How to peek into the future

With a little bit of focus you can easily peek into the future, you can see what is to come, there is a problem though, it isn’t that we can’t see the future but rather that the future is constantly changing. If it were just because of our actions that the future changes, then that would be manageable, but the future changes because of some unforeseen events we have no control over. I say this so that you realize that even when you will be able to peek into the future, don’t think that's what will happen, it might still change with time.

Understanding patterns

Before you can peek into the future, you have to understand that everything on this planet and in this world (I assume) works according to a certain pattern. There is an order in everything and very often this order remains constant, so for you to be able to peek into the future you must understand the pattern in which a system, a person, an element, an entity operates and this will help you predict the future quite easily.

We are all creatures governed by certain rules and a specific order. No matter how much we try, we rarely deviate from this order. To illustrate this point, take for example movies; when you watch a movie you wouldn’t notice anything, after watching a couple of them you will start noticing patterns, you notice that the hero begins with a struggle, then finds a way to get stronger than overcomes the villain. You will notice that the villain is always a greedy person who wants everything for himself, you will notice that the hero must always have a love story going on.

You start noticing these patterns, which can help you predict closely enough what could happen in the movie. You can now predict the suffering phase, the learning phase, the final battle and then the happy ending.

The animal kingdom

Stay with me here, we are almost there. Take for example the animal kingdom, after observing different animals you can easily predict what is going to happen to them. You know, the herbivores will spend their whole lives eating, while waiting for a carnivore to end it all or for time to do its job. You know the carnivores are only concerned with hunting, eating and sleeping with a couple of playtime in between. There isn’t much else going on in their lives. They just wake up, look for something to eat, play and then sleep, then restart the cycle the next day. Their pattern is easily predictable and rarely deviates.

Us humans

In the same way, us humans are predictable, except that it takes a little more effort. The first thing is to realize that we are creatures of habit, like all the others, we operate based on the habits we have cultivated through time and it's these habits which determine what we are able to do. So in order for you to peek into the future and have a glimpse, you must make an inference based on the habits of an individual, and you will realize that they rarely deviate from these. I know it might sound simple, but it is really power and full of so much insight, what is crazy is to think that people with specific habits are going to produce different results.

I am sure you have already heard that “our habits determine our future” and that's so true. They are also very difficult to change, once you have a habit, to change it is an uphill battle.

Reading into habits

Now, the question you ask yourself? What habits lead to what outcome?

There are so many habits we could talk about and these will take a whole book just to make that analysis, A simple exercise I will rather recommend would be for you to analyze the habits of people you are trying to be like and to critically think about your own habits as well.

What do you think about a person who spends his whole day watching movies? or TikTok videos? Where do you think such a habit will lead them too?

How about a person who spends his day reading? What possible outcome could this have for their lives? This analysis doesn’t have to be complex, you simply determine the habits of a person and look at other people with the same habits and where they ended up or how those habits affected them, then you’ll realize the same is most likely to occur.

Once you are done with that analysis, you tie it up all together into the greater scheme of things and look at how those habits affect the person’s life.

To be honest this isn’t an exercise most people think about, they just live their lives and whatever habits they develop, they don’t care about it, it seems the hope of a better life without a clear pathway forward is all they need. LIfe rarely happens by accident, the results you see are the product of years of consistency and habits which have been honed for a long period of time. You can’t have bad habits and expect the good results, and every form of accomplishment happens through habits which have been intentionally developed and perfected through time.

Conclusion

Look into your future, where are you heading too? What are your habits going to produce as results for you in 1 year, 5 years and even 10 years or would you rather enjoy living in the denial of a hope in that life could change out of the blue without you having to do anything intentional. The results you are getting right now would be just multiplied in a couple of years down the line. The only way to change your future is to change your habits

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