Motivation

-- Postitus REDDITIS - Küsimus oli - Whats your main goal in life?


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Ok, this is a little out of the ordinary and no one's probably said this before to you (I doubt many say this), but your goal is not what you actually want to do.
No really... bear with me.
In one of Tested's podcasts, Adam Savage (of Mythbusters) was talking about something a family friend (I think) told him when he was a teenager. She had asked him, as adults typically do of teenagers, what he wanted to do when he grew up. He of course had a prepared response because he's asked that a lot. She waited patiently for him to finish and said flatly "No you're not." She continued past his surprised to say "You won't do any of that. You'll be doing something interesting and cool and probably something you love, but it won't be anything you could possibly imagine right now." And of course she was right - no way he could have expected to be doing something like the Mythbusters or Tested.com.
You see, a Goal isn't your destination... it's a direction to travel in. It's something to get you moving, somewhere, anywhere, just as long as you aren't stagnant. I know this isn't the "usual" way to think of goals, but it's a much more useful and accurate way to think of them.
Don't sit there and try to think up something you'll be good at and you'll enjoy doing for the rest of your life. Very few people can correctly figure that out. Instead, pick something that sounds interesting to you and just go for it. Does being a Disney animator sound interesting? Go practice drawing, animating, and modeling. If you like it, keep going, and a few years from now, you'll find yourself doing something that's only marginally related to that, but uses the skills you learned from practicing in ways you never imagined - maybe designing magazine covers or CGI work in commercials.
Don't like doing that? That's alright. It's okay. Don't feel bad for changing your mind, whether you've been doing it for only hours or even if you've been doing that for years. Just pick something else that sounds interesting. Maybe racing cars? Maybe you'll end up reviewing sports cars or commentating superkart races.
Ultimately it doesn't matter what your goal is, it only matters that it interests you, and that it motivates you enough to move. That's all you need to do: move.

TOP FIVE TIPS FOR GUARANTEEING YOURSELF A MISERABLE LIFE
1. SURRENDER TO ANXIETY

Avoid any potentially uncomfortable situation; that is to say, all of them. Overestimate the magnitude of opposition you will receive and exaggerate the inconveniences you currently face. You never know what might happen out there, so rather than accumulate real-world experiences that provide some measure of anticipation and security, just make excuses and orchestrate elaborate systems of denial to avoid hating yourself because you know you should and can be doing more.

2. BURY YOUR FEELINGS

Authenticity can be dangerous; better to lose your life in a labyrinth of repression and self-deception than prepare for occasions of adversity that are conducive to your growth. When you no longer have a will or identity of your own, and all you can do is sit in your bed all day holding yourself as you sob uncontrollably because it feels like you’re burning alive from the inside, then you’ll know you’ve conquered this step.

3. CELEBRATE ESCAPISM

Focus on reducing your entire lifestyle to a daily routine of elaborate distractions. Justify temporary methods of medication like drugs, alcohol, fried sugary foods, and stimulating forms of electronic entertainment, to the point where all that’s left of you is a mass of rotting flesh that fumbles about from one fix to the next, where the only thing that differentiates you from a corpse is your shallow pulse. But hey, perhaps you can find some semblance of purpose in knowing that you’ve contributed to the lives of those profiting on your incompetence.

4. “GO WITH THE FLOW”

Do what you’re told at all times; it’s as simple (and agonizing) as that. Rather than opting to endure the tribulations that come with cultivating autonomy, make sure you resign yourself to institutions that bleed you. Spend your entire youth self-destructing over securing a piece of paper that isn’t actually relevant to your competence or intelligence. Spend 40+ hours a week pretending to appreciate the opportunity to be shackled to monotonous activities that inspire homicidal thoughts.

Look forward to the day that all of your illustrious non-accomplishments are inscribed on your tombstone for the world to admire. “Had a “real job”, payed taxes, stood in line, and made small talk with co-workers.”

5. “NORMAL” IS GOD

“Weird” is to be feared. Maintain an acute awareness of all cultural norms, prescribed opinions, and current popular trends, so that you can compulsively hide in them and truly master the art of insignificance. Surround yourself with similarly passive people as a means of positively reinforcing your meek, subservient disposition; because who really wants to risk a life of vivid, nourishing, and empowering experiences when you can just degenerate in mediocrity and depression?

// liberatingreality.com

Elliot just successfully related the holy ghost to balls lol. Damn kuidas ma naudin Elliotti vide õhtuti peale trenni, see energia on nii hea, et tahaks naerda.

Wisdom of Gandalf.

Ma tean et see pask attitude, aga ma ei viitsi praegu absoluutselt majast välja minna grin emoticon - By Oliver Vinkel