Hot take: the most dangerous point in life is not the point of total failure but the point of moderate success. A failed man keeps throwing punches—his spirit is alive and kicking. But a moderately successful man is in the danger of trading potential glory for peaceful mediocrity
Jash Dholanix.comHot take: the most dangerous point in life is not the point of total failure but the point of moderate success. A failed man keeps throwing punches—his spirit is alive and kicking. But a moderately successful man is in the danger of trading potential glory for peaceful mediocrity
a pattern I’ve noticed with people who try to “optimize” their lives:
they (and really I mean “we”) want to do things in an extraordinary way, and figure out the best path to approach & achieve their goals
but this desire to optimize usually doesn’t come from love, it comes from fear: fear... See more
scott 🌞x.comRobert Burgelman once observed to a classroom full of students in 1982 (of which I was one), the greatest danger in business and life lies not in outright failure but in achieving success without understanding why you were successful in the first place.