anti-perfectionism
Keely Adler and
anti-perfectionism
Keely Adler and
Humility is not thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking of yourself less.
"The true self is not created, it is surrendered to.”
— Richard Rohr, The Art of Letting Go
While doing the reporting for my book, I read a postmortem from a successful startup founder. They said something along the lines of: “One of the best things that can happen to you is to achieve professional success when you’re young. That way you can learn that it does little to change your happiness.” For better or worse, achieving your goals
... See moreI've wondered, though, if one of the reasons we fail to acknowledge the brilliance of life is because we don't want the responsibility inherent in the acknowledgment. We don't want to be characters in a story because characters have to move and breathe and face conflict with courage. And if life isn't remarkable, then we don't have to do any of
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