If being practical is harder for you than others, stay away from motivation and use negativity instead.
For myself, each time I pick and chase dreams based on “an ideal life” …I fail miserably.
And theres a reason for that, that isn’t magical or deep. I’m a big dreamer by nature, so if my instruction is to aim for the stars– I shoot past them.
I end up pursuing things that’d be fun to have not fun to do and that’s a big reason most people never achieve anything.
All the progress in my life came from the opposite of dreaming, it came from negative visualization (or alpha fears).
These are fears you have that are productive to think about because they keep you from making bad decisions.
My biggest alpha fear is being someone who doesn’t build and just has ideas– I’ve met people like that, similar personalities to my own, just significantly older…. and it’s cringy, on top of the fact that they aren’t successful, happy, or fulfilled.
Because that could easily be me, it scares me into instantly regaining focus.
You need the same.
Forget your dreams and use alpha fears to make life decisions.
What’s the scariest thing for you? Go deeper than failure, really think about it.
As for the backwards law part of the title, the harder you try the more miserable you become. Most of this game is about maintaining attitude, so do the things you’re doing in a relaxed state.
You may not want to and you may not feel like it, but manic energy will ruin you.
Relax and flow.
–FOOL
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