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What is the aim high<\/a> meaning according to The 4-Hour Workweek<\/a><\/em>? Why should you aim high to achieve your goals<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim high meaning refers to setting goals and dreams for yourself. Ferriss encouraging aiming high instead of choosing dreams you think are reasonable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the aim high meaning in Tim Ferriss’s book The 4-Hour Workweek<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Aim High Meaning: Dreams Should Be Big<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To fully embrace the 4HWW lifestyle, you need to find something to do with all your upcoming free time. When brainstorming<\/a> ideas, don\u2019t ask yourself what you want or what your goals are. Instead, ask yourself what you find exciting.<\/strong> The first two questions are too vague and don\u2019t steer you toward the right course of action. You probably want something, or want to achieve a goal, because it will make you happy. But happiness is a vague concept\u2014at different times in your life happiness might be as simple as having a good meal. After a while, happiness can morph into boredom, and boredom is even worse than failure. Excitement is a much more precise objective, and can be found by thinking about the aim high meaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim High<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t restrict yourself to what seems reasonable or realistic. Interestingly, it\u2019s actually easier to do really big things than moderate things. First, there\u2019s less competition. Most people don\u2019t think they can do big things, so they aim lower, creating a lot of competition in the low arenas. Second, a big goal with a big payoff gives you more energy and adrenaline. Small goals aren\u2019t very exciting, so you\u2019re not as inclined to put in enormous effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, when the author gave a lecture at Princeton, he challenged the students to contact three very famous people (such as George Bush) and get them to reply to one of three questions. Whoever got the most impressive result would win a round-trip ticket to anywhere in the world. The challenge seemed so difficult that in spite of the excellent prize, not a single student even tried.<\/strong> If someone had gotten even a half-baked response, they would have won by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next time the author gave a lecture, he told the students about the results of the first challenge. This time, some of the students tried to contact the famous people, and plenty of them received responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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