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This is so true. Most people's dreams are idling around in their heads for most of their lives. And then another half of those end up failing simply because the

by aje403 9y ago

This is so true. Most people's dreams are idling around in their heads for most of their lives. And then another half of those end up failing simply because they won't even put in the required effort or commit that is minimally required to have a chance at success. People who start their own companies and get a solid start should, at the very least, pat themselves on the back, no matter what happens. Then it obviously takes more a lot on top of that to actually make it actually succeed. It is a very tough moment in one's life - in a relation or in a project or any hobby - to admit to yourself - this has f*(#ing fallen apart. What I/we've built is not working. I'm not the best and I've hit my peak at this. I have to wind this down, give up, move on - or if I persist, am I psychotic or will it pay off eventually? What now? How do you want a newspaper article or a wikipedia page about you to read? Or - find a nice career path, go to work, hope you find a nice girl, maybe get a promotion, have a family and a lot of friends. Life!

Spooky23 9y ago
It’s an interesting dilemma. I think being successful quickly is important, because the more quickly you achieve what you set out to do, the sooner you have the opportunity to realize that it doesn’t matter. I’ve done well in my niche of the professional world. It isn’t a source of joy. On a given day, i’d prefer to build legos with my son or have him read a little kid book to my wife and I.
- aje403 9y ago
  My girlfriend met my dad over thanksgiving. He's now in his mid 70s, grew up extremely poor, son of immigrants, but ended up making mid six figures through brains and hard work and raised 4 children very well. A few of his siblings did better than that. She grew up rough and is very street smart. She said to me after "he has this look in his eyes that something is unfinished". I mentioned it to him a week later and somehow he responded "I always wanted to be king". I think your second line is a bit unfair of a statement to make - most people may reach your own conclusion, but that doesn't mean it's "correct". Caesar chose to cross his rubicon instead of bowing out of the game - he simply made that decision.

by aje403 9y ago

Spooky23 9y ago

It’s an interesting dilemma. I think being successful quickly is important, because the more quickly you achieve what you set out to do, the sooner you have the opportunity to realize that it doesn’t matter. I’ve done well in my niche of the professional world. It isn’t a source of joy. On a given day, i’d prefer to build legos with my son or have him read a little kid book to my wife and I.

aje403 9y ago
My girlfriend met my dad over thanksgiving. He's now in his mid 70s, grew up extremely poor, son of immigrants, but ended up making mid six figures through brains and hard work and raised 4 children very well. A few of his siblings did better than that. She grew up rough and is very street smart. She said to me after "he has this look in his eyes that something is unfinished". I mentioned it to him a week later and somehow he responded "I always wanted to be king". I think your second line is a bit unfair of a statement to make - most people may reach your own conclusion, but that doesn't mean it's "correct". Caesar chose to cross his rubicon instead of bowing out of the game - he simply made that decision.