I was around 18 at the time of the Snowden leaks. I became extremely privacy-conscious and ended up closing myself off to the world as a result. I stopped participating on social media and I think it stunted some of my growth. What I mean by this is social media has really changed my life in a positive way. I've met a lot of great people and it's helped me grow my career and business substantially. I'm glad I got over that privacy phase since it did nothing but turn me into a ghost. Nowadays, I could care less. I write a lot and I'm pretty open about my life. Once you put yourself out there, you have to surrender some of that privacy and that's just how it is.
Just wondering what was the turning point for getting over that, and how do you feel about it now? I’m in the same boat regarding privacy (but more concerned about cancer - aka advertising - companies stalking me as opposed to any state actors).
I had this dilemma not too long ago. You need to find your purpose in life. You're starting to feel that working for someone else just isn't giving you that satisfaction. I'm still in my early 20s, but I feel like I can relate and provide some insight. I was working at a decent job, enjoyed working with my coworkers, days went by without too much stress. I would come home everyday and wouldn't have any serious motivation to do anything productive for some reason, despite having a burning desire. I would go to sleep, wake up, and go back to work. Before I knew it, 2 years went by as I worked at that company and I was getting let go. I started looking back and began to notice that outside of work, I haven't really accomplished too much with my life. I spent about a week sitting in my apartment thinking what I was going to do with my life. Those were dark times. One day it just snapped, I decided to take a very serious plunge into the music business. Me, being in my early 20s, I made a very rash decision and drove to Atlanta and met a lot of new friends and that really broke the ice for me getting into music. I ended up staying there for a few months, and I have a finished product that I can market from that escapade. The issue was now that I was completely broke after that venture, so I ended up coming back home and got a new programming job fairly quickly and that's where I'm at right now. Nowadays, I DON'T go home immediately after work to help remedy the problem of losing all motivation to be productive. I go to the gym for about an hour every other day and then take a shower. Afterwards, I hop into a coffee shop, open my laptop and start reading like there's no tomorrow for a few hours, and then go home. The books I read are books that I know will help my business so I see it as a good investment of my time while I save money to pursue my goals outside of work.
