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Steve became friends with him.
He taught him a philosophy that allowed him to convince anybody of anything. It's why they both became billionaires.
Here’s the philosophy: 🧵
Bob had spent 2 years in jail for trafficking the drug LSD. They bonded over eastern mysticism.
• Jobs was introverted & shy
• Bob was insanely charismatic (red shirt)
• Bob introduced him to a philosophy called "The Reality Distortion Field."
• Neither men invented it. The original concept came about 100s of years ago.
• It's been used by humanity’s greatest leaders to achieve the impossible.
1. It's a lens to see the world through, so you reshape how you see reality.
It makes the impossible seem probable.
2. Truths are much more subjective. So you become more open-minded.
4. It's like a personal force field. It blocks out your:
- Fears
- Doubts
- Distractions
- Negative thoughts
With these limitations removed, you can escape what holds average people back.
Steve wanted the team in 1982 to ship a new product from start to finish in 10 months.
"We've hardly even started yet. There's no way we can get it done by then."
Steve: "I know," he whispered.
Steve wouldn't accept any other answer than the crazy shipping date of January.
He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he's not around,
But it makes it hard to have realistic schedules."
The reality distortion field Bud says is:
• an indomitable will
• a charismatic rhetorical style
• an eagerness to bend any fact to fit the purpose at hand
- If one of Steve's arguments failed to convince you, he'd quickly switch to another.
- To mess with your head, he'd adopt your worldview even if he disagreed with it.
When Steve left the room this powerful force of nature disappeared.
Setbacks can be reasons to give up or opportunities. You decide.
• Change how you think about problems.
• Let optimism guide you when pessimism wants to rule you.
Take your 5 year goals and make them happen in 5 days. People's timeframes are too long.
• Adopt a sense of urgency
• Make deadlines shorter
• Refuse to accept limitations
Your inner dialogue affects everything. You can change the conversation.
• Analyze your thoughts
• Are you happy with your thoughts? Or do they sound like a conversation with a madman?
Every extraordinary goal and outcome in life starts as a tiny seed in the mind.
If you don't know how humans think, you'll default to what you selfishly want & think.
Steve started out shy but he realized he needed to learn to persuade to get anywhere in life.
Because you can't achieve much alone.
• Learn sales
• Study books on human psychology
Steve Jobs took The Reality Distortion Field philosophy Bob taught him & built the trillion-dollar Apple business.
That's how powerful it is.
Use this philosophy in your life to achieve extraordinary goals.
I used it to access personal freedom and no longer get ordered around. You can too.