What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

[SKG_Scintill]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

I think I'd like to see what my life would end up like if I had accepted the medication during anger management classes.

[kommisar]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

Cure disease and aging all together, then get secretly assassinated by the cancer research society

In all reality, open up a poutinerie in a foreign country . So predictable

[nois-or-e]

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WSOP 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Would reset until I nailed 5 in-a-row bracelets for the main event, the big PLO and the $50k HORSE.


Other things would include:
- Pursuing card magic as a career instead of a hobby I blow my family/friends/poker mates away with.
- Smoking my weight in pot in under 3 decades then reset and never touch the stuff (255lb & 6'6" at the moment, so this would be about 10g/day, lol)
- Following through with my kick-ass triple jump skills from high school (PB was 14m55 when I was 14)
- Actually go to my follow-up audition for Big Brother 2005 instead of listening to my ex and not bothering.
- Follow through with my Football career instead of giving it up to drink and pick up women.
- Probably many, many more, but it is late and that is all I can think of off the top of my head~

[Cavernio]

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yeah... i'm pretty sure i do everything i want to already. the things that i want and don't pursue, aren't due to risk, just sloth.

I think this is me. But I'm not sure. I have a very hard time differentiating laziness from risk. I'm not sure I can answer this properly without a lot of thought. The risk for me is the laziness itself. For instance, I've tried and failed twice my goal of becoming a cognitive psychology prof because at crucial points, I've shut down emotionally (I want nothing more than to do absolutely nothing) and physically (yay bed) such that the goal isn't something I want anymore. Of course after the moment passes the failure that's happened I feel terrible and ashamed and guilty etc, and I then just stop. I've quit so many things that it feels outright dumb of me to try for things that require a lot of reliability on my part, not until I can fix the other issues with myself (which I am doing since I actually found out I have something medically wrong with me.)

So I guess my answer is maybe I'd go back and slug my way through the work and become a psych prof. But maybe not, because regardless or not whether I can go back and fix something, if I'm guaranteed to have a hard time of doing it and am very, very likely going to break down at some point, I'm not sure that pain is worth it. Even if I could erase the feeling of failure.

I do have a second answer unrelated to the first one because it involves the risk of money, and that would be to shamelessly plug and promote the set of novels I still plan on finishing and will try to get published, but don't want to risk putting money into, say, having the prime spot in chapters or getting Apple to put it in their adds, etc.

[DossarLX ODI]

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Back in the day I wanted to be a Video Game Programmer, but now I know I really just am not much of a gamer at all. FFR/Stepmania is pretty much the only game I play.

I'm currently pursuing a major in Computer Engineering, dealing with hardware stuff -- and of course programming along the way. Now I know Video Game Developing isn't in my best interests. I'm afraid the Video Gaming route would have been too risky (disliking my work, lack of interest, heavy competition, etc.)

[awein999]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

jump to the moon while staying alive/not in pain

[alloyus]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

Become a math teacher.

[Emanresu13]

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hilarious

awesome

I want nothing more than to do absolutely nothing, etc.

i feel ya


i already do fail at many things, because i spread myself thin and never become an expert. then again, i define my failure by not being an expert at anything. being a generalist rather than a specialist is a blessing and a curse, often times i feel the latter more poignantly.

restating what i said before, nothing is stopping my pursuit of anything. this is why, as i said to iironiic earlier, i would prefer being wildly successful at everything. i attempt so much, i don't have the time or resources to dedicate to reaching the quality i want.

unless i'm being lazy, in that case disregard everything i just said. ;p

[A2P]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

Become the elected leader of the Earth by doing various deeds of kindness for wayward strangers across the world, rule with the benevolence of a saint for 5 years

And then nuke everything.

[Ohaider]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

work easier, class presentations with ease, many things. Fear of failing holds me back from 99% of everything bahaha

[musical_vampire]

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Knowing that I wouldn't fail, I would certainly do heaps better in school and proceed with going to a spectacular college that offered photography and musical opportunities. I did fail at getting back with playing the cello, so that would be another thing.
As for more adventurous things ~ TRAVEL lots because having quite the sum of money is not a failure. Also, learning different dances and play poker quite the numerous times ;D

[Hateandhatred]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

Do something really unrealistic like attempting to fly or kamehameha or something.

More rationnally, attempting to get really insane grades at school so I can do what I wanna do.
Or maybe even kill myself.

[Cavernio]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

Try and start a chain of gluten free restaurants.

[Emanresu13]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

Or maybe even kill myself.

please don't do this

[Hateandhatred]

Re: What would you do, given that you know you wouldn't fail?

please don't do this

I won't lmao, but I might be tempted at some point if I knew it couldn't fail.