# The Three Year Rule: How To Stay Motivated Working On A Long-Term Project | Durmonski.com

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## What Jamie wrote

Things that are worth doing often take continued effort to create. Extending your horizon is a good idea for real value creation.

> There’s nothing fancy about this command. It will simply give you a different perspective when you want to make a project successful or make some positive changes in your life.
> 
> Instead of hoping to succeed till the end of the month, and be disappointed when this doesn’t happen, give yourself the opportunity to make it. Give yourself three years.

I have my own version of this, that is more than three times longer. I think of **Decade Projects**. I find this idea good for all the reasons in this article, but also to give yourself more time and not feel like you have to do everything at once. I think of the [Weekly Thing](https://weekly.thingelstad.com) as a Decade Project. My websites are Decade Projects. What's your Decade Project?

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- [WT157: Weekly Thing #157 / Superpower, Dune, Three Year Rule](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/157/), Must Read

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