/wiz/ - Wizardry

>>229712
I'd argue you don't need to be the absolute best, or even good, at something to enjoy it. That being said, yeah it is demoralising if you only ever run into people who blitz you with experience and wealth. Just do what you want when you can, fellow wizbro.

>>229712
I don't have any competitive personality. I've never liked working extremely hard, and standing out just makes me embarrassed.
For people like me, even if we had a reset button to go back 20 years and try again it wouldn't result in grinding away to become the absolute best at something.

I think this kind of "too late" thought is a depression delusion.
Your brain makes up shit that you don't actually even want, like becoming a pro gamer or a 300 pound hulk bodybuilder, and ruminates on how you can never have that now, ignoring the fact that you didn't do anything about it back when you could've. You didn't blast steroids and lift weights all day long in your early 20s because becoming the hulk was never that big of a deal for you, so being sad about it now is falling into a trap.

>>229714
>Your brain makes up shit that you don't actually even want, like becoming a pro gamer or a 300 pound hulk bodybuilder,
I want both of those things and I will become both of those things

>>229714
The caveat is that many wiz apprentices/wizzies did not pursue such things because their minds were clouded by questions like
"Will it help me in pursuing relationships with succubus"

And the answer is usually no, insecure men in their 20s filter out hobbies by pointless gynocentric criteria, by the time they finally give up and aquire magical powers, their potential for things they MIGHT HAVE ENJOYED if they did not care about female/social approval and reciprocation is mostly gone.

Such is the tragic fate of a wizard who did not have enough fortitude in his youth to not have his judgement clouded by pointless superstitions.

Ok but why would you care about "being the best" at your hobby if you don't care about impressing succs and attract their attention? You sound like a crab imo

>>229717
The crab mentality is exactly like this.

>why would you care about excellence if no succubi cares about it

All the looksmaxxing, going to the gym for attention (not strength progress/health) are crab activities and are filling a void where actual interests should be - as you have not many chances at life to actually be good at something. Succubi usually wont care about chess, cross country skiing or some niche obscure hobby - the glory of being exceptional in one of these is still far superior to attention from one. If you have not fully internalized that you have one life and time is ticking faster and faster after 30-40 years of age, you just wont get it.

>>229718
that's not what crab mentality means you goy
it literally means when others try to pull you down as they see you trying to grow or get better or succeed, they can do this by mocking, teasing, or discouraging or downplaying your efforts and results

>>229718
Glory for what purpose? Do you know professional chess players often end up neurotic and mentally ill and depressed because of the pressure they put on their own shoulders about being the best and such things.

Memorizing combinations for years, doing it every single day—using up all your free time—to the point where it’s debilitating… I don't think the "glory" is worth it IMO.

At the other end you can also just practice casually and relax with a good wank afterwards, without any stress. That is the best way.

>>229712
It is indeed a grim realization.
Especially if you kept putting things off for a magical "someday" that never came.

I let my health go pretty bad too. Inaction ruined me.
Looking back I had the opportunity for anything and everything I just somehow never reached out to grasp it.

Back then I was spoiled for choice and OCD like indecision paralyzed me completely. Now I've no choice but see all those old doors closed forever.
At 30 (and a half now…), I thought to myself tonight that even if I make myself a 10 year plan I'll be a 40 year old man by then and at best I'd have slowed my descent into discomfort and agony a little.

At this age dreams aren't something magical anymore.
It really is about mitigation at it's core because reality is no longer at the starting line, but rather much further back for some of us.
Hope for something great turned into hope for something slightly less horrid than what is on the horizon already.

Competition is at this point fierce for all the "fun" dreams one might have, the ones you listed. AI just got smart enough to make professional 3D models after it already was pretty much perfect at 2D images and insanely good at video.
Not to mention it's not even just competition against the youth, but against the global masses too.
Realistically you might not even become "good" at whatever you are trying, let alone dare compare yourself with them.

>There is no respite in anything - just slow decay and awaiting death.
I'd say trying is still worth it, not for the results, but again to mitigate the pain of inevitable death.
I personally want to pass (when I'm older hopefully past 50 or even 60) knowing that I at least gave life a fair try after wasting the brightest parts of it.
When will I give it that shot?
Someday… Surely… But today I'll eat my fill of snacks and play with my wand some more.

>>229720
Most top athletes and chess pros might do 4 to 5 hours of practice a day.

Most top end inventors and academics likewise do about 5 hours of work a day. Typically 4 reading and 1 writing.

The funny thing is theyre not even grindmaxxing. There are exceptions of course, but theyre genuinely not putting in 12+ hours a day like people think.

>>229774
Youth, genetics, environment and momentum are the key to success in most cases.

>>229718
>filling a void where actual interests should be -
you mean surrogate activities
>>229773
im 35 and im already at mitigating the pain stage. I have to soak my feet in a hot tub for 10 minutes then stretch my entire body after i shower everyday or i cant move optimally. its a good habit and feels good, but the fact that its pretty much required is the outer edge of the beginnings of decline.

my dreams were borne of childish narcissistic fantasy so i've shelved those. I have my routines and my small pleasures. the best i can do is write a screenplay or a book for my own pleasure.

I think things like the Internet bring out people who are naturally the best at things to the lime light. like nobody watches people who suck at video games. they watch like the top 100 in a game doing stuff. you can't really be comparing yourself to that, wiz. And there's so many amazing people out there in their areas that it creates the perspective they're just normal when they all have god tier skills relative to an average joe.

>>229788
A lot of popular streamers are actually not that good on the games they plays. People watch them because these streamers are good entertainer not because they are gaming prodigy or something.
The autistic guy dedicating his whole youth to grind a virtual ladder, who has no talent for entertaining the crowd, will receive almost no attention from the internet.