Making Money: No Lack of Methods, Just the Will to Act

The Abundance of Money - Making Methods

Nowadays, there's really no shortage of ways to make money. I've been using AI for programming and website development lately. Here's the general process: First, I communicate my requirements and ideas with ChatGPT, and it gives me some suggestions and plans. Then I hand the final plan over to Claude for execution.

When I encounter problems during the execution, I ask ChatGPT how to solve them. Its answers are always accurate, and it's really useful. The capabilities of these models are getting stronger and stronger.

As long as you want to do something, it can tell you how. The key is that you have to take action and execute it.

Even if AI doesn't know the answer, you can ask people. Don't worry about getting no response. It all depends on whether you want to ask.

If you can't get free answers, you can pay for them. There are so many self - media bloggers online. Just find a few of them, and you're likely to find someone who can help.

Add some people and pay to ask questions. You'll surely find someone who's good at it. Or even if they don't know, they can introduce you to reliable people.

The most important thing is whether you really want to do it and how much you want to succeed. How much are you willing to pay? How much cost, time, and energy are you willing to invest? How many problems are you willing to solve? These are the real points.

The Changing Landscape of Money - Making

In the past, there might have been bottlenecks due to information gaps, knowledge reserves, or skills. But now, these bottlenecks are not as many or as high.

However, I've found that the gap between people has actually widened.

This gap is mainly reflected in efficiency and the use of tools. People used to say that the Internet and self - media were amplifiers. Now, AI is even more powerful. Those who use it well can be as productive as a hundred people, while those who don't can only rely on themselves. That's why the gap is getting bigger.

Currently, there are both crises and opportunities. On one hand, many people are unemployed or being laid off. On the other hand, many people are making money through self - media and AI that they could never make in the workplace.

There are already quite a few successful cases, although the proportion is not high, following the 80/20 rule. Some people quit their jobs and started businesses successfully, while others failed.

Today, I discussed a topic in a group: "Where is the next sum of money?"

Here, "the next sum of money" refers to your sources of traffic and income, that is, how you make money and how your existing business will change.

Because the money - making projects or business models now may be completely different in three to five years. If you can't keep up with the changes, you're likely to be eliminated by the market, unless you have strong barriers and competitiveness that make it difficult for others to enter.

But for ordinary entrepreneurs, especially those in knowledge - based paid services and self - media, such barriers hardly exist because the changes are too fast, and it's difficult to establish a long - lasting competitive advantage.

However, it's precisely these rapid changes that provide more opportunities for people. Otherwise, the market would have been occupied by early entrants, and it would be difficult for later - comers to get in.

The Transformation of Knowledge - Based Services

Some people say that knowledge - based paid services are dying because of AI. This is half - right and half a sensational claim. In fact, it means a transformation from selling knowledge to providing knowledge - based services.

Users are shifting from buying knowledge to buying services, results, and certainty.

This conforms to common sense. People naturally want results. But in the past, people thought that having knowledge would lead to self - improvement, overestimating the difficulty of change and their own ability to execute.

Many people lack self - learning ability or self - discipline and tend to be lazy when alone, making all kinds of excuses for themselves.

If a person is placed in a learning environment with many others and there are various activities and mechanisms, they'll be more willing to participate. This way can really solve many problems.

However, there's one problem it can't solve, which is your own mindset. Whether it's companionship, courses, supervision, or private coaching, these can only help you temporarily.

The real problems need to be faced alone. If there are no results for a long time or many difficulties are encountered, many people will give up.

At the beginning, the novelty brings fun and excitement. But as time passes, the novelty fades, and people get used to it and may even become numb.

In the end, many people will gradually drop out because they don't see the expected results or feedback. Many people stop participating after one or two rounds of activities because they find it hard to keep up with the rhythm, or even if they do, they can't坚持.

After all, there are too many temptations in real life. Watching TV shows, playing games, having dinners with friends, or sleeping are all more comfortable and easier than learning and making money.

If you don't really love it, who would choose the difficult path over the easy one? This is the real challenge.

The Core Issue: Motivation

So, the current core problem is not about companionship but motivation. What's your motivation for doing this? Is this motivation continuous, long - lasting, and strong? It will directly affect your subsequent actions and determination.

Therefore, you need to constantly ask yourself: What's your motivation and idea for doing this? Why do you want to do it? Through such thinking, you can gradually find a stronger belief, which will help you go further.

Xiaolu (小路) Daily Reading and Writing 2025.08.22【day717】