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How to overcome apathy.

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DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
May 18 2009 02:49 GMT
#1
For the past 4 years of my life I've become extremely lazy. I mean I'm smart as hell and manage a 3.0 +gpa without doing minimal homework and no studying at all but it's beginning to become a problem. I don't care about friends, family, my future, girls etc... I'm half way through college and I have no clue what I really want to do, and I don't care. How does everyone else give a damn?

*
yes.
naonao
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States847 Posts
May 18 2009 02:54 GMT
#2
I have same problem as you D: would like an answer too that question too.
Tracil
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Australia505 Posts
May 18 2009 02:54 GMT
#3
Wait for your life to come crashing down around you, and then resolve to never let it happen again.
Shooting
BuGzlToOnl
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
United States5918 Posts
May 18 2009 02:55 GMT
#4
Hahaha, my life this exact instant. I just don't care about anything anymore.
If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
May 18 2009 02:56 GMT
#5
The only solution to this is failure. Nothing anyone says or does will make a difference until you have hit rock bottom and have to eat shit to get your life back together. Only then will you appreciate what you had/have.
HamerD
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom1922 Posts
May 18 2009 02:56 GMT
#6
that's the difference between us and important people in the world .

Just slip into oblivion like that guy with what 200 IQ who was a bouncer who went on 1 vs 100 or something lol.
"Oh no, we've drawn Judge Schneider" "Is that bad?" "Well, he's had it in for me ever since I kinda ran over his dog" "You did?" "Yeah...if you replace the word *kinda* with *repeatedly*...and the word *dog* with son"
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
May 18 2009 02:57 GMT
#7
its not a bad thing if you're enjoying it, if you think about it, all the college and money and bullshit stuff its all to "buy" a feeling. If you're feeling it already, why worry about your future?
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lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
May 18 2009 02:58 GMT
#8
The sad truth about youth these days. Nothing to look forward to, nothing to aim for. It's because most of us live in such nicely developed worlds with so many choices that it's overwhelming to choose something. If you were born into a small village off the coast of some South American country, I'm sure you'd have less of this "woe is me" attitude. =/ I dont think anyone can tell you what you need to do to be less apathetic, it's just something you have to figure out on your own, unfortunately.
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-18 05:07:59
May 18 2009 02:59 GMT
#9
apathy, or dispassion? there is an important difference.

do you love your friends and family? and wish the best for them, even if you don't personally act upon it?

are you unhappy? is what you are experiencing really a step down?


I will tell you how everyone else gives a damn: they are caught up in stuff that doesn't matter, and one thing led into the next. most of them are addicted to sensation, addicted to chasing after the next thing they want. that's what life is for most people. most of them don't stop to think about it enough to ever slow down. and many of those who actually do end up discovering that they don't like being alone with theirselves, and go back to chasing.

but this doesn't mean nothing matters. it is important for you to discern whether you don't care about anything, or don't care about most things. my gut says it is the latter.
Hyde
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia14568 Posts
May 18 2009 03:02 GMT
#10
On May 18 2009 11:54 Tracil wrote:
Wait for your life to come crashing down around you, and then resolve to never let it happen again.


On May 18 2009 11:56 Kennigit wrote:
The only solution to this is failure. Nothing anyone says or does will make a difference until you have hit rock bottom and have to eat shit to get your life back together. Only then will you appreciate what you had/have.


So very true. Your not the only one, I'm sure there are many who feel just like you. The question is do you want to hit rock bottom (often it's not pretty and you would have lost a lot of time, time you could have spent doing something productive)
Because when you left, Brood War was all spotlights and titans. Now, with the death of the big leagues, Brood War has moved to the basements and carparks. Now, Brood War is unlicensed brawls, lost teeth, and bloody fights for fistfulls of money - SirJolt
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
May 18 2009 03:04 GMT
#11
On May 18 2009 12:02 hyde wrote:
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On May 18 2009 11:54 Tracil wrote:
Wait for your life to come crashing down around you, and then resolve to never let it happen again.


Show nested quote +
On May 18 2009 11:56 Kennigit wrote:
The only solution to this is failure. Nothing anyone says or does will make a difference until you have hit rock bottom and have to eat shit to get your life back together. Only then will you appreciate what you had/have.


So very true. Your not the only one, I'm sure there are many who feel just like you. The question is do you want to hit rock bottom (often it's not pretty and you would have lost a lot of time, time you could have spent doing something productive)



explain this rock bottom to me
DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
May 18 2009 03:07 GMT
#12
fuuuuuuuuu I don't wanna fail! but then again realistically I don't think I care enough to do something about it.
yes.
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9377 Posts
May 18 2009 03:08 GMT
#13
On May 18 2009 12:04 travis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 18 2009 12:02 hyde wrote:
On May 18 2009 11:54 Tracil wrote:
Wait for your life to come crashing down around you, and then resolve to never let it happen again.


