Colin Savage
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And a single person now, anyone can do that, but it didn't really have a purpose in mind. And the thing is novelty is great, but novelty wears off. You're there for a year and a half, and then you wake up one morning and it happens again. Oh, I'm bored now. I've done this. I've learned these things that are really cool and interesting.
And a single person now, anyone can do that, but it didn't really have a purpose in mind. And the thing is novelty is great, but novelty wears off. You're there for a year and a half, and then you wake up one morning and it happens again. Oh, I'm bored now. I've done this. I've learned these things that are really cool and interesting.
And okay, let's go move here or let's go try this or let's do whatever. The other thing that I might add is that change addict, like whenever you're shit with some kind of adversity, it takes as much, if not more time. focus to get through to the end. The lucky thing for me was, well, I've started this degree, I gotta finish it.
And okay, let's go move here or let's go try this or let's do whatever. The other thing that I might add is that change addict, like whenever you're shit with some kind of adversity, it takes as much, if not more time. focus to get through to the end. The lucky thing for me was, well, I've started this degree, I gotta finish it.
Or I started in this job, I gotta be here at least this amount of time. Or I've started learning this language, I gotta focus at least enough so I can do some kind of benchmark. And it's a lot, it's a lot harder when you have to do that, when it is just chasing novelty. So I think, yeah, like the change addict part, there's a lot of people that will do that.
Or I started in this job, I gotta be here at least this amount of time. Or I've started learning this language, I gotta focus at least enough so I can do some kind of benchmark. And it's a lot, it's a lot harder when you have to do that, when it is just chasing novelty. So I think, yeah, like the change addict part, there's a lot of people that will do that.
And actually, I'm a little bit different. If you start something and it's not for you, you should really just chuck it in and go find the thing that you want. There's opportunity cost, as we all know, right? But if you don't wrap things up or if you don't complete them to a certain extent, later on, I don't really know how you could pull out the value.
And actually, I'm a little bit different. If you start something and it's not for you, you should really just chuck it in and go find the thing that you want. There's opportunity cost, as we all know, right? But if you don't wrap things up or if you don't complete them to a certain extent, later on, I don't really know how you could pull out the value.
And as we get into other topics, like maybe you can apply it teamwork, but if you haven't finished it, you're never going to get there. So the way that I came about the concept of change addict and addict is the harsh word, but you really can be to change and to novel.
And as we get into other topics, like maybe you can apply it teamwork, but if you haven't finished it, you're never going to get there. So the way that I came about the concept of change addict and addict is the harsh word, but you really can be to change and to novel.
No, that's a great question, Vince. And I think, again, I thought it would be in hindsight, which is lovely to have. But I think at the time it was, like I mentioned adversity, but, and I also mentioned boredom. For me, like when I didn't have responsibility, right? It's just me. I'm the one that's responsible for myself. I got to feed, clothe, house me.
No, that's a great question, Vince. And I think, again, I thought it would be in hindsight, which is lovely to have. But I think at the time it was, like I mentioned adversity, but, and I also mentioned boredom. For me, like when I didn't have responsibility, right? It's just me. I'm the one that's responsible for myself. I got to feed, clothe, house me.
There were many times where I was just like, you know what? I'm going to change it and quit my job. And I don't have anything else or I don't really have a plan to do anything else. And I'll just see what happens. And that's dangerous. There are people that can do it. but I don't like it. So I'm not going to push through the adversity. It's not going to help you later on in life. Absolutely.
There were many times where I was just like, you know what? I'm going to change it and quit my job. And I don't have anything else or I don't really have a plan to do anything else. And I'll just see what happens. And that's dangerous. There are people that can do it. but I don't like it. So I'm not going to push through the adversity. It's not going to help you later on in life. Absolutely.
If you're not happy with where you are and you're not, you don't think you're where you can be or you're not being supported the way that you would like, then you certainly should look for other avenues and talk to a lot of people and try different things. But you can try different things while you're doing something else that allows you to do that exploration. Yeah.
If you're not happy with where you are and you're not, you don't think you're where you can be or you're not being supported the way that you would like, then you certainly should look for other avenues and talk to a lot of people and try different things. But you can try different things while you're doing something else that allows you to do that exploration. Yeah.
If you're just doing it because somebody has slighted you. When I was in Myanmar, I just woke up one day and said, I have $300. I'm going to live a very good life, but I'm never going to have anything. If I ever decided to leave here, so why don't I just go? And I was out in a week. But it's not... I could have done it in a much more thoughtful way.
If you're just doing it because somebody has slighted you. When I was in Myanmar, I just woke up one day and said, I have $300. I'm going to live a very good life, but I'm never going to have anything. If I ever decided to leave here, so why don't I just go? And I was out in a week. But it's not... I could have done it in a much more thoughtful way.
And I might be an odd cat in that move to so many places and I've done whatever. Maybe that's not going to be the way of the world in the future. But you only get, I would think, in your life a bunch of major changes. So you really shouldn't. minimize the impact and the importance of the change of the time. Really give yourself some time to think about like, why am I really unhappy?
And I might be an odd cat in that move to so many places and I've done whatever. Maybe that's not going to be the way of the world in the future. But you only get, I would think, in your life a bunch of major changes. So you really shouldn't. minimize the impact and the importance of the change of the time. Really give yourself some time to think about like, why am I really unhappy?