You are what you consume
You are the average of what you consume. A person consuming porn every day will focus on a woman’s body more than her qualities and virtue. A person spending all his free time consuming the latest tv shows and movies will be unaware of the realities of life. He will know the dialogues and scenes of the movies, but he will be unaware of the practicalities of life.
This is not about them. This is for someone who wants to hack their life path. If you intend to become a good writer, you need to know what good writing looks like. You need to spend most of your time discovering great content.
- What kind of writing resonates with you?
- What kind of writing inspires you?
- What kind of writing do you think you want to be known for?
If you want to write a great fiction book you need to read a lot of fiction. If you want to become a filmmaker you need to watch and decode great movies by filmmakers all over the world. You cannot waste your time watching half-naked women dancing on Tiktok/Instagram and expect to make money in life. For that, you will need to start a business. You need to improve your skills. And for that you need to consume quality content.
Most of the people are clueless of what they are consuming. What you consume influences your opinion too. Stay around fat people and you’d think being fat is okay. Consume leftist content that “everyone is equal” and you’d start to believe that being mediocre is fine, that there’s no need to improve.
Napoleon was the greatest military general of Europe. How do you think that happened? From his early childhood he always read history books. He read about Alexander, Hannibal and Julius Caesar. He became great because he knew what great looks like. He discovered his way to greatness.
So, hack your social media feed, hack your surroundings and fill it with what you intend to achieve in life. Strive for greatness.