The most underrated superpower?
It's neither intelligence nor discipline.
It's something much simpler.
But almost no one masters it:
Brutal self-honesty combined with curiosity.
(Oh boy, this is gonna be a wild one.)
Yes. Curiosity.
Why the heck should that be so important?
The answer is this:
Because it makes you seek the new.
And you will become aware of new things.
And new things.
And new things.
Many new insights.
So you will inevitably become aware of a lot of potential for optimization in your personal life.
Better habits.
Better solutions.
Better character traits.
That's a no-brainer, you might think.
I mean, obviously that happens.
But there's one additional fact that makes it so powerful:
The fact that awareness alone is curative.
You can't remain aware of optimization potential and remain the same.
Because it creates cognitive dissonance.
And we humans can't stand that.
Knowing that doing A would be better than B but continuing to do B creates an identity crisis.
Chances are high that you see yourself as a reasonable being.
You have the self-image of someone who prefers acting on the best option when multiple options exist.
So knowing that A would be better, but still choosing B, is like acting against your own identity.
And there are few psychological forces stronger than identity.
We always strive to act in alignment with it.
Always.
We can't endure cognitive dissonance or an identity crisis for long.
At some point, actually changing becomes less painful than remaining in the pain of knowing there is potential for optimization.
This quote sums it up nicely:
"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."
So being a curious person means having a lot of exposure to new insights.
Having exposure leads to being aware of them and their potential for optimization.
And awareness alone is curative.
So sooner or later, you will act on it.
Story finished. Be curious!
Okay, maybe not...
That would be too easy, right?
There must be something preventing this from happening.
Otherwise, the world would be a far greater place than it is today.
Because many people are curious.
You're right.
It's honesty. Self-honesty.
Constantly finding new insights because you're a curious person leads to 2 possible outcomes:
1. You either change for the better because you can't endure cognitive dissonance for long.
2. Or you distract yourself from the truth.
You push it away.
You reposition your awareness to a lie.
So you can continue the bad behavior in peace.
That's the option 99% of humanity chooses every day, multiple times, throughout their whole lives.
They BS themselves with lies and excuses.
So they can sit in comfort.
Or resist facing their inner fears.
But whatever the reason is:
If they simply decided to always remain in the painful awareness that a better behavior exists, their lives would transform, and transform, and transform.
Until it becomes a masterpiece.
And that would happen by default. Automatically.
That's why I believe that brutal self-honesty combined with curiosity is the most powerful character trait in the world.
It makes you aware of countless things.
And when you manage to be true to yourself, you will optimize yourself countless times.
And level up endlessly.
Now.
I want to encourage you to become a detective of your own excuses.
A detective searching for the excuses and lies created by your own mind.
Over time, you will become great at it.
And then, life will adapt and become great too.
Peace! ✌️
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