Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 7
Becauseifyoujustchaseafterhighstocoverupthepain,ifyoucontinuetoindulgeinentitlementanddelusionalpositivethinking,ifyoucontinuetooverindulgeinvarioussubstancesoractivities,thenyou’llnevergeneratetherequisitemotivationtoactuallychange.
WhenIwasyoung,anytimemyfamilygotanewVCRorstereo,Iwouldpresseverybutton,plugandunplugeverycordandcable,justtoseewhateverythingdid.Withtime,Ilearnedhowthewholesystemworked.AndbecauseIknewhowitallworked,Iwasoftentheonlypersoninthehousewhousedthestuff.
Asisthecaseformanymillennialchildren,myparentslookedonasifIweresomesortofprodigy.Tothem,thefactthatIcouldprogramtheVCRwithoutlookingattheinstructionmanualmademetheSecondComingofTesla.
It’seasytolookbackatmyparents’generationandchuckleattheirtechnophobia.ButthefurtherIgetintoadulthood,themoreIrealizethatweallhaveareasofourliveswherewe’relikemyparentswiththenewVCR:wesitandstareandshakeourheadsandsay,“Buthow?”Whenreally,it’sassimpleasjustdoingit.
Igetemailsfrompeopleaskingquestionslikethisallthetime.Andformanyyears,Ineverknewwhattosaytothem.
There’sthegirlwhoseparentsareimmigrantsandsavedfortheirwholelivestoputherthroughmedschool.Butnowshe’sinmedschoolandshehatesit;shedoesn’twanttospendherlifeasadoctor,soshewantstodropoutmorethananything.Yetshefeelsstuck.
