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Why I’ve Given Up On Ambition – The Wisdom Daily

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Ambition can often be detrimental to living a fulfilling life.

Stepping out of the water onto the beach at Walden Pond in Concord, MA, a man asked me if I had swum across. “I did,” I said. “That’s ambitious,” he said, in a tone that lacked curiosity or friendliness. I let his words hang in the humid air. On that day, the mile-long swim had not felt ambitious. The calm weather and clear, warm water made for stress-free conditions. I had taken my time, in fact I hadn’t even been wearing a waterproof watch to check my time. I wasn’t out of breath and I didn’t feel challenged by what, for me, had become a new no

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