Meg Kissack
@megkissack
Meg Kissack
@megkissack
In a world of shallow takes and fleeting focus, deep conviction rooted in insight is a rare competitive edge.
We buy into the admittedly alluring goal of balance because we believe two false promises. The first promise is that life is generally static.
consider how precious little time we have to produce something extraordinary in our careers,
Tim: I think optimism is the expectation that things are going to be OK. That we’re going to get a good outcome. Hope is much more about meaning; hope is the will to hold on to our values in the face of difficulty. Optimism is one kind of hope, a rather flimsy sort of hope. What we need now is a more resilient kind of hope, one not based on an
... See moreEB White:
... See more“The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest. He is a fellow who thoroughly enjoys his work, just as people who take bird walks enjoy theirs. Each new excursion of the essayist, each new “attempt,” differs from the last and
As Kierkegaard said, “To venture causes anxiety; not to venture is to lose oneself.” I periodically take time to step back and reflect on my life, and I’ve discovered something interesting: Nearly everything that stands out as giving my life meaning involved taking moderate to big risks.