The reason that people pursue attention and recognition comes from a place of insecurity. They need the validation and acceptance of others in order to accept themselves. They receive all of their self-confidence from others. Only when they are receiving attention do they feel good about themselves.
Do not continue to go through life with no purpose. If you don’t know where to start, your purpose could be to find your purpose. The only way you find that purpose is by taking action. You can find purpose by closely evaluating your interests, skills, wishes, or causes you support.
The reason we lose our ability to rationalize is because when we are reacting we are not thinking. Our instincts kick into gear and we do whatever we have programmed ourselves to do. We become emotionally charged and our emotions drive us rather than our ability to reason. It is like not having a plan and just reacting based off what you encounter/experience. Like traveling to an unfamiliar place with no map or GPS. There can be no intentionality when we are in reactive mode.
Being a lifelong learner means that you are constantly on the pursuit of knowledge. When you commit to being a lifelong learner, the mind can never become complacent. A complacent mind will hold onto previously held beliefs and opinions even when new information is presented. The complacent mind is unwilling to change because it does not want to seem inconsistent.
