Short Read: It’s Okay to Outgrow the Life You Thought You Wanted
Rainesford Stauffer | 5 minutes
Rather than sticking to the script we assigned ourselves (or our structures and society assigned us), maybe we can imagine who we are, what matters to us, and what we need without focusing on “growing into” the next big thing. Maybe we can look at ourselves-as-is, rather than the ones we envisioned becoming. That’s the place everything else grows from, anyway.
Snippets
Readers really appreciate it when you say what thousands of people themselves secretly agree with but never had the courage to say.
- Jakob Greenfeld, Share your secrets
Since progress is cumulative (we don’t forget past innovations) but setbacks are temporary (we rebuild), the long-term odds tilt towards growth.
- Morgan Housel, Save Like A Pessimist, Invest Like An Optimist
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