You only have two ways to live your life:
1. The highway lifestyle
2. The roller coaster lifestyle
The highway is like a straight line — it seems safe and simple.
No problems.
No hassles.
No worries.
But also, no fun. You’ll arrive at your destination (death) without too many scratches, but without any sense of achievement — little development — and possible the worst fear of all, regret (cause you can’t fix that).
…the roller coaster lifestyle is not like that.
There are many ways to think about the roller coaster but today I’m talking about the bit I know most about, because it has been my life experience so far: doing drugs, drinking alcohol, popping pills, being a dealer and going deep into the world of addiction…
…then trying to quit everything.
Damn. Dude…
This experience you just don’t get on the highway, because the highway never forces you to develop self-control. With the highs and lows of the roller coaster method, you go deep and then try to climb back out…
…and that shit ain’t easy.
Min fact most people fail.
Most people drown in a sea of ignorance, making their addiction their self-identity and then sinking desperately back into the hands of whatever addiction made them feel like “themselves” — whatever that meaningless word means to them.
Often, they start to believe they are a “hopeless addict” or something stupid like that, and so it is done.
But…
…and here’s the weird part:
If I was to start life all over again?
I’d choose the roller coaster method every damn time.
Because if you make it — and that’s a big if — you will develop a skills not many folk have. You will become aware of the human you are being in any given moment.
Then you can do lots of other cool shit like developing a plan to get real results with your own health, business, and relationships — you certainly won’t need a job if you can master self-control in the age of the internet. All that goes well beyond what a highway life can give you. Play the long game.
It’s not easy, but it is worth it…
Keep Reality Real,
Tristan Weatherburn
https://tristanweatherburn.com
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