You Were Never Taught to Want Anything

Published 2025-12-08 07-36

Summary

School taught you to perform. Chapter 7 teaches you to find what you’re actually performing *for*—and whether it’s worth showing up to your own life.

The story

Controversial statement:
Traditional education can turn you into a compliant high-performer… and still leave you a stranger to yourself.

We were trained to meet *society’s* needs, not to uncover our own uniqueness. Useful for the system, brutal for the individual.

Chapter 7 of *The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21* is my rebellion against that.

Alvin Toffler warned that the new “illiterate” isn’t the one who can’t read, but the one who can’t learn, unlearn, and relearn.
That’s not just a cute quote; it’s a survival rule for young professionals who feel successful on paper and empty on the inside.

Here’s the shift I walk you through:

The Old Way [Domination OS]
– Consume info, wait for instructions
– Chase titles, ignore purpose
– Hide failure, protect ego
– Let fear and negative self-talk run in the background

The New Way [Individuation OS]
– Self-education beyond school
– Changed thinking and intentional self-talk management
– New habits + consistent action
– Dream building that actually excites you
– Persistence when resistance shows up
– Learning from failure instead of fearing it
– Purpose finding as the organizing principle of your life

We also dig into visualization, the subconscious, and how your brain’s Reticular Activating System helps you notice opportunities once you commit to a vision.

If you’re tired of living in quiet, well-paid desperation and want to meet the one person you’ve been outsourced away from—yourself—Chapter 7 is where we start refactoring your life code.

This post was inspired by Chapter 7 of my “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21” book, at
https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.

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Keywords: #CriticalThinking
, authentic values, performance trap, intentional living