The Goldilocks Rule Explained
38sThe relatable analogy of playing tennis against Serena Williams or a five-year-old makes the concept of optimal challenge instantly understandable and shareable.
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have you ever heard of the goldilocks rule it can teach you everything that you need to know about why you give up when tackling a new project or skill if you want to reach peak cognitive focus you want to work at a level just outside of your comfort zone when author james clear talks about the goldilocks rule he often relates it to tennis you don't want to play against serena williams because you're going to get annihilated
you'd get so disheartened that you'd want to smash your racket like mcenroe but you also don't want to play against a five-year-old because you get bored to death you need to find your personal sweet spot experts say that your sweet spot is about four percent higher than your level of competence not too easy not too difficult just right