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What if your ambition outstrips your talent?
Every other month I am ready to quit writing. The inner dialogue goes something like this: “This is stupid. I am making no money, there’s no career in poetry, no one cares about it, it’s lonely, I hate it, it’s dumb, I want a regular life.” These thoughts are torture. Doubt is torture.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Ambitious: I’m not talking about prestige-seeking (awards, accolades) but about wanting to embody one’s values at the highest possible level, whatever that means for the person. Gives a shit. Wants to keep giving a shit, and to and to continually give more of a shit over an extended period of time, perhaps an entire lifetime. There are a couple of ... See more
Visakan Veerasamy • visakanv's 50yr "plan" for global nerd network [wip]
The Paradox of Ambition - David Perell
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