11 Reasons Not to Become Famous (or "A Few Lessons Learned Since 2007") - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss

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I felt like I somehow needed fame. In retrospect, there was a lot of self-loathing from tough childhood experiences, and I desperately hoped that love from without (i.e., from masses of other people) would somehow make up for hate from within.

November of 2008. I had more hair, a flip phone, and absolutely no idea what was coming. Let the cymbals of popularity tinkle still. Let the butterflies of fame glitter with their wings. I shall envy neither their music nor their colors. — John Adams Letters of John Adams Addressed to His Wife “If I’m not famous by 30, I might as well put a bullet in my head.” That’s an actual sentence I spoke to one of my closest friends. At the time, I was 28. Fortunately, unlike during my darkest period in college , I wasn’t serious about suicide. Nonetheless, the sentiment was real. I felt like I somehow n

11 Reasons Not to Become Famous (or "A Few Lessons Learned Since 2007") - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss

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