what is the point of trying?

what is the point of trying?

I hear people say this a lot. including me

what is the point of trying something you know you are not very good at? there are so many other people much better than you at it. you are going to fail in the end anyway

yes. that is true

and no.

you don't try because you think you are going to succeed right away

you try because that's what you need to do to be slightly better at the thing you wanna do

think about this.

what is the point of going to school? specifically – higher education. like getting a degree

you want to learn, educate yourself, be better at what you do, blah blah blah

but most importantly, you do it for the money.

having a degree will allow you to make more money than without, when you get a job eventually

so you put yourself through school. countless of hours of studying. doing things you hate doing. like memorising the whole textbook. but you do it. because that's what you gotta do to get there

so think about this.

do you get paid immediately to score well for that exam?

do you get paid immediately for all those hours you put in to study?

no.

because it doesn't work like that.

it takes time. to try. before you get there eventually

you probably don't even understand half the shit you're studying for the first year or two. but eventually you start to know more and understand it better

that's the same concept with life.

you hold yourself back from trying because you're afraid you won't get it right the first time

and you know what? you're right

you are not going to get it right the first time

just like you don't graduate with a degree after you pass your first test 

the whole point of trying is to be better than who you were without trying

and maybe with enough tries, you will eventually be good at it

but it takes time. and a lot of tries


98 comments

  • Nefarianserpine_

    This actually motivates me to keep on trying. Thanks. 👌🏻

  • quek_jing_ting

    Saw the title of the post and my first reaction was like “omg is this gonna be a depressive post”. Glad I read through the whole thing :’)

    I also believe that we have to TRY because trying is better than not trying, at least we won’t regret afterwards, because we knew we tried our best.

    If we don’t try, how would we know? :’)

  • @xaashux

    This is really an eye opener . Lately I was going through the same thing. Thank you so much <3

  • @xaashux

    This is really an eye opener . Lately I was going through the same thing. Thank you so much <3

  • therededinedmelanin

    This post feels like it was written for me. I’ve had a dream of starting a melanin mom community group and I finally did it !!! Yet the devil keeps whispering it won’t succeed. This post not only kept me inspired but motivated me to keep going!
    Can I print this and frame it in my home office because wow lol


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