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Playing The Game Is The Only Way To Win
New ideas bring excitement, and with that excitement comes a lot of doubts and worries. When you notice something unexplored, your mind takes you to a place that questions the sanity of the idea itself. The default of our brains, as adults who understand the high stakes we are dealing with, is to question the validity instead of committing to further exploration and even the full realization of the idea by putting in hundreds and hundreds of hours of work. You also get the bonus ‘what ifs’ such as: What if I am too early? What if it is not good enough? And so on, you got the idea.
The truth is, it does not matter. I came to realize about a year ago that not a single thing I have achieved in life or done to completion was ever for a prize or a reward, and somehow these were the most fulfilling and the highest rewarding things. When I stopped caring and trusted my instincts, I won.
Life is a game. They always say that children’s curiosity is such an amazing thing, and in my opinion, it is more about them totally not caring about a single thing. Of course, that comes from a place of safety, as to having supportive and caring parents, nevertheless, the hypothesis holds.
With high stakes in life, you cannot always be risk-averse; however, when you have done your homework, and you know the underlying logic is valid thus the risk might be highly rewarding, you just have to override your brain’s defaults.
Life is a game. I like playing the game. I have always liked to play the game. I enjoy nothing in life than participating in it like a game. I am privileged to have been able to see it as a game. And the only way to honor that is by not letting my brain scare me away and to keep playing the game and winning.
So, 42 days until product launch!