heroic individualism: an ongoing game of one-upmanship, against both yourself and others, paired with the limiting belief that measurable achievement is the only arbiter of success. Even if you do a good job hiding it on the outside, with heroic individualism you chronically feel like you never quite reach the finish line that is lasting fulfillmen
... See moreBrad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
As agency has increased, and the world has become more meritocratic, many people reject it. It’s like someone is handing you power over your life and you say “no thanks!” Why? Because accepting power and agency means success or failure is your responsibility and your ego can’t handle it.
5 Reasons People Keep Taking Advantage Of You
“Every billionaire is a policy failure.” Maybe. Or maybe not. But it’s not relevant here. The urgent issue you face is your own economic security, not the virtues of anyone else’
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
really just doesn’t want to care for the poor—a problem with which we all struggle in some form or another
Kelly M. Kapic • Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream
And I don’t just mean our various wars but just everything. Seems like everyone is just interested in taking what they can before the hammer drops. We think it’ll be fifty years from now but we can wake up in a year to a world we don’t recognize.
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