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How to do whatever the fuck you want:
Know yourself.
This is a practice that takes time.
Most people that try to do what they want are actually doing what others want.
They were conditioned to have the same dreams, goals, and ambitions as their parents.
Start questioning who you are.
Let time deliver answers.
Reflect on what you don't want.
You have to dig into your past experiences to get hints toward your vision, purpose, and life's work.
It doesn't happen overnight.
What went right, what went wrong, and how you can change your behavior accordingly?
It is impossible to know with absolute certainty what is going to happen in the future.
This is why the masses flock to "secure" jobs and belief systems. It's an illusion of certainty to avoid struggle.
You can't skip making mistakes.
Mistakes are your light in the dark.
Get clear on what you want.
From your past mistakes, piece together a loose image of what you think you want in your future.
Do not fall into the trap of thinking this should be crystal clear.
Think of it as an educated guess.
This is a process.
Patience.
Always act with intention.
Intention = stretching toward a goal.
Your loose image of what you want in the future requires specific goals to be hit.
Make these goals conscious.
What do you have to learn, build, and change about your life to achieve them?
Do whatever the fuck you want.
But, do it with intention.
Remember what you don't want and the image of what you want.
I'm assuming that most people don't want to jump off a cliff.
Most people want to act in a way that brings them success.
Most successful people would tell you that they wouldn't want to be doing anything else.
David Goggins WANTS to put himself through pain, because it's rewarding.
He doesn't want to feel like tired, groggy, and unfocused because he β€œwanted” the quick pleasure of eating cake.
Repeat the process.
With self-reflection, your image of what you want will piece together with time.
You have to reflect on a consistent basis.
We don't want to miss out on critical answers to the questions that flood our brain.
Clarity will birth obsessive progress.
If you aren't seeing results, you are distracted.
You don't know what you want out of life because you haven't tried anything.
You're not getting results because you don't have the skill required to get those results.
You don't know what's possible because you haven't moved forward in life.
What you want right now may be completely different tomorrow, or next month, or next year.
This is normal.
This is life.
This is supposed to be difficult.
Life is difficult.
Get used to it.
Nobody said that difficulty is bad or that it isn't supposed to be a part of your life.
You aren't special.
Learn to fall in love with challenge by leaning into it.
– @thedankoe

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