But Why? Why do we do this to ourselves? - Deepstash
The Imposter Cure

Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection

Strategies for building self-confidence

Techniques for embracing your strengths and accomplishments

Tips for seeking support and feedback

The Imposter Cure

Discover 46 similar ideas in

It takes just

7 mins to read

But Why? Why do we do this to ourselves?

The answer is simple, either you are not liking what you are doing or what you are doing is not for you. Due to this you “Procrastinate” or you try to “Escape” from reality.

19

56 reads

MORE IDEAS ON THIS

Do you know what you can do instead of living like this?

Take a week’s break from whatever you are doing and

  • Think about yourself
  • Introspect and understand what you are
  • What you want in your life
  • How you want to live it

18

58 reads

In the past, people use to drink alcohol and used to consume certain substances in order to escape from the reality, but now you don’t need to do any of that because you are just a click away from escaping reality, just pick up your phone, open any social media application and you are lost.

16

53 reads

Life is meant to be enjoyed and if you can enjoy it while doing what you love and without wasting your crucial time, then you wouldn’t have any regrets on your deathbed.

17

50 reads

“The art of being indulged in something else so as to avoid or deviate from your actual purpose or problems” - Farzan

Nowadays, escaping from the reality and living in your own world and your own dreams have become much easier than living the real life which we have.

18

153 reads

Instead of wasting your time escaping from your present life, invest your time in figuring out what is the life you want to live. Instead of slipping into that rathole of scrolling through the feed, go watch or read about different topics and see what interests you and maybe you’ll find something...

20

47 reads

Related collections

More like this

Do what it will make you happy ... over longer periods

Keep in mind this question: How much are you supposed to enjoy what you do? If you underestimate your answer, you'll tend to stop searching too early.

Liking your work does not mean doing what makes you happiest in this second, but what will make you most satisfied over a m...

True self-care

True self-care is very simple. It is not salt baths and chocolate cake and turning your phone off for the day to escape from life. Self-care should not be something we resort to because we are so exhausted.

It is choosing to build a life you don’t need to escape from regularly. It often inv...

Why we procrastinate

Procrastination is more about our emotions than our tendencies for laziness or just being “bad at deadlines”. At its core, we procrastinate to keep ourselves happy in the moment.

We procrastinate because our brains are wired to care more about our present comfort than our fut...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates