Powerful piece, Will. It struck a chord and I stopped to ponder when I read your chef’s answer.
In my experience, I found that obsessing over what I want was unproductive. What I wanted kept changing - one year I want a family, the next I want to be a cool creative single woman. So, now I’m not obsessed with what I want but then I’m not “putting my mind” to it as you say, and that’s also counter productive.
Your perspective resonates, and sounds like a good way to circumvent my challenges. What is that I don’t want, and then run away from that. Ofc, like everyone else, I’ve already started doing this unconsciously with many of my life choices. And your article is a great invitation for me to do it more consciously.
This is a powerful story and wise advice. I see many people, though, that can't follow it because they don't feel something is killing them.
They live a grey life, with no excitement but not "enough pain", either. Sometimes I think we need lower acceptability thresholds for how we spend our lives.
Powerful piece, Will. It struck a chord and I stopped to ponder when I read your chef’s answer.
In my experience, I found that obsessing over what I want was unproductive. What I wanted kept changing - one year I want a family, the next I want to be a cool creative single woman. So, now I’m not obsessed with what I want but then I’m not “putting my mind” to it as you say, and that’s also counter productive.
Your perspective resonates, and sounds like a good way to circumvent my challenges. What is that I don’t want, and then run away from that. Ofc, like everyone else, I’ve already started doing this unconsciously with many of my life choices. And your article is a great invitation for me to do it more consciously.
Loved reading this! Thank you for sharing!
Wow, some big 'aha' moments for me here. Great piece, Will.
The parallels between this article and my current life and decisions and pain points is making me believe that magic is real. Thank you... thank you.
This is a powerful story and wise advice. I see many people, though, that can't follow it because they don't feel something is killing them.
They live a grey life, with no excitement but not "enough pain", either. Sometimes I think we need lower acceptability thresholds for how we spend our lives.