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The thing no one talks about is — you have to be delusional to build the life of your dreams.
It's something that haunts you in quiet moments: Am I building my dream life, or am I just delusional?
When you're chasing something that doesn't exist yet, you have to commit for years without proof it will work.
People will doubt you, and worse — you'll doubt yourself.
But what if the very thing that makes you question your sanity is actually your greatest strength?
Where It Showed Up in My Life
I feel this every single day.
I'm building what I want while constantly wondering if this is even the right path.
There's no roadmap for exactly what I'm trying to create — no one has done it quite this way before.
I find people doing similar things and try to model them, but even that feels like delusion.
Deep down, I know this is where I want to be, even though I can't explain it logically.
It's just this pull inside that won't let me stop.
How do you know if you're delusional or just early to your own life?
What the Wisdom Reveals
This reminds me of a story about Thomas Edison.
Before he invented the light bulb, Edison spent years being called delusional.
He failed over 1,000 times trying to find the right filament that would hold light.
Reporters would visit his lab and mock him: "How does it feel to have failed 1,000 times?"
Edison's response revealed something profound: "I haven't failed. I've just found 1,000 ways that don't work."
But here's the part that really gets me — Edison wasn't just randomly trying things.
He had three principles that separated delusion from vision:
First, he showed up every single day in his lab, putting in the reps even when nothing worked.
Second, he refined constantly — keeping detailed notes on what each failure taught him.
Third, he held a clear vision of electric light transforming the world, even when candles and gas lamps seemed perfectly fine to everyone else.
People called him delusional because he was trying to solve a problem they didn't even see.
"Why do we need electric light?" they'd ask. "Candles work just fine."
But Edison wasn't delusional — he was early.
He could see a world that didn't exist yet, and he was willing to be misunderstood until he created it.
The difference between delusion and vision isn't in the dream itself — it's in the daily commitment to finding what works.
How I'm Trying to Live Now
Am I willing to be misunderstood long enough to build what I believe in?
I've found three things that help navigate this tension:
Consistency — Stick with something for years, not weeks.
If you quit too early, you're not giving your vision a chance to materialize.
The reps compound, even when you can't see progress yet.
Refinement — Consistency alone isn't enough.
Like going to the gym with bad form, you might see initial progress but eventually plateau or get injured.
Learn what works and do more of it. See what doesn't and stop.
Every failure is data if you're paying attention.
Vision with flexibility — Get clear on the end goal but stay open to how you get there.
As Sahil Bloom says: "Preparation > planning."
Know where you want to go, but don't be rigid about the path.
For me, it's about putting in the reps daily, showing up even when it's hard, and staying clear on the life I want to build.
The exact picture might change — what you want now might not be what you want later.
But if you're clear on your deeper desire (peace, fulfillment, impact), you'll get there.
Even if it looks different than you imagined.
The thing about being "delusional" is that you're only delusional until it works — then you're a visionary.
