Social media and movies have convinced us that we can be anything. Do everything. Pivot constantly. Reinvent ourselves every six months. You can't, my friend. Accept it. You have limited time, specific talents, and if you're ambitious, you need to stop farting around and figure out what they are. I keep meeting people who are completely overwhelmed by modern career choices. I was one of them. I've changed my hobbies and side hustles approximately a hundred and forty seven times. Instead of focussing on marketing and writing, I tried building my own SaaS, I started a dog walking company, and in 2022 I went to half a dozen web3 meetups with no technical ability, inclination, 4000 indian rupees in BTC and one ninja nfcat NFT. So I started thinking about this differently a few years ago, and weirdly, the clearest framework I found came from video games. Stick with me. If you don't play games. Even if you think gamers are gross for alternating between doritoes and their keyword with no…
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