This is a real common theme I find in driven people. Throughout my life I have built glass castles, as I like to call them, that I derived my sense of identity

This is a real common theme I find in driven people. Throughout my life I have built glass castles, as I like to call them, that I derived my sense of identity from. I was always prone to get into singular focus mode, whether it was school or my business. Over the course of talking to other founders I saw how common and destructive it is; hinging on a subtle form of narcissism. I was inspired to write the article by a vacation I took working at the Special Olympic games. The event was about taking a step outside of your own shoes and deriving esteem from the athletes that were competing. Giving, participating in the lives of others was an antidote to being rapt in yourself and all the liabilities that come with that. It was a powerful way of diversifying our happiness.