This is optimal living daily episode 1351 where the bar is set by tying in of Tainan.com and I'm your narrator Justin moloch reading you blogs or articles every single day of the year to help you live a more meaningful life covering personal growth self-help, minimalism productivity happiness and more before we get to it small business owners wear a lot of hats. I know I do and while some hats are great others like the filing taxes and running payroll hat are not so great. That's where it Gusto comes in. Augusto makes payroll taxes and H are actually easy for small businesses Augusto automatically pays and files your federal state and local taxes. So you don't have to worry about it. Plus they make it easy to add on health benefits and even 401ks for your team. Oh and you get direct access to certified EHR experts to get started now the earlier the better, so don't wait like Gusto make it easier on you. Did I've been using dusto for a long time and love it as a bonus listeners get three months free when they run their first payroll. This is one how you're going to be glad you gave up like I did try a demo and see for yourself at Gusto.com old that's G you sto.com. Oh LD just a.com slash old for now. Let's get right to the post as we optimize your life. Where the bar is set by Tynan of Tainan.com? I have a rule for myself that I have to shut my computer off at midnight every day. I allow myself to stay up until 3, which means that after cleaning the RV and scratching a bit on the violin. I have two hours and change to read so my read a lot of books. Usually I read nonfiction, but after a spell of three or four books about the brain, I wanted to read some Fiction with no particular title in mind. I went to Amazon and bought a book. That was then the number one editor's choice. And a New York Times bestseller with both Awards. It must be pretty good. I thought the idea for the book was interesting. But the actual plot was poorly constructed. The foreshadowing was so obvious that I couldn't help but hope that it was a red herring and that the actual twist at the end would be something more interesting. It wasn't worse the author made so many amateur writing mistakes that I actually found it hard to read things like using a lot of adverbs and using difficult words that aren't more descriptive than the simple ones. Replace it was a disaster of a book. It was successful in fairly. Well liked I thought about how that could be possible and came to the conclusion that the bar for writing a good book probably isn't set as high as I would assume and under scrutiny that actually makes sense. How many people would like to have a published novel with their name on it? Probably a lot. How many could come up with a decent idea for a story still probably a lot how many would have the confidence that they could get a book? Published we're starting to lose a lot of people now of those with the confidence how many have the free time to sit down and write seventy thousand words? Not too many of those we have left. How many also have the discipline to power through writing that much and resolving the problems that crop up during the process almost no one that's how a fairly poor writer in terms of writers. Not in terms of all people can publish a very successful book the bar just mizzen set that high for a totally different. Bo look at how our society eats meat a granola bar globe with Sugarman you're eating quote unquote healthy because you didn't eat a full on candy bar. Did he get a ranch some others salad with hair pasta Alfredo good job healthy eater people eat such trash as a matter of habit that the slightest deviation from that diet seems like a real accomplishment. The bar is set low work is another great example forget about a four hour work week if you have work that's important to you that you're trying to complete I That a 40-hour work week is a joke. I never go a day without doing some work including weekends and holidays and usually work for between eighty and a hundred hours every week. The funny thing is I'm actually trying to push myself harder because I think that even this amount of work is slacking a bit a low bar is a dangerous thing because our expectations have a tendency to hover around whatever standard is presented to us. There have been studies done where an item say a toaster is shown to two groups of people members of First group are told that the toaster retails for $200 and then asked what they'd be willing to pay to take home the toaster today. The second group is told that the toaster retails for only $20 and is asked what they'd pay to buy it immediately. The $200 group is always willing to pay more same toaster but a different bar. So when we hear that 40 hours of work is the right amount we feel like we're killing ourselves if we're working 50 when we're told that wheat bread, which almost always has sugar and white flour. Flour in it is healthier than white bread. We buy it and call it a day. This is not a good way to live. We are capable of so much and waste our potential in front of TV screens while poisoning our bodies with food that make us sluggish and sick. The irony of it is that our dreams aren't even as far away as they seem since the bar is set low across the board the amount of spare potential we'd have to tap into to get that novel written and published isn't even that great as an experiment. I took two days and did Very little but still some work on my project set to see how much of a novel I could write. I wrote 15,000 words in two days. This doesn't mean that we have to do everything to the point of Excellence. I bought a violin and I'll never be good at it. I don't care enough and won't put in the time. I use it for 2 minute quasi meditative breaks from programming same with working out. I'd like to put in the time and effort to become stronger, but my focus is limited. So I don't put much into that. I Believe In Balance, but not the same. Way that it's usually prescribed I suggest picking one or two things where you're going to set your bar astronomically high for me. It's set and learning. I spend 10 to 12 hours a day working on set and 2 to 3 on learning. You can see that eating healthy is up there too, but I'm not as strict and well researched as some people are for the rest of the things in your life. You can keep the bar low in theory. It's a good idea to try to have everything set high but with lack of focus, it's impossible to get anything done. People fantasize that they have high standards for all areas of their lives, but really have low standards for everything. It's far better to be honest with yourself and admit that you'll slack in many areas, but completely Crush one or two at a time. You just listen to The Post titled where the bar is set by tying in of Tainan.com and don't forget Gusto offers modern easy payroll benefits and HR to small businesses across the country. You don't want to wait get in touch now and get three months free. When you run your first payroll just go to Augusto.com old that's gu sto.com / o LD and I'll do it for today. Have a great day a happy Friday and I'll see you over the weekend. We are. animal life awaits
Tynan shares his thoughts on where the bar is set. Episode 1351: Where The Bar is Set by Tynan on Personal Development & Focus for Self Improvement    Tynan was named as one of the top 25 best bloggers in 2013 by Time Magazine. He believes in making deliberate decisions and breaking away from the herd mentality. He likes learning new things, building habits, exposing the world, connecting with awesome people, and creating good work. The New York Times Bestseller “The Game” featured him as one of the main characters, as he was one of the most famous pickup artists in the world. In 2008, he sold everything he owned and went on an extended world trip, becoming a fervent minimalist. Fun facts: he’s a college dropout, was a professional poker player, Courtney Love was his roommate for 9 months, and he once built a swimming pool in his living room. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Gusto is making payroll, benefits, and HR easy for small businesses. Get 3 months free once you run your first payroll with our link: Gusto.com/OLD  ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-living-daily/support 