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10 Questions Michael Townsend Williams
- Sometimes it shows up as a love of conformity. A literal “selflessness.” The inclination to fit in at the expense of your individuality. A susceptibility to groupthink over individual reasoning. A fear of standing out or being disliked and a disdain for those who diverge from group conformity. A very ant-y way to be.
from A Game of Giants — Wait but Why by Tim Urban
Ajinkya Wadhwa added
- Conformism is the force that translates our own desires through others' desires. We learn to play a role. We become so good at playing the role that we become 'inaccessible' to ourselves; our own desires and truth are 'impenetrable.'
What does it mean to be a parent ? An entrepreneur ? An early adopter of the latest technology? Our roles are bound u... See morefrom How Do I Want To Live? by Tara McMullin
Brandy Cerne added
In my experience, when we project a quality or virtue onto another human being, we ourselves almost always already possess that quality, but we're afraid to embrace (and to live) that truth.
from Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
The American Scholar: Solitude and Leadership - William Deresiewicz
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The amateur fears, above all else, becoming (and being seen and judged as) himself. Becoming himself means being different from others and thus, possibly, violating the expectations of the tribe,
from Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
- Sir, anything truly revolutionary is created by a few who see what is true and are willing to live according to that truth; but to discover what is true demands freedom from tradition, which means freedom from all fears.
from Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti
sari added
- A useful interview question (also for yourself): “What important truth do very few people agree with you on?”
from Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
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