Why "Undomesticate Yourself"?
I work a full-time engineering job. Good salary, good benefits, "good life" on paper. As I sat stuck behind a cubicle for 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, all I saw around me was people living for the weekends, waiting for their annual vacation. I began to question: when did everyone stop dreaming and accept this life of mediocrity? Trading their youth, their best hours of the day working for someone else's dreams. Living an endless cycle till death of misery, with every paycheck temporarily numbing the pain.
Now I see the reality. We're being domesticated. Society trains us from day one: go to school, get the degree, get the job, be grateful, don't rock the boat. The same way a wolf gets trained into a dog. Consistent meals, a warm house, a collar. But somewhere along the way, it forgets it was ever wild.
I decided I'm not doing that. I started building on the side. Brands, products, content. Not by quitting recklessly, but by carving out a few hours a day before and after work to invest in things I actually own. Things that compound. Things that eventually let me walk away on my terms.
I'm sharing every step of my journey because I felt alone in the pursuit for more out of life in a world that rewards and praises being domesticated. There are many out there happy to put that collar on and be fed, but if you're reading this, that's probably not you. You've felt the desire to have more out of life, but society has probably suppressed it. Whether you're still in school or you've been working the last 10 years already, I believe it's never too late to chase our dreams. For there is no worse failure in life than failing to try. I may not be rich as I write this today, but I know one day I will. Join me and I'll work to push myself and all of you up with me on the road to getting the most out of life.
Undomesticate Yourself.