Juan David's Newsletter - November 13th, 2022
Do you emotionally want to do something? Or, do you want to do something?
Morning,
I want to answer the following question: Where does my desire to do things come from?
I’ve explored this question, perhaps most vulnerably, in Drive & Death: A Story on Intentionality.
But that is only a part of the story so let’s explore this deeply, starting with the motivation of why I want to write this.
I’m afraid I’m becoming alienated from the way things are and how things are done. Every project, every essay, and every tweet (to name a few things) are becoming too anti-establishment. I can only wonder what the limit is, and I’m not sure reaching that limit is even good.
I continue down this path and become this “hero,” but in reality, what matters more to me is the intention of my desires.
Where and what are my intentions? What do I want to do, irrespective of my environment? What am I truly here on this Earth for?
As I think about the answers to these questions, it makes sense to understand my natural abilities and ask myself, what do I want to do with my time, my energy, and my abilities?
Once I ask those questions, I avoid falling into the rat race, following prestige’s trap, and continuing with inertia.
But even then, the most convincing at this moment is simple:
Don’t worry too much.
Have fun.
Do things from a place of love (and if you’re hesitating, probably don’t do it).
Follow your curiosity.
Create the lifestyle that yields what I want.
Wait (and create) random serendipity.
Understand this very second is the best second ever to have gone by.
Do you emotionally want to do something?
Or, do you want to do something?
Choose the latter.
On Saturday, we launched a vertically landed rocket!
Watch the video of the rocket landing. We will be making an extended video discussing the process from the very first day.
See you around,
Juan David Campolargo