I recently wrote about a similar topic, but I decided to expand on my previous ideas.
I read a tweet that really got me thinking. It stated, that the whole meditation scene, ‘let it go’, relax, & stoicism philosophy advise, is actually hurting many of us.
Why is that? I like meditation and stoicism…
Today, a lot of people have issues coming from procrastination, and being way too passive. We suffer from passiveness. We wait, and sit around too much. We Google everything. We research everything. We need to know the correct answer before making any move. Even, with something as simple as buying a coffee machine or basic laptop.
We all have huge goals that we’re never going to accomplish, because we are simply too passive, and we procrastinate all day long.
Learning to mediate, relax, and ‘let it go,’ is the exact opposite of what many of us need to do. We are already too relaxed. We are already too chilled from sitting around and staring at our phones and TVs. How many Netflix shows are you currently keeping up with? How much social media apps do you have on your phone?
We need to take action, get stressed out, feel uncomfortable, and actually make moves. We need to let our, ‘fight or flight’ response kick in.
This idea really got me thinking. There are some big time names out there promoting meditation, stoicism, and ‘letting it go.’ When it comes to finding the truth, aren’t we supposed to pay attention to people’s actions rather than their words? Those same people promoting meditation, reached their success without meditation. They spent their days working and taking action. They were constantly stressed out.
Should someone who hasn’t reached their goals be focusing on mastering meditation and practicing stoicism? I don’t think so. I do know that the people telling you to do so didn’t practice any of that stuff. Now that they’ve reached their goals, they’ve decided to spend time on those types of activities in order to expand. The question to ask yourself right now is, is that the best use of your time?