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There’s literally a note that says the text assumes you’re very ambitious. If you have no desire to work towards some definition of “greatness”, I assume that y
by helicalmix 3y ago
There’s literally a note that says the text assumes you’re very ambitious. If you have no desire to work towards some definition of “greatness”, I assume that you’re not ambitious, and the text doesn’t apply to you.
Which is ok! You don’t need to be ambitious, but it also means you shouldn’t take this essay so personally.
- thisgoesnowhere 3y agoThis is a oddly very narrow view of ambition.
- q7xvh97o2pDhNrh 3y agoGenuinely not sure what you mean — it seems like the standard definition of ambition. How would you define it?
- vsareto 3y agoAmbition has a large dynamic range. Shooting for greatness is closer to the extremes.
- helicalmix 3y ago? The article says “very” ambitious. So there’s no contradiction here
- hcks 3y ago“Ambition is wanting to live any life you want” is not a very useful concept
- esafak 3y agoIt literally means a strong desire to do or achieve something.
- helicalmix 3y agoWhy
- padolsey 3y agoAmbition is a pretty ambiguous term for what I think—here—means “A strong yearning for a type of success characterised by western capitalist-individualistic schema of wealth and status.” Cool if you want that I guess. But it’s narrow af.
- scaramanga 3y agoIf you work hard, in the fields, every day, perhaps one day you, too, could be a successful pharaoh like me. Said the great wise pharaoh.
- helicalmix 3y agoCan you give me an example of a very ambitious goal that doesn’t fall under the western definition you posted, and yet, can not benefit from the article?