Visakan Veerasamy

There's all these unpleasant thoughts. And I have to... It takes... effort to contextualize things for myself. I have to actively remind myself when I go for a walk or something and be like, Visa, do you know you're living your dream, your teenage self's dream? If I could talk to my 17-year-old self and be like, oh yeah, I don't have a job. I just write and I talk to people.

I just do whatever I like. He'll be like, what? How is that possible? You succeeded. You've made it, man. I'm like, yeah, I just feel like a... There's this quote from Steve Jobs again where he says, when you haven't succeeded yet, when you're like a nobody, it's fun to fantasize about all the riches and all the things about dreams, like grand dreams.

I just do whatever I like. He'll be like, what? How is that possible? You succeeded. You've made it, man. I'm like, yeah, I just feel like a... There's this quote from Steve Jobs again where he says, when you haven't succeeded yet, when you're like a nobody, it's fun to fantasize about all the riches and all the things about dreams, like grand dreams.

I just do whatever I like. He'll be like, what? How is that possible? You succeeded. You've made it, man. I'm like, yeah, I just feel like a... There's this quote from Steve Jobs again where he says, when you haven't succeeded yet, when you're like a nobody, it's fun to fantasize about all the riches and all the things about dreams, like grand dreams.

But once you have some means, once you have some money, you have some authority, some influence or whatever, Now, the chance of your dreams coming true is not zero. It's not one either. It's like in between. And you have responsibility to make that happen. And it's a burdensome responsibility, I feel. And I always feel survivor's guilt as a creative. Why me? Why not?

But once you have some means, once you have some money, you have some authority, some influence or whatever, Now, the chance of your dreams coming true is not zero. It's not one either. It's like in between. And you have responsibility to make that happen. And it's a burdensome responsibility, I feel. And I always feel survivor's guilt as a creative. Why me? Why not?

But once you have some means, once you have some money, you have some authority, some influence or whatever, Now, the chance of your dreams coming true is not zero. It's not one either. It's like in between. And you have responsibility to make that happen. And it's a burdensome responsibility, I feel. And I always feel survivor's guilt as a creative. Why me? Why not?

I know that there are people who are surely more talented than me, more intelligent, more articulate, whatever. but you know, maybe their mom is sick. And so they've never had a, like they've had to work extra hours. And so they haven't had time to write. Right.

I know that there are people who are surely more talented than me, more intelligent, more articulate, whatever. but you know, maybe their mom is sick. And so they've never had a, like they've had to work extra hours. And so they haven't had time to write. Right.

I know that there are people who are surely more talented than me, more intelligent, more articulate, whatever. but you know, maybe their mom is sick. And so they've never had a, like they've had to work extra hours. And so they haven't had time to write. Right.

And I always feel like I got to make it for that guy, you know, because he, that's maybe my, I feel like it's a little bit similar to your people pleasing stuff. Maybe I'm not sure, but like, anyway, you were asking about how do I help people who want to struggle creatively or struggle cheerfully, right? There's layers to this, but,

And I always feel like I got to make it for that guy, you know, because he, that's maybe my, I feel like it's a little bit similar to your people pleasing stuff. Maybe I'm not sure, but like, anyway, you were asking about how do I help people who want to struggle creatively or struggle cheerfully, right? There's layers to this, but,

And I always feel like I got to make it for that guy, you know, because he, that's maybe my, I feel like it's a little bit similar to your people pleasing stuff. Maybe I'm not sure, but like, anyway, you were asking about how do I help people who want to struggle creatively or struggle cheerfully, right? There's layers to this, but,

I think Mark Manson has a quote about like, whatever you do, you're going to have to eat shit. I don't know why I'm saying shit so much in this call. Whatever you're going to do, you're going to have to eat shit. So find the flavor of shit sandwich that you like, right? Like find the thing.

I think Mark Manson has a quote about like, whatever you do, you're going to have to eat shit. I don't know why I'm saying shit so much in this call. Whatever you're going to do, you're going to have to eat shit. So find the flavor of shit sandwich that you like, right? Like find the thing.

I think Mark Manson has a quote about like, whatever you do, you're going to have to eat shit. I don't know why I'm saying shit so much in this call. Whatever you're going to do, you're going to have to eat shit. So find the flavor of shit sandwich that you like, right? Like find the thing.

Yeah, like what pain can you endure? And like what, so imagine you struggle at a thing for the rest of your life. And on your deathbed, you know, maybe you had like some minor success, but it never really fully paid off.

Yeah, like what pain can you endure? And like what, so imagine you struggle at a thing for the rest of your life. And on your deathbed, you know, maybe you had like some minor success, but it never really fully paid off.

Yeah, like what pain can you endure? And like what, so imagine you struggle at a thing for the rest of your life. And on your deathbed, you know, maybe you had like some minor success, but it never really fully paid off.

But you imagine yourself, so imagine you could, like this is a great exercise, by the way, a thought experiment of visualize your old self and visualize your young self and like just have a conversation with them. So I imagine like a 90 or 100-year-old visa person And I imagine a few different versions of them.