Criticism hurts before you even understand why. Then later, with enough distance, you realize it exposed a blind spot you couldn’t see in the moment.
And part of what stung was realizing you had more ownership in the situation than you first thought.
@SahilBloom There’s research on future self-continuity that makes this even more interesting. Your present self gets the reward from planning while handing the work to a future version of you. If your actions aren’t aligned with that person now, you’re basically assigning it to a stranger.
I’m still figuring things out, but I’m not standing still. I’m working on my discipline, strengthening my mind, and building a better life. If you’re on that journey too, I hope you know you’re not alone.
How are you building on X while working full-time? My job is very client-facing, very “on”all day. I’m curious how you make room for posting and networking on top of that.
@Psycho_Growth Yes keeping the peace by repeatedly overriding yourself has a cost. Cognitive dissonance isn’t only mental, chronic internal conflict can keep the body under stress and years of that can have real life/physical consequences.
@KickWestra Do you ever wonder about the collective consciousness and maybe the draw having a deeper meaning than what we have words/understanding for?
@IAmTonyBeing It was interesting when money became more of a tool than just currency. I started thinking less about what it could buy me and more about what it could do for me.