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Frelock_ t1_j5lhqli wrote

Reply to [Image] "It’s better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction." by Butterflies_Books

See, I used to really be into this mindset as a kid, but I missed out on so much because I believed if everyone was doing it, I shouldn't be. I didn't get into Power Rangers, Pokemon, Harry Potter, and was generally friendless because I couldn't relate to people.

So while yes, just because everyone is doing it doesn't make it right, it doesn't make it wrong if everyone is doing it either. Feel free to follow the crowd if it's what you enjoy!

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nonrandomusername17 t1_j5l5i7v wrote

Reply to comment by Top_Treacle_7205 in Discipline will literally get you ANYwhere you want. [Advice] [Brain Dump] [Text] by Top_Treacle_7205

It's the logical conclusion of the pseudo-religious Just World Hypothesis you and many others keep pushing on this subreddit.

You reap what you sow, karma, work hard and you can achieve anything, if you believe in yourself anything is possible, discipline will get you anywhere, hard work will set you free, Arbeit Macht Frei.

And those who 'fail'? Well it must be their own fault for lacking discipline. You're poor? You should have worked harder. You were raped? You should have been more careful. You were beaten up by the police? You should have been more respectful.

It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is not a 'lack of discipline', that is life.

You know what your problem is?

You've already done plenty of things to regret, you just don't realise it yet. When you're older, you'll discover them, but realise you can't change what you did, because it's too late.

You'll be forced to accept those mistakes, carry them with you. You'll realise you're not that important, that you don't actually matter that much.

These flaws will help you build character and resilience. You will become more honest and you will realise that discipline is not enough to 'get you anywhere'.

But you will also realise that this does not matter, because as long as you have discipline, as long as do keep trying, you will also have less regrets.

Discipline is very important. Trying is very important. But it will not get you anywhere.

Accept that it won't or you'll end up giving up after you fail for the tenth time.

Accept instead that you should still have discipline, because you will regret not knowing what could have happened if you had tried your best, even if it was a long-shot and all the odds were against you.

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AngelicDevilz t1_j5l1g5m wrote

Reply to comment by TamsinGDArt in [Story]Yesterday I finished my first painting of the year, the Grand Canyon over the Colorado river. I’ve been having to work I tiny pockets of time in between child care so it’s been such slow progress but little by little that sky and those terraces have told their story x by TamsinGDArt

I don't know why I was such a art snob last night. I don't even like paintings. I did like your sky and cloud lighting though and the feel it gave off of cold summer mornings.

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LiaisonLiat t1_j5l0wt7 wrote

Reply to comment by Hawkeyemash in Remember that your thoughts are the primary cause of everything - Rhonda Byrne [Image] by Lioness-

I mean, it took me 5 mins to see that you’re a 50 year old guy from Augusta GA area, in a long term relationship with a woman. You like cars, believe in global warming, grew up as an abused kid, and when you were in the army, you had a male Asian FWB. This isn’t meant to be scary, just to let you know the internet isn’t as private as you think. And people can figure things out. That’s plenty of info for someone to guess who you are.

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