Only children and women get to be "happy" in life.
Christmas included.
Men have been working all year to pay for the happiness of their families.
Make the kids and wife smile, thats enough for a man.
Other people being happy.
We are selfless.
Sometimes we get socks.
“make $100k/month in the next 12 months or your family dies”
isn’t motivational because it isn’t ACTUALLY going to happen.
but,
there is someone that WILL die. seriously.
if you don’t achieve every single thing that is humanly possible,
your ideal future self dies.
every day you eat junk food, a little part of him dies.
every day you dont do enough outreach, a little part of him dies.
every day you dont approach that girl, a little part of him dies.
why?
because your ideal self is simply a massive compound effect of all these small actions.
he's charismatic and intelligent and rich and in shape etc. etc.
BECAUSE his past self, you, never missed a day of outreach. never skipped a single leg day.
if you even let any of the above happen ONCE,
a small part of him has been stripped away,
and you'll never be able to catch up to him.
BUT WHATS WORSE, if you let this happen consistently,
your perfect self will be on life support
and before you know it, you’ll be in your 40s with:
- a shit car
- a massive beer belly
- an ugly wife
- kids that dont love you
The Matrix gives you a name, a social security number, a religion and a political identity, and for the rest of your life, you fight to defend this fake identity that was given to you - never having learned who you truly are.