Answer great questions
from the book “Useful Not True”:
Pick something that’s holding you back from what you want to do, be, or feel.
It might feel like physical fact. “I’m too old.” “I can’t afford it.” Even if you are old and have no money, that has not stopped others, so that’s not the real problem.
Beliefs are often self-fulfilling. Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right. Think nobody will love you? Think there are no opportunities? You can make bad dreams come true.
Doubt limitations. What’s another way to see it? What perspective would help? Ask better questions.
“I’m too old” becomes “How can I use my age to my advantage?”
“I can’t afford it” becomes “How can I afford it?”
Every problem becomes “What’s great about this?”
Go back to your favorite books, movies, thinkers, or heroes. They’re your favorites for good reason. They have lessons or wisdom you can use. What did they teach you? What would they say?
Ask any AI to list empowering questions. There’s no shortage of great questions. But don’t just ingest them. You have to really answer them.
This may seem like an odd comment… I love your writing but can you please add an image to your posts? Otherwise the preview image is of a grimacing face, which for whatever reason kind of puts me off reading. Not a bad picture of your face itself - it’s funny - but not really illustrative of the content of the posts, and some base human instinct makes me recoil slightly and not want to read. Sorry! Love the writing!
Old and no money has not stopped 5 years of writing fiction everyday.