What is ambition, actually?
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What is ambition, actually?
I sense there is a shift happening where people are realizing that they are channeling an ambitious impulse - the desire to grow and evolve - into dumb goals. Rejecting legible ambitious might be the most ambitious thing you can do.... See more
A shift from legible ambition (my parents can easily brag about me) to illegible ambition (no one, including me
Paul Millerd • Losing Yourself, Ambition, Writing, 40k Books, Surrender | #247
Is unbridled ambition a good or a bad thing? I haven’t decided whether the desire for more is a worthwhile pursuit.
Read this on X regarding the pursuit of purpose vs blind ambition:
I challenge the conclusion somewhat. You can have both. Its not all or nothing.
The danger zone is when ambition becomes a coping mechanism for deeper issues — trying to prove you’re enough, escaping pain, or clinging to success for identity. That’s where burnout, anxiety, and
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