Once a Person Gets Enlightened, It Only Takes Two or Three Years to Change Their Fate

Maybe some people will think, isn't this an exaggeration? Can two or three years really change anything? But according to my observation, two or three years are indeed enough to turn a person's fate around.

1. The "Two - Year Cycle Law" of Fate Transformation

A few months are really too short for any significant change. One year might just show a glimmer of improvement, but two or three years can very likely bring about a turning point in your life.

Of course, the "change" here doesn't mean you'll suddenly become extremely rich. It's not that exaggerated, but it's enough to make your life better and achieve a major upgrade.

So, how to make it happen? Some people will have a self - awakening and start investing time and energy in themselves. For example, they read, write, exercise, or study how to make money. At the same time, they'll actively reduce unnecessary socializing, make friends with more outstanding people, and stop caring so much about face and be willing to admit their ignorance.

Actually, the most effective and efficient way is to change your circle.

2. The Circle Is the First Lever of Fate

People are easily influenced by the environment. If the people around you love to exercise, do sports, or read books, you'll unconsciously think, "Should I go for a run? Should I get a gym membership? Or should I also read a few books?"

When everyone around you is like this, you'll be attracted and driven. Even just to fit in and have common topics, you'll give it a try. Slowly, you might really fall in love with it.

On the contrary, if the people around you are lazy and complain all day... and all you talk about is eating, drinking, and having fun, discussing where to go to play, it's very hard for you to stay self - disciplined and keep growing. Otherwise, you have to choose to stay away from them and create a better atmosphere for yourself.

3. The Genetic Mutation from Consumer to Producer

Take myself as an example. In 2022, I joined a community and started to get in touch with information about side hustles and tried to make short videos.

That year was a huge turning point for me. I earned my first money through short videos and learned video editing and shooting. I changed from a simple content consumer to a content producer.

After that, my perspective on many things changed. Whenever I saw a video or an article, I'd think: How was this content made? Why was this topic chosen? What's its business model? Does it make money from advertising or other ways? My way of thinking changed a lot because of this.

This was just the first year. In the second year, I started to "break out of the circle" and stepped into a bigger world, making friends with more outstanding people.

Then I found that there are many ways to make money, not just through short - video带货 or live - streaming. There are all kinds of opportunities. Slowly, I understood that making money is about meeting others' needs. As long as you can solve others' problems, you can earn income, which has little to do with the platform or the product itself.

That year, I tried many projects and started writing a lot. I wrote about hundreds of thousands of words in a year, and my reading, writing, and expression abilities were greatly improved.

In the third year, my writing volume reached an astonishing two or three million words. I was really shocked when I saw this number. After all, it means writing nearly ten thousand words every day.

Many people may question: How can a person have such a high output? Is the content of low quality, or even just "water - filled articles"?

I'm often asked questions like: Did I write my WeChat official account articles with AI? Or did I use AI when writing?

Actually, I understand their subtext - they think a person can't hand - write so much content every day and can't have such a high output frequency.

There is indeed a small part of the content written by AI, but most of it is written by myself.

At the same time, I also admit that the quality of my content is not high. To be honest, I'd only give my content a barely passing grade. It's not of high quality.

Because truly high - quality, in - depth content with strong practicality is very scarce and hard to produce continuously and frequently.

So, I do have a lot of rather "water - filled" content. I admit this, but I just kept going. I kept writing for a year, and now I've written for another year.

I've also seen other people of the same age, like some college students. For example, I have a student, a college student. From participating in various small projects, to being an assistant, to signing up for all kinds of courses to learn, he finally found his own development direction and made obvious progress.

Now his monthly income exceeds that of many office workers and is much higher than the average level in many second - tier, third - tier, and fourth - tier cities. Such a change only took a little over two years.

4. Continuous Deliberate Practice

Imagine if you're always in an environment of continuous growth and learning, with a large amount of information and rich knowledge. As long as you're willing to keep up with the rhythm, you don't need to be at the top, not even reach 80 or 90 points. Just stay at 40, 50, or 60 points. After two or three years, you'll find that you've become a whole new person.

In such an environment, you may not be particularly outstanding. But when you go back to your original circle, you'll find that your knowledge reserve far exceeds others. You not only know a lot of things but also have practiced, studied, and achieved results on your own.

It's like in an amateur sports circle, suddenly signing up for a professional - level training camp. After one or two years of training, your level is completely different.

Maybe in the professional competition circle, your level is not at the top, maybe in the middle or lower - middle. But when you go back to the amateur circle, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that you've become a "guru" that others look up to, far ahead of others by several levels. Such examples are not rare.

So, what's the fastest, best, and most effective way to change, break through, and grow?

The answer is to change your circle, to a circle that's much better than your current one. But the premise is that this circle can accept you and you have room and a path for growth. Remember, don't force yourself to fit into a circle you can't.

The so - called circle here is actually a high - quality learning atmosphere.

When you first arrive, you may find that many people are at a similar level to you, even similar to those in your original circle. But this is a professional training camp. After one, two, or even three years of intense training, you'll be reborn.

Of course, it may be a bit of an exaggeration to describe it as "torture", but it's relative. After all, you've been living too comfortably and haven't had systematic training before.

The word "too lazy" is very appropriate to describe this situation. This is the power of deliberate practice. You need to enter a better circle for deliberate practice.

People often overestimate short - term results. They always think they can make great progress in a few days, weeks, or months. We love to set goals, but often can't stick to them. Because we don't see the expected results and feedback, we give up easily.

However, we often underestimate the changes that one, two, three, or five years can bring.

5. A Time - Space Contract with Yourself Three Years Later

Why? Because the you now and the you a few years later are actually different individuals. Humans always like to sit back and enjoy the fruits and pin their hopes on the future, expecting the future self to achieve the current goals.

But when the future comes, the "future you" will procrastinate, and the goals will be postponed again and again.

When you really want to change or achieve your goals, don't pin your hopes on the future. Act now. Even if you don't see the ideal results at present, start right away.

Because only in this way can you achieve your goals in the future. The same goes for getting enlightened and changing yourself. Don't wait for tomorrow or next year. Now is the best time.

However, don't expect to see results immediately after taking action. It's normal not to see results now. It should be like this.

Just like growing rice, you have to sow the seeds and cultivate the land first. After sowing the seeds, you can't expect to harvest in one or two months. It has its own development and maturity periods and needs a certain time cycle.

Moreover, just because you do something now doesn't mean you'll definitely get results in a year. You have to keep taking action, just like after sowing the seeds, you still have to weed, kill insects, fertilize, and deal with all kinds of weather changes.

Only in this way can you have a harvest in autumn. This truth hasn't changed for thousands of years, but we just don't want to accept it, or we know it but can't do it.

So, if you really want to change, quickly change your circle and take action right away.

Stick to it year after year. You'll definitely thank yourself now three years later.

Why not write a letter to yourself three years later and open it in three years.

Xiaolu (小路) Daily Reading and Writing 2025.07.31【day696】