When Building Your Dream Feels Like Nothing

This one feels quieter than usual.

I expected building something meaningful to feel bigger. Lately it doesn’t.

I’ve been writing, working out, editing, managing a team—all of the “right” things that should move me forward. But none of it feels grand.

In the past, there was stress and novelty. I was trying out new things, learning every single day, adapting new workout schedules. Now things have gotten calm.

Don’t get me wrong, I was fighting a long time to have this level of calmness in my life. But it doesn’t feel as “cinematic” now. It doesn’t feel as being Neo in the Matrix. It feels more like watching the pyramids being built in timelapse if you catch my drift.

So for the last month I’ve been feeling like something is wrong.

Am I doing this right? Did I become lazy?

Maybe we’ve been taught that intensity means progress. But I don’t think it does. At a certain point, you reach this escape velocity and you don’t have to be so intense anymore. Maybe calmness is a better indicator of being on the right track.

I’ll keep doing the work and let the path unfold.

Thank you for reading.

—Joni

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