@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
There is a certain type of sadness only solved by greatness
Evidence
Some existential dissatisfaction cannot be addressed by therapy, relationships, or comfort. It is the sadness of unfulfilled potential calling for attention. The cure for this particular sadness is accomplishment.
Implication
If depression persists despite good relationships, therapy, comfortable life, consider that achievement might be the missing element. The sadness might be your potential demanding attention.
Counter Belief
This can be used to avoid addressing genuine mental health issues. Greatness-seeking can become avoidance of intimacy. Not all sadness is about unfulfilled potential.
Example Application
Person has everything - good job, relationship, health - but remains persistently sad. Nothing helps. Realizes the sadness is unfulfilled capacity. Commits to building something great. The sadness lifts as creation begins.