When men go to war, they usually know who they are fighting. They put all their energy into winning. Business and sports work the same way.
But what about the enemy you don't see? The one you don't even know is there? If you don't think you are at war, you are already losing. This is the most dangerous enemy, because it can hurt you at any time, suddenly or little by little.
The good news: you only need one weapon against it. Sadly, most men choose not to use it and walk into the battlefield naked.
Before I tell you the name of the enemy and the weapon, one more thing. Nobody created this enemy. It just emerged, from our comfortable lifestyle. We made it, and it is eating us.
The enemy is the constant dopamine triggers we keep reaching for. The phone. Sugar. TV. Cigarettes and vapes. Alcohol. Everything that has worn out our dopamine receptors. We look like zombies hunting for the next fix: checking the phone, sucking on a vape, chewing sugar.
It takes our time, our energy and our dreams, and it feeds the same loop again and again. It is sad to watch.
And that is the weapon. To see it. To become aware of it.
First look at others: how dependent they are on their phone, their vapes, their food, the likes. Then turn to the mirror and look at yourself. How much is it taking from you? Time. Energy. Sleep. Health. Years of your life.
Then ask yourself: is it worth it?
I fight these wars out loud with other fathers in a free group: skool.com/photius-3348