How to get rich when your obsession changes constantly?
So, I was reading naval’s newsletter this morning.
I’ve always looked up to him as a voice that intrigues me and motivates me (of course, he addresses external motivation as a not a sustainable reason to do something).
He also mentions that he basically just sells and does whatever he loves and is obsessed about.
That peaked my interest. I feel similarly, I don’t want to anything I’m not fully invested in. I also resonated is highly when he said reading / listening to business content is basically useless and just entertainment.
Since 2021, I’ve had this “dream” that I could start a business and I binge watch and listen to all the business gurus online. I look back and realize I functionally “mentally masterbate” when all I do is watch business stuff.
Anyways, the next things he said were really surprising ,
he said’ “Every six months I get obsessed with something new…I’ve learned to feed my intellectual obsessions. If I’m into some piece of technology, if I’m loving some podcast where I might be learning something, if I’m getting into some specific kind of workout, I feed that obsession.
I go out of my way to indulge in it. I don’t look for balance. I look to feed my obsessions. And then once the obsession phase passes, like it inevitably does—you get a little tired of the thing—some large piece of it stays with you for the rest of your life, and you just learn how to work it into your everyday psyche and personality and being.
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And see that been one of my biggest hurdles because I have tried multiple business models and have experienced a superficial level of some success but my interest meter quickly dissipates so I never stay with one thing for a long time.
My question for you out there is how does a person that fits this pattern create a flourishing business?
Like I can’t just start a lawn care business because maybe 6 months later I won’t care about lawn care anymore and want to start a coffee shop or write a philosophy book.
I’m hoping the collective consciousness here can help me see something I’m not.