Success ceilings, recon and self-sabotage
You might not know but in software engineering there’s fewer females than males. It’s improving, every year, but it’s a very clear there is less females in not only work but also tech educations.
I was listening to a programmer podcast with only females and they mentioned they both had this preconceived vision of how a programmer looks, lives and behaves. They were both reluctant to start that university program. Now they have been in the industry are glad they chose this path and also glad they challenged their preconceived notions.
While there does exist anti-social, neckbeards, with low emotional intelligence, bad hygiene and childish demeanour. Many SWE are pretty cool, working hard, exercising, skiing, hiking and camping. The 80s hacker image from Hollywood is mostly bs.
This is like people wanting to become coders, but they have this pre conceived notion of what that is, and what Index Gate: Ultimate Programmer X will turn them into. Forgetting that this is ZP and NSE, you will become your true potential and desires. Even if you don’t know what that means yet.
They might even experience the preconceived things. Simply because they are working through success ceiling and self-sabotage and limiting beliefs. Their beliefs and subconscious structures are transforming and this can be confusing and recon filled. Recon is also pretty confusing and complex thing.
This is similar to being worried that Emperor makes you antisocial or serious. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
It’s like poor people thinking rich people are stressed and work 18 hours a day. ” that’s not for me.” That’s a wealth ceiling.
From your current level, you can’t understand fully what people go through on a higher level.
What if they get rejuvenated and get joy from working hard? What if they feel better doing that than gaming? What if they just work smarter? What if they might work hard for 3-6 months then party in Bali for 6 months?
”No, they are just serious. You just know. You can feel it.” You’re right. Lol
Another example, obese family members think you’re starving and hurting yourself eating healthier and losing weight. Thinking you go around with hunger pains? Another success ceiling. When I lost 30 kg, eating clean, no refined sugar. A banana would feel and taste so sweet I felt slightly sick. When I was obese, I didn’t even think that banana had sugar in it. I was so used to bombard my body with sugar, fat and oil. How could I have known that a skinny person must be suffering if I did not get there and experienced it myself? After losing that weight, I ate so much and still kept the abs and I wondered God, how much do I have to eat (clean + weight lifting) to gain weight again? I was thinking obese people must be suffering because they must walk around with constant food coma and full belly pains. Funny.
It’s crazy, but ceilings are real. They feel real. Real or not, they keep you at bay, they might as well be real.
Anyway, just some random things I’m processing.