2 ms·
There's an expression: "winning solves all problems." Its very tough to keep doing the same things if you keep losing. Conversely, you'll have no problem findi
by coralreef 10y ago
There's an expression: "winning solves all problems."
Its very tough to keep doing the same things if you keep losing. Conversely, you'll have no problem finding the energy to do hard things when you're winning.
Comparing yourself to others (those SpaceX/Tesla/Uber engineers) is not a productive thought; those people have failings and frustrations too. Don't fantasize that you would be so much happier if you could do those things - its not necessarily true.
You probably still love programming, design, marketing, whatever. Find the smallest, easiest win you can get right now and put it in your pocket. Maybe thats as simple as following a 1 hour tutorial on coding something you wanted to learn about. Or maybe its designing something in Photoshop that you thought would be cool. Whatever it is, keep the commitment short, and you'll feel better by the end of it.
You have a lot of time to be successful, accept that it might not come so soon. In the meantime, maybe try to live a normal life, you can always work on side projects on evenings and weekends. Expand your life experiences, eventually a great idea will come to you.
- xiaoma 10y agoThat's not a very insightful expression. I almost invariably get bored with winning. In fact, I've left multiple schools, jobs, cities and even a competitive sport because there just wasn't enough challenge. I thing what you really need is some balance between the difficulty of winning and the skills and focus you can currently bring to bear.
- diymaker 10y agoCompletely agree with this sentiment. It is really hard to have a positive outlook when things don't go your way ever.