bitterness as a crutch
It is in this light that my victimhood begins to slough off like the skin of a snake. I see how I have been unable to forgive life for what it demands of us, for what it forces us to grow into and inside. I have been denying my place on the web and complaining about the order of things. I have wanted to remain small and weep under life's skirt, and
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Cringe tolerance: The psychological ability to absorb embarrassment, a key trait separating creators from critics.
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There's a psychological barrier that divides the world into two distinct camps. Those who build things, and those who only critique them. This barrier has nothing to do with technical skill, intelligence, or even opportunity. It's the ability to absorb embarrassment. It's what we might call cringe tolerance.
Every successful entrepreneur,
... See morePersonally, I’m going to try to make it work as a writer. But if I don’t, I’m just going to get a job again and I’m going to write on the side. That to me feels like being an adult. I don’t think the world is unfair to me for forcing me to create enterprise value. I can create some enterprise value, and my enterprise value will subsidize me for... See more