“What do I want to do with my life?”

“How do I find out what I want to do with my life?”

“Okay, I accomplished my goals and it leaves me feeling unfulfilled… what now?”

“Is this it?”

If you ever had these questions emerge you will enjoy this read.

What is the meaning to life? Why are you here? What’s the purpose of your existence?

A series of hard thought provoking questions every human being encounters.

Humans life experience play out according to their response to these thoughts.

In many different ways in fact:

Escapism and hedonism seems to a popular response.

And only a tiny percentage of the population have the courage to accept this call to adventure to discover the meaning of their life existence.

UNIQUE LIFE EXPERIENCE

There was a time in my life where I was living in a reality where I truly believed I’d never have to work a day in my life ever again.

Imagine putting less than 15 minutes of work per day only to be making more in than a significant percentage of the world’s population working hard does in a month or maybe even a year within a twenty four hour period…

It does something to your mind.

Your mind does a radical shift after going through a experience like this.

My days were free to do whatever it is I wanted to do. There were zero obligations as everything is being taken care of.

What would all guys do with such a life set up?

I traveled around, ate great food, went out with close friends, visited family, training martial arts, reading with a nice cup of coffee, ultimately bought whatever I wanted while continuing to live life to the fullest like any guy in his twenties would.

It wasn’t always like this as i had to work insane amount of hours to get my business up to reach this point after starting from very humble beginnings…

Fond memories where I ate nothing but granola or when I’d be homeless in train stations over the weekend. Also that time when I had a flight that crossed airspace where two commercial planes were shot down in a span of two weeks. Great times when eating pasta and ketchup bought a huge smile to my face.

Whenever I reflect back on those tough times of doing meaningless work.
I remember there was a meaningful vision to get me through it all:

I told myself that I wanted to create travel videos like these influencers on social media.

[Flashback ends]

Well I guess now is the time to do that vision with so much free time I thought to myself one afternoon.

I had the money coming in so I bought all the fancy gear I needed but when it came to put in the my time to the process it left me with a empty feeling.

Is THAT it?

I felt so much internal resistance to something I thought was what I wanted my life to be.

Not out of joy for the process, but out of obligation - something that one should never have to experience after earning so much freedom in life.

Reflecting back on the experience now having lived more life:

I did not know that this would be completely out of alignment to my individuality.

A lingering sense of inauthenticity.

Was it a mistake?

No, it would be if only I did not explore my natural curiosity.

CURIOSITY IS YOUR COMPASS

Modern technology opens unlimited opportunities for the entire human civilization and future generations to come.

Unlimited opportunities comes freedom of choice.

A fundamental truth about freedom is abundance of choice.

But with abundance of choice comes lack of scarcity to take action…

Yes, having an abundance of choice is much better than lack of options but there are downsides to too much freedom many are not willing to admit.
There is beauty in simplicity.

Unlimited options overwhelm our evolutionary designed mind to the point of overanalyzes then eventually decision fatigue kicks preventing one from making good decisions that contribute to the results gained throughout life.

The birthplace of technology only started a couple thousand years ago, still in it’s infancy stages [and currently accelerating at a exponential rate] which compared to our biologically evolved mind started approximately eight million years.

4,000 divided 8,000,000 is 0.0005 × 100 is 0.05% to put that into perspective…

How our minds will continue to evolve now due to the growth of advanced technology is left to the imagination.

Our minds have not been prepared to handle the unlimited amount of data and information technology provides within arm’s length - no matter the location nor time of day.

Look.

It is completely normal to feel overwhelmed in life, one should not be resistance to this feeling - you must embrace it.

Abundance of options provide unlimited opportunities for you to explore the depths of your complex Self to maximize your overall life experience potential.

Your curiosity is not limited due to lack of options [past civilizations would force you into a specific trade due to technological limitations and hierarchal structures] which capped their potential and life experiences.

Instead you have the freedom and power to explore the digital universe where your curiosity is only limited by your very imagination.

There is an unlimited amount of digital micro niches for you to adventure into as you tap into your curiosity that assists you to understand your Self.

Despite the chaos going on…

We are living in one of the greatest and most exciting times in history.

I highly encourage you to impulsively follow your curiosity and trust your intuition.

It has provided tremendous value into my life and those close to me who also proactively choose to embrace this Way of life.

Remember this.

It’s always better to find out and know than to not know and be left wondering.

Only one life to live so might as well make it count.

OPTIMIZE BEHAVIOR FOR ETERNAL FLOW

If you’re unaware of flow definitely read this before so you are caught up to speed: https://www.philosophyofjiu-jitsu.com/p/rediscovering-flow-state-within-jiujitsu-beyond-mats

There’s four essential areas [health, wealth, social & happiness] to live a great meaningful life.

We all hear the stereotypical stories about the ultra rich that end up fat without any real friends as everyone tends to just use the individual.

Amongst social media some idealized individuals may appear on the surface to have health and wealth while they severely struggle behind the scenes while continuing to play this false character.

