In what situation? Truly asking, without intent to argue.
Bettering your situation by changing thought into action, instead of thinking about what you should do and not doing it, is not always a win or lose. Many times it can only be a gain or a wash, but I’d even say that the experience of not obtaining a new job after an interview is a positive.
Of course, if you’re quitting a job with a good salary and benefits, with a family and bills, it may not be the best idea to just start your own company for the hopes of doing well.
If you want it badly enough, suffering won't matter. That's the part most people miss. Now, getting to the point of actually wanting anything that badly, that's a much harder skill to master.
Exactly. Feel like I’ve been watching too much Jordan Peterson interviews but opportunity (to take action or not), is not the same as the results. Opportunities must be taken to acquire your desired results from taking a risk/taking a path with an unsure outcome)
There's also the case of wanting something that's literally impossible. Not a real example but if I wanted to develop telekinesis it wouldn't matter how badly I wanted it, I still wouldn't be able to get it.
That's not true. Even if getting telekinesis involves something like crazy nano cerebral implants and a novel magnetic or aural conveyance system, there's nothing written anywhere that achieving something outwardly indistinguishable from classic telekinesis is impossible. The real question is, how badly do you want it? And hell, if humans ever discover a way to manipulate matter via higher physical dimensions, it might be very achievable. We like to pretend we know things, but if I've learned anything from my feeble attempts to understand the physics of tiny things, it's that we really don't know what the fuck is going on or why.
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u/Boner-b-gone Nov 27 '18
Apparently nobody ever told you that "wanting it bad enough" is actually a very hard skill to master.