I was never a reader.
I never enjoyed the process of sitting down and wiling away the hours with a “good book.” And what the hell is a good book anyway? Something that slows the passage of time?
That was never a thing for me.
I liked learning what a lot of ignorant people call “street smarts.” Oh yeah, made my mom real proud saying that here. Anyways, it’s true nonetheless. I just wasn’t someone who enjoyed consuming information like that.
And I got away with this. For a long time.
But then adulthood came, and I still wanted childish things… so I held on. Like a lot of us today, fame and fortune looked cool and fun, while work and hustle felt like something reserved for the far less creative.
With that, I made my choice.
Not so surprisingly, I found that even the “fun” careers required hustle, and it turns out–minus the fame and fortune, I wasn’t having the advertised fun.
So, here’s where things started to change.
Rather than take that lesson and go for something I was interested in learning, I chased more fun careers… same ending. Discovered no fun to be had here, and started over.
If you’ve read early posts you know my story, and to keep it simple and short– all this chasing led to my crash.
The millennial falcon has landed, depression station.
What these self help gurus leave out is that the bottom has advantages, obviously no one should stay there. But when you’re low, you have time. If you use that time to reconnect, read, figure yourself out, you’ll rise like a fukin-phoenix!
During that time, I read a lot… a lot of garbage mostly. Books that anyone could have written, and a bunch of nobody’s did. Looks like the barrier of entry to becoming an author is low these days.
Anyways, after I persisted through the shit, I struck gold.
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene.
By far the most detailed, rich, informational, and relevant book I’d ever read…and keep re-reading. While your favorite entrepreneur jerks off his speed reading abilities, and shows you his 1000 book list, I find myself re-reading the laws over and over.
This single book doesn’t tell you who to be or what to do, it gives you a system for connecting to your individuality.
And it works.
After reading this book many times over, I’ve found and begun a career suitable to my nature and deeply connected to my individuality (explained in the laws), found ways to better control my ego, and have become a better human being by leveraging empathy more and the most important chapter, attitude.
I’m living a better life in every way, all because of one book.
I’ve read a lot of shit, so have you, this is the digital age after all.
But I promise you, if you’re looking to change your life this book will do it.
#FoolsLaw
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