The Illusion of Prescriptions: Why They Can't Lead to True Success

Written by Enrique Iturriaga on

February 27, 2024

In our quest for success, peace, and joy, we often turn to prescriptions – step-by-step guides, formulas, and how-tos – hoping they hold the key to unlocking these elusive states. However, the reality is starkly different. Prescriptions are not the way. They will never be the way. Only trivial, mechanical tasks can be mastered through such methods. Anything truly meaningful and challenging, like real success or genuine happiness, cannot be attained through prescriptive approaches.

The hard, sad truth is that every second spent chasing prescriptions is a second lost forever. Many lives are squandered in pursuits doomed from the start, with prescriptions being a major culprit in this wasteful journey. It's unsettling and hard to believe because deep down, we still cling to the hope that there might be one magical prescription that will work. But the truth is, there isn't.

True growth and achievement require us to venture into the unknown, without a roadmap, without external guidance, and with no guarantee of success. Most prescriptive methods offer false reassurance, a lie we prefer to believe because we are addicted to hope. We'd rather embrace comforting falsehoods than confront uncomfortable truths.

If you genuinely desire what you claim to seek, you won't resist or argue against this reality. You'll recognize it as the truth – not a pleasant or easy truth, but the truth nonetheless. Embracing this understanding is the first step toward genuine progress and fulfillment.