It Will Never Matter

Summary

• Focus on what's truly long-lasting; if something won't matter in the long run (imagine 500 million years), don't spend time stressing over it for even a few seconds.
• Acknowledge that in the grand scheme, most individual contributions may not have lasting impact or recognition; you're likely unaware of your great-great-grandparent's name, for instance.
• Let go of the self-centered belief that future generations will continually praise or remember us.
• Embrace the liberation that comes with realizing the insignificance of individual legacy; this can lead to a more genuine life, unconcerned with others' opinions after we're gone.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest focusing on what really lasts a super long time. If something isn't going to be important in super far future, like 500 million years from now, don't let it bother you for even a minute. So, when you're worrying about stuff, think if it's going to matter way, way later. If it won't, try to let it go and don't stress.

It's also a good idea to remember that most things we do might not be remembered by a lot of people or last a really long time. You probably don't even know the names of your great-great-grandparents, right? That's because as people, we often think everyone will talk about us and remember us forever, but that's not how it works.

You'll feel way more free when you realize that it's not super important for people to remember everything about us after we're gone. If you live like this, you can just be yourself and not worry if others will think about you when you're not here. It's kind of like playing a game without keeping score. You just enjoy playing instead of trying to win something all the time. This way, you can focus on what you love to do and not on impressing others or making sure they'll talk about you later.

Quotes by Alex Hormozi

"if it's not going to matter in 500 million years it shouldn't matter for 5 seconds"

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"you don't think anything has meaning and the answer is yes that is the point"

– Alex Hormozi

"do you know who your great great grandparent is"

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"we're so self-centered think that everyone around us is going to sing our praises"

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"if we claim to not care about what other people think why would we care what they do and talk about us after we're dead"

– Alex Hormozi

Full Transcript

a lot of people like to say if it's not going to matter in 5 years it shouldn't matter for 5 seconds I like to take that a bit further and say if it's not going to matter in 500 million years it shouldn't matter for 5 seconds now some people take that and think wow then you don't think anything has meaning and the answer is yes that is the point do you know who your great great grandparent is you probably don't even know their name and we have this because we're so self-centered think that everyone around us is going to sing our praises and hang our pictures on the wall and just sing kumay to us every single night after we're gone and the real real is why do we give a if we claim to not care about what other people think why would we care what they do and talk about us after we're dead