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A man bought a McLaren to escape the shame of his father's 1985 Pontiac Bonneville, but realizes the purchase came from compulsion, not choice. Knowing your patterns means nothing without action to break them.
A man bought a McLaren to escape the shame of his father's 1985 Pontiac Bonneville, but realizes the purchase came from compulsion, not choice. Knowing your patterns means nothing without action to break them.
When I was 13, my dad drove a 1985 Pontiac Bonneville, and it was brown, and it was hideous, and it was so embarrassing. And I just could not understand why my dad would drive such an embarrassing car. I made another vow: I'm gonna have so much money that I'll buy whatever car I want when I grow up. So I got money, and I bought a McLaren. It was really fun because I loved cars my whole life. It's how my dad and I connected, and I really loved buying this car. But the thing is, I wasn't a choice. It was a compulsive behavior. I'm aware that I have this compulsive behavior around buying cars. But all the insight in the world is nothing without action. If we don't take an action to re-pattern our brain with a better habit, we're gonna just stay stuck in insight.
