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by barry-cotter
2220 days ago
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When you are sixty you will not look back at your achievements at fifteen or twenty with most pride unless you have completely squandered any gifts and opportunities you might have. You don’t need to compete against anyone else if you don’t want to. They’re the star of their show in their heads as you are of yours. If you really want to do something impressive go for it. Don’t collect a set of prestigious certificates without actually achieving anything. Do something that actually makes a difference. The pseudonymous author of Mother of Learning[1] spent nine years writing a serial novel. If that’s all they’ve done with their life it’s a more impressive achievement than getting four prestige degrees and failing as a VC and CEO. You do what you want with your life. No one else is ever going to know what you wanted to achieve unless you tell them. They won’t know what you actually achieved unless you tell them either. [1] https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/21220/mother-of-learning |
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