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Reading 50 books per year has put me into a state of analysis paralysis, where I'm filled with ideas for how society should be run but don't even clean my damn room. None of my current beliefs are actually my own. Whenever I listen to my pleasure-strangled brain, it becomes a foul headwind that finds security in the sidewalk's 'freedom.'
I love telling others how society should be run and assume it makes me intelligent.
I've placed myself on a pedestal by withdrawing from things that provoke failure. I have many different views and theories, but never leave the comfort zone to test and recalibrate them because it feels like pulling fingernails.
The truth is that I'm a coward.
I know that to start a skincare business, the funds can be raised through working low-income jobs and scaling up to learning a trade, or a sales job. Working for other entrepreneurs will teach you more about business in the short-term. Books can help tremendously with reaching long-term stability, but they don't always provide you with what you need right now.
I came on here with a fixed worldview created by gurus thinking I knew it all.
My first thread was a catastrophe, I was swiftly corrected for many errors with interpreting Unscripted .
My execution thread was a disaster. I failed to deliver any unique value and to create a unique product idea. I lacked the funds for the product's development with being unemployed, yet arrogance insulated the ego from adapting to new worldviews and taking criticism.
I felt that skincare clashed with my current personality. I'd rather do something artistic requiring a great deal of pattern recognition and imagination, but what?
I don't have a clue and I'm not talented at anything.
I've idealised the perfect product with the perfect result. Anything below perfection leads to more negative self-talk and excuses to go half-a$$ something else.
Inspired by gurus, I tried making a few different channels on YouTube to discuss the books I've read.
I followed passions, tricking myself into thinking this forum is shallow and limiting in its view on 'purpose.'
I almost went into the self-improvement niche, falling for obvious guru MLMs.
I realized I have nothing to add with being skinny, socially awkward and having no hobbies to gain skills (despite having many interests).
I'm in an ever-expanding desert making no progress because every skill I gain gets dropped because of shiny object syndrome.
Between High School and now I gained no power and accumulated a lot of dead time...
I was forever switching subjects in High School, incapable of focusing on one thing for prolonged periods of time. Once all the coursework had been read once, I'd want to learn something completely different to combine into new ideas.
I dropped out of an expensive online engineering course because of my interests in web design, flying planes and YouTube. Now I'm unemployed and in debt that's been paid by my welfare fund. I get paid enough on welfare to live a comfortable yet unfulfilling existence.
I achieved none of those 'whims.'
My sidewalk dad and grandma encourage me to stay on welfare because they also live off handouts, believing there's any no other way for 'genetic mistakes' to get by.
They believe the world is fixed and achieving anything is hopeless.
Whenever I say set goals for myself, they say it's impractical, or make sarcastic comments under their breath.
Sometimes, they just ignore me.
My ambitions are called 'whims.'
'Imagine you as a businessman... You don't even go anywhere... What do you need the money for anyway?... You'll soon forget business like all your other whims...'
I know that done beats doubt, but my motivation is constantly in flux, as with theirs.
I intend to save £3600 into an emergency fund, but end up spending the money ought to be saved on paying for courses I no longer take and books that only further intellectual interests.
If you were to do the math, I can only afford to either read self-help books, or travel by bus everyday for job opportunities to expand my income.
I sometimes feel motivated to work, but usually justify comforts as being 'productive'.
I'd rather do a 'productive' workout than board a bus and deal with the humiliation of a blank resume.
Usual excuses include 'I'm not ready for that right now' or, 'I need to improve my mental health first.'
These excuses are often employed when deciding to cease learning one skill for another, resulting in changing business ideas.
More excuses include 'It doesn't fit my 'purpose,' or it doesn't 'feel right.'
I know that the motivation and desire to stick to something is earned through progressing in that particular field.
My goal is to save £300 per month, working low wage jobs to increase the emergency fund until I can move out.