On May 18 2009 11:56 Kennigit wrote:
The only solution to this is failure. Nothing anyone says or does will make a difference until you have hit rock bottom and have to eat shit to get your life back together. Only then will you appreciate what you had/have.


So very true. Your not the only one, I'm sure there are many who feel just like you. The question is do you want to hit rock bottom (often it's not pretty and you would have lost a lot of time, time you could have spent doing something productive)



explain this rock bottom to me


To find yourself in some place alone, with no friends, no family, no one by your side, and all you have is your self-made happiness and loneliness? maybe?

I'm just talking out of my ass >_<
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xJacky
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
China375 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-18 03:09:07
May 18 2009 03:08 GMT
#14
lol
a 3.0 isnt something to be proud of? 0_0, i mean i've had a 3.8 avg's doing what you were doing...
idk have some motivation. go find a girl you like, or like go exercise and try to get ripped. unless you dont have the motivation to look good or fall in love, then idk.
Love was supposed to be something women chased, not men. - Neil Strauss
Bebop Berserker
Profile Joined April 2009
United States246 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-18 03:10:11
May 18 2009 03:08 GMT
#15
Lol. I learned a long time ago that apathy is ok....I really do want apathy in my life. Aside from a few passions, I enjoy my apathy just fine.

Having said that I experience the ol' I want to be great kinda bullshit sometimes too. I have recently found a few things in my life that I use my apathy to fuel(apathy gives me the time to do the things I enjoy.). You have to enjoy doing some things. The other things around you treat as you wish. However if you love doing some things, allow passion to flow through you into your work. Before you know it, you will be damn good at something or another and enjoy doing it. At least that's what i hope.

If you are truly 100% apathetic I recommend taking potent hallucinogenic drugs. These will rip you out of apathy for the most part. (although this is a last resort as any physical removal to a problem should be.)
Whatever happens, happens.
Bebop Berserker
Profile Joined April 2009
United States246 Posts
May 18 2009 03:11 GMT
#16
On May 18 2009 12:08 xJacky wrote:
lol
a 3.0 isn't something to be proud of? 0_0, i mean I've had a 3.8 avg's doing what you were doing...
idk have some motivation. go find a girl you like, or like go exercise and try to get ripped. unless you don't have the motivation to look good or fall in love, then idk.

And obviously you were not the level of apathetic that I am. I made a 100 on all my tests but my homework is 15-30% in all my classes. Im sure you can do the math. Maybe you got luck and homework counted as 0%???
Whatever happens, happens.
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-05-18 03:17:43
May 18 2009 03:11 GMT
#17
On May 18 2009 12:08 Bebop Berserker wrote:
If you are truly 100% apathetic I recommend taking potent hallucinogenic drugs. These will rip you out of apathy for the most part. (although this is a last resort as any physical removal to a problem should be.)


I can agree with this.

Or even some weed would do the job just fine, if you don't have a past of smoking it.

I guarrantee if you smoke a good bowl you will be involved in some shit for at least a few hours


On May 18 2009 12:08 funkie wrote:
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On May 18 2009 12:04 travis wrote:

explain this rock bottom to me


To find yourself in some place alone, with no friends, no family, no one by your side, and all you have is your self-made happiness and loneliness? maybe?

I'm just talking out of my ass >_<



well for talking out of your ass, that theoretically seems like a good description. except I don't know how the self made happiness got there hehe.

so I guess, one could say it is important to not lose all your allies. luckily I think one can be dispassioned, yet still keep bonds with others.


but honestly, even if one hit this rock bottom you described, it is still a situation that will be good for you in the long run. you would be much, much wiser.

suffering is the teacher of wisdom.
nemY
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States3119 Posts
May 18 2009 03:13 GMT
#18
On May 18 2009 12:11 Bebop Berserker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 18 2009 12:08 xJacky wrote:
lol
a 3.0 isn't something to be proud of? 0_0, i mean I've had a 3.8 avg's doing what you were doing...
idk have some motivation. go find a girl you like, or like go exercise and try to get ripped. unless you don't have the motivation to look good or fall in love, then idk.

And obviously you were not the level of apathetic that I am. I made a 100 on all my tests but my homework is 15-30% in all my classes. Im sure you can do the math. Maybe you got luck and homework counted as 0%???


Or maybe just maybe... he's in college where the subject matter is just a bit more intense than it was in hs?
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
May 18 2009 03:14 GMT
#19
Take a challenge. Tell your parents you will now pay for your tuition and all expenses from herein out.
DeathSpank
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1029 Posts
May 18 2009 03:17 GMT
#20
no, the thing is growing up all that was expected from me was a B or better. I know I can easily 4.0 but tbh I just don't see the point in it. Also I don't really have a lot of homework and when I have to turn in math hw I just write down the problems and if I can't solve it in less then 30 seconds I just make up some bs and turn it in. I get full credit for it so I don't really care.
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