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That’s exactly the danger of what too much ambition can do: Narrow the range of acceptable outcomes to the ridiculous, and then make anything less seem like utt
by mbesto 13y ago
That’s exactly the danger of what too much ambition can do: Narrow the range of acceptable outcomes to the ridiculous, and then make anything less seem like utter failure.
Poison implies something that slowly devours you and your body with little ability to control/quell it. I see ambition as inherently good. It's the "constant pursuit of perfection".
This "poison" is easy to deal with - just go again next year and win it.
- comrade_ogilvy 13y agoIt is "poison" insofar as success often leads to the particular kind ambition increasing in dosage until toxicity is achieved. What is your prescription? If one fails, also increase the dosage. You are supporting the author's point. Ambition is simply a tool for achieving goals, thus it cannot be inherently good or bad. It is the worthiness and nature of the goals which define whether a particular tool is good or bad. For example, I would argue the "constant pursuit of perfection" in child-rearing is bad approximately always.
- bonzoesc 13y agoThis "poison" is easy to deal with - just go again next year and win it. At what cost, though? From DHH's post: When you expect to win, it’s merely a checked box if you do — after the initial rush of glory dies down. Winning isn't everything, and in fact can mean very little. Spending exorbitant sums of money (LMP2 isn't cheap) and risking your life (not everyone who started Le Mans on Saturday lived to finish) might not be worth it.
- jenius 13y agoAbsolutely nailed it with this response. Wish I could upvote more than once.