Slow paced guy in a fast paced world..

[Kon]

Everything seems designed to go fast nowadays. Everyone is buzzing around doing this and that, worrying about all the little gadgets and socially acceptable subjects & concerns. Life is changing and becoming quick abundant moments of distractions.

With all the commercialism, it is now becoming the commercialism of life itself. People now want to be in on the next big thing and be classified as part of a group and be respected for it.

With so many people openly allowing themselves to be distracted with commercial fluff, it kind of desensitizes and reestablishes whats important, causeing people to focus on putting energy into sustaining it.

With so much distractions being produced, it is expected that people will become distracted with people being distracted, and hence why people are now becoming categorized by their distractions. We have bloggers, podcasters, iphone owners, celebrities, rich kids that have huge excessive parties, eco friendly car owners, etc..

Being categorized is now the big thing, and so people intently try to become something by having something without really putting much thought into it.

So whatever you do or have now, be prepared to be classified, and people will expect you to be classified, or they'll find you uninteresting.

people are going to take these classifications and wear them as badges and look solely at the commercialism of you and how itll commercialize them.

 

Its so WEIRD..

 

I feel like i must find a balance. I look out there and feel like Im losing out on something, or that my goals are unrealistic. I look to the past for guidance and examples from my heroes, but find the translations never fit the situation.

 

I care too much that it paralyzes me for fear I may do something wrong, that i'll mess up my options. I must be less careful in this less careful world. People don't expect others to care. They want them to be impressionable, moldable. So they never make it easy for people that do care to do anything to their satisfaction.

 

maybe its just me.. after all, I feel like a strange person which likely means I truelly am, but maybe i decieve myself. I don't like to fit a mold, I like to be unique. I suppose everyone wants to be considered unique..

 

i just dont know. lol.. why do I dig these pointless holes? It's like im expecting to come across a treasure chest of gold which holds all the answers.

I just need to be me and get on with it, whatever it is. Your life consists of the choices you make, but how you hold yourself helps determines what kind of choices you do make.

 

I suppose whatever i do, I should just make sure that I am confident/competent in myself and my presence, and nature will reward me.

 

I have to tell myself that changes makes change. If I want things to improve, things must happen even if what happens isn't the outcome I want.

 

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeaaah, i stop typing now.

[Kon]

ugh, remind me not to post when im tired..

the world is strange, and I must deal with it the best way that I know how, by experimenting!

I gotta be more wreckless for now on, yet stay positive and focused.

 

 

How do you conduct yourselfs to get the most out of your lives?

[pelicanAndrew]

I try not to think about the 8 million tons of bullshit out there and focus on my own personal goals. There are tons of distractions out there. I allow myself some but these are more leisurely activities rather than total apathetic escapism.

 

It's all about balance. Too much of anything is bad for you. I for one am trying to read more books. Noam Chomsky for non-fiction and after I've had my fill of him I'm moving on to Madeleine L'Engle(RIP) and reading and re-reading all of her amazing books.

 

I also post on here but that's very fulfilling to my goals of being vegan AND my personal fitness goals. I also have many musical aspirations. My main mantra dealing with all of this is to not get burnt out. I don't want any of my passions to become a chore for me.

 

I agree with being more wreck less(in moderation as always). Just don't do anything too stupid.

[health freak]

Kon, this is a nice thread.

 

I feel like my life will have a meaning only when i'm related to people. Related in many many ways 'cause Lonelyness is my worst nightmare. So, whatever interests me, i try to share it with people who have common interests. Sure, every person is unique and while we have in common veganism, i have other interests in common with omni people. Everything and everyone is connected just like the universe. So, these distractions (i.e. sharing interests that may categorize you) are a bit defining of our lives. I also try to have experiences and i like to go with the flow. I hate the fact that i have control of myself 24/7 and i love it when sometimes i loose this power. leave things as they are... taste an experience to its fullest

[cubby2112]

I also try to focus on myself and what is going on around me in the immediate and near-future. This doesn't mean that I don't make any plans for a more distant time in my life, it just means that I try not to obsess over them. My first girlfriend whom I just broke up with on Sunday became so obsessed with the future and achieving goals, that she found too little time for our relationship and ended up sacrificing what could have been a great one for her goals in the future. If that is what floats your boat, float on. It has helped me realize, though, that I never want to waste my life like that, paying no heed to what is going on around me and not truly living life. I am going to try my best from now on not to think my future and the impacts of what I do now ad nauseum. I believe I will find happiness again this way, like when I was a child. It has been too long.