Life feels numb because you've lost childlike curiosity. Constant input has drowned out your ability to wonder. You're sinking in a sewer of slop. You have no idea why you can't stop scrolling, it feels important but you know it just makes you feel more cooked. The access to instant "knowing" has destroyed your ability to curiously wonder. To imagine what may be. Now if you're unsure of something. AI can tell you. All of your curiosity is nuked by how easy it is to receive a "satisfying answer". Doomscrolling happens because instead of wondering about life's mysteries, you can just scroll 1000 reels in one night and claim "I KNOW HOW IT WORKS NOW!" when you only saw 1000 substanceless "satisfying answers" (hacking your caveman brain btw). Boredom is the first step to give space for childlike wonder to come back. As a child you become curious about simple silly things like what does da carpet tastes like?? but as an adult you have the ability to become curious about genuinely fulfils you and the experience of this journey is life's most precious thing. I promise you. If you can spend a enough time in true boredom frequently enough. The magic of your natural curiosity will come back and all you have to do is follow it.
if you are btwn 25-40 yo
do not go to bed today until you have done exactly what i’m about to tell you to do
define what success really means to you
pick a piece of paper, write your name on top of it and then under that, say, what success means to me and then DEFINE that for yourself and to yourself.
& until you do that
you are not on your way to anywhere
game theory fix for lack of willpower:
eliminate choice entirely.
hernán cortés burned his ships so his troops couldn't retreat.
you don't need more discipline. you need a commitment device, a constraint that makes backing out mathematically impossible.
the plan is simple: become an absolute beast in every area of life or die trying. savage in discipline. relentless in purpose. ruthless with distractions. unbreakable in character. dangerous with knowledge. ferocious in execution. dominate your mind, master your body, strengthen your spirit, build your wealth, and protect your peace. leave no weakness unchallenged and no potential untouched.
Your timeline wants you to have it in 2 years
Get it in 6 momths, enjoy it for a year then plot your next ascension
Smaller timelines. Higher leverage moves
Discomfort + Boredom + High Energy Levels = Motivation and Drive
If you are missing any one of them, it reduces your chances of success
If you are too comfortable, you won't want to risk it
If you are too entertained, you have nothing to work for
If you have low energy levels, you simply feel too drained to do anything
Gotta manage all 3
Apply for jobs, apply for scholarships, apply to further your studies. Go to the interviews, complete the assessments, do it for the plot. Opportunities favor those in motion.
disappeared from X for 7 months.
it ended up being the most productive months i've had.
got All India Rank 167 & become ICPC Regionalist, started contributing to CERN's ML inference engine pipeline, and went deeper into ML, C++
probably have a lot more to write about now..1/2
I read a quote that said
“The faster that you do the hard things you want to avoid, the faster you will receive the good things you actually want”
and that has changed my whole perspective.
Every self-respecting man reaches a point in his life where he grows so disgusted by his own unfulfilled potential.
He realizes his stress is not a byproduct of the work, but the work he failed to do. The sleep lost was not from the risk taken, but the opportunity he bypassed. The anxiety was not at all pathological, but a divine signal of what he was capable of all along.
The problem is as timeless as the antidote: It is the discomfort. It is the boredom. It is the immunity to uncertainty.
It is the work.
YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS
Stop thinking. Start being. You’re not your thoughts. Control your mind. Control your life. Meditate daily. Be still. Create your thoughts. Allow only positivity into your life. Filter negative assumptions. Be careful what you listen to on a daily basis. Music is magic. Frequencies are everything. Tune in to your desired reality.
Most people think that they had an idea, but what they don’t know is that, in reality - the idea had them.
What you have now is the result of the thoughts you allowed to influence your life on a daily basis, up to this day.
Don’t give space to ideas that serve a pessimistic purpose in your life.
You choose whether you want to live a life full of beauty and opportunities
or a life where everything is gray and hopeless.
Everything around you is created by you.
Always has been. Always will be.
Man, there's literally so much to dooooo.
DSA, Backend Development, Frontend, System Design, DevOps, Cloud, Databases, Networking, Operating Systems, Machine Learning, AI, LLMs, Low-Level Design, High-Level Design, Open Source, Projects, Resume, Interview Prep... and somehow still find time to sleep, workout, consume proper amount protein, socialize, find love etc
But I love it🥰🥰🥰
My personal advice
August and September are the months where hiring will be in their peak
Start applying everywhere
Linkedin Wilfound Unlisted
Jobs24x
Cold Email
Cold Call everything
I made 4 switch in 4 years and all happened nearly in these 4 months.
Start Showing Up.