You must interrogate the invisible scripts of success in your culture
In America: Go to college, get married, 2 kids, move to suburbia, drive an SUV, spend weekends at Home Depot, eat out occasionally, save a little, retire, move to Florida, die
Is this appealing to you?
Would you take a drug if it was still awaiting a confirmatory study to show it really worked?
What if I told you some #pharma companies take years to even START those studies? And make millions of dollars in the meantime.
My latest for @npr:
https://t.co/f5Fv7ApTL2
The loudest voices rarely represent the majority. They're usually speaking for the extremes.
You won't understand the views of a group until you've invited the quieter voices into the discussion.
Don't mistake silence for disengagement. It's often a sign of deep reflection.
Refraining, giving up, tearing down — all are necessary. After all, endings are the reason you aren't married to your prom date or working in your first job. But when we struggle to end things well, we can remain stuck in stagnant, unhealthy, and sometimes destructive situations.
The beauty of doing nothing is that you can do it perfectly. Only when you do something is it almost impossible to do it without mistakes. Therefore people who are contributing nothing to society, except their constant criticisms, can feel both intellectually and morally superior
In your personal life, relationships, & business, move toward those who have admirable qualities & strengths, but who are also real about their struggles, weaknesses, pains, & faults. Then you will be w/ people who own their problems & work on them – so you don’t have to.