You missed the entire point of Self Improvement

Shreyansh Kapoor

Feb 25 in Full guides

Listen bro, just because you:

Workout

Meditate

Read

Journal

Work

That doesn’t mean you’ve beat the game of life.

Yeah, self-improvement is amazing.

But you do realize the entire point of self-improvement is to live a better, more fulfilling life, right?

The point is not to make some habits your entire life.

The entire fucking reason you got ON self-improvement WAS to live a BETTER life.

But now, all you do is stay in your fucking bubble and read books.

It’s better than playing video games but you’re not actually living the life you envisioned.

Because your life is supposed to be filled with EXPERIENCES.

The point of self-improvement was to make those experiences better.

Not to take them away.

Here’s what I mean:

Last year, there was a part-time job near my area for voice acting in an anime.

I looked at the listing and thought, “Damn, should I do this?”

Think about it, it would be such a cool experience to voice act in an anime.

Not only would I be in the anime itself, but I could also potentially network with the people who worked there.

That would be another thing I could add to my skill set and show people that “yeah, you see that guy? I voiced him.”

But…what did I do?

A: Applied for the job, got accepted, and did the voice acting

B: Applied but didn’t get accepted

C: Applied and got accepted but found out it was for a hentai anime

D: Did not apply at all because I’m on self-improvement and “hate” anime

You probably know…

...D.

I gave up the opportunity because I was “on self-improvement and didn’t want anything to do with anime.”

Bro, even if option C had happened that would still be a funny experience.

But my retartedass didn’t even try because “I’m better than that.”

The point is, DON’T give up a worthy opportunity if it presents itself.

You are young and at a point where you can try a LOT of new things without having it be risky.

You can make fast decisions because you don’t have much to manage.

So take advantage of this!!

Don’t give up a FUN, worthwhile experience just because you’re on self-improvement.

Remember, the point of self-improvement was to have a better life.

Not to live a life where the most eventful thing is your afternoon workout.

Make experiences, do dumb shit (to an extent), and have fun EXPERIENCES.

Because if you don’t, what stories will you have to tell your children and grandchildren?

The time you hit 20 push-ups after waking up?

Sure…it’s nice…but that’s not eventful at all.

They would much rather hear the time you went into an off-limits jungle, found some ancient cannibalistic tribe, had to run for your life and swim all the way to the nearest island, survived there for weeks, and finally sent out a signal made from a coconut and gunpowder to get rescued, or something like that.

Sure, it’s extreme, and you probably shouldn’t do that.

But it’s better than telling them about the time you were home alone and got the urge to jack off but didn’t because you saw a Mike Tyson edit.

Self-improvement is supposed to give you better opportunities so you can have greater experiences.

Not so you have less experiences.

Habits and routines are extremely important, but remember not to make them your entire life.

Live your life, make experiences, and use self-improvement to aid you in that.

Are you living your life like a movie?

Yes I'm living like a movie

No I'm not living like a movie

Ayo you guys have lives

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