- interrogate THE STORIES WE TELL ABOUT OURSELVES.
Polly's got some good stuff here. Younger hubskiers who feel a little self-doubt should read this. It's not really about being lazy or not. It's about what it means -- on your own terms -- to be an adult.
"There is no need to sharpen my pencils anymore. My pencils are sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark. Warts and all[. Let's start this shit up]" [emphasis mine]
Quote Book material. Fine words.
Thanks for sharing it.
The part you quoted is big for Mark Manson, as well: 9 Subtle Lies We All Tell Ourselves, for example.
There's also David Cain of Raptitude: You Aren’t In the Crowd, You Are the Crowd.
Hearing you say you're a fan of his makes my interest for his writing feel less awkward inside.
I liked what he wrote in the video game/cheat codes article about how often we respond to problems with distractions rather than solutions.
- Solutions move us towards the next Level. Distractions keep us on the same Level.