How to Get Paid More Without Working Yourself to Death (Yes, It’s Possible)

Your Brain Is Infected with a Virus That Says “Lazy People Can’t Get Rich.”Which Is Not True.

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Let’s start with two funny, slightly painful truths about life.

Funny Fact #1:

Some millionaires are working way less than you are right now. Like, they’re probably sipping margaritas on a beach while you’re grinding away at your desk.

Funny Fact #2:

Some broke people are working way harder than you are right now. They’re putting in 80-hour weeks, hustling like crazy, and still barely making rent.

Crazy, right?

But here’s the kicker:

This isn’t just true across different jobs. Nope. It’s also true for people working the same job, with the same experience.

One person’s killing themselves for peanuts. The other’s working half as much and making bank.

If life were fair, working harder would mean winning bigger.

Put in more hours. Grind harder. Sacrifice more. Boom success.

WRONG!

The reason we struggle to see what actually makes people win is buried deep in our brains. A mental poison we’ve carried since the dawn of time.

It tricks us into thinking that effort equal results.

And while that poison never fully disappears, once you understand why it exists — it loses its power.

Let me show you.

Linearity.

Yes, that’s the sneaky little concept messing with your perception.

Right now, I bet a bunch of questions are running through your head like…

“Why did I click on a post about making more money, and now I’m getting a 4th-grade math lesson?”

Don’t worry. I promise this all connects.

Your Brain Is Hardwired To Think in Straight Lines

It’s evolution’s way of keeping things simple and process reality, much like a computer.