Finding Purpose in Life

Actual_Device · 2020-05-27T13:40:26+00:00

That's a good but deep question. This might not be popular on this sub, and I certainly don't agree with everything the man says, but Jordan Peterson (lots of videoes on YouTube) has a lot of decent points about finding, chasing and maintaining a personal purpose in life.

You can check out his self-authoring program at selfauthoring.com.

Finding a purpose takes time, look to the great thinkers of the past. They have a lot of important things to say.

leftfulrhys · 2020-05-27T13:44:27+00:00

Try Everything! I felt the exact same way you are now. When I was in the plantation my only hobbies and interests were work related ones. Because I was a slave. Once I escaped I was like a kid in a candy store trying everything. I started writing, surfing, going to the gym, drawing, painting, and eventually i took a flying lesson and fell in love with it. Now im in flight school and loving it!

Toasty_Nuggetz · 2020-05-27T18:02:04+00:00

This is one of the toughest MGTOW questions. Obviously we can't get married or have kids, due to the misandric state as well as the poor quality of women today. So what else do you do?

The problem is, everything else is broken in society too, it isn't just the women, family and our government. Our entire monetary system, our media, our educational institutions, our banks, businesses, economy and our jobs. Damn near everything has been destroyed, and if it hasn't yet, it will be soon.

Personally i find meaning in survival. I may never be truly happy, but I'm doing well for myself, at a time when most people are struggling. I live to fight back against the world, and i refuse to just lay down and die because the world is fucked up.

rf900rt · 2020-05-27T14:17:55+00:00

Programming and 3d art both seem very mental/ spiritual (i. e. home and table bound), and possibly lonely. If introvert, try out any solo sport or activity that relies heavily on your own physical effort like lifting weights, mma/boxing, sport cycling (tabata), or even running (hiit), and the like. Set goals. Try to be better every next time, without provoking injury. That will get you out of your mental box in seconds. It may give you a whole extra dimension to living. Does it for me. If more extrovert, seek these physical activities too, but in group setting.

Chakra_Devourer · 2020-05-27T15:47:48+00:00

"We create our own purpose in life." -- Lex Luthor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4TC1xMyZDI

When he told the all-powerful android Amazo...

It doesn't have anything to be grand or deep meaning. Just find the things that you enjoy and do that.

deadBeefCafe2014 · 2020-05-27T14:11:53+00:00

This is always a tough question.

Purpose outside of the plantation is hard to find because there is no blueprint or roadmap. I have kids, but when they have launched into successful adults I expect to facing this question more deeply.

I am starting to love my lawn, though. That motherfucker is going to be prime dark green in a couple seasons.

prbonfanti · 2020-05-27T19:05:32+00:00

I did not, at 35 my blue mind believed to find and keep a good woman would give fulfilment, only wanted that, i don't care about child anyway, i could have one, or not to care about either.

After that time, i perceive there is not real value in anything, we put value in things, my work, involves technical parts, mostly sysadmin, but i do not programming, is something i like and feel good when works as planned.Outside of that i like pc gaming, but is just a hobby, so to stop working will be a problem (and i am very close to that).

I pay my bills and only my bills, have no property and no strings attached, and not being adventuring type, it is hard to find something worth of my time or money.

I don't think there is purpose in life , only that you will make.

I am learning something about stoicism, is about to live according to virtue, it is a good thing and not expensive, to hoard money for a purpose is good, just for numbers is foolish there is a lot of rich people who live shitty lives. Ending the comment with a song.

https://youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M

WATASHI_NO_CRESTA · 2020-05-27T23:32:52+00:00

All living things have only a single purpose: to exist. Men have evolved to be problem solvers. We've become so good at it that we've 'solved the metagame' of life on Earth for the most part. In the modern world we live all the basics are covered. Unlike animals in the wild which are in a permanent struggle for survival. I don't have to worry about having a roof over my head and enough resources to sustain myself, all I have to do to maintain it is make enough money. This can be done with relatively little effort and time if you no longer have the need to run the rat race and get as much of it as possible (which we only really do to impress women - because our biology tells us to). Therefore our minds idle a lot of the time, and I think this is the cause of that nagging discontent we feel. Our minds have simply not evolved to not be occupied, and that makes us feel restless, like something is missing.

As a solution to this I'm afraid the best I've come up with is to simply keep yourself occupied. Children fix this in a way as they are a permanent source that, pets are the next best thing, or a garden/plants. These also invoke your natural motivation to care for them. (Which for most things isn't the case, causing us to lose interest quickly). Another one is to constantly try new experiences. This at least feeds our curiosity. Many people also dedicate their lives to some cause (not always a good thing, frankly most of them are pointless, or downright foolish).

In the greater scheme of things nothing that you do in life will matter. This is true for you just as it is for greats of history. In the long term everything that our entire species has ever produced will decay into the atoms and energy it's made of, to be recycled by the cosmic natural process. But just because something will be worthless eventually doesn't mean it never had any value.

I hope this didn't come across as cynical or nihilistic, because it isn't meant to.

a_dabaan · 2020-05-27T14:37:27+00:00

There isn't, chill and enjoy the movie

Mythrobo · 2020-05-27T19:45:24+00:00

If you want a simple thing to give you purpose, even more than a wife or family would, then a dog is always an option. There are several dogs in pounds who need adoption and could use your help. If you want a dog on the younger side, there are, sadly, tons of people who bought a puppy who thought puppies were cute and then threw them into a pound after they grew up to be 6 months or 8 months old because guess what? A dog is more than just cuteness. Its another being and a lot of people dont realize this and are often POS humans. If not that, then make it your life purpose to explore the planet and what it has to offers. Look for travel destinations and places with awesome, but not very well known attractions.

Cfaraway · 2020-05-27T21:45:18+00:00

As a kid, I loved to read history books. Would even cut class to hide in the library (of course I now realise the teachers must have known exactly where I was). So after doing some jobs that were ok but not fulfilling, I took a chance, chucked it all, and started again on a career that now lets me read and write and teach about history, and get paid.

I have different hobbies, sports/travel/whatev, but I'm truly lucky that my day job is something I used to do as a hobby, and still love. (Except grading papers, bah!)

You might catch your dream, you might not. But there is incredible joy in chasing it.

socalsurf83 · 2020-05-28T04:57:33+00:00

It’s certainly something I myself am struggling with. It’s seems like most of life is going from distraction to distraction. Anything to avoid being alone with our thoughts... but perhaps that’s a great place to start.

Begin getting to know yourself and loving yourself. Be curious about the world around you. Try different hobbies. Always ask “what if” and follow the thoughts all the way to its completion... it forces you to think beyond surface level things.

Men were gifted with great minds but most never use it bc we get stuck in the rat race of the American dream, the lie we were sold.

Mgtow is going down the road less travelled. And that’s what makes it so powerful.

Your life is a blank canvas. It’s up to you to give it whatever meaning you want. It’s perhaps the most important question we must ask ourselves. The answer will differ between us men which is what makes it interesting.

Personally I enjoy writing, reading, art, working out, golf a bit, took 6 months off to travel a couple years ago...

I’m still asking the blank canvas question. It’s perhaps a lifetime pursuit.

Peace mgtow brothers.

Title	Finding Purpose in Life
Author	TripzeroPandD
Upvotes	45
Comments	17
Date	May 27, 2020 1:19 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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