Marius Schober

Progress Through Consciousness

Author: Marius Schober

  • You think Once won’t hurt? Sorry but you are Completely Wrong!

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    3 min read

    In Germany, there is a very good saying which says: Einmal ist keinmal. It is translated into English with once won’t hurt. But in my opinion, the German saying is expressing the same thing differently. A literal translation would be: Once is not once – but well, it sounds pretty strange in English and in the end the idea is the same.

    However, I found out that this saying is completely wrong. Whether you say einmal ist keinmal or once won’t hurt. It’s wrong. I learned that it is a very harmful excuse for people to skip a good habit for a day.

    Once Won’t Hurt is an Excuse for Losers

    So when do you actually use the saying once won’t hurt? I realized that we use this saying to get our own permission to do something stupid. In other words: by acting according to this saying we are looking for an excuse to break a bad habit or to do something we know is wrong or even harmful.

    In the last weeks, I acted like a loser. Now ask yourself why I acted like a loser. The answer is because I acted according to this harmful saying of once won’t hurt or einmal ist keinmal. Not once but even multiple times.

    There was a day where I absolutely didn’t feel like writing nor blogging. I said to myself: “Marius, einmal ist keinmal. Before you write a shitty story today wait until tomorrow and you’ll write something more qualitative”.
    Guess what I did the next day. Did I write a more qualitative blog post? No! I did not write a blog post at all! This small decision destroyed my habit of daily blogging (until today of course).

    Then I had the plan to wake up earlier to find some time for my morning routine. It worked out great until recently. There was one evening where I realized that to continue my morning routine I would not get my desired 7-8 hours of sleep but rather 5 hours. I said to myself: “Marius, once won’t hurt”. WRONG! Skipping my habit once DID HURT the development of my habit. This small saying which told me that once won’t hurt literally hurt me developing a habit of waking up early.

    In fact, I see many people which are acting according to this saying.
    – I am on a diet. Well, it’s one cheeseburger. Once won’t hurt. WRONG
    – I quit smoking but well, one cigarette. Once won’t hurt. WRONG
    – I want to learn for my university course every day. Except for today, once won’t hurt. WRONG

    In every scenario acting according to this saying hurts. The saying once won’t hurt is absolutely wrong – not because one cheeseburger or one cigarette is especially harmful – but because this attitude destroys your habit. I experienced it myself. If you skip it once, it is very likely that you will skip it another time and another time.

    Once will hurt. Don’t skip your habit. Stay with it.

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  • The Impact of AI on Online Marketing

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    6 min read

    To win in internet marketing you have to be great at analyzing and selecting your customer segments. You have to create and automize marketing campaigns. Then you need to test and optimize them.

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  • Will VR and AR make us feel lonely and isolated?

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    The hidden dangers of VR and AR technology

    Many people feel lonely. They are desperately wanting an honest partner. They wish they would have friends with whom they could great moments.

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  • You always have to put your Customer First

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    3 min read

    Yesterday a paying customer has been physically assaulted and literally with dragged by force of his United Airlines flight. The video has been recorded by several passengers. And it is shocking enough itself. The worst part was yet to come.

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  • This Program will FORCE you to Write

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    2 min read

    For every writer, there are days where you don’t feel like writing. But the greatest skill of an author is persistence. That’s what I learned in the first pages of “On Writing Well”. You need to write a certain amount of words every day. You need to force yourself to write your words. I found a great tiny program – for Mac and Windows – which will force you to do so.

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  • The Greatest Chance for Entrepreneurs: The Cognification of Everything

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    3 min read

    Artificial Intelligence? That’s evil might be your first thought. Artificial intelligence has been demonized by many Hollywood movies. From evil robots which are going to destroy humanity and surveillance states who will collect everything about their citizens.

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  • Why Medium is not my Priority when it comes to Blogging

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    4 min read

    No doubt about it, Medium is the best blogging platform that ever existed. On top of that, Medium has the best community of writers and readers. So why not choosing Medium as your primary blogging platform?

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  • Why do we Fight for Meaningless Bullshit Jobs?

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    4 min read

    The society slowly understands what experts have predicted since the early 2010th. Automation and robots will replace many jobs. The public sees the automation as an evil thing. The citizens of the United States seem to blame immigrants for the slow loss of jobs. The people here in Germany finally understood that it is the automation which is taking away our jobs.

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  • How to Quit Being Shy in front of an Audience

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    4 min read

    Presenting, public speaking, participating in discussions, and stating one’s own opinion is harder for some people than for others. I never had a problem to present my ideas in front of an audience. Public speaking has never been a problem for me. Many other people are desperately afraid to do all these things. While they might have a strong opinion about something they are not able to express it. They are tremendously intelligent but they cannot present their amazing ideas to team members, work associates, their boss or professor.

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  • Why It is necessary to stick to one Sleeping Rhythm

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    Recent weeks have been a struggle for my sleeping rhythm. Not that long ago I was of the opinion that you have to sleep less to get more done. While I was simply very dissatisfied with my results I listened to a sleep researcher who gave a TED talk. I simply tried to sleep 7,5 to 8 hours each night.

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