not a potential theory as much as a theory about potential.
i'm trying to clear the idea of potential out of my head. potential is stupid. lately i've been hearing
"you aren't working up to your potential," "if you would just use your full potential," "you could do so well with all of your potential" etc etc from teachers and friends and family. fuck that! what is potential?
- Main Entry: po·ten·tial
- Pronunciation: \pə-ˈten(t)-shəl\
- Function: adjective
2: expressing possibility ; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in “it may rain”)
potential is something that is POSSIBLE. something CAPABLE of being developed into actuality. potential does not exist as a reachable level, it's a fucking imaginary ideal that is set high enough to force people to reach and strive for something that they are capable of, if the idea of potential is to be believed. which brings us to our next matter:
why does it matter? it doesn't! potential can go take a flying one at a donut for all i care because it does not matter to me, and it should not matter to anyone! what should matter is this: whatever IS HAPPENING. whatever IS BEING DONE. not what COULD be done!
who the fuck cares that, if i were working to my potential, I COULD have pulled a better grade on a test? not me, that's for sure! i didn't and it is gone in the past now, so it doesn't matter! at all! here is an idea for your brains:
potential levels of greatness don't matter. disregard your potential and focus entirely on what you are doing, not what you could, or you're going to get sucked in to the idea that you could always do better and never be truly satisfied.
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