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Being great only matters if you need external validation. I want a life I appreciate. If there’s anything to win it’s the game of having a good time. All of th
by teaearlgraycold 2y ago
Being great only matters if you need external validation. I want a life I appreciate. If there’s anything to win it’s the game of having a good time.
All of the suffering people impose on themselves, on their children, on their society, to be great and envied is wasted. Be successful as a means to be happy and have excess to share with others.
- wruza 2y agoThis idea doesn’t come early, you have to die few times to get it. I guess that’s how human works, hardwired.
- vasco 2y agoOr read Siddhartha, I guess.
- eru 2y agoEh, some (friendly) competition is fine. Some people enjoy competing and it's (part of) their idea of a good time. If you don't want to compete, that's also fine.
- changexd 2y ago>> I want a life I appreciate. If there’s anything to win it’s the game of having a good time. Thank you for this, I'm currently getting stuck seeing many people here developing their kickass project and feel like if I am not doing this kind of thing in my free time, I am not a valid engineer, this kind of pressure slowly eats out my passion, perhaps it's okay that I don't feel like doing this at them moment, I still love my job and technology, I just want to do something else in my free time that's all.
- brazzy 2y ago> Being great only matters if you need external validation. Humans are social creatures. Seeking external validation is, to a certain degree, normal and healthy.
- teaearlgraycold 2y agoSure. It’s good to be approved of. But you can ease things for yourself by finding people that approve of the version of you that you enjoy being.