I'll have to admit, this post is going to be a bit meta but it's actually what I think is the very essence of obtaining financial freedom.
When you do something new, it often times feels unfamiliar and thus uncomfortable. You stumble often and it is actually very frustrating. When I do something new, I can literally feel my brain open up while trying to form the synaptic connections between neurons. Its hard work and stressful but one can gain a lot by putting your mind in that state every once in a while. Better yet, as often as you can tolerate.
When you are a master at say being a top surgeon, you already mastered your trade. You spend little effort in processing the things you need to do to do heart surgery unlike the trainee shadowing for the first time. I am talking about doing something so foreign that it makes you feel like you have two left hands or feet. Do stuff you like but crappy at, that's what I'm saying.
Take mastering a new motor skill as an example. I've been playing with this 125 level blue and white Perplexus ball for sometime. I have yet to conquer all the levels in one long streak but that's my goal. Every time I fail, I yell in frustration: 'GAHHHH!!! WHY!!! WHY!!!'. But something happens when I fail, I learn. Do I doubt I will one day be able to do it? I know I can but I'm not sure when. Playing with it is actually just giving my brain a chew toy to learn a new skill.
Before you complain that this activity is useless, I want to say that this thing is an enjoyable activity for me. I am absolutely delighted in playing with this 'toy'. I might only do 4-5 runs a sitting before I feel bored but I keep it around because it makes me happy.
Okay, let me get to the point of this post. I'm not actually advocating playing with puzzles to get your way to financial freedom. What I am advocating is that you need to put yourself out there to learn new things at all times. If you're not challenging yourself, you are just rotting your brain. It sure feels comfortable and you can live the rest of your life that way collecting a salary doing what you're already good at.
But the good stuff rests in constant absorbing new methods and skills. With it, your mind expands, feels sore, and becomes a part of you at which you can deploy to earn you more cash. The cash of course is the road to financial freedom.
Want to get that Perplexus ball I was talking about? It's here:
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