programmed for mediocrity

Jay Topp
January 03, 2024

Hey friend,

The current schooling and university system does not set people up to be free, empowered, sovereign, inspired individuals.

And it’s not just that is doesn’t teach this. Or that this process is somehow missing or lacking…

But the thing is… its actively programming and teaching young people the exact opposite.

So much so, that one of the biggest reasons young people are unable to move forward into the life they truly desire is because of multi-generational programming by the school system.

You have been programmed. And your parents. Your friends. You teachers. Your grandparents.

Everyone in your life has been sold a narrative about the process of education, life, work, truth, money… by this system.

So it’s not that you are merely missing information. It’s that you exist in a system designed to program you the exact opposite way.

Our modern system was heavily influenced by the Prussian education system which was designed after the Prussians lost a war to Napoleons inferior army. They realised the best soldiers were not the most creative, or self determined thinkers… but the best soldiers we obedient and did not think for themselves. And so they went about building a system to create good soldiers that would do what they were told in battle, no matter what.

And in this fashion, we were all programmed.

Some of us resisted more than others.

So friend…

When you grow up… what do you want to be?

If the answer is : FREE

There is a bunch of rewiring and reprogramming of your brain (from the school system) that will be need to be done in order to move forward.

Beliefs (held consciously & unconsciously) that were reinforced for 12 or more years of your life, like…

It’s not about finding truth, its about finding the right answer
It’s not about discovering your unique gifts & curiosities, its about conformity
It’s not about pushing the limits of what’s possible, its about doing just enough
It’s not about a relentless questioning & asking, its about accepting what you are told
It’s not about looking for better ways of doing things, it’s about following the rules
It’s not about self discovery, its about letting the system tell you what you are
It’s not about becoming free, its about fitting the mould

I could write a whole book just on the beliefs that need to be over come order to move past all this.

The system is so effective; the teachers or the parents don’t know- let alone the kids.

If you want to be free, friend. Your biggest challenge will be letting go of all the shit first.

The other stuff, like online business… is easy.

- Jay

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