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    1.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      One of the more difficult things for me is endurance related. I hate running. I hate sweating, and I hate the feeling of not being able to catch your breath. My frustration tolerance is very low. Even when I do push myself it feels like "proving myself".

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    2.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      The equivalent of dragging a dog by force and wondering why the dog walks are still such a problem.

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    3.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      Something else like piano though is easier because I can always fall back to something fun. I can tell my fingers to push a bit more on whatever technical movement I'm working on because I'm able to "reward" them with something they care about.

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    4.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      That is, the "work" is possible because there's a bridge to "play".

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    5.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      I suspect with endurance, the "play" aspect for many people is some sort of social thing like running/biking together in a marathon or a team sport like basketball/soccer. Experiences that I never really had.

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    6.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      While its great to have things jump when you say jump, the point should be to command with the spirit of a game master. The purpose of power is to increase the efficiency of the work via centralization so that more people can play.

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    7.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      Thoughts like "How can I motivate X" are wrong because it indicates an incorrect mindset. The right thought should be "How is this person not having fun?"

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    8.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      Or for the self. "Why am I not happy?" Usually it's closely related to not wanting to look stupid. Which would explain why the children and the old tend to be more happy despite not being at their 'prime'. They don't have to care so much.

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    9.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      When I try to teach piano for example, even though I'm trying to share a path that's "fun" rather than a grueling path of music reading, theory, and scale practice, there's a large barrier. Sitting in front of a piano as a beginner makes anyone feel like an inept fool.

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    10.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      So the "fun" path is almost impossible to share because of how sensitive people become. Sometimes they'll get inspired but in a "Ok, what book should I read? What teachers? What process?"

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       🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

      It reminds me of a period in my life where I really thought I cared about machine learning and some other 'smart thing'. Looking back, I didn't really give a damn. I just didn't want to be left behind looking stupid.

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        2.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

          Status/Power and Useless are like two poles. Worshipped and rejected by society. "Love" however exists at the useless pole. Like a pet, or a teddy bear.

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        3.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

          Doing what you love always has an aspect of looking like you're doing something unproductive. The trouble is that there's a minority of people where this overlaps with what society values. Those are the lucky folks.

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        4.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

          Like Paul Graham's "Orthodox Privilege" concept, from their perspective they can't see how everyone can't just Get Rich Doing What You Love. They also usually have the biggest megaphones.

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        5.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

          The weakness of "How can this NOT be fun for you?" is somewhat narcissistic. It's similar to "How can You not be Me."

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        6.  🐈‏ @a_yawning_cat 29 Sep 2020

          To "empower" someone is to dissolve the feelings of vulnerability and weakness. To help someone past their fears of looking stupid. Ironically, empowering someone doesn't give them power. It gives them happiness.

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