I was thinking the same thing. Being obsessively interested sounds neat when you watch others spend their entire lives, eg. collecting stamps and coins. According to this wisdom, when they find the rare gem that makes them a fortune they're geniuses. However, who can
will themselves into becoming obsessive with something. Wouldn't it be kind of self-defeating if it is to take something out of it (ie. opposite of karma-yoga)?
What you can do:
- stop drinking, using drugs and passively consuming shit
- swim/exercise the body
- study what you're passionate about
- cultivate interest further, by iterating on building stuff, meeting peers who share similar interests, followup on your ideas and dreams
- long walks in nature to think about it deeper, periods where you remove yourself away from people
- balance your interests with sustainable living, because you're not doing it just to score big!
Not so sure people can will themselves to change that much.
You can enjoy life, cultivate what works and hedge your bets, in that order. By following your core life-theme and ideas, you should become more of what you already are.
What you can do:
- stop drinking, using drugs and passively consuming shit
- swim/exercise the body
- study what you're passionate about
- cultivate interest further, by iterating on building stuff, meeting peers who share similar interests, followup on your ideas and dreams
- long walks in nature to think about it deeper, periods where you remove yourself away from people
- balance your interests with sustainable living, because you're not doing it just to score big!
Not so sure people can will themselves to change that much.
You can enjoy life, cultivate what works and hedge your bets, in that order. By following your core life-theme and ideas, you should become more of what you already are.