Lack of Courage Sabotage...
Lack of Courage Sabotage...
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: The excuses we live by, how to handle your mistakes, and when productivity doesn't matter
Shane Parrish (Farnam Street) on talented people that may be climbing the career ladder slowly:
"Competence is often less of a problem than confidence. An underrated aspect of doing anything hard is believing in yourself. Action creates both confidence and momentum."
Don’t fear failure. Fear average.
It can be difficult to appreciate how much simply avoiding the standard ways of failing dramatically increases the odds of success.
A gem form the LessWrong community: 'Humans are not automatically strategic.'
"A large majority of otherwise smart people spend time doing semi-productive things, when there are massively productive opportunities untapped." https://t.co/5eR7t5YXLN
I’m thinking about how self-doubt makes more people abandon a vision than competition or lack of funding ever will.