@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
Watching sports is a waste of your time on Earth.
The Reasoning
Passive consumption of others achievements is low-value use of 4000 weeks. Time watching sports could be spent creating, building, or competing in your own arena. You are living vicariously instead of actually living.
What Needs to Be True
- The opportunity cost of sports viewing is genuinely high
- Entertainment and rest can be achieved through higher-ROI activities
- Passive consumption provides less value than active creation
Counterargument
Rest and entertainment are necessary for sustained performance. Sports viewing builds social connection and cultural knowledge. Not all time needs to be productive.
What Would Change This View
Evidence that sports viewing genuinely improves creative output or provides irreplaceable benefits for ambitious people.
Implications for Builders
Audit leisure time ruthlessly
10+ hours of sports weekly = 520+ hours annually
Ask what you could build with reclaimed time
Example Application
“Stop following sports entirely. Reclaim 10 hours per week. Use it to build. The math should disturb any ambitious person.”