How can one be driven when they live an easy life?

2020-02-04T17:38:25+00:00

You have to make the decision to change and then embrace the work and hardship that comes with it. Stop watching porn and beating off.. you’ll see how after a couple weeks you can’t help but get off your ass and be productive

ArnoldT1000 · 2020-02-04T18:56:01+00:00

I’ve never understood how some people can be so self aware yet so retarded at the same time.

Your life is too easy so make it harder. It’s that simple.

matrixtospartanatLV · 2020-02-04T19:17:37+00:00

Few people change, until it's too late on many levels.

I'm in the twilight of my life, and I'm just getting started.

I used to be you, for 35 years. I lost $1,600,000 and almost 25 years of my life to two bad marriages and a mediocre attitude like yours.

That fire you're looking for is motivation, and like the fire, motivation dies.

Fuck motivation.

You need self-discipline.

YouTube Jocko Willink. He doesn't have all the answers, but he's a good place to start.

This isn't about women, it's about YOUR LIFE. You only get one, you don't get to respawn at the end of it, and you damn sure don't get back any second that you waste.

Find something to do that isn't splashing cum on your keyboard.

Fuck you and your youth.

What a fucking waste.

dmi_3 · 2020-02-04T18:51:01+00:00

Wait until life kicks you in the ass

ApdoSenpai · 2020-02-04T18:14:21+00:00

Dumbest question I’ve seen in a while. You are weak minded and not strong willed.

WORK HARDER. Not for your parents, not for women, but for yourself.

Make it count and build yourself up. You’re only 20...keep going.

thrwy75479 · 2020-02-04T19:30:42+00:00

get a boring 9 to 5 and cruise through life

Aside from being something that you should not aim for, it also does not exist anymore.

Everyone has a paddle, and you'll feel it hit your ass when your needs go unmet. There are 3 basic psychological needs for a person: a need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

For instance, if your parents passed away, you don't have family to rely on, and you realize you actually need friends (who won't want to talk to you) since you're single, and no girl wants to be with you to start a family because you're an unmotivated loser, it's a guarantee that it'll burn like a 1000 suns.

At that point, you'll either get your act together, or be devoured by your apathy.

Youngyoda89 · 2020-02-04T17:37:51+00:00

Stop jerking off. You know what you need to do. Do you use any substances? I personally use kratom and it helps me do things that I otherwise wouldn’t want to do. Im not saying you should do this but for me it helps. I used to be almost as pathetic as you were at one point.

Consider one thing though, as soon as you get your 9-5 you can move out in your own and have your independence. This will force you to learn the value of a dollar and become more of a man. You’re not a man until you have your own roof.

2020-02-04T21:19:30+00:00

Pain. Near death experiences. We also call in angst. Most people can be regularly driven by anxiety and insecurities. It is the secret to a grand life; to compensate for the burning hell of demonic pain that begins to torture your soul.

You want to “motivate” yourself? Self-destruct. Put yourself on the edge; look down the barrel and listen to the call of the void so it can shatter your pathetic, lazy, shitty little ego. Do so at your own risk though; not everyone was meant to be truly unplugged, and many never make it back from this experience, myself almost included.

You will never be the same.

rusruleti · 2020-02-04T21:19:58+00:00

Make your life harder. You’re studying stem. Apply for the most competitive job opening that your school’s career services offers. outclass all your peers in your interviews. If your school is that good, this should not be easy.

Unlikely_Composer · 2020-02-04T22:44:57+00:00

How driven does one need to be when they live an easy life?

There’s the answer.

It’s not about whether something is easy, it’s about whether you need the drive or not. Some people are content with sitting on their asses and then dying of a heart attack at 60. Some people need the drive because it gives them purpose.

frognads · 2020-02-05T03:55:59+00:00

Pussy.

user20180620 · 2020-02-05T07:38:15+00:00

How can you be driven... When you basically have achieved your goals. (PC, porn, good grades, meh)

Answer... Find a bigger goal.

So, fuck school, career, family, etc.... What is something that you personally find cool. Could literally be anything.

Example... A guy who just loved waves made a career out of swimming into breaking waves and photographing them from the inside.

Maybe it's sailing around the world. Maybe it's rock climbing. Maybe it's making trance or house music.

Basically... There is something that you have touched that made you lose track of time while you were doing it. That thing, is something that can motivate you. And almost anything can make money eventually, if you get good enough at it.

That's all I've got

Good luck

clickherebaby · 2020-02-05T21:37:07+00:00

Wait wtf? Youre going to school in THE field to be in, you play an instrument and work out.

Title	How can one be driven when they live an easy life?
Author	A_Edgelord
Upvotes	13
Comments	18
Date	February 4, 2020 5:19 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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