“And if you count the blessings of Allah, you will not be able to enumerate them.”
— Surah An-Nahl (16:18)
+ Many blessings are “hidden” because they feel normal.
You only recognize them when they’re gone.
The topics that you choose to care about will change from friends to education to love to work to money to family to whatever you think of currently. And your stress,sadness and happiness experience will change with that.
Think about a time when you’ve been at the top of your game. Did you really want to embrace something radically different? Of course not. You probably became overconfident in your recipe and resistant to try new things. “ —
· The fat cat syndrome is categorized by an overriding passion for position and power.
The most appropriate description comes from Adam Grant:
“What’s the best time to shake things up? In most workplaces, it happens when you’re struggling.
That’s when you have the time, energy and freedom to innovate. But sadly, research shows that success often makes us complacent. Experts call it the “fat cat syndrome.”