Lay some bricks and get used to boredom

[Heart of Space]

Life/career success is easy and simple.  All the basic life paths can be spelled out in a few sentences.  Pick one that makes your traditional conservative parents happy.  Money is important.

Then work at it.  

Wait.

Success!!!!

The moment you start looking at self help books, or heavily conceptualized road maps for 'life success' you lose.  It's masturbation.  Perhaps watch cartoons instead, they're funnier more entertaining and if you pick the right one they even might emphasize a MORAL IDEA!

Be moral, be adherent to a faith discipline, and work hard.  That's it.  I just saved you hundreds on self help content.

[Phil King]

1 hour ago, Heart of Space said:

Pick one that makes your traditional conservative parents happy

Yessssss. People pleasing is the way to go. Every asian I ever met who never questioned their parents and just followed the status quo to become a doctor or lawyer is always so fulfilled in life.

[Heart of Space]

30 minutes ago, Phil King said:

Yessssss. People pleasing is the way to go. Every asian I ever met who never questioned their parents and just followed the status quo to become a doctor or lawyer is always so fulfilled in life.

Yup, then just pursue a passion when it makes sense, or have a family and make that your passion.  

Life made simple and easy.  

Really you just have to get solid goals in mind from your teachers and parents growing up and pushed to be disciplined and motivated enough to achieve them.  

Socially conform, but don't not think!  Definitely evolve based on your understanding and new information.  Don't 'evolve' too much.  *Remember when everyone was complaining about religious sexual repression and practically brought about porn acceptance in society (in the 1990's and 2000's)??  Yeesh, that's certainly not healthy

Edited July 18, 2023 by Heart of Space

[Phil King]

I was being sarcastic in my previous post, may not have come through in text form. 

20 minutes ago, Heart of Space said:

Yup, then just pursue a passion when it makes sense, or have a family and make that your passion.  

 

20 minutes ago, Heart of Space said:

you just have to get solid goals in mind from your teachers and parents growing up

 

20 minutes ago, Heart of Space said:

Socially conform, but don't not think!  Definitely evolve based on your understanding and new information.  Don't 'evolve' too much.

This all just sounds like boomer, Dave Ramsey advice and will not lead to a fulfilling life in my opinion. Your life advice is basically just "dont think too hard, live the same life as your parents and grandparents and everyone around you." Sure it may get you a solid income and an average life, but I think people on this forum desire for more than that. 

Edited July 18, 2023 by Phil King

[Heart of Space]

2 hours ago, Phil King said:

I was being sarcastic in my previous post, may not have come through in text form. 

This all just sounds like boomer, Dave Ramsey advice and will not lead to a fulfilling life in my opinion. Your life advice is basically just "dont think too hard, live the same life as your parents and grandparents and everyone around you." Sure it may get you a solid income and an average life, but I think people on this forum desire for more than that. 

Average life?  Depending on work and talent my strategy will net you the greatest material reward you could ask for outside of starting a massively successful business or winning the lottery.

It's the life strategy of every wealthy person. 

What is 'more than that' mean????

Enlightenment?  A naive goal for a modern human living in comfort.

Raising consciousness?  My strategy is compatible with raising consciousness to a degree.  Live like a monk and work like a dog.  Selflessly spend your time.  Become an artist.  Be a part of an outreach program for those in need in your off hours.  Meditate, pray, do yoga. 

After financial success you are the master of your life.  Not before.

[Phil King]

8 hours ago, Heart of Space said:

It's the life strategy of every wealthy person.

I dont know what youre definition of wealth is, but that is definitely not true. Your life strategy is that of every wage slave. 

Edited July 18, 2023 by Phil King

[Heart of Space]

3 hours ago, Phil King said:

I dont know what youre definition of wealth is, but that is definitely not true. Your life strategy is that of every wage slave. 

Wage slaves smoke marijauna's and are young.  

[Phil King]

Lol you’re such a troll. You can work on Wall Street making 6-7 figures and still be a wage slave 

[universe]

Balance.

[Heart of Space]

I am 2 points from getting banned from the last internet forum I'll ever be apart of.  ?

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Heart of Space

[Heart of Space]

I have 10% off my next rosary from Vaticangift.com if anyone wants to become an honorary Catholic.  

[Heart of Space]

On 7/18/2023 at 3:45 PM, Phil King said:

Lol you’re such a troll. You can work on Wall Street making 6-7 figures and still be a wage slave 

I work for my father, my family, and God.  

[Heart of Space]

I'm a Buddhist by practice, but I sit outside of a Catholic church like a humble beggar.  

The only way I walk in is if the son of God holds my hand on the way in himself.  I wait patiently and with an open heart.  

Edited July 28, 2023 by Heart of Space

[Heart of Space]

 

[Ulax]

@Heart of Space I'd be very careful of devilry with posts like this.

Not everyone has the same state of consciousness or ability to do that you do.

Things like trauma and disability can make even the simplest of tasks for some demographics of people a nightmare to complete, and really that is even understating it.

I've inhabited a more normal state of consciousness, and also an extremely debilitating state of consciousness. And, the difference in ability to do is so stark and nightmarish. If you haven't experienced those levels of consciousness its probably hard to relate but I think views like this are really dangerous. They leave a lot of very vulnerable people behind, and stigmatized.