make like no one's watching - by Aadil

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I fear success more than I fear failure

During my high school rugby games, our coach would yell “WHAT’S THE SCORE?!” from the sidelines, and we always had to respond, “ZERO-ZERO!” The whole point was that there’s never any good reason to think about the score, and we should always play like it’s tied. If we’re up, we could get cocky and give up easy points. If we’re down, we could get demoralized and give up even though a comeback is always possible. My favourite place to be is toiling away in silence at my desk, releasing my creations into the nether, not expecting anyone do read it. This blog is called A ship in the middle of…

make like no one's watching - by Aadil

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