The Costanza Principle: The secret to your best life?

[TheWalker]

Great post, thank you for starting this thread.

I mostly agree with going against the norm, live the life as you wish and usint ghe path less travelled.
However what I feel a lot is that there are certain situations you have to go with the opinions of others becuase if you don't it becomes a lonely place.
We don't always have the chance to surround ourselfes with just the people thinking as we do and in these situations I give myself permission to lean towards the cultural norm just to not be as alone on the subject.

 

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[WJK]

Great post, thank you for starting this thread.

I mostly agree with going against the norm, live the life as you wish and usint ghe path less travelled.
However what I feel a lot is that there are certain situations you have to go with the opinions of others becuase if you don't it becomes a lonely place.
We don't always have the chance to surround ourselfes with just the people thinking as we do and in these situations I give myself permission to lean towards the cultural norm just to not be as alone on the subject.

I agree. If you don't talk to anyone, how do you know what others are thinking? How can you be a successful contrarian without understanding both sides of an issue?

 

[Vas87]

Unpopular opinion:

Another area where the Costanza Principle should be deployed is relationships.

Maybe I am to young or am not cabable of attracting the right person, but if you are young and want to build yourself a future that you want to live in you shouldn't focus on constantly hooking up or finding a significant other. One of my friends has a girlfriend, and he talks too her for like 5-6 hours everyday. If he doesn't talk he texts her. If he doesn't text her he thinks about her. The other friend hooks up with a different girl everyday, and spends like 90% of his mental capacity on getting laid. Getting laid a lot is hugely celebrated in my age group, but it takes up massive amounts of time and effort, and in the end is completely worthless and hedonistic.

I want to build up my business first, because if I don't get rich my life will be hell forever. After that I can look for a relationship.

Was a huuuuge time waster in my late 20's/ early 30's participating in the hookup culture. Feels good in the moment but then so much time wasted on how to get laid rather than get paid.

 

[REV5028]

I am completely bewildered by the sheer amount of stupidity that is being promoted

My all time favorite radio commercial:
"You're not fat... you're bloated!"

In all seriousness though, I appreciate this thought provoking thread.

 

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[andyhaus44]

This podcast explains the Costanza Principle really well - ‎DarrenDaily On-Demand: Winning Strategy: Doing The Opposite on Apple Podcasts