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From space, Peggy Whitson tells her younger self: “Ignore the naysayers”
- areoform 6y agoAccompanying video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dINQj36FEN4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dINQj36FEN4
- jfengel 6y agoDear younger me: You're a crummy entrepreneur. Don't start a company. If you do, quit early. All of that "stick to it and you will succeed" is BS coming from successful people, because they don't interview losers like me. Listen to the naysayers. They're not always right, but they're right way more often than not. You can live a perfectly happy mediocre life without becoming the one-in-a-million who goes to space or becomes super wealthy. Somebody has to succeed, but I can tell you from experience that it wasn't you, and everybody knew it. Save your money for therapy -- and maybe you won't even need it. Sincerely, The One Who Fucked Around And Found Out