What one must figure out for himself at any cost is his purpose

His mission in life

Dive deeper into 3 fundamental aspects

1. What
2. Why
3. How

Answer these three, in order, and preoccupy yourself with it

If you don’t find it, then still go about your tasks, while running this in the back of your mind

Solve a societal problem. Solve problems for customers, clients. Design products and provide services.

Once you start, don’t look back, and keep going.

What implies what you want to work upon, what you want to solve or improve

Why implies why you want to do what you want to do, the reasoning, the motivation behind it. Without a strong why, you won’t have enough will power to see through the how, which involves most of the work

How implies how you can do what you want to do. If you wish to develop or design a product, or provide a service, become proficient at the necessary skills

Master these skills. Become an embodiment of them and provide value directly through their application

Devote your very own existence to this purpose, your mission.

Much of your life will become sorted. Your endless escapism will cease to exist. And most of your problems regarding your life, or your personality, will automatically be solved.

To know, is to question. If what you want to believe in, or what you’re being asked to believe in, prevents you from questioning the fundamental aspects of it, then you are not dealing with the manifestation of truth. It is merely dogma disguised as virtue and righteousness.

People look out for their own self interest

You look out for your own

If you don’t, then you are getting in their way, since you are not being decisive about what you want

This naivety gives them a pass to trample over you without repercussions

Know what “you” want.

Creativity in general can only flourish if survival is guaranteed or atleast assured.

You cannot expect a man who wants to put food on the table to function in a creative sense.

Similar is the case with search for truth. You cannot expect the path before fulfilling basic needs.

Monitor the inner dialogue that shapes your days. The words you whisper to yourself don't just echo in the halls of your mind, they construct the reality you inhabit. Be vigilant about your mental rhetoric, for your external world is often a reflection of your innermost thoughts.

Seeking peer approval often has societal benefits but can erode personal identity. When you conform, you risk becoming an echo of collective norms rather than an authentic individual. It's crucial to weigh this loss of self against the societal gains to determine if its worth it.

If you suffer too much there is a risk that you might began to enjoy it, thus to some extent rendering the suffering meaningless in the end. It only makes sense when enduring it transforms you, for that’s its sole purpose, to let you reevaluate the mistakes and error you’ve made.

Man’s true character is revealed in tribulation. Everybody can sprout some fancy moral values and elaborative philosophies when everything’s going for them, but only a handful uphold to their ideals when things take a downturn and they are confronted with arduous choices.