Failing and Flying
“Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew,”
Adam Alter • Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
I do this sort of tango with fear perhaps more often than most people because of illness, but we all do a version of this, don’t we? You go through a bad breakup and swear off romance because you feel like you won’t be able to survive that kind of heartache again. You get a rejection letter, and the sting is such that you vow to never put yourself
... See moreSuleika Jaouad • The Book of Alchemy: A guide to the art of journalling
“Failing and Flying,” American poet Jack Gilbert suggested that we tend to ignore successes and train our attention on failure.
Adam Alter • Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
“better to choose to love knowing you will lose . .