There are no more “Zero Days.”

Slashzeppelin420 · 2021-07-08T21:23:02+00:00

Damn I needed this fam. Good looking out 👍🏻

ConvergenceMan · 2021-07-08T21:41:46+00:00

Nah, you need Zero days, you need times of extended mental rest, otherwise you will burn out.

You are not a machine, no matter how much you would like to be. Trust me, if you go 110% for long enough, your mind will collapse. The rat race mentality will ruin you. Better to think like a marathon runner or a lion - go for distance, or search patiently for the smart move then strike fiercely.

Sword_Artist_ · 2021-07-08T22:26:19+00:00

Lots of 12 year olds on this sub lol. I've seen this reposted fucking everywhere on reddit.

NeverLace · 2021-07-09T01:47:09+00:00

If anyone wants the original post you can DM me, it was written by user ryans01 7 years ago on another sub, but its against sub rules to link.

"Ouch. Sounds like you're having a tough time max. That sucks. I've been there, so I kinda know what you're talking about. I've been in the ever circling vortex of self doubt, frustration, and loathing. It's no bueno. I know. If you don't mind lemme tell you a couple things. You can read em if you want, read em again later if you feel like it. But honestly man, if I spend all this time typing this out to you and you don't let it be a little tinder for your fire, well, you're just letting us both down. And you don't HAVE to do that. You don't HAVE to do anything. But you get to choose.

(Who am I? My name’s Ryan and I live in Canada. Just moved to a new city for a dream job that I got because of the rules below. I owe a lot of my success to people much cooler, kinder, more loving and greater than me. When I get the chance to maybe let a little bit of help out, it’s a way of thanking them. )

Rule numero uno - There are no more zero days. What's a zero day? A zero day is when you don't do a single fucking thing towards whatever dream or goal or want or whatever that you got going on. No more zeros. I'm not saying you gotta bust an essay out everyday, that's not the point. The point I'm trying to make is that you have to make yourself, promise yourself, that the new SYSTEM you live in is a NON-ZERO system. Didnt' do anything all fucking day and it's 11:58 PM? Write one sentence. One pushup. Read one page of that chapter. One. Because one is non zero. You feel me? When you're in the super vortex of being bummed your pattern of behaviour is keeping the vortex goin, that's what you're used to. Turning into productivity ultimate master of the universe doesn't happen from the vortex. It happens from a massive string of CONSISTENT NON ZEROS. That's rule number one. Do not forget.

La deuxieme regle - yeah i learnt french. its a canadian thing. please excuse the lack of accent graves, but lemme get into rule number 2. BE GRATEFUL TO THE 3 YOU'S. Uh what? 3 me's? That sounds like mumbo jumbo bullshit. News flash, there are three you's homeslice. There's the past you, the present you, and the future you. If you wanna love someone and have someone love you back, you gotta learn to love yourself, and the 3 you's are the key. Be GRATEFUL to the past you for the positive things you've done. And do favours for the future you like you would for your best bro. Feeling like shit today? Stop a second, think of a good decision you made yesterday. Salad and tuna instead of Big Mac? THANK YOU YOUNGER ME. Was yesterday a nonzero day because you wrote 200 words (hey, that's all you could muster)? THANK YOU YOUNGER ME. Saved up some coin over time to buy that sweet thing you wanted? THANK YOU. Second part of the 3 me's is you gotta do your future self a favour, just like you would for your best fucking friend (no best friend? you do now. You got 2. It's future and past you). Tired as hell and can't get off reddit/videogames/interwebs? fuck you present self, this one's for future me, i'm gonna rock out p90x Ab Ripper X for 17 minutes. I'm doing this one for future me. Alarm clock goes off and bed is too comfy? fuck you present self, this one's for my best friend, the future me. I'm up and going for a 5 km run (or 25 meter run, it's gotta be non zero). MAKE SURE YOU THANK YOUR OLD SELF for rocking out at the end of every.single.thing. that makes your life better. The cycle of doing something for someone else (future you) and thanking someone for the good in your life (past you) is key to building gratitude and productivity. Do not doubt me. Over time you should spread the gratitude to others who help you on your path.

Rule number 3- don't worry i'm gonna too long didnt' read this bad boy at the bottom (get a pencil and piece of paper to write it down. seriously. you physically need to scratch marks on paper) FORGIVE YOURSELF. I mean it. Maybe you got all the know-how, money, ability, strength and talent to do whatever is you wanna do. But lets say you still didn't do it. Now you're giving yourself shit for not doing what you need to, to be who you want to. Heads up champion, being dissapointed in yourself causes you to be less productive. Tried your best to have a nonzero day yesterday and it failed? so what. I forgive you previous self. I forgive you. But today? Today is a nonzero masterpiece to the best of my ability for future self. This one's for you future homes. Forgiveness man, use it. I forgive you. Say it out loud.

