• セリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 hours ago

    I had a huge realization a few days ago and it unlocked a lot mentally for me.

    It’s okay to not be a master of anything, because by becoming a master you sacrifice your broadness of knowledge. Keep being yourself, enjoy learning new stuff. Forcing myself into trying to be a master of something made me depressed and unhappy with my life.

    You always hear about masters of a domain, but this branch is not fit to everyone and it’s okay. Capitalism and elitism makes it difficult to see that.

    • nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee
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      19 minutes ago

      this is not a binary situation. you can be a master of one, two, or even more things and still have a broad base.

      it’s also all relative and honestly just being happy with what you have, both in terms of material things as well as mental skills/knowledge is a good thing. doesn’t mean you stop learning or earning but you don’t have to be disappointed if you don’t get x amount of dollars or a y number of square feet in your house or z number of factoids in your trivia database

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      5 hours ago

      The popular idiom is often shortened, making it seem contrary in meaning, but the full phrase is: A Jack of all trades, and master of none, is oftentimes better than a master of one.