YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT OR YOU CAN JUST GET OLD

on leaving, safety, confidence, tradeoffs, abundance, etc

the greatest compliment i’ve ever received came from my friend anson at the start of this year. i’d mentioned how i mistakenly thought a former employer hated me because of an escalating series of miscommunications, and then she replied i think this will keep happening to vincent, not because of miscommunication, but because he doesn’t realize how much people like him it wasn’t until recently that i figured out many of my issues are self-imposed and come from underestimating my own value. undervaluing yourself doesn’t sound