Last rule. Rule number 4, is the easiest and its three words. exercise and books. that's it. Pretty standard advice but when you exercise daily you actually get smarter. when you exercise you get high from endorphins (thanks body). when you exercise you clear your mind. when you exercise you are doing your future self a huge favour. Exercise is a leg on a three legged stool. Feel me? As for books, almost every fucking thing we've all ever thought of, or felt, or gone through, or wanted, or wanted to know how to do, or whatever, has been figured out by someone else. Get some books max. Post to reddit about not caring about yourself? Good first step! (nonzero day, thanks younger me for typing it out) You know what else you could do? Read 7 habits of highly successful people. Read "emotional intelligence". Read "From good to great". Read “thinking fast and slow”. Read books that will help you understand. Read the bodyweight fitness reddit and incorporate it into your workouts. (how's them pullups coming?) Reading is the fucking warp whistle from Super Mario 3. It gets you to the next level that much faster.

That’s about it man. There’s so much more when it comes to how to turn nonzero days into hugely nonzero days, but that’s not your mission right now. Your mission is nonzero and forgiveness and favours. You got 36 essays due in 24 minutes and its impossible to pull off? Your past self let you down big time, but hey… I forgive you. Do as much as you can in those 24 minutes and then move on.

I hope I helped a little bit max. I could write about this forever, but I promised myself I would go do a 15 minute run while listening to A. Skillz Beats Working Vol. 3. Gotta jet. One last piece of advice though. Regardless of whether or not reading this for the first time helps make your day better, if you wake up tomorrow, and you can’t remember the 4 rules I just laid out, please, please. Read this again.

Have an awesome fucking day ☺

tldr; 1. Nonzero days as much as you can. 2. The three you’s, gratitude and favours. 3. Forgiveness 4. Exercise and books (which is a sneaky way of saying self improvement, both physical, emotional and mental)

Edit: Wow reddit gold? Thanks! No idea what to do with it or whats the deal but many thanks!

Edit2: Someone asked what I meant by "much more when it comes to how to turn nonzero days into hugely nonzero days". The long and short of it is a simple truth, but it's tough to TOTALLY UNDERSTAND AND PRACTICE. It's this: you become what you think. This doesnt mean if I think of a tree, I'll be oakin' it by august. It means that the WAY you think, the THINGS you think of, and the IDEAS YOU HOLD IN YOUR MIND defines the sum total that is you. You procrastinate all the time and got fear and worry goin on for something? You are becoming a procrastinator. You keep thinking about how much you want to run that 5 k race in the spring and finish a champion? Are ya keeping it in mind all the time? Is it something that is defining your ACTIONS and influencing you DECISIONS? If it is, then you're becoming the champion you're dreaming about. Dreaming about it makes it. Think and it shall be. But do not forget that action is thought's son. Thoughts without actions are nothing. Have faith in whatever it is you've steeled your mind to. Have faith and follow through with action.

Ok, Ryan that's a bunch of nice words n shit, but how does that help me turn slightly nonzero days into hugely nonzero days. Do you believe all these words you just read? Does it makes sense to you that you BECOME WHAT YOU THINK OF? Ask yourself: What do I think of? When you get home and walk in the door. (how quickly did you turn that laptop on? Did turning it on make you closer to your dreams? What would?) At the bus stop. Lunch break. What direction are you focusing your intentions on? If you're like I was a few years ago, the answer was either No direction, or whatever caught my eye at the moment. But no stress, forgive yourself. You know the truth now. And knowing the truth means you can watch your habits, read books on how you think and act, and finally start changing your behaviour. Heres an example: Feeling like bunk cause you had zero days or barely nonzero days? THINK ABOUT WHAT YOURE DOING. and change just a little bit more. in whatever positive direction you are choosing to go."

SwoleBenji · 2021-07-08T21:38:03+00:00

I just work ahead for a few weeks then if I wanna be lazy I can because I literally banked 2 weeks worth of work to be able to do so.

El_Chutacabras · 2021-07-08T22:18:48+00:00

Reminds me of an advice one of those gurus gave: stop in the middle of what you are doing and ask yourself: is this helping me to reach myn goal? With this idea in mind, even playing with the kids makes sense.

RetractElm · 2021-07-08T22:26:29+00:00

Is this how I stop being a lazy alcoholic

AtomicMGTOW · 2021-07-08T23:23:52+00:00

Ugh. Sometimes they can't be avoided and they drive me nuts. I end up looking through grocery flyers trying to find deals or plan a couple special meals but that's just one example. I try to avoid the "I'm bored, might as well get drunk" but even those days happen. Just like how CHAOS should be expected, remember that sometimes completely 'ordered' days will happen and they can be boring as fuck. I'm not going to make myself anxious thinking I better be doing something towards my dream because sometimes there's nothing 'reasonable' to do. But the point is a good one. Just like NAWALT. It's a good way to think about things and allows us to expand our thoughts, plans and field of vision.

