Questioner (Q): Good evening, sir. My question is, how do I face the fear of physical or psychological pain when I’m trying to level up my efforts? So, it’s in the context of putting out a great effort and maintaining consistency in putting in the great efforts.
Acharya Prashant (AP): Great effort towards what?
Q: Towards anything, maybe physical, maybe intellectual.
AP: No, you cannot put efforts towards anything and expect the whole thing to go soundly and healthily.
Q: Let me give you an example. So, let’s say in the gym if we pick up some weight, a heavyweight picked up, and the first set goes on well, but I am scared of, again, putting up the second set of the weights because I’m scared of the pain I have to go through again. So, I become sort of apprehensive.
AP: It all depends on the reason you go to the gym for. See, if you will talk to gym owners, they’ll tell you that the dropout rates from gyms are unbelievably high. And that’s the reason they try to lock you in through long-term membership programs. They’ll say two months — a high amount; six months — a comparatively low amount, on a per-month basis. Come on, you, enrol for a year, and then you will get a good deal.
