Gabriel Mizrahi

You get these beginner gains where you see these really noticeable improvements really quickly, but after a couple of months, you plateau and your gains only become noticeable over a longer period of time.

you can add weightlifting to the list of my abandoned interests.

That's super relatable.

This is how I am with my hobbies too.

I've always loved learning, so when I dig into a new topic, I get a huge rush.

I pour myself into it and learn maybe 75% of the subject in a few months.

Then I reach a point where it would take years of dedication and practice to unlock the last 25%.

The high that I get from new information wears off and

The diligent effort required to unlock that next step just doesn't appeal to me in the same way.

So I dive into the next shiny new thing where I can get that rush again.

Yeah, very common.

I'm also a big daydreamer.

When I unlock a new interest, my brain immediately skips ahead 10 steps.

For example, when I got my first sales job, I led my team in my first month, so I immediately started fantasizing about how fast I could move up the ladder.

In my head, I was on the path to being CEO in five years.

But inevitably, I hit that plateau and fall back to earth.

Then the monotony starts to set in, I get bored, and I pivot to a new point of interest.

Before sales, I spent two years deeply committed to stand-up comedy, made some real progress, then abruptly lost interest.

I studied music in college with total dedication.

I had a detailed schedule for every part of my day, which removed the choices that would lead me to blow off my study.