Inverse gambler's conceit

Gambler’s conceit refer to a mistaken belief by a person that he will be able to avoid losing in a game of chance. The person may be in a winning streak and then he starts believing that he will be able to control the game and he will know in advance when he is going to lose. He thinks that he can stop playing just before he lose.

The truth is that he cannot do that. That is just impossible. It is just an illusion of mind.

The same stuff happens to many smokers/drinkers. They mistakenly believe that they can enjoy the pleasure of smoking/drinking to the maximum and they will be able to quit just before becoming ill.

Now what is Inverse gambler’s conceit?

There are people who tell something to the effect of any of the following:

• I will start __________ when I have enough experience.
• I will start __________ when I have enough knowledge.
• I will start __________ when I have enough  money.

etc.

The problem is that you are never going to have enough experience, knowledge or money ever. So you are never going to start anything at all.

This is what I call Inverse gambler’s conceit.

Your experience, knowledge and money will grow only if you start doing something instead of whining.

I have discussed this stuff a lot of times here.

If you can motivate yourself so that you really start accomplishing something, so that you start producing results rather than dreaming about them, so that you don’t have to come back here and read all these articles telling you what you should do, then you can consider yourself a success.

You succeed exactly the same moment you start.

Finally, I present you a very interesting video. I stumbled upon it in Niju‘s blog and thought I would share it with you. This little boy is a youtube sensation:

He knows more than 10 languages and he learned them by talking to tourists. Imagine that. A kid who never went to school can speak more than 10 languages.

So what about you? What is today’s excuse for not trying?