Re: Good at many things/Great at nothing... Is this a common problem?
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i have a different perspective to all of this. i seem to be good a lot of things, but great at nothing, as well. my frustration, however, rather than believing laziness is keeping me from immortality is the more realistic notion that even if i dedicated myself to something i would still not achieve a level of mastery that would be significant. that is what is truly troubling.
"i should apply myself, really concentrate and own this endeavour."
"what's the point? for all that trying you'll still be a waste of space."
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If you have that negative attitude, then you will never be great at anything.
The bigger issue, imo, is that even if you have a positive attitude, and dedicate 10+ years of your life to achieve greatness in some endeavor, there's absolutely no guarantee that you'll become great or world class. The odds are definitely stacked against you. It's a huge gamble to undertake such a quest.
Take golf, for example. How many people are there in the world right now working their butts off trying to become regulars on the pga or european tour? And over 99.9% of them are never going to make it. There's a multitude of people on this planet who have dedicated the last 20+ years of their lives to try and become world class golfers and it hasn't happened, and never will. Think about how depressing it has to be for those people once they realize that they have failed and will never meet their goal. What if they had spent all that time and energy elsewhere by starting their own business, or a career in another field?
But the optimist will say at least they tried. At least they actually chased their dream, while most men are far too cowardly to take the risk.
The pessimist will say I told you so.
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