Another day, another cancer friend is dead. That’s actually two in the last week. Sure, I could avoid people with cancer altogether if I want to avoid bummer news that sends me into yet another emotional and existential crisis, but honestly cancerfølken just “get it” better than anyone else. It’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t type thing.
I think we share a lot of this in common, although probably for different reasons. I have a hard time celebrating small (and even large) wins, and I would typically brush this attitude off because I was just ready for the next challenge, no time to stop and enjoy this little win or whatever.
That's kind of silly, though, because we're not closed systems. We might think we're not motivated by those little celebrations, but I think that's just because we are the easiest ones for ourselves to fool.
Yeah. Sometimes it’s hard to just slow down for a minute when doing so won’t really hurt. I get concerned about losing momentum because it has happened in the past but not as a result of any sort of victory. Mostly taking a break from burnout.
I've always had the impression that it's dangerous to rest on your laurels, so I try not to do that.
I guess the thing to do now is to figure out where the danger line ends and where the benefit from celebrating begins. I'm pretty sure both of us could stand to celebrate those wins a bit more.
Us humans generally suck at introspection. It's not a natural skill I think. While I didn't have as profound an emotional reaction to the quote, it is new to me and it makes intuitive sense.
And that Feel Good Inc. track slaps, even after all these years.
Gorillaz are so good.
I think we share a lot of this in common, although probably for different reasons. I have a hard time celebrating small (and even large) wins, and I would typically brush this attitude off because I was just ready for the next challenge, no time to stop and enjoy this little win or whatever.
That's kind of silly, though, because we're not closed systems. We might think we're not motivated by those little celebrations, but I think that's just because we are the easiest ones for ourselves to fool.
Yeah. Sometimes it’s hard to just slow down for a minute when doing so won’t really hurt. I get concerned about losing momentum because it has happened in the past but not as a result of any sort of victory. Mostly taking a break from burnout.
I've always had the impression that it's dangerous to rest on your laurels, so I try not to do that.
I guess the thing to do now is to figure out where the danger line ends and where the benefit from celebrating begins. I'm pretty sure both of us could stand to celebrate those wins a bit more.
Us humans generally suck at introspection. It's not a natural skill I think. While I didn't have as profound an emotional reaction to the quote, it is new to me and it makes intuitive sense.
And that Feel Good Inc. track slaps, even after all these years.
As soon as I read that quote, I had a similar reaction. It's new to me and a total epiphany.
I know, right?
Can't stop thinking about it, even now. Definitely going to have to blog about it.