houses were listed for sale for longer than others, and making low-ball offers for these houses. Using time like this can help you learn how to stop being lazy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more you learn and the more experience you get, the more money you make, which gives you more chances to learn even further. <strong>The faster you can iterate your knowledge, the faster the returns compound.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn Broadly<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people with great talent in their trade aren\u2019t rich. They\u2019re specialists and proud of it. They aren&#8217;t continuing to learn but that doesn&#8217;t mean they need to learn how to stop being lazy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often,<strong> they just need to learn and master one more skill to dramatically boost their income.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Analogy: How many people can make a better hamburger than McDonald\u2019s? Most people would think so. Then why does McDonald\u2019s make more money than they do? Because McDonald\u2019s has mastered a business <em>system<\/em>, while most people focus on building a better hamburger.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable examples of underappreciated skills include <strong>sales, marketing, communication, negotiating, investing, people management, and financial intelligence.<\/strong> So, if you&#8217;re wondering how to stop being lazy, take cues from experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Consider taking a pay cut to work at a firm where you\u2019ll gain a critical orthogonal skill &#8211; like marketing at an ad agency, or people leadership in the military.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Rich Dad invited his son and the author to work in a broad set of roles at his companies (bus boy, construction worker, accounting) and participate in meetings with bankers, lawyers, and accountants.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Look ahead at what skills you want to acquire before choosing a profession and specializing in the rat race. The rat race won&#8217;t help you learn how to stop laziness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Side note: if you do specialize instead of generalize, make sure you have a union. If your specialist skills are of limited value outside the industry, like teachers or airline pilots, you\u2019ll have nowhere to work if you get pushed out of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning how to get rid of laziness can be life-changing. As you discover how to get rid of laziness, you can also learn to increase your productivity, and work toward gaining wealth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need to know how to get rid of laziness? Is laziness stopping you from achieving your goals? In Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki argues that learning how to get rid of laziness can change your life. Knowing how to get rid of laziness can help you overcome obstacles on your journey toward financial independence. 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