Lessons about problems , overconsumption and being yourself

 Just few months back COVID19(third wave) cases were rising and my college was temporarily shifted to online mode .

Well the  story was I spent almost 2 months in home sitting and waiting for the days to pass by ; well in that moment initially on day one it felt like all problems of college are sorted now(no studies, online exams)but following a couple of weeks I realized problems are still the most essential part of my life.

We as humans , work and uplift in the society as we have the urge of fighting our problems like - might be being rich, might be getting recognition or else might be to prove your worth. Whatever be your nature of problem it indeed gives you the encouragement to start something in the first place.

So as the days passed I started getting insecure about things I'm definitely missing in the passing days but couldn't sort out what they were. There are many spiritual gurus who have amazing followings in the social media and regularly deliver speeches about transformations from shitty humans to overwhelming self-conscious intellects, well it actually works for some but I couldn't sustain on their path and after watching around 10 of their videos I quickly left these 1or 2 hours life realization talks. What did work for me were normal non fiction books(which are considered purely useless by many),it gave me a direction to align my thoughts  and then work for them practically .

Some times its better to not follow the crowd and its totally possible that things which worked for others might won't work for you or else not always the best source will help you solve your problem.

Sometimes while scrolling through posts and reels you might notice certain influencers (always shitting about positivity)will advice you to eat well, read good books, watch good content, gratitude and the list goes on and on . I did try it out but in a really hardcore binge watching way, whatever may be the content I was following like spirituality , finance ,podcasts, non fictional books etc. After giving certain number of hours the end story was I'm more irritated and stressed than ever before(watched full seasoni in one go at the cost of loosing 8 hours straight out of bed , seriously!!).

Its a fact that without taking breaks if we continue like a snapchat streak we will burn out on mental balance (remember we are humans )and the overconsumption of anything whatever amount of positivity it stores will harm you .

"Be yourself that's how you can ace any job interview " I heard the expert saying when I was watching a random interview session on YouTube. What I realized a couple of weeks later was that "being yourself is not just important for an interview or any personality test but for every moment of our life". 

Being yourself means choosing not be like or act like someone else at the same time, being someone else can sometimes be really toxic and self-destructing because now you have put expectations on yourself (as like someone else you think you should be)without realizing that its not in your hands creating a good moment (being savage all the time).

Remember as Steve Jobs said "your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else life".

THANKYOU.