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In Defence of Trying Too Hard (opens the original)
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“I wonder if some people aren’t scared of failure, they’re scared of being seen trying” - @achievetheimpossible <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="295.0681081081081" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ooO0!,w_1456,c_limi
A Why Worth Not Dying For (opens the original)
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“Just look at Stephen Hawking, he lived 52 years past his life expectancy, I really think he said I have too much to do, I don’t have time to die,” a friend says at dinner the other night. I laughed and told him that I have been thinking a lot about this lately. The idea that curiosity, passion and a sense of purpose prolong the youthfulness of the heart and mind, and possibly even the body.I think it’s poetic.However, a love for poetry does not a fact make, and therefore I decided to look up wh
Don't Start Dying Until You're Dead (opens the original)
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Youthfulness. Creation. Dying.As of late these have been circulating my thoughts, my conversations, and my social media feeds.What drives us to these things?When we’re young we write and create on whims of passion, love and the need to prove ourselves in the world. It’s motivated by another, by ‘the game’, by the desire of becoming.But then we grow older and somehow it becomes the norm for passion to fade, the need to prove something grows dimmer. For some reason it’s acceptable to say “I’m too
From the Ashes (opens the original)
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I’ve been thinking a bit about failed attempts lately, having experienced plenty of them over the course of my adult life, whether it be in business, love, friendship, even hobbies... most recently in my attempts at marketing. Whatever it is, usually the post failure hangover consists of the confidence being somewhat shaken, a grief for what didn’t work and what was lost in the attempt, a hint of regret, and there might be some shame that comes along for the ride. Meaning every new failure comes
Your Block Is Trying to Help (opens the original)
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So… I’ve been running an experiment over the last month. It started out as a bit of a joke actually. I am reading a book series and the final book has been in progress for over a decade. When I discovered this I was a little upset, probably somewhat irrationally so, but the first two books are just SO good! Anyway, upon learning of this delay I told a friend: “I’m going to call him and tell him I can solve his writer’s block, and I’ll do it for free if that means we get the final book.” The resp
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