This shit compounds

As you get closer to done... the value it rewards you in life gets steeper.

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One of my favorite phrases these days is “this shit compounds.”

And by this I am drawing the analogy to other things in life that compound. For example:

• When you invest in your learning… over the years it compounds in the value it provides you.

• When you invest your money early and make a habit of it over the years, it compounds in value.

• When you invest in relationships, the value often compounds.

• etc

This biomechanical recovery process also very much compounds.

And today i’m going to explain why.

I’ve been doing my recovery process for over three years

In 2020 I’d screwed myself up by leaving a posterior open bite for nearly a year. I had tons of issues at the time.

Psychologically i felt horrible.

My concentration was bad. I watched Netflix from about 6pm on every night.

I looked old and a bit sickly.

And then in the second half of 2021 I remembered what the right track was. This after experimenting for at least half a year, basically trying to remember the lessons I’d taught myself back in 2016 or so.

Even though I could feel myself progressing, it was pretty slow. I needed to be patient.

I just kept my head down and kept grinding.

The recovery has been more of a curve than a straight line

I’ve been doing the same thing more or less since late 2021. Except i’ve remembered some tricks to make it faster.

And now I feel like the trajectory of recovery is steeper.

My cognitive function, my mood, my complexion, etc. It all improves at a seemingly faster rate.

And the value i reap from that also seems to clearly compound. Because your relationships improve, your function improves, lots of shit improves.

More opportunities also seem to come your way.

But in reality it’s probably not that you’re luckier… it is just that you are able to put yourself in more situations where you are exposed to opportunities.

And when they come your way you are able to sieze on them faster.

I expect to hit the end by the end of this year

So i’m setting my target finish date by end of this year. And by ‘finish’ i mean, as i’ve said before, that I want to have a perfect body, almost model-like skull, and perfect health.

All at age 47 while having done pretty much zero exercise in 4+ years and eating all the crap i want.

And as I get closer to this ‘end’ I expect that the value I am reaping from this really start to spike at an amazing rate. This is also what I felt in 2016 or so when this happened the first time.

I’d been promoted 2x. I made friends easily, both in and out of the office. etc.

Lots of good shit seems to happen the closer you get to the end.

Why does life improve very fast at the ‘end’?

My philosophy is that because you start to sail past the top 5% or so… and start to get to the top 4%. Then top 3%. 2%. And finally the top 1%.

By this I mean the top 1% in terms of structure, health, energy, looks, etc.

And it is far far more valuable when you make progress in this elite group then when you surpass only the bottom 50%.

Because being healthier and more capable (functionally) than the bottom 50% is not that useful. There are still plenty of people that can still effectively compete against you in that group.

But once you’re functioning like the top 1% or so… you are in a zone. You are like Micheal Jordan in a game where he scores 70+ points and the basket just looks like it is the size of a hoola hoop.

You feel like you just cannot miss.

Because you attract people to you naturally. Without much effort.

They like your positive energy.

You think through problems clearer.

You feel more ambitious.

etc etc

All of this shit happens at the same time. Effortlessly.

And that is why… the results compound from all these different inputs firing simultaneously.

But don’t forget this shit also compounds going down

By this i mean that it is also a steeper and steeper curve when you are getting worse because of the wrong biomechanics, of which the most natural form is ‘aging’.

Meaning you are grinding your teeth down or something that is ‘deflating’ your skull.

Many different things in your life will go wrong in tandem. You will concentrate worse, perform worse on your job, your relationships with people will decline, your mood will get worse, etc etc

I’ve felt this numerous times… but the most obvious one to me was the shit that happened to me in 2014.

I was completely bewildered by just how fast i went from an upbeat, successful dude to a guy for whom literally everything was going wrong and I was considering whether it was still worth fighting.

So i know both sides. And i know how the last stretch of either side is a very steep one.

So listen to me… and stay on the right side of this shit ;)