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> If they get praise/good grade/the job they have proof that they are cleverer than most and can knock work out in no time. If they fail, well it's because they
by miguelrochefort 11y ago
> If they get praise/good grade/the job they have proof that they are cleverer than most and can knock work out in no time. If they fail, well it's because they didn't try that hard, so their ego isn't damaged.
I've done this for as long as a can remember, in all aspects of life.
In my mind, there's nothing more pitiful than a person who tries his best and fails. Because that's the last thing I wish for, I rarely put much effort in things that I know could fail. When I do put a lot of effort, I usually don't make it known and act as if it was trivial.
In the end, the only work I'm proud to share with people is the one I never actually started. I've been chasing the same vision/ideal for more than 10 years, told everyone about it, and still haven't accomplished a thing. Fortunately, having done nothing prevents it from being a failure (in my mind), and the expected outcome is so great that nobody expects actual results anyways.
Now if only there was a fix that didn't involve a downgrade from thinker to doer.
- bgilroy26 11y ago>Now if only there was a fix that didn't involve a downgrade from thinker to doer. If you think that being a doer would be a downgrade, it seriously sounds like you should try it out. Why go through life imagining you are better than other people when there is a way for you to know for sure?
- ljf 11y agoExactly, if anything a doer is a step above the thinker - when you do you can review and adapt to be better next time. If you just think you never actually know what the outcome would have looked like, just what you believe. That what I mean a bit in my reply above about breaking work down in a scrum/lean way and just doing the individual pieces and not thinking just about the great big scary whole.
- bgilroy26 11y agoA fortune cookie from the top of /r/getMotivated today: http://i.imgur.com/faEh2Rb.jpg http://i.imgur.com/faEh2Rb.jpg
- tedmiston 11y ago> Now if only there was a fix that didn't involve a downgrade from thinker to doer. Lowered inhibitions (more than one path there).