**The Path to Limitless-ness (THREAD)**

Limitless (2011) is my most watched film.

Seeing Eddie Moura effortlessly excel spoke to something within me, but I thought achieving such a state was impossible.

I was wrong.
1/ To be clear, no such pill exists. It's unlikely you can master everything, effortlessly and instantly like in the film.

But you can become practically limitless by picking a broad set of skills that are important to you, and becoming very good (top 25%) at them. [1]
2/ How do I define limitlessness? Google says "without end, limit, or boundary". This is a good start, but I'll make it more specific.

A limitless person does not set limits for themselves, and disregards the limits imposed by others. They are not limited by resources.
3/ They are highly capable in a number of areas that are relevant to their wellbeing in their lives, and have the requisite foundation of knowledge that allows them to pick up new skills quickly, as the situation requires.
4/ How do you achieve limitless-ness?

1. Build a foundation
2. Set your goals
3. Seek deep understanding
4. Take action
5. Be patient
5/
1. BUILD A FOUNDATION

First identify and get rid of your current, obvious limitations. This builds a foundation you can use as a springboard towards large goals. You should consider the following:
6/ Time.

You must control your own time, so it can be used for reaching your goals, not someone else's.
7/ Health.

Achieving goals requires focused effort. This is a lot easier if you're in good health and you energy.

Don't compromise on your nutrition.

Get enough sleep.

Arrange that doctor's visit you've been avoiding.

Learn the true cause of your chronic pain. Get rid.
8/ Addiction.

Addictions take up a lot of time and energy.

Overcoming them should be a priority, if it isn't already.
9/ Mindset.
You need to believe you can do it.

Your mindset can be changed with some effort.

Spend less time with your (negative) social circle, meditate and read stoic philosophy.
10/ You will struggle unnecessarily if this foundation is not set.
11/
2. SET GOALS
The degree to which you are limitless is a function of the number and breadth of the goals you set and achieve.

Goal setting deserves its own thread, but I will say that goals need to be specific and purpose-driven. [2]
12/ Some examples..

Physical Goals.

- Learn self defence
- Become proficient at navigating the world in all the ways available to you (walking, running, sprinting, climbing, swimming, cycling, driving).
- Decide your dream body and figure out how to get it.
13/
Financial Goals.
- Earn £X/month where X lets you provide abundance for your family, friends and the world.
- Earn enough to comfortably buy that car you're obsessed with.
14/ Social Goals.
- Learn public speaking.
- Learn communication skills. [3]
- Overcome fear of rejection.
- Learn to argue
15/ DEEP UNDERSTANDING [4]
Once you have set a goal, a deep understanding makes achievement a matter of following certain simple steps.

If you'd like to lose weight, you should have a first-principles understanding of what 'weight' is, and how it's lost. [5]
16/ Limitless people have a deep understanding of many topics.

I admire people like @Chamath and @Naval for gaining a deep understanding of a number of subjects.

They can bend reality to their will. https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002107869209096192
17/ TAKE ACTION

You can read all the books you like but you will get nowhere without taking action.

Even if you understand the way a car works, you can't drive one without practice.

This is fundamental to goal-setting: a good goal is one that comes with a clear plan.
18/ BE PATIENT

The best things in life come from compound interest.

You must be patient, because the biggest gains will come at the end.

https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103908947263488

cc @jackbutcher [6]
19/ To summarise...

Limitlessness is a goal comprising a number of subgoals that are relevant to removing limits in your life that you care about.

From a solid foundation, you're able to set and reach a number of broad-ranging goals in a systematic way over the long term.
20/
There will always be limits, which means there's always room to improve.

Eventually you will die and none of it will have mattered, but you might as well have fun whilst you're here.

If limitless-ness is your idea of fun, then hit follow and join me.
[2] @stevenmarkryan introduced me to Goals! By Brian Tracy and Personal Power II by Tony Robbins. These changed my life.

[3] I'm sure you've already read it, but How to Win Friends and Influence People is the most comprehensive book I've read on social skills.
[4] @nabeelqu wrote a wonderful blog post on How To Understand Things.

[ https://nabeelqu.co/understanding ]

[5] Andrej @Karpathy is the director of AI at Tesla.
He spent a year thinking about health, exercise, diet and nutrition so you don't have to.

[ http://karpathy.github.io/2020/06/11/biohacking-lite/]
[6] @jackbutcher is the reason this thread exists. @visualisevalue exemplifies the principles in @Naval's famous thread, which will go down in history as the highest value-per-word thread on Twitter. Naval's podcast is required listening, and Jack's courses are hugely undervalued
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