In an earlier article (this article), I explained the effectiveness of fundamental skills. That made me consider why a musclehead approach sometimes attracts people with an inferiority complex. Let’s talk about it.
How to accomplish something
Sometimes, we want to develop our skills efficiently. There are times when nothing works out, no matter what we do.
Although our lives require balance, achieving something fulfills one aspect. That often allows us to try to satisfy another side of our lives.
That is why we seek strength and wish to accomplish something.
One typical reaction when nothing seems to work is to focus solely on the universal fundamentals, such as strength training and beauty sense. Such a musclehead approach often attracts people with an inferiority complex. Since they tend to be the foundation for many activities, we believe training them will be useful someday.
However, that often doesn’t solve our problems. Although we sometimes feel that those efforts are pointless, we cannot verbalize why.
Rationality tells us why such a musclehead approach doesn’t work. Today, I explain the logic. This perspective might help you be creative and rational.
Why some pursue only essential skills
Rationally speaking, effort without a purpose is meaningless, no matter how universal and fundamental it is.
Some people teach, ‘Muscle solves all problems!’ Although it is often said as a joke, such teachings sometimes attract people with an inferiority complex who feel they have not accomplished anything.
There is a reason behind that. Essential skills allow us to graduate from the beginner level and start to contribute to people in the short term. In business, those fundamental skills enable us to make money quickly. It is an enviable talent for those who have been at the beginner level for a long time.
That makes them wish to be an ‘outstanding elementary school student’ who has distinguished basic skills. Since they have only experienced elementary school, they don’t know what it is like to be a junior high school student or a high school student. They believe that the more they use the ‘addition muscles’ in arithmetic, the more successful they can be even in mathematics.
That is why their dreams become unnatural. They sometimes seem immature.
Being a beginner
On the other hand, we know that specific essential skills are not always important. As we graduate, our focus shifts. We know that we don’t have to keep focus on the fundamental teachings of elementary school. We try another skill according to the new situation.
We always face new issues. Even if we master a specific field, there may be times when we give it up and start over as beginners in a new area. Such experiences teach us that it doesn’t matter whether we are beginners or experts. We are always beginners and challenging new problems.
Since logical people, like us, try to understand our lives logically, we tend to feel so.
That tells us that sticking to universal foundations is unreasonable.
You have achieved many things. That should have filled one aspect of your want. It is unreasonable to try to improve when you have reached your limits. It may be time to give it up.
Logical people tend to be proficient in identifying essential skills and acquiring them. That is a typical example of our talents that others often envy. We can always be beginners instead of forcing ourselves to be experts. That helps us overcome difficulties. That is a rational way of life.
Conclusion
That is why pursuing universal fundamentals, such as strength training and beauty sense, doesn’t work.
Rationally speaking, effort without a purpose is meaningless. We don’t have to be outstanding elementary school students.
We are always beginners and challenging new problems.
This perspective might help you be rational.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to see you in the next one.
