{"id":2754,"date":"2015-03-17T09:07:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T09:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2015-03-17T09:09:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T09:09:27","slug":"matt-cutts-try-something-new-for-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2015\/03\/17\/matt-cutts-try-something-new-for-30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another great video from Ted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Matt Cutts, head of webspam for Google, says how he felt like he was stuck in a rut. Which is surprising,\u00a0considering how successful he is, and how laid back he seems.<\/p>\n

He talks about trying something new for 30 days, as it’s just the right amount of time to form a new habit.<\/p>\n

I think this is an awesome idea for a few reasons:
\n1.<\/strong> You start to see some kind of improvement, for example, if lifting weights, you’ll get over the initial feeling hopelessly useless stage, and potentially get good feedback both internally and externally.
\n2 <\/strong>Gets you out of your comfort zone. You get used to making a fool of yourself and being a beginner. It gives you empathy for others who may be pretty bad at something or just starting out.
\n3. <\/strong>It opens your mind a bit. Ever noticed how people re-align their own value system to suit themselves and their skill sets? \u00a0For example, an intellectual might\u00a0discard\u00a0any sports as useless and pointless and evaulate others and him\/herself according to intelligence. \u00a0A meathead will do the opposite, etc. etc. \u00a0Trying new, challenging intellectual and physical hobbies\/endeavours for 30 days, will make you appreciate the skill and effort involved, and you should also experience some of the positive results. You’ll also be surrounded by different types of people, will different views and values, which will make you question your own.<\/p>\n

Here’s the video:<\/p>\n