Personal growth or entertainment?

The entertainment industry is struggling. It is struggling with the competition for your time and for your attention. Numerous new entertaining platforms are becoming more and more popular, social media does not seem to get old. Yeah, because user engagement generates money. With your clicks and likes, impressions and follows, you are constantly helping others grow their net worth. Who is going to help you grow yours?

I came across a video on YouTube about 15 important choices a person will have to make in life -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuYepO8pqwo

The second choice on Alux's list was "Would you rather spend your time growing or be entertained?"
A quote from the video captured today's society very well: "Celebrities and athletes are seen as people of importance and value. Because they have money, people worship them for their success. Life is built by builders, by scientists, by doctors, by farmers...never in your life will you need a TV star, a football player or any other form of media personality for anything that is of actual value."

So why is it that we keep aspiring to these social media influencers, movie celebrities, football players as if they actually have so much value to deserve their paychecks? Well, we do enjoy looking up to somebody who has accomplished more than us. But we have to realize that their main function and role is to entertain us, to make us forget our lives for a while and to concentrate on what they have to present, to make us feel real life emotions - devotion to the favorite football team, respect and love for the favorite insta star, to buy products from their brands etc. I am not saying this is something bad, you just have to get that this whole entertainment is stealing your most valuable resource - TIME.

What could you be doing instead of watching a football game or the latest movie, or just binge watching Netflix or YouTube? You can devote your time to personal growth for example. You can educate yourself, read books on how to better manage your time, how to improve personal skills and how to maximize your potential. You can reach out to new people, proactively seek new opportunities, brainstorm for business ideas and much more. In reality everyone wants to be successful, good looking, rich or famous but only few want to take actions and make time to acquire the necessary skills.

So this is just a friendly reminder to optimize your time and to make sure you are not spending most of the time being entertained and then questioning yourself why is it that you can't have the same results, same paychecks, same qualities, same social circle etc. like someone else. Because let's be honest, everyone is doing a reality check once in a while with comparisons to others. Increase your value and expect to see things change. Or as Warren Buffet says "First you learn, then you earn".

Well, guess what - YOU ARE ENTIRELY UP TO YOU!

-Alex