What's something you believed 5 years ago that you don't anymore?

[QuantumDay]

Its a Question that interests me

[VB]

Looking back, it's kind of wild how much your perspective changes.

Something I used to believe:
Working longer hours = better results

Now I think:
Focused hours > long hours

What belief did you completely change your mind on?

[codeberg]

Santa sorry folks

[Totally]

Sorry to tell you mate the tooth fairy isn't real either. Spoiler alert

[codeberg]

Religion. I never found the full answers others were looking for. But I'm happy I don't need him

[One-One-Five]

Looking back, it's kind of wild how much your perspective changes. Something I used to believe: Working longer hours = better results Now I

Yeah that is about right. Appreciate it

[VidiTechnica]

Couldn't agree more. Ha, fair enough

[One-One-Five]

Cheers for that. Good thread this

[PlanetOftheApes]

Can't argue with that. Yeah I get that.

Cheers for sharing

[Maxximus]

That matches what the more reliable sources are saying. This feels like one of those topics where the longer term effect matters more than the daily noise.

I will update this thread if anything significant changes

[Connor82]

Cannot really argue with that. Event viewer is your friend on Windows, most people never look at it.

Worth trying before anything more drastic

[Fan22]

Looking back, it's kind of wild how much your perspective changes. Something I used to believe: Working longer hours = better results

There is something true in that that is hard to articulate. Happy to keep discussing this

[StoneCold]

Cannot really argue with that. Event viewer is your friend on Windows, most people never look at it. Worth trying before anything more drast

Basically my experience exactly. Task Manager tells you most of what you need to know if you know which columns to look at.

Worth trying before anything more drastic

[Sinead_47]

If I am honest I agree completely. There is usually more recency bias in these discussions than people admit.

The result will answer the question better than any of us can

[Pilgrim]

The stats do not back that up. People forget that pressure affects players differently and the better sides handle it better.

Ask me again in six weeks

[Faded Owen]

Can't argue with that. Yeah I get that. Cheers for sharing.

Yes, and I would add that it is even more true if your hardware is older. Worked for me at least

[Cobra69]

That is the obvious answer but not always the right one. I keep a list of what I do to every fresh install so I can repeat it without thinking.

Start there and see if it makes a difference

[Inland Aidan]

Sorted it the same way. Should be fine if you take your time

[Golden Tara]

If I am honest I agree completely. There is usually more recency bias in these discussions than people admit. The result will answer the que

There is a bit more to it than that I think. Happy to help further if you get stuck.

[Northernah]

Makes sense. Story of my life that.

Thanks for that

[DiamondDallas_X]

I used to believe that once you reached adulthood, your personality basically settled.

Now I think people are way more malleable than I gave credit for, even in their 30s and 40s. It's just slower and less obvious than in youth

[MurkyInlet]

I believed social media was mostly harmless entertainment if you curated it properly. A bit naive in hindsight.

Now I think it's closer to a psychological environment than a tool, and you don't just "use" it, you adapt to it

[NealBinnom-Williams]

I believed that being busy meant being important. My calendar used to feel like a scoreboard.

Now I realize a full schedule often just means poor prioritization or weak boundaries

[Joel5]

Five years ago I thought remote work would automatically make life better for everyone. No commute, flexible hours, problem solved.

Now I think it just reshuffled the challenges rather than removing them. Isolation and boundary issues are very real tradeoffs

[FrostBear]

I believed motivation was something you waited for. Like a signal that tells you when to start working.

Now I think it's mostly the other way around, action tends to generate motivation, not the reverse

[Quanta]

Five years ago I thought most problems had clear solutions if you just thought hard enough. Like there was always a right answer waiting to be found.

Now I think many real world problems are tradeoffs, not puzzles, and accepting that is oddly freeing

[Dank15]

I once thought memory was basically reliable unless you had a serious condition. Turns out it's surprisingly reconstructive and malleable.

That realization made me a lot more cautious about certainty in general

[GlassKnight]

I used to think working longer hours automatically meant being more successful. It felt logical at the time, almost like a law of nature.

Now I see diminishing returns everywhere. After a certain point you're just tired and less useful, not more productive

[Anvil33]

I used to think disagreements on the internet would naturally resolve once people had enough information.

