sticking it out - by Ava - bookbear express
I’ve been thinking lately about breakthrough moments, which seem so implausible before they actually happen. I am someone who hates being bad at things, which is an inconvenient quality in a world where it takes a long time to get good at anything at all. When I was younger, I’d feel so frustrated by my insufficiency that I’d just throw in the towel and give up.
Joe Brainard, Pansies, 1968 I’ve been thinking lately about breakthrough moments, which seem so implausible before they actually happen. I am someone who hates being bad at things, which is an inconvenient quality in a world where it takes a long time to get good at anything at all. When I was younger, I’d feel so frustrated by my insufficiency that I’d just throw in the towel and give up. The particular feeling I hate: you’re bad at something, and you want to get better, but you’ve been bad at it for so long. Maybe you’re just doomed to be bad at it? It feels so unsatisfying to keep going…
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