The power of not escaping

The modern world makes escapism comically easy.

... and that can be a massive detriment to a man who, deep down, wants to live in an intentional, high-performing, well-aligned way.

Because it's simply part of human nature to avoid discomfort and seek pleasure.

And throughout history, that drive has actually been a massive contributor to us surviving, dominating the world, and ultimately ending up at the top of the food chain.

But this modern world hijacks that drive for pleasure and profit instead of thriving.

So a vast majority of people unconsciously find themselves in a pattern where they've conditioned their brains to run away from discomfort and into the sweet, dopamine-soaked arms of things like social media, netflix, video games, porn, booze, weed, and a whole host of other high-stimulation-yet-low-value sources of escapism that we all have within easy reach.

And that need for escapism, once deeply ingrained, supersedes what the conscious mind thinks it wants.

So you may tell yourself you want to be a better husband and lover.

Or a better father.

A better business owner.

To change your financial future.

And say those things with the utmost sincerity.

Yet find yourself stuck in a loop where you aren't truly making progress in those areas the way you'd like to. Taking 1 step forward and 1 step back. Why?

Because the growth we want to experience always requires enduring discomfort.

And... well, can you see the problem if you've unconsciously trained your brain to avoid discomfort for years or possibly even decades?

This is why every guy I've ever worked with to break their escapism loops ends up making massive progress in the areas they've consciously designated as being most important to them. Because they learn how to get out of their escapism patterns, endure whatever discomfort they need to with strength and grace and compassion and consciousness, and push into whatever it is that needs doing for them to grow.

We simply can't achieve growth while avoiding discomfort.

It doesn't work that way.

So one of the smartest things you can do, if your growth as a man is important to you, is to remove the escapism from your life and start facing whatever backlogged shit you need to face head-on. Easier on paper than in reality, but well worth the effort.

Best place to start?

Quit porn.

Because in the world of escapism, quitting porn is like removing a 100lb weight from your shoulders.

Ain't easy.

Takes some strength.

But if you can develop that strength and move that weight, then every other weight becomes infinitely easier to lift too.

So start with the worst offender first.

Then, because the other forms of escapism weigh just... 20, 30, maybe 50 pounds... you'll find that every other change you want to make starts coming more naturally.

There's a lot of power in breaking your escapism loops and healing your dopamine reward center.

And if you're tired of wandering through this journey alone and not having a clear step-by-step plan to follow that guarantees your success - just go below to learn more about how I can help.