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What kind of mind game is this comic playing on me (or am I just doing it to myself)? Reading the following part itself was an epiphany moment: "...having one
by firefoxman1 15y ago
What kind of mind game is this comic playing on me (or am I just doing it to myself)?
Reading the following part itself was an epiphany moment:
"...having one epiphany after another, always thinking you've finally figured out whats holding you back and how you can be productive and creative..."
Because I saw myself in that. I thought "Holy crap that's exactly...that's...so true...that's me! That's the problem!"
Then I thought "Damn it, the problem is that exact problem...Right now is just another one of those epiphanies. I need to stop this."
Which led to the thought "But how would I have become aware and known that was the problem if I hadn't had this epiphany?"
So the ultimate question I have for myself is: "Will this epiphany be any different? Maybe it actually can snap you out of the cycle."
So to ensure it isn't just another useless epiphany, I will tape this quote from the comic to my wall: "That cycle of mediocrity isn't due to some obstacle. Its who you are."
Thank you XKCD. You've woken me up.
- nydev 15y agoI haven't been able to stop thinking about that XKCD comic since I read it. It's equal parts depressing and motivating.
- mattmorgan 15y agoAll the cycles end on the epiphany that cycles themselves don't exist. They are just pieces of an internal storyline you've been writing since childhood. The story is not optimized for your happiness, because you didn't even architect it. Try reinventing a suitable story for yourself from scratch. Go ahead and skip the accomplishment part. Skip right to giving yourself success and happiness now. Time is the real resource at play here, so don't deplete by screwing yourself out of happiness every day instrospecting through these cycles. The only person that will/can give you what you want is you, and you have direct access to make it happen without the gauntlet you are imposing on yourself. Or at least this is the direction I'd like to go...
- nodemaker 15y agoI have been thinking about what you said!...thanks!