Difficulty Focusing

[Howard Roark]

Hey FDR Board, first I wanted to extend my deepest gratitude to you all for supporting & furthering Stefan Molyneux's sepcific - and in my opinion - criticlally important contribution to the realm of philosophy.  Without you & Stefan, I would still be in the fog that was my previous life, completely unaware that anything was amiss.

 

So, I do have a lot of things I would wish to ask for your opinions on, but in the interest of time I'll focus on the most salient one.

 

I'm fortunate in that I have a good career path ahead of me, and I could be comfortable with a good amount of work in the next 5 years.  However, I can't seem to focus my energies properly - I always find myself mentally drifting, and focusing on other problems in my life.  The ironic thing is - fixing my career is probably the easiest path to solving these other problems.

 

I also wonder if I have a fear of success - I always seem to self-destruct when I come close to acheiving my goal, and I rarely follow through the plans I make for myself.

 

I was wondering if anyone else has overcome similar issues, and could give me some pointers / and/or direct me to resources you've found helpful?  If so, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

I know this is somewhat vague, but I would prefer not to bore you with the specific details of my situation, and my other issues would require multiple fairly involved posts.

 

I look forward to conversing with you all.

 

Eternally grateful,

 

Vincent

[Lians]

Welcome aboard, Vincent! I think the specific details will be of great use, but I'll ask questions instead:

• Are you able to focus on particular tasks (no matter how small) for long periods of time?
• Were your parents supportive of your interests, indifferent or actively discouraged them while you were growing up?
• Do your parents have successful careers or do they face issues similar to yours?

[wdiaz03]

Howdy, It might be worth listening to Stef podcast on procrastination. I see one in the Bronze premium files. which comes from FDR966. see if that brings any insight.