Action Is What Matters

我昨天成功使用尼日利亚的Apple ID完成了ChatGPT plus的订阅支付，花了59RMB，后续如果验证这个支付路径没有问题的话会订阅Claude，这对我来说可以节省不少的开支。作为一个没有收入的学生，我只能选择这条高风险的路，核心目的是为了让自己尽快成长起来，通过大模型（LLM）加速自己的成长和效率提升。 如果你也想走这条路，不妨耐着性子看完这篇文章。

不要相信别人的评论

这个方法，我在几个月前就已经关注到了，但是当时自己并不屑于去操作，导致花了很多钱在数字产品订阅上，尽管现在看来那些钱花得挺值，但还是为自己当时没有立即行动感到后悔。

我们在关注到一个方法或者教程的时候，总是喜欢去看别人的评论。 看到积极的评论，我们会获得鼓励，但有积极的，必然也会存在一些消极的看法，这些消极的评论会让我们对未知的领域和不确定性产生畏难，同时也会加剧我们对风险的认识——对风险更加敏感。

而风险的存在会阻止我们做这件事，因为我们从来都是厌恶损失的人。

其实我们的试错成本很低

我们之所以害怕尝试，除了厌恶损失，根源在于我们觉得试错的成本太高。

我花了这50块钱，万一打水漂了怎么办，这可是我两天的饭钱啊！ 这是我在做一些有成本的事情时心里常常存在的矛盾点——既想要，又害怕。想要获得某个不错的结果，又害怕自己投入成本后没有啥收获。别笑，你可能也会存在呢。

但我们根本没有算对账。

比如，我花了100RMB就把这件事尝试了，我后续就不需要再花时间投入到这件事请上了，这是时间上的节约；如果我花了钱但拿不到想要的结果，我的损失是可控的，而且也在我可承受范围之内；如果结果比自己预期的要好，那我就赚了，这可是未来几个月都在为我省钱啊。

所以，正如那句我们已经听了无数遍的鸡汤：

我做一件事不存在失败，要么获得成功，要么学到知识——告诉我此路不通。

控制成本的尝试

尝试的目的不是为了获得某个好的结果，而是为了积累经验。

我一直觉得一个年轻人看似啥都没有，才是它啥都「可能有」的前提。

年轻人最大的资本是时间，是某种「可能性」。因为年轻，所以没有太多需要在意的事，他的试错成本极低。你本来就没钱，还能再没钱到哪里去呢？所以，在很多炒股人身上，年轻股民要比老股民冒进许多，一是「无知者无畏」，二么可能是年轻人想要赚钱的欲望会更强烈一些。

正是因为「可能性」的存在（通常叫做希望），才会让年轻人有动力前进下去。当一个人意识到他不在有这种可能性时，也意味着他的生活多了几分沧桑。

English (Translation)

Title: "Action Is What Matters"

Yesterday I successfully completed a ChatGPT Plus subscription payment using a Nigerian Apple ID, costing 59 RMB. If this payment route proves reliable, I plan to subscribe to Claude next—this could save me a lot of money. As a student without income, I chose this high-risk path because my core goal is to grow quickly and boost my efficiency with large language models (LLMs).

If you are considering the same path, read on.

Don't Rely on Other People's Comments

I learned about this method months ago but dismissed it at the time, and I ended up spending far more on subscriptions than I needed to. Although those expenses were ultimately worth it, I still regret not acting sooner.

When we find a new method or tutorial, we often read other people's comments. Positive comments encourage us, but negative ones always exist and can make us fear uncertainty and exaggerate perceived risk. That fear of loss usually prevents us from trying.

Our Trial-and-Error Cost Is Actually Low

One reason we're afraid to try is that we overestimate the cost of failure. We tell ourselves: "If I waste that 50 RMB, that's two days of meals!" This tug-of-war between desire and fear is common.

But we forget to account correctly. If I spend 100 RMB to try something, I save time later and avoid spending more effort on other approaches. If the attempt fails, the loss is limited and bearable; if it succeeds, I gain more than I spent. As the cliché goes: when you try, you either succeed or you learn.

Controlled, Low-Cost Experiments

The goal of trying is not only to get a perfect result but to gain experience. Young people seem to have little, but that very lack is their advantage: time and possibility. Their trial-and-error cost is low.

Because of this potential, young people are willing to take risks and move forward. When that potential disappears, life feels heavier.

Practical Takeaways

• Start small: spend a little to validate an approach before scaling.
• Set limits: budget money and time for experiments so failures stay manageable.
• Record steps and outcomes so you can learn faster.

If you want, I can rewrite the opening for clarity, or add a short checklist showing exactly how I validated the payment path. Want me to apply those changes?