"That was fairly quick.", Hisn says from across of me as she flips through my art, with many folders of art she's already flipped through stacked to her right (my left) and the ones she has yet to flip through apart from the one she is going through now in front of her being stacked to her left (my right).
"I think I need to become my ideal self, capably speaking. As you said when I walked in through the door earlier, I may not have the strength, yet, but I am fulfilling my potential at the very least."
"And so you have realised the truth. What you have to do now is not simply a commitment attitude towards your interests, but strive towards something that you know you should. These are called standards, and to some, your standards my be seen as high. In truth, no matter how technically large, it can still be undermined. They often refer to that attitude as naive or a Dunning Kruger Effect, but if you maintain that innocent, freespirited nature in tandem with a high will power, then you have every right to believe that anything is possible, even if you're solely working hard instead of smart."
"Ohh, I like the way you put it. Yeah, that's exactly what I want. I want to become great in many things, in competition with the best of the best simply because I know I can, not because I have to take it seriously because it itself is so great it requires discipline. I want to be so great at being great at things, that being great at those things comes natural to me. I want my norm to be intense."
"You're on the right track then, more so a matter of smart decisions than just working hard, which is better honestly. However, there is even more hard work you can do to match the strength of your ideal self's approach to gaining strength, not just intentions decided upon amidst your willpower. You know what I see with what you have created so far? Distraction.
Although you had no sense of direction, and aimed closer towards a target you were still forming in your subconscious, now your target is clear after having discovered a mirade of presences and inspirations to set as the standard of capability for your ideal self, and now you must strive to acquire those capabilities, all in the name of adventure and potential friendship with those who are masters within these fields that they have devoted a lifetime to.
In order to reach their level in a sprint, putting the hours in as you had for art and programming is not enough, you must schedule an efficient plan and have a keen eye for a selfmade talent that allows you to be a genius in the new thing you start. Mastering mastery requires talent, and for a lot of people that means the luck of their genes to have the IQ capable of fast and accurate interpretation or muscle memory, no need for as much repetition as the rest.
You will have to find out on your own what it takes to make your IQ increase based on nurture, not nature, and you have to do that also quickly."
"Hmm, then what should I pick first?"
"Well, you've been doing well I see for your training arc at the town you discovered earlier, why not continue that?"
"Okay, I'll try to have a talented approach to mastering my body's physical potential."
"Wonderful. Just remember, you can't ask the teacher for help. You need to get used to criticising and correcting yourself in these things, for this journey is your own."
"Do I have permission to stay here?"
"Of course, I'll be busy with my own journey in the meantime."
"You… don't want to share the same adventure?"
"You need to learn how to stay self motivated. I can join you after you're done. Try not to rely on external inspirations or alternatives expressions of interest, such as reading more books, listening to music, or drawing. You are to solely focus on mastering your body, and that is all. Have that be self motivated, and you'll be able to remain focused and immersed without need for a new inspiration every time when it comes to making a decision, your commitment will come from a continuation of the next chapter of your own life story, the next progression within your adventure."
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September, 30th, 2026 (2:04AM)