I don’t my go to is self doubt
And from a life’s experience… It’s not just a belief
Words straight out of my mouth.
The problem is we can’t often choose where to aim this hyperfocus.
Oh so you could make that a means to an end as well like everything else that’s devoid of joy in capitalist society?
The opposite (I refuse to do it, or even try, if I don’t find it interesting) is also true for me.
Yes. Unfortunately however I don’t have much control over what I get interested in
And then after getting to about 70% of mastering it, lose all interest.
Lmao yes
That, plus the crushing feeling of worthlessness when you try something and aren’t immediately good at it.
I think this is what I love about music. Even though I kinda suck at it, there’s always a little something I can improve on with 5-10 minutes of practice.
I do. If I get rabbit hole on something I can do an aweful lot.
“we choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because we thought they were easy”
It’s easier to maintain that attitude if you look at other people’s output and go:
“I don’t know if I’m good, but I’m definitely better than those guys.”
And also, that sounds super arrogant, but then again those guys make very embarrassing mistakes all the time, so idk…
Yah I have this too. And then ultra embarrassingly I end up making similar mistakes at times.
Yes but it’s self-fulfilling because I’m less interested in things that I’m bad at
Nah, there’s tons of things I am noticeably less skilled at than the average person, but still way more dedicated and knowledgeable than randos.
In that moment
It is true though!
I have the confidence that if I try at something I will fuck it up
