@zachpogrob
Obsession beats discipline - go all-in on your craft until you either die or get reborn.
Heartbreak is a natural performance enhancer for ambitious people
Evidence
Greatest productivity periods often follow devastating heartbreak. The obsessive energy formerly directed at a person redirects toward mission. Pain provides unlimited fuel with an expiration date. The intensity of loss maps onto intensity of creation.
Implication
Do not waste heartbreak on recovery. Use it. Get your heart broken young so the fuel arrives while you have time and energy to use it. Channel the obsession from person to mission before the energy fades.
Counter Belief
Romanticizing pain is unhealthy. Healthy relationships can enhance, not diminish, productivity. Using heartbreak as fuel might prevent genuine emotional healing and create avoidant patterns.
Example Application
After devastating breakup, person recognizes the window of unusual energy and focus. Instead of dating again immediately (which would waste the energy), they pour everything into their startup for 18 months.