Brownboybb · 2021-07-09T12:38:51+00:00

Whilst I admire the energy of the post, some off the tips are just not feasible.

E.g. - Go to the gym - but don't even workout.

How is that going to help people who fool themselves?

2021-07-09T18:52:30+00:00

Well, now the sub is copying other people's work.

sheldon80 · 2021-07-15T13:37:58+00:00

This is a redditor's post from around seven years ago.

Someone made a wallpaper for it:

https://imgur.com/hTbArhu

sepan5 · 2021-07-08T22:38:45+00:00

Very good post. Congratulations

MrHamburgerButt · 2021-07-09T00:52:59+00:00

Best post I’ve seen on here, great advice. I did the 3 you’s and loved seeing it writing out so clearly. Always think of future you and thank past you.

smogpug · 2021-07-09T02:27:32+00:00

This is a quality post, although a break is necessary sometimes after a burnout to come back even stronger next time! Yeah

JTPish · 2021-07-08T23:48:26+00:00

This is the stuff I missed about TRP. Building power, frame, and masculine mental wellbeing. Thank you for contributing proper content.

inuitt · 2021-07-08T22:20:30+00:00

It’s stressful when you obsess over making progress 24/7

evenbiggermitch · 2021-07-08T23:53:11+00:00

A lifting routine might have rest days. But Life has no rest days. Stay hard.

Signal_Ad2352 · 2021-07-08T21:59:31+00:00

Great post. Original and to the point.

TwitchingJesus · 2021-07-08T22:18:29+00:00

I call my zero day my every day

Puzzled_Notice9139 · 2021-07-09T01:55:17+00:00

Best post I've read today . Thank You!

Skrenf · 2021-07-09T02:52:42+00:00

This reminds me of something Andy Frisella would say

zino193 · 2021-07-09T04:28:55+00:00

Stop "self improving" and just do the work.

DearChickPea · 2021-07-09T08:47:47+00:00

Agree very much with the principle. "What have I achieved today?" However small, progress is progress.

Last paragraph should be mandatory reading for those with a strong discipline. Your own strong discipline will work against you, as you bully yourself as you try. Eventually you burn-out or fall into depression.

Nice post.

betachadtries · 2021-07-09T13:41:54+00:00

I think relaxation definitely helps you with productivity. It's not quite a 0 day as relaxation days have some sort of purpose. But this post is great. I think the key thing is "FORGIVE YOURSELF." Super important to have this mindset as you move up the productivity ladder

RedEyeBlackEye1 · 2021-07-09T18:29:00+00:00

perpetual level up mode...been on it since "the bullshit" started.

ni406nja · 2021-07-09T18:54:44+00:00

Thanks, you just put together the chaos that i've been trying to figure out

Don_Draper27 · 2021-07-09T20:33:23+00:00

A lesson I've learned recently is that nobody feels "great" 100% of the time. Even the most charismatic extrovert needs to be alone once in a while.

I'd make excuses for not making progress because I didn't feel "great" that day. I couldn't sleep because the neighbors were partying until 3am or it's too hot to step outside.

An amazing skill I've acquired recently is that I learned to drag my feet. Even if I had to pull my tooth out to sit and meditate, I'll sit my ass down and close my eyes for as long as possible. Or if I slept like shit and don't have energy to go to the gym, I'll still drag myself for at least 1 workout.

So learn to drag your feet. muscle through and tell yourself that you won't feel shitty forever.

guywhoisambitious · 2021-07-30T19:33:28+00:00

One of the best posts on this subreddit. Bravo. I learned about this concept elsewhere a few years ago, but I can’t remember where.

cornpoke · 2021-07-09T10:21:09+00:00

Sounds like how to live like a robot and live in guilt if you have a 'zero day' - nothing we do 'means anything' you live and die - rich poor success failure, waking up each day forcing yourself to do a list of stuff or it means the world is ending is the worst way to live and is mechanical and dire, this is like saying you are a failure unless you work 60 hrs per week and don't make millions... soon as you die no one will care for long. Aside from what Netflix and the life of Hollywood celebs have made you believe.

TheAmazingDevil · 2021-07-11T03:05:27+00:00

is copy pasta allowed here?
The original post was written by user ryans01 7 years ago on another sub.

Title	There are no more “Zero Days.”
Author	Avid_Hiker98
Upvotes	577
Comments	49
Date	July 8, 2021 9:14 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/TheRedPill
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