I'm scared of moving out because I've relied on family for everything. I don't know how I'll act, whether present vices would worsen due to loneliness. I fear having too much freedom and falling into debauchery; I fear the culture around here that allows it.
I want to live somewhere abroad, away from all this madness.
But as with the books I buy on a welfare income, the right hasn't been earned yet.
One strategy that could work for a YouTube channel is posting shorts.
In the past, I've posted shorts of my cat climbing into windows and sleeping under blankets.
They managed to accumulate over 2k views in total. One video reached 1.3k views, which was impressive because not many people usually see the content I put out.
I'm used to getting between 0-6 views and I know that any video on the passion of philosophy won't do well.
Summarizing Nietzsche and Heidegger won't serve the market, but it interests me.
Freelancing is something I want to do. I love website design and have had a keen interest in website functionality for about a year now.
My focus is all over the place. I sit down to code, get distracted and listen to music, make myself 2 cups of coffee and start reading abhorrent and grody superhero fanfiction that provides a false sense of hope.
It was arrogant of me to assume I'd become a YouTube ideas guy when results and presentation mean more to people than the ideas themselves.
The why trips me up. Why do I need to do this? Why do I need to do that? For what ends? For what means? Can't I just be happy living in mild poverty with a belly full of caffeine? Can't I just be happy in the stillness of the now?
I don't have a strong why because I don't know who I'm supposed to be. Reading philosophy makes me wonder if I even exist, or if my work will matter in the grand scheme of things.
I see a million problems and solutions everyday, yet the questions are always: 'Why bother? Will this actually make me happy? What's next?'
I talk about my desires until the fires for the present ambition have been stoked, wanting to confirm doubts and fears regarding the tasks involved. I seek to give myself permission to half-a$$ everything, then ruminate on those failures in self-pity.
I rarely think about providing value to those around me, yet become motivated by moral causes promoted by gurus; Wholesome, but the solutions aren't problems I want to solve. My authentic beliefs hold neutral views on these causes, but my ego just wants to be seen as a high performing and moral by others.
Efficiency is reached by looking in front of you, acting, then looking ahead.
I'm currently inefficient, seeking to leverage hope instead of going out there and creating my own luck.
I love telling others how society should be run and assume it makes me intelligent.
I've placed myself on a pedestal by withdrawing from things that provoke failure. I have many different views and theories, but never leave the comfort zone to test and recalibrate them because it feels like pulling fingernails.
The truth is that I'm a coward.
I know that to start a skincare business, the funds can be raised through working low-income jobs and scaling up to learning a trade, or a sales job. Working for other entrepreneurs will teach you more about business in the short-term. Books can help tremendously with reaching long-term stability, but they don't always provide you with what you need right now.
I came on here with a fixed worldview created by gurus thinking I knew it all.
My first thread was a catastrophe, I was swiftly corrected for many errors with interpreting Unscripted .
My execution thread was a disaster. I failed to deliver any unique value and to create a unique product idea. I lacked the funds for the product's development with being unemployed, yet arrogance insulated the ego from adapting to new worldviews and taking criticism.
I felt that skincare clashed with my current personality. I'd rather do something artistic requiring a great deal of pattern recognition and imagination, but what?
I don't have a clue and I'm not talented at anything.
I've idealised the perfect product with the perfect result. Anything below perfection leads to more negative self-talk and excuses to go half-a$$ something else.
Inspired by gurus, I tried making a few different channels on YouTube to discuss the books I've read.
I followed passions, tricking myself into thinking this forum is shallow and limiting in its view on 'purpose.'
I almost went into the self-improvement niche, falling for obvious guru MLMs.
I realized I have nothing to add with being skinny, socially awkward and having no hobbies to gain skills (despite having many interests).
I'm in an ever-expanding desert making no progress because every skill I gain gets dropped because of shiny object syndrome.
Between High School and now I gained no power and accumulated a lot of dead time...
I was forever switching subjects in High School, incapable of focusing on one thing for prolonged periods of time. Once all the coursework had been read once, I'd want to learn something completely different to combine into new ideas.
I dropped out of an expensive online engineering course because of my interests in web design, flying planes and YouTube. Now I'm unemployed and in debt that's been paid by my welfare fund. I get paid enough on welfare to live a comfortable yet unfulfilling existence.
I achieved none of those 'whims.'
My sidewalk dad and grandma encourage me to stay on welfare because they also live off handouts, believing there's any no other way for 'genetic mistakes' to get by.
They believe the world is fixed and achieving anything is hopeless.
Whenever I say set goals for myself, they say it's impractical, or make sarcastic comments under their breath.
Sometimes, they just ignore me.
My ambitions are called 'whims.'
'Imagine you as a businessman... You don't even go anywhere... What do you need the money for anyway?... You'll soon forget business like all your other whims...'
I know that done beats doubt, but my motivation is constantly in flux, as with theirs.
I intend to save £3600 into an emergency fund, but end up spending the money ought to be saved on paying for courses I no longer take and books that only further intellectual interests.
If you were to do the math, I can only afford to either read self-help books, or travel by bus everyday for job opportunities to expand my income.
I sometimes feel motivated to work, but usually justify comforts as being 'productive'.
I'd rather do a 'productive' workout than board a bus and deal with the humiliation of a blank resume.
Usual excuses include 'I'm not ready for that right now' or, 'I need to improve my mental health first.'
These excuses are often employed when deciding to cease learning one skill for another, resulting in changing business ideas.
More excuses include 'It doesn't fit my 'purpose,' or it doesn't 'feel right.'
I know that the motivation and desire to stick to something is earned through progressing in that particular field.
My goal is to save £300 per month, working low wage jobs to increase the emergency fund until I can move out.
I'm scared of moving out because I've relied on family for everything. I don't know how I'll act, whether present vices would worsen due to loneliness. I fear having too much freedom and falling into debauchery; I fear the culture around here that allows it.
I want to live somewhere abroad, away from all this madness.
But as with the books I buy on a welfare income, the right hasn't been earned yet.
One strategy that could work for a YouTube channel is posting shorts.
In the past, I've posted shorts of my cat climbing into windows and sleeping under blankets.
They managed to accumulate over 2k views in total. One video reached 1.3k views, which was impressive because not many people usually see the content I put out.
I'm used to getting between 0-6 views and I know that any video on the passion of philosophy won't do well.
Summarizing Nietzsche and Heidegger won't serve the market, but it interests me.
Freelancing is something I want to do. I love website design and have had a keen interest in website functionality for about a year now.
My focus is all over the place. I sit down to code, get distracted and listen to music, make myself 2 cups of coffee and start reading abhorrent and grody superhero fanfiction that provides a false sense of hope.
It was arrogant of me to assume I'd become a YouTube ideas guy when results and presentation mean more to people than the ideas themselves.
The why trips me up. Why do I need to do this? Why do I need to do that? For what ends? For what means? Can't I just be happy living in mild poverty with a belly full of caffeine? Can't I just be happy in the stillness of the now?
I don't have a strong why because I don't know who I'm supposed to be. Reading philosophy makes me wonder if I even exist, or if my work will matter in the grand scheme of things.
I see a million problems and solutions everyday, yet the questions are always: 'Why bother? Will this actually make me happy? What's next?'
I talk about my desires until the fires for the present ambition have been stoked, wanting to confirm doubts and fears regarding the tasks involved. I seek to give myself permission to half-a$$ everything, then ruminate on those failures in self-pity.
I rarely think about providing value to those around me, yet become motivated by moral causes promoted by gurus; Wholesome, but the solutions aren't problems I want to solve. My authentic beliefs hold neutral views on these causes, but my ego just wants to be seen as a high performing and moral by others.
Efficiency is reached by looking in front of you, acting, then looking ahead.
I'm currently inefficient, seeking to leverage hope instead of going out there and creating my own luck.
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