Pacific_Loner
Pirate from the North Pole
One of my big problem in life has been that I always thought I was too dumb and worthless to achieve anything - I've been raised to think that about myself.
So most of the time when I was trying to achieve something, I would give up because I would think I'm too slow, I'm not doing it right and I'll never get anywhere.
Many years ago I started reading biographical adventure stories (not sure if there's a specific english word for these kind of books?), mostly stories about outcasts going on a big journey, and I did not realize it before long, but it changed my way of thinking, and it changed my way of approaching an issue.
Reading these stories I realized that people who do great things and go on big adventures, don't do it easily: it's a bumpy road. I realized that they encounter resistance, as well as judgment. I also realized that they encounter a lot of issues and it takes time and thinking to fix these issues.
I learned that you can fail 10 times and it doesn't mean it's over. I learned that even smart people can spend 6 days staring at a problem while smoking cigarettes before figuring out the solution - which, sometimes, can appear very simple once you found it.
I learned that if you don't think the same way as others, if you don't do things the same way as others, it doesn't mean you're doing it wrong, it just mean you're doing it your own way.
Now I'm not sure what's the point of that thread. I guess if anyone has book suggestions to make, or have read something particular in a book that made them realize they are not that weird, or even have some personal adventure stories to share, then go ahead.
Mostly I just wanted to inform whoever is interested that reading these kind of books, other than being very entertaining, can be very useful.
So most of the time when I was trying to achieve something, I would give up because I would think I'm too slow, I'm not doing it right and I'll never get anywhere.
Many years ago I started reading biographical adventure stories (not sure if there's a specific english word for these kind of books?), mostly stories about outcasts going on a big journey, and I did not realize it before long, but it changed my way of thinking, and it changed my way of approaching an issue.
Reading these stories I realized that people who do great things and go on big adventures, don't do it easily: it's a bumpy road. I realized that they encounter resistance, as well as judgment. I also realized that they encounter a lot of issues and it takes time and thinking to fix these issues.
I learned that you can fail 10 times and it doesn't mean it's over. I learned that even smart people can spend 6 days staring at a problem while smoking cigarettes before figuring out the solution - which, sometimes, can appear very simple once you found it.
I learned that if you don't think the same way as others, if you don't do things the same way as others, it doesn't mean you're doing it wrong, it just mean you're doing it your own way.
Now I'm not sure what's the point of that thread. I guess if anyone has book suggestions to make, or have read something particular in a book that made them realize they are not that weird, or even have some personal adventure stories to share, then go ahead.
Mostly I just wanted to inform whoever is interested that reading these kind of books, other than being very entertaining, can be very useful.