I’m sorry to hear that! I’m glad you can recognize the positives though, that’s inspiring to read

Thanks for sharing that😄

Hmmm okay I see the question is mainly about what not to run from. What is the abstract idea of “life” that I propose were running from

My answer to that is the present. And that can be present desires, present thoughts, present feelings, etc.

A tangible example is something common I hear about a lot—someone really wants to start a YouTube channel but is absolutely full of fear about it. They may escape this desire by making themselves busy. They could start a new house project and then say “It sucks I just don’t have the time to get started on this YouTube channel”

Or I know I’ve personally been guilty of convincing myself that work is actually busier than it seems, so I don’t have the energy to start a new project that I find daunting

Hope that example makes sense 😅

Haha you asked where are you going with that but that was a quality spew

Think you’re dead on

It’s definitely an attention war right now. That’s a huge commodity right now

Great sentiment at the end—thanks for sharing 😄

I definitely get your point, there’s alot of abstract here so it’s confusing to find something practical to apply

The mental escape part in my perspective is being stuck in the past or obsessing about the future aka not being present

Sometimes I’d fall into a pattern of “I’ll be happy once I get this.” Like when I graduate university then I can enjoy myself. Then it was when I get a full time job then I can enjoy myself. Then it was when I get a raise/promotion then I’ll truly be satisfied. That’s one escape. I wrote off the present and just made life about the future. The anxiety over stability and comfort made me keep moving the goal post.

Or being lost in the past. I’d glorify the past and not bother trying to make the present great because it just won’t reach the level of satisfaction the past had.

I hope these examples offer some more clarity!

Also I’m right there with on introspection. I think a alot of people coukd benefit from that reflection and “analysis” of the self

Thanks for sharing!! 😄

I like to think about this quote too when it comes to this:

“All of humanity's problems stem from mans inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”—Blaise Pascal

Wow this is great encouraging advice!

Thank you so much for sharing; hope others see it too 😄

Haha that’s what I keep hearing! Everyone says it’s grueling

I’m ready for it

Hey it’s nice to hear that!!

I haven’t yet fallen on a particular style that I’m drawn to most, I’m sure it will pop up as I keep going

Thinking about this reminded me of another quote:

"The master has failed more times than the beginner has tried"—Stephen McCranie

LOOL love it 😂 throw back

That’s definitely a good point! The chance of failure creates the tension that makes those types of excursions so fun

At least you know that’s something you’d like to accomplish if you could be successful at it 😄

Underrated answer

In some sense yeah it does!

In another sense standing on the shoulders of giants is more exciting because we get to blaze new trails that they couldn’t blaze. Progress is made by building off the backs of what others did

We get to pick up the mantle and take it further, rather than running the same race they did.

So by doing it alone and ignoring the giants we just do what they did already, which sounds a little boring

Hope that makes sense 😅 it’s definitely open to interpretation—I don’t think there’s a one size fits all advice for anything

😂 simple as that

That’s a question I think about a lot

Dedicating your life to doing good is a switch that usually flips later in life. I wonder if it’s because later in life we’re more financially secure or we’re wise enough to realize that that’s what matters

Either way this has me thinking right now!

Thanks for sharing 🙌

It makes me think of this quote:

"Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will."—Suzy Kassem

It shows how powerful the fear of failure is.

It also shows that many people don’t get as far as failure killing their dream. They stop at the fear of failure. They give up before they even start. They kill their idea without giving it a fighting chance.

That is very well said!

We never know the true impact of something—the butterfly effect can show itself years later

Haha I love that

Sums up what I was trying to say perfectly! 😄

That’s a great concept

I subscribe with that too

I forget who said it, but I read in life we can float with the tide or try to force ourselves down a path

I definitely choose to float with the tide when it comes to what direction I go towards

Thanks for sharing!

I definitely can get into overthinking bouts too

Glad this clicked with you! 😄

That quote is just too perfect

Nothing more really needs to be said than that 🙌

I always think about this quote when it comes to this

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."—Chinese Proverb

If I wanted the success today the best time to start would've been years ago. But since I didn't, the second-best time is now.