You know the type. Social outcasts, everything is “Lame, dude” and their version of excitement is blasting hard metal while laying flat, poured over a meadow.
Each of us has this. Even if you weren’t this person in high school– it’s in you.
We’re in love with our inner goth.
I’ve been learning about personality types recently, and how to overcome oneself. The way they teach this is your brain has different muscles responsible for different things.
Some muscles are overdeveloped, while others are nearly nonexistent. Your overdeveloped muscles are the problem. The reason you keep having the same recurring life obstacles is because you don’t address this inner imbalance— the inner goth.
Your go-to way of living is using that over-developed muscle. Think of that as your “inner popular kid” or jock.
Given a choice between jock or goth, most without thinking will jocko every time. Problem is, gotho is what leads to building.
If for example, you’re some ultra extrovert, always out and about, hanging, eventually you have to pull back and be alone… at least some of the time. Otherwise when will you build?
Or maybe you’re this curious person. Always taking in new information, well if you want to use any of that– you’ll have to sit down and organize the thing some time.
Our mind CAN shift between different modes, but most of us refuse. We’d rather keep doing jocko and because of that, we get stuck.
Now you’re binge-watching motivation videos all day, and addicted to “getting better” but you’re not actually doing shit.
Improvement isn’t a book or video. It’s goth. It’s taking that weak muscle of the brain and feeding it.
If you find yourself having any inner conflict or you’re stuck in life. Incongruence is likely the problem– who have you been neglecting?
Jocko or gotho? Either way, everyone has to be able to play.
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