In the summer of 2017, without an internship or any pressing work to do, I resolved to search for my passion.
I’m currently studying Information Systems, but coding doesn’t get me excited.
I knew my passion was really design, but that wasn’t specific enough for me.
After watching YouTube videos on a design channel called “thefutur,” I stumbled across an artist and designer named,
Ash Thorp.
I immediately fell in love with his work and knew that motion graphics in feature films was what I wanted to do, a field that combines both art and design.
During one of his talks, Ash recommended The War of Art as a book that helped him overcome procrastination and turn his life around.
Similarly, feeling convicted of submitting to laziness and mediocrity, I downloaded and read the book.
I quickly absorbed all the book had to give me and found myself highlighting almost every sentence.
I knew I largely depended on CMU to give me the knowledge I wanted and the projects that I needed for my portfolio.
I was always looking for the next minor to apply for, the next class project to be the “one,” the next class to be where I finally learn design, etc.
But I realized how passive my mindset was and how formalized education had become a toxic comfort zone.
Think of this website as my letter to the world to leave your comfort zone.
The reality is that you’re going to suffer either way; you’re either going to suffer for the average life or the extraordinary life.
We might as well choose suffering for the extraordinary.
This book changed my life and helped me become active in pursuing my passions, in crafting my own career, and in living the life unlived.
I hope this book can do the same for you.