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Busy Isn't Better

The T3B3 Review

Jay Yang
March 16, 2025

3 Thoughts

If someone watched you for a week, would they believe you’re serious about your goals?

Would they see discipline, effort, and consistency? Or would they see distractions, procrastination, wasted time?

You don’t have to tell people what you want. How you spend your days already does.

II.

If you train too much, they’ll think you’re obsessed.
If you take a rest day, they’ll think you’re uncommitted.
If you win, they’ll think you’re arrogant.
If you lose, they’ll think you’re a failure.

No matter what you do, they’ll always have an opinion. So stop playing by their rules. Stop trying to please people who will judge you either way. Just do you.

III.

Signs you’re on the right track:

“You’ve changed.”
“Why are you always working?”
“That sounds too risky.”
“Nobody else is doing this.”
“Why don’t you just chill?”
“Is it really worth it?”
“You’re obsessed.”
“Can’t you just be normal?”

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2 Quotes

“No amount of head or heart will save you if you don't have spine.”

— Dylan O’Sullivan

II.

“Many get the advice they need and say:

‘I already know that.’

If you aren’t acting on it, you don’t ‘know it’ in any meaningful sense.”

— Stoic Emperor

1 Game-Changing Idea: The T3B3 Review

Most people assume working harder means getting better. It doesn’t.

For years, I believed consistency alone would lead to success. If I just showed up every day—posting content, grinding in business, sticking to my habits—then improvement was inevitable.

But over time, I realized something:

Consistency does not equal progress. Repeating the same mistakes over and over isn’t growth. It’s stagnation.

That’s where the T3B3 Review comes in.

I first learned this concept from Noah Kagan. Every month, we’d sit down and review the top 3 and bottom 3 pieces of content. What performed best? What flopped? More importantly—why? The goal wasn’t just to celebrate wins or cringe at failures. It was to find patterns. What should we double down on? What should we eliminate?

But the real power of T3B3 isn’t just for content.

I started applying it to everything.

In business: I analyze the top 3 actions that drove the biggest impact on revenue—and cut the things that wasted time.
In my personal life: I track the top 3 habits that made me feel the best, strongest, or happiest—and drop the ones that drained me.

And that’s the lesson: Busyness is laziness.

Most people avoid thinking. They fill their days with tasks, assuming effort alone will lead to results. But working hard on the wrong things is just a sophisticated form of procrastination.

How to Apply the T3B3 Review

Step 1: Review
At the end of each week or month, write down your top 3 wins and bottom 3 losses. What worked? What flopped?
Step 2: Find Patterns
Ask yourself: What made the top 3 successful? What made the bottom 3 fail? Look for trends. Did a specific type of content outperform? Did a certain routine make you feel sharper? Did something consistently drain your energy?
Step 3: Adjust & Apply
Double down on what works. Cut what doesn’t. Make small, intentional changes. Then test and refine.

It sounds simple, but most people won’t do it.

They’ll keep grinding. Keep repeating. Keep mistaking movement for progress. But if you’re not stopping to ask what’s actually working?, then you’re just running in place.

The smartest people I know don’t just work hard—they work smart. They gather feedback. They adapt. They refine.