I was sleepwalking through life following everyone else’s playbook until I read how to discover who you actually are beneath all the programming.
The story
Before I read Attila B. Horvath’s “The Journey,” I thought success meant following the same path as everyone else. Get good grades, pick a safe major, land a corporate job, climb the ladder. Standard playbook stuff.
I was basically sleepwalking through life, waiting for someone else to tell me what to do next.
After diving into Horvath’s first two chapters, everything shifted. He breaks down this thing called the Individuation Process – basically how you discover who you actually are beneath all the programming.
The guy doesn’t sugarcoat it. He calls out how school, while important, can actually crush your creativity by forcing everyone into the same mold. Instead of blaming the system, he shows you how to take ownership of your own learning.
Here’s what hit me hardest: Horvath says you need to question everything you’ve learned and use your uniqueness as your measuring stick. Not what worked for your parents, not what your professors preached, not what looks good on LinkedIn.
Your uniqueness.
The practical stuff is solid too. Time-blocking, learning from mistakes without beating yourself up, building self-trust. No hustle culture nonsense – just real strategies for real people.
Most books tell you to “be yourself” but never explain how. Horvath actually maps out the process. He shows you how to connect your conscious thoughts with those deeper motivations you’ve been ignoring.
If you’re tired of feeling like you’re living someone else’s life, these first two chapters will wake you up.
For more about Chapters 1-2 of Attila B. Horvath’s book, “The Journey – I wish I knew this before I was 21”, visit https://attilahorvath.net/the-journey.
