I keep seeing these messages, all over the internet, and they’re so widespread, we’re starting to believe them.
Promises, prophecies, and easy answers.
This what we see, which ends up as what we believe in.
We always have a choice on what to believe, but that’s made a little bit harder when you’re surrounded by these myths.
What are these myths?
The culture of “instant”
Because the message is appealing, and provides us many shortcuts in our brains and emotions.
Everyone wants to be a winner.
But not everyone is willing to go through hard work, repeated failure, and times when success doesn’t seem likely.
That’s why people are so obsessed with what’s the next big hit, what’s something that I can do easily, that can get me the big result that I want?
What’s something simple and repeatable I can do, that will make me a millionaire?
What’s something I can just drink, or eat, and it will turn me into a lean, ripped-abs machine?
What’s something I need to learn, read, or experience, to make me into the success that I want to be?
We’re all about “what’s the silver bullet?”, the magic pill.
People want the results, without putting in the effort.
And despite all of our modernity and technological advancement, there is still no replacement for commitment, faith, and good ‘ol fashioned elbow grease.
The myth is that there are silver bullets for everything, and that the results can be had instantly, if you knew what to do, what to say, who to know, and what to take.
Actually, there is a way.
Put in the effort, commitment, hope, and confidence. Rinse and repeat.
There are no silver bullets for success, just gold forged in the fires of commitment.
Information at our fingertips
Because, thanks to the internet, the wealth of information and knowledge about almost anything in the world is at everyone’s fingertips.
Supposedly, this would make everyone’s lives better, but for the most part? It has not.
It has not because we don’t, and we can’t really make sense of all the information we have at our fingertips. It’s simply too much.
So what happens? Our brain shuts down, overloaded with information, and we go about our ways, not having improved for the better.
One part of the myth, is that if I know something, I’ll be able to do it.
And that’s not usually the case.
You have to practice it, apply the information, and find a way that it becomes useful for you.
We have so much information, and yet, in this day and age, we’re starved for wisdom.
And by wisdom, meaning our own personal wisdom, how we can better learn from, see, and interpret what’s going on around us, and not just some “instagram-post quote” type of wisdom.
Information applied, taken to heart, and utilized using your own skills, talents, voice, in your own situation. That’s what becomes wisdom.
Small, small, world
I feel that this is a myth, that indeed, it is easier to communicate to people from around the world, and yet, at the same time, thanks to all these technologies, we are losing touch of our personal relationships.
Instead of growing closer together, we’re all actually drifting apart.
The world may be growing smaller, but the gaps between us is getting bigger.
Bigger because we now have a harder time focusing on what’s in front of us. It’s so easy to be distracted.
People begin to have a harder time developing socials skills in person, because it’s so easy to hide behind a fake handle, and present a confident mask to the world.
And yet, people find it’s easiest to develop trust and respect, when you’re face to face with a person.
A smaller world, with a population growing farther apart.
Myth vs. Reality
You don’t always have to believe what the world tells you.
You always have a choice.
Choose to see things for what they really are, versus for what other people, and even situations and circumstances, tell you.
Go for what will bring you closer to your dreams.
Uncover the myths standing in your way.
What’s something that’s widespread but doesn’t really help people? Please share in the comments below!
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