Game theory shows that long conflicts are usually won by whoever can absorb losses the longest. This is called a war of attrition, and it applies to warfare as well as business endeavors. Both sides pay continuously as long as the game goes on, and no party is willing to cut their losses. An attrition war is therefore one of the most dangerous and expensive games a person can sign up for. The majority lose these games because they commit to such a perilous game for a prize that isn't worth it. If you can't outlast your enemy and the prize isn't worth it, you shouldn't play in the first place. Cut your losses.
Be civil to everyone. Be close to almost no one. Access to you should be earned slowly and revoked quickly. That's the price of having standards. In your entire life, the amount people can be trusted without a doubt can be counted on a single hand.
Underrated life advice: Keep a list of people who believed in you early. The teacher who pushed you, the boss who took a chance on you, and the friend who encouraged you. Reach out occasionally, share your progress, and thank them for believing in you.
Not to sound delusional, but please pray for grace. Life isn't really about hard work. It's more about alignment, meeting the right people, grace, mercy, and favour.
You can’t be a high-achieving career person and not have someone to do life with. One day, you’ll just wake up and lose your mind 😭😂.
Building a career has made me realize that you really need your own person. Someone to share the wins, the stress, the worries, and the little things with.
There’s something called Grace. When it locates someone it doesn’t ask for degrees, qualification or how well you speak. It simply changes the story of your life for the better.
If your university has no philosophy department, then your university isn't a real university. Universities are not only for career preparation, but places where the deepest mysteries can be studied by smart students. These students will do well in life regardless of their major.
after a certain age, your parents slowly become your children. they ask simple questions, repeat stories, depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. very few understand this role reversal