218 sats \ 2 replies \ @SilkyNinja 14 Apr \ on: Some thoughts on success mostly_harmless
I am swept up in a passion for what I do. I value creating cohesion across the vision of my life over a grindset. If you have a real passion, grinding can lead to an early grave.
I tend to capitalize on training my strength-skills daily and view my weaknesses strategically: what can I get better at today that will serve me best in the long-run and that is most readily applicable to a short-term goal?
Cohesion as a guidepost leads me to spiral around the same things that endlessly fascinate, interest, and motivate. Finding connections and patterns gives me direction, which illuminates my purpose and adds more fuel to the passion fire.
I highly value base skill/craft development (of the "passion") as the axis for creating passion about life. Passion --> Passion
It's not at all a trivial thing. In a context where "self-actualizing" is your primary concern, it could be said that is what you need to survive. We're always becoming is the thing; this is why I prefer to think in terms of cohesion and vision.
I would be curious to know what the vision is that you're pursuing with such obvious passion.
I highly value base skill/craft development (of the "passion") as the axis for creating passion about life. Passion --> Passion
This part I know to be true, at least about some things. Some things, the more you do the thing, the more energy it yields for the doing of the thing. A boring example is exercise: it takes energy and produces more energy. A handful of other things I've found are like that, too. I wish I could find more of them.
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It is a vision which speaks to me a greater fulfillment of my life than I ever thought possible as a younger person. It is one particular image which is a greater anchor to my actions than any other fleeting image that speaks success.
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