Funny how this describes me perfectly. Im only 20 but have gone through these intense dopamine rush inspired moments of feeling like I'm going to master whatever I find interest in and it follows by a withdrawal period of the realization that its going to take hours of dedication and years to master the subject/topic.
If you're realising it at 20 you have an extra 10 years of awareness compared to me! Crushing it!
A lot of it relates back to ego - in that peak of immersion, we convince ourselves that if we master _______, we will magically be a better & more valuable person. This is of course bullshit that feeds off of insecurities - the sooner I added this layer of self-reflection into my thinking, the better I got at managing the 'peaks' (i.e. not rushing out to invest in brand new gear) and 'valleys' (not thinking I'm worthless for failing to master something/re-invent myself).
Funny how this describes me perfectly. Im only 20 but have gone through these intense dopamine rush inspired moments of feeling like I'm going to master whatever I find interest in and it follows by a withdrawal period of the realization that its going to take hours of dedication and years to master the subject/topic.
If you're realising it at 20 you have an extra 10 years of awareness compared to me! Crushing it!
A lot of it relates back to ego - in that peak of immersion, we convince ourselves that if we master _______, we will magically be a better & more valuable person. This is of course bullshit that feeds off of insecurities - the sooner I added this layer of self-reflection into my thinking, the better I got at managing the 'peaks' (i.e. not rushing out to invest in brand new gear) and 'valleys' (not thinking I'm worthless for failing to master something/re-invent myself).
I do agree and identify with all of these things, what are some things that help you in real life?