Only doing things you like is a great way to ruin your life
Because it ruined mine.
10 years ago, my entire schedule looked like this:
- play video games
- eat whenever food is ready
- sleep
It might sound like a dream to you.
But living in it is a different story.
It was depressing.
I couldn't even smile for the camera on my birthday.
I had:
- no purpose
- no skill
- no future
And on track to a miserable life.
When my mom asked me to get a job,
I was annoyed but deep down inside I knew she's right.
So I got a minimum wage job working 9 hours, 6 days a week.
It's not something I wanted to do.
But I did it because something really had to change.
And things did change.
In that job, I found my purpose,
learned invaluable soft skills.
And it kick-started my entire journey to becoming a hacker.
If I chose to play video games over job hunting that day?
I would still be trapped in that miserable "wonderland".
So for the love of god, stop only doing things you like!
Instead, go read a new book, go to the gym.
Go do whatever that's going to make you a little bit uncomfortable today.
(If you want the ultimate discomfort, go get OSED )
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William Chu