@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
Physical appearance matters and is largely controllable
Evidence
Being attractive makes everything easier - people want to look at you, listen to you, be like you. Most people can be attractive through fitness, grooming, and presentation. Only approximately 5% have genuine genetic limitations.
Implication
Do not moralize about whether appearance should matter. It does. Optimize it. Get lean (Tyler Durden lean, not bodybuilder). If you are in the rare percentage who cannot become attractive, you need to work harder - that is reality.
Counter Belief
Overemphasis on appearance is shallow and can reinforce harmful beauty standards. Character and competence matter more in the long run. External optimization can become obsession that detracts from actual work.
Example Application
Person dismisses fitness as vain. Realizes every successful person in their field is also fit. Gets lean. Notices immediate difference in how their ideas are received.