But when you see an individual that has incredible health for their age and the wealth to enjoy alongside genuine relationships with nothing but smiles of pure happiness all around.

You can’t help but think that THAT is the life.

During my journey I feel lucky enough to have been in the same environment of these specific individuals which left a lasting mark.

You must reflect on this very sensation to uncover hidden answers to have it positively benefit your life.

Serious question:

If you could invest every waking hour into these pillars what would it look like for you?

Before I break down critical life experience I want to make it transparently clear: each one was discovered during the seasons of my life.

Almost as if I was finding missing golden nuggets until I’ve collected every last one to unlock the eternal flow state of purpose.

At a early age I was a victim of bullying which resulted in severe low self-esteem. This experience lead me to a path of lifting weight as a means to feel good about myself which then evolved into martial arts years down the line.

As a young adult all I’ve ever dreamt of was to travel the world indefinitely to explore and live in diverse cultures which introduced me into the world of digital economics.

It’s one thing to make an income, but one you actual enjoy more than the money itself is when you know you’ve hit the jackpot.

It doesn’t matter how much you make, only how you make money.

A response I found that reveals people’s true character despite the façade.

During this same time [alongside every honest man] desires to be in the company of beautiful women alongside solid group of like minded friends you can create memories and stories that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

And the final piece of the puzzle arrived when I have experimented through varies activities to identify a handful of enjoyable hobbies [simultaneously benefiting health, wealth and social] having a direct contribution to my overall happiness.

You must examine each of the four pillars very carefully to find one that calls to you.

When you explore, experiment and examine your outcomes closely - you discover a schedule that produces the eternal flow state that fuels your purpose.

It’s a strange phenomenon but when I discovered the final puzzle piece only a couple months ago…

My relationship with time has completely changed like I never experienced before.

Reflect back on those times where time felt extremely slow to the point where all you wanted to do was do something that would speed up time.

Other moments where time flew by so fast that you cannot believe it…

Now combine the two together - you create a flow state aligned to an specific aspect of your individuality within the four pillars.

Imagine if you did double in half the time - how differently would your life be?

It’s a presence of mind where it transcends popular notions of time.

A discover that was far from an overnight miracle.

This phenomenon took ongoing experimentations throughout my life experience to discover the exact activities that are perfectly aligned to my individuality.

It takes considering the context, possible interpretations, identifying blind spots, phase of life, people involved, learning from others and so much more to get it right and be confident that you have found it.

This Being is all very fresh so with the limited experience I collected so far.

One thing becomes crystal clear to practically replicate this:

Depth of focus with ongoing experimentation to your schedule [while time to run it’s natural course] leads to an optimized life experience called the eternal flow state.

If every waking moment - your time is invested into these four pillars: health, wealth, social & happiness - everything you do synergistically contributes to a singular purpose that is perfectly aligned to your individuality.

This process elicits a new Way of life called Being.

Your schedule just objectively reflects who you are, not what others are trying to get you to do by controlling your limited time and life.

You have complete control over your reality.

It feels like you are no longer are “doing” anything proactive [which feels like it is taking energy and requires effort without purpose] but what it is simply a Self expression of your very existence.

And when you really enter momentum with consistency, it’s almost as if your body is automatically operating on it’s own as your mind is free to enter higher levels of consciousness and self-awareness.

I first felt this phenomenon during my 63 Week Part-Time Jiu-jitsu Training Schedule experiment which made me want to recreate the flow state as I entered a different season of my life.

As mentioned before - this is all very new to me - I’m only thinking aloud whilst still running my experiments so what I can share is my experience on how I got here.

In the future, I will elaborate into further depth after I have tested my theories and see if others have replicated the results I got for themself.

After years of experimentation I’ve winded down [these activities life has to offer] to a hand selected group of habits aligned to my individuality.

During my earlier years I would constantly be chasing after pleasures and leisure like a dog attempting to grab hold of it’s tail only to treat it as a chew toy.

Feeling great in the moment distracts from the ultimate epiphany:

How it becomes a never ending cycle that only reveals an empty void within oneself.

One day you’ll come to your own realizations.

The void can only be replaced with purpose.

If you have not discovered your purpose yet.

Keep exploring your curiosities until you do.

Practice patience and take however long is required.

In the distant future it will all make sense looking back seeing how your life events connected.

Since the birth of Philosophy of Jiu-jitsu…

I can proudly invest the rest of my life and time in this new discovered Way of Being.

My weeks and months consist of reading, reflecting, meditating, writing, working, walking, training, learning, socializing, traveling and everything in between.

This may not resonate with you.

Some may even call it boring and that’s okay as we’re not meant to blend in, we were meant to stand out from the crowd.

All that I wish for everybody is to find their own eternal flow state to one day experience this incredible feeling of time and life experience.

Hopefully with my shared experience I planted a seed into your consciousness so you too one day can experience this incredible reality [if you haven’t already unlocked it for yourself… congratulations, welcome to the other side].

See you on the mats,

POJ