Now I think many arguments are actually value conflicts dressed up as fact disputes

[EthanHinds]

I used to think discipline was about forcing yourself to do things you hate. Very bootstrappy mindset.

Now I see it more as designing your environment so the right actions are the easiest ones

[Sega26]

I used to think more information always led to better decisions. Just read more, know more, choose better.

Now I suspect overload can actually paralyze decision making more than ignorance sometimes

[BlackMamba]

Five years ago I genuinely believed productivity was just about finding the perfect system. Apps, planners, color coded everything.

Now I realize most of it was just procrastination with extra steps. The system never mattered as much as actually doing the thing

[CMPunk]

I used to think intelligence was mostly fixed. Like you either had it or you didn't and education just revealed it.

Now I lean much more toward it being trainable, messy, and heavily dependent on environment and effort

[Odd Voyager]

I once thought most disagreements online were about facts. Turns out a lot of them are about identity, incentives, and attention.

That realization made internet debates about 70 percent less stressful for me

[StoneCold]

Five years ago I thought most success stories were about talent. Now I see timing, luck, and persistence playing much bigger roles than I used to admit.

That doesn't make effort meaningless, but it does make the picture more honest

[Fam28]

Five years ago I thought being busy meant I was being productive. Turns out I was just very talented at filling my calendar with things that looked important.

Learning to separate movement from progress changed a lot. Sometimes the person doing less but focusing better is actually getting further ahead

[Evelyn97]

Used to believe that everyone knew exactly what they were doing except me. Then I got older and realised most people are improvising with a little confidence on top.

It is strangely comforting. The difference is not having all the answers, it is being willing to adapt when the original plan stops making sense.

[WearyScholar]

A big one for me was thinking that changing your mind meant you were inconsistent. Now it feels more like updating your information.

The world changes, people change, and refusing to adjust just because you once had an opinion seems like a strange way to live.

[FrostDrifter]

Five years ago I thought motivation came before action. Now I think action often creates motivation.

Waiting for the perfect moment is a trap because the perfect moment usually arrives after you have already started.

[Carol84]

Thought talent was the main factor behind success stories too. Still matters, but being in the right place at the right time and meeting the right people can completely change the outcome.

That does not mean effort is pointless. It just means the story is usually more complicated than the simple version we hear.

[Steady Dylan]

One thing that changed for me was how I viewed mistakes. I used to see them as evidence that I was not good enough.

Now they are more like expensive lessons. Not always fun lessons, but useful ones if you actually pay attention.

[AlexaBliss]

I used to believe adults had everything figured out. Then adulthood happened and it turns out everyone is just trying to remember passwords and keep plants alive

The confidence people show from the outside can hide a lot of uncertainty.

[QuantumLeap53]

Five years ago I thought having more choices was always better. Now I think too many choices can become exhausting.

Sometimes a few good options are better than endless possibilities that leave you stuck comparing everything.

[BiasField82]

A belief that changed for me was that hard work always gets rewarded. Hard work helps, but circumstances matter too.

Recognising that does not make people lazy. It just gives a more realistic picture of how unpredictable life can be.

[LostTom30]

I thought I needed to have a perfect plan before making big decisions. Looking back, most of the useful things came from trying something and adjusting along the way.

Planning is useful, but it should be a map rather than a cage.

[Kev49]

Used to think people rarely changed their minds. Social media probably makes it look that way because everyone doubles down publicly.

In reality, plenty of people grow and rethink things quietly. It is just less visible.

[LazySentinel]

Five years ago I underestimated how important health and sleep were. Younger me treated energy like an unlimited resource.

Turns out the boring advice is boring because it works. Annoying discovery, but a valuable one

[GameChanger]

I believed being confident meant never doubting yourself. Now I think confidence is being able to move forward while knowing you might be wrong.

A little uncertainty can actually keep you learning.

[RomanReigns]

Thought money would automatically make people happier. It definitely solves some problems, but it does not magically fix every issue.

The quality of relationships and having a sense of purpose seem to matter a lot more than I appreciated before.

[ParallelSelf99]

One change was realising that expertise does not always come with age. Some people have been doing something for decades and never improve, while others learn incredibly fast.

Experience helps, but curiosity matters too.