7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing

with your life

Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
vvvvv7Reasons why you will never do anything
amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
vvvvvvv7Reasons why you will never do anything
amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do vvv 7Reasons why
you will never do anything amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do an 7Reasons why you
will never do anything amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do any 7Reasons why
you will never do anything amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
v7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
thing amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
+ource 9 raymmar.com
+ource 9 raymmar.com
7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
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ything amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
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v 7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
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v 7Reasons why you will never do anything amazing
with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
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amazing with your life
Yeah thats right; you heard me Im talking to you Im calling you out.
Im looking you in the eyes, (ok well, not really since you are probably reading this article, but
figuratively, I am burning a cyclops type hole in your face right now and telling you that you dont
stand a chance.
Im telling you that if you can read this article, look through this list and not claim it as your own, then
you should be a little worried.
!ctually, you should be very worried. You should drop everything and immediately "uestion your
e#istence on earth. You should find a mirror, look yourself in the eyes, raise your hand and slap
yourself in the face.
$ot it% &ow repeat that until you come to your senses and continue reading whenever youre ready.
Im Talkin Bout Street Skills Son!
Im not talking about the' study hard, party light, graduate top(of(your(class skills.
)Im talking bout, step out your door, make some moves, and get(some(shit(done, kind of
skills* +ome, move out your mamas house, "uit your ,ob - and then actually go do it, kind of skills..
/he kind of skills you develop in the real world, outside the bubble of your parents protection or the
ideological indoctrination that has overwhelmed our entire educational system.
+kills that can be had by anyone willing to pay the price to get them. +kills that are "uickly becoming
e#tinct.
Im talking about skills that cannot be taught in a classroom or in a te#tbook. +kills you can only learn
by doing; by learning how to fly after ,umping off the cliff.
+kills that can only be developed when you find your true self. 0hen you put yourself on the line or
otherwise e#pose yourself to the possibility of failure.
/he skills you can only develop when you are willing to risk it all in order to do that one ama1ing
thing.
+kills that up until now, you thought you had.
Basically, what I am trying to tell you is that, in this game called life, you dont stand a
chance
1 Be!ause "ou #ave $ot %ailed &nough
2ecause you are comfortable in your mediocrity; because you choose not to try.
2ecause it is easier to talk about learning that new (programming% language as opposed to actually
learning it.
2ecause you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will ,ust )sit this one out., or
maybe youll, )do(it(tomorrow.*
2ecause you hate your ,ob but wont get a new one; because it is easy to re,ect re,ection.
2ecause while youre sitting around failing to try, I am out there trying to fail, challenging myself,
learning new things and failing as fast as possible.
2ecause as I fail, I learn, and then ad,ust my course to make sure my path is always forward. 3ike
the process of annealing steel, Ive been through the fire and pounded into shape. /he shape of a
sword with polished edges and a ra1or sharp blade that will cut you in half if you are not e"ually
hardened.
' Be!ause "ou (are )hat *thers Think +,out "ou
2ecause you have to fit in.
2ecause you believe that being different is only cool if youre different in the same way that other
people are different.
2ecause you are afraid to embrace your true self for fear of how the world will see you. You think
that because you ,udge others, this means that those people must, in(turn, be ,udging you.
2ecause you care more about the stuff you have as opposed to the things youve done.
2ecause while youre out spending your money on new outfits, new cars, overpriced meals or nights
at the bar, Ill be investing in myself. !nd while you try to fit in with the world Ill make the world fit in
with me.
2ecause I will recklessly abandon all insecurities and e#pose my true self to the world. I will become
immune to the impact of your opinion and stand naked in a crowd of ideas; comfortable in knowing
that while you married the mundane I e#plored the e#ceptional.
- Be!ause "ou Think "ou +re Smarter Than "ou +re
2ecause you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
2ecause you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you
smart.
2ecause you think learning is only something people do in schools.
2ecause while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the
world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
2ecause I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. 2ecause
smart is not what you learn, its how you live.
2ecause I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I cant talk to you about
cohesively.
2ecause I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldnt stand for a single second in the face of
the tests that life has thrown me. /ests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests
that are graded by one simple stipulation' survival*
. Be!ause "ou /ont Read
2ecause you read the things you are re"uired to read or nothing at all.
2ecause you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
2ecause you would rather sit and watch )4*. or )5/6. instead of e#ploring something new, instead
of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around
you.
2ecause you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those
that lived before us. /hat anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of
words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
2ecause you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
2ecause the people that are reading this already know these things.
2ecause you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink.
0 Be!ause "ou 1a!k (uriosity
2ecause you get your news from copy(cat members of the state(controlled media.
2ecause you are unwilling to ask this simple "uestion )0hat if its all a lie%., and accept the
possibility that maybe it is; that ,ust maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to'
keep you distracted.
2ecause you call me a know(it(all but refuse to call yourself a know(nothing(at(all.
2ecause I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
2ecause while youre busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory
and "uantum mechanics.
2ecause while you waste your time with /osh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and
design mobile apps.
2ecause if we were to go heads(up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat
my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be
able to use against me.
2ecause I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I
could argue your side for you and win; even after having ,ust handed you a defeat in the same
debate.
2 Be!ause "ou /ont +sk &nough 3uestions
2ecause you do not "uestion authority.
2ecause you dont "uestion yourself.
2ecause you dont understand the power of properly placed "uestioning in life, respectful
disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you
otherwise. 7nable to "uestion reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matri#(style
monotony.
2ecause I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
2ecause I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
2ecause I watch how you say the things you say ,ust as closely as I listen to what you say; and you
say way too much*
2ecause control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but
from properly structuring the conte#t of your "uestions.
2ecause I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even
get a chance to establish your ideas.
7 Be!ause "ou (ant #andle The Truth
2ecause you refuse to admit that you dont even know the things you dont know.
2ecause there isnt an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
2ecause even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin
doing anything about it.
2ecause even when you think Im not, Im aware of my surroundings.
2ecause you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
2ecause, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. 2lissfully
ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, ,ust once, you
would taste it and reali1e how delicious the truth actually is.
2ecause you would become an instant addict. 7nable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. 8inally
able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that
the only thing holding you back from doing something truly ama1ing, is you.
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