1533: Rules of Ascendancy: Learn to the Task, Not the Test by Isaac Morehouse on How To Pursue Meaningful Challenges

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🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Isaac Morehouse shares his thoughts on rules of ascendancy. Episode 1533: Rules of Ascendancy: Learn to the Task, Not the Test by Isaac Morehouse on How To Pursue Meaningful Challenges Isaac Morehouse is the founder and CEO of Praxis, an awesome startup apprenticeship program making degrees irrelevant for careers. He is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom. He's written some books, done some podcasting, and is always experimenting with self-directed living and learning. When he's not with his wife and kids or building his company, he can be found smoking cigars, playing guitars, singing, reading, writing, getting angry watching sports teams from his home state of Michigan, or enjoying the beach. The original post is located here: https://isaacmorehouse.com/2016/12/19/rules-of-ascendancy-learn-to-the-task-not-the-test/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1533, Rules of Accency. Learn to the Task,
0:06.0	not the Test by Isaac Morehouse of IsaacMorehouse.com, and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:11.3	Happy Friday, a welcome to the podcast where I simply read blogs to you for free, covering
0:15.3	personal growth and self-help topics like mindfulness, minimalism, self-care, meditation, and a lot more.
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0:25.8	subscribe because a really long way to keep this all going, and it really means a lot.
0:30.2	Always makes my day to hear about people sharing it or see people sharing it online, so thank you for
0:35.2	that. But for now let's get right to today's post and start optimizing your life.
0:44.0	Rules of Accency. Learn to the Task, not the Test by Isaac Morehouse of IsaacMorehouse.com.
0:51.2	I'm going to describe three types of people. I call them Average, Elite, and Ascendant.
0:56.8	One of the differences between the three is how they approach learning, pain, prestige, or purpose.
1:03.2	Average people learn what they need to avoid pain. Elite people learn what they need to get the
1:09.0	grade, ace the test, win the award, gain certification, impress people, and obtain honors.
1:14.9	Ascendant people don't care about accolades or awards or tests or stickers or stars.
1:20.4	They learn exactly what's needed to solve a problem that matters to them
1:24.0	exactly when it's needed. No more, no less, no sooner, no later.
1:29.7	If you want to be average, avoid pain and learn like a lab rat.
1:33.2	If you want to be elite, bulk up on tons of just-in-case knowledge so you'll never look dumb and
1:37.7	you can chase prestige and external validation. If you want to be ascendant, the best of the best
1:43.3	creators, streamers, doers, and rebels, find meaningful challenges and projects, pursue them,
1:49.6	and learn what you need to complete them. Tasks versus tests. Mitchell Earl built a horrible
1:56.0	website. He got an A for it. The website sucked because Mitchell didn't particularly want or
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