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Don’t surround yourself with “smarter” people. The trick is to surround yourself with people who are free in ways you’re not. (Ribbonfarm) I’ve been living by this concept before I could consciously articulate it.
The Late Spring by Barry McGalen Don’t surround yourself with “smarter” people. The trick is to surround yourself with people who are free in ways you’re not. (Ribbonfarm) I’ve been living by this concept before I could consciously articulate it. When I think about it, all of my closest friends are free in ways I am not. More at ease socially, more carefree, more emotionally aware. They differ in what they value, what they desire, what ‘winning’ looks like. e.g. they have more confidence at approaching people than I do, or more nuanced, like they are much better at managing risk than I am.…
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related reading
- finding the right peoplenicoles.substack.com
- finding the right peoplestartingfromnix.com
- finding the right peoplenicoles.substack.com
- Don't Surround Yourself With Smarter People — Ribbonfarmribbonfarm.com
- the friendship theory of everything - by Avaavabear.xyz
- a quest to be more intentional (sparkle edition)notebook.neelr.dev
- Don't Surround Yourself With Smarter Peopleribbonfarm.com
- Post 43: Intentionally Making Close Friends - Neel Nandaneelnanda.io
- the way things gostartingfromnix.com
- On Friendship and on Finding Your People - Alexey Guzeyguzey.com
- some things I've learned about dealing with peopleavabear.xyz
- An extremely opinionated guide on making friends for people who are exactly like meblog.aadilali.com