- If a person hears “no,” he quits. Apply a little pressure or infuse the situation with a struggle and not a clear straight path and the person loses his shit.
- Not being realistic enough. Most likely, a Ph.D in mathematics at the age of 45 when you can’t grasp arithmetics is not pragmatic.
- Not having clear goals. I am not a fan of to do lists, but calendar planning works. Also, try to write down a “what I did today” list at the end of the day. If you didn’t do anything, that guilt feeling will kick in.
- Comparing yourself too much with others. You start to feel envy, to feel inadequate, and to feel ridiculed by your own self because you start to lose rationale.
- Not having gratitude, not having the ability to be happy with what you have and always wanting more, better, and faster. These people are doomed because they can’t enjoy the taste of an apple. For them, everything is bland.
6. Because short term gratification is more appealing than not having a social life for X years. Hence, people end up tricking themselves by picking easy majors and easy goals. What kind of a sadomasochist wants to prioritize when you can just Netflix & chill?
-healthline.com