Get Good at Being Bored

Level 4: Serious Player

You've set your goal. 

You've made your plan.

In 10 years, you'll have $10 million. All you have to do is follow the plan.

You make your investments.

And then.

You wait.

You think "this is awesome, I don't have to worry about anything, it's all going to come together."

You look at your watch.

You start tapping your foot.

"Ok but. Let's just see how it's doing."

You look at your investments.

They are up!

"Awesome. It's all going to work out."

You go back to your everyday life. 

Your mind wanders.  

You think about all the great things you're going to have.

Maybe you could have it faster?

You wonder if your investments are going up quicker than you hope.

Your foot is tapping.

You take a look again.

They look the same.

"Ok. Ok. Ok ... not bad ... Ooook ... " A sense of ... unease ... fills your breath.

You go back to your everyday life.

But,

Is it still the same? Is it going up? Is it going DOWN?

You sit at your computer trying to focus on your work. You don't even notice both of your legs are fidgeting up and down with nervous energy.

"Ok it's probably still going up. I'll just have a quick peek."

You look.

It's down.

Oh.  God.  Oh no.  

“What if this ISN'T going to work?”

Those of you who've been in TGA and especially around crypto for a while may recognize the scenario and think "Frequency of Exposure¹ man..."

And you'd be correct.

But why? 

And is there anything you can do to insulate yourself from the effects other than "just don't look"?

There's an interesting dynamic every person experiences in life, but most probably don't realize they are experiencing it.

It's a force that exists in any situation where there is even a potential for change. Any situation where you desire something to be different.

When something is left unsaid.

When hope creates a possibility that is yet to be realized.

When a question is unanswered.

We are forever drawn forward by this force because it has, throughout our history of existence, been an integral part of survival.

What happens when there's a sound behind the rock, and you DON'T care?

You might get eaten.

What happens if the sky starts to get dark in the middle of the day, and you don't have this dynamic built into your DNA?

You might die in a sudden storm.

This force is behind every significantly popular and delightful story, tv series, movie, and video game.

It calls us forward.

It makes us dig in and figure out what is going to happen?

Because we KNOW the answer is there. Sometimes we may even know what that answer is going to be ... but we still have to find out HOW that answer will come about.

This force is behind our relationships.

This force is the texture of Hope and Possibility.

And in many ways,

It's the force which can drive you to RUIN if you don't know how to handle yourself. Because whenever you are in a situation where you desire something to be different, it will start to exert it's inexorable and often times overpowering force upon you.

I'm talking about: