I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process
- Vincent Van Gogh
Usually, people seek advice on getting out of a rut - "How do I stop scrolling TikTok for 5 hours a day and become productive?" or "How do I stop changing plans every week?"
Now, my "problem" might not even be a problem. But what happens when your focus on self-improvement and entrepreneurship is so intense that literally nothing else seems to matter?
To illustrate: Anything that doesn't directly contribute to my self-improvement gets discarded. However, this begs the question:
When does this become unhealthy?
I know that balance might be the key here, but it's very hard to focus my attention on anything else. It's literally a beam of focus, and my brain actively eliminates anything that's not relevant.
While it sounds like I'm on the right path, at what stage does this actually result in diminished returns?
Is this just what entrepreneurs feel like? Is this the maddening "obsession" that Van Gogh described?
- Vincent Van Gogh
Usually, people seek advice on getting out of a rut - "How do I stop scrolling TikTok for 5 hours a day and become productive?" or "How do I stop changing plans every week?"
Now, my "problem" might not even be a problem. But what happens when your focus on self-improvement and entrepreneurship is so intense that literally nothing else seems to matter?
To illustrate: Anything that doesn't directly contribute to my self-improvement gets discarded. However, this begs the question:
When does this become unhealthy?
- I can't read fiction books.
- I can barely watch something on Netflix if it doesn't stimulate my mind.
- I've found myself drifting through the motions with my gym routine, because every second learning new workouts can be attributed to some other form of self-education relating to entrepreneurship.
I know that balance might be the key here, but it's very hard to focus my attention on anything else. It's literally a beam of focus, and my brain actively eliminates anything that's not relevant.
While it sounds like I'm on the right path, at what stage does this actually result in diminished returns?
Is this just what entrepreneurs feel like? Is this the maddening "obsession" that Van Gogh described?
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