“Look low enough by focusing your mental energy on things that seem beneath you… Look low enough by looking to your inner child for guidance.”
I have conflicting emotions about this advice. There was something about my own personality that I tried to bury for a long time, because I believed that it is a distraction from focusing on my work. My work is important for mankind as a whole (at least I believe so), whereas the “something” in question is only important for me personally. However, recently the “something” exploded and took over my life, and I’m still not sure: did I do a terrible mistake letting go of control and indulging that desire, which spiralled into my current condition, or, was it inevitable anyway and I should have gone forward with this even sooner, since without fixing my own soul it is hard to find energy to fix the world at large?
I am personally super against people burying parts of their own personalities and super in favor of doing things that matter only to them, because they matter too. So for what it’s worth, this sounds great to me.
Well, first nowadays I endorse my own selfishness. I still want to save the world, but I wouldn’t sacrifice myself entirely for just a tiny chance of success. Second, my life is much more stable now, even though I went through a very rough period. So, I’m definitely happy about endorsing the “something”.
“Look low enough by focusing your mental energy on things that seem beneath you… Look low enough by looking to your inner child for guidance.”
I have conflicting emotions about this advice. There was something about my own personality that I tried to bury for a long time, because I believed that it is a distraction from focusing on my work. My work is important for mankind as a whole (at least I believe so), whereas the “something” in question is only important for me personally. However, recently the “something” exploded and took over my life, and I’m still not sure: did I do a terrible mistake letting go of control and indulging that desire, which spiralled into my current condition, or, was it inevitable anyway and I should have gone forward with this even sooner, since without fixing my own soul it is hard to find energy to fix the world at large?
I am personally super against people burying parts of their own personalities and super in favor of doing things that matter only to them, because they matter too. So for what it’s worth, this sounds great to me.
2 years later, do you have an answer to this?
Well, first nowadays I endorse my own selfishness. I still want to save the world, but I wouldn’t sacrifice myself entirely for just a tiny chance of success. Second, my life is much more stable now, even though I went through a very rough period. So, I’m definitely happy about endorsing the “something”.
This is very much above my pay grade, but I tried to answer your question as seriously as possible in my new post.
Can you tell us what exactly led to “something” explosion? Does something change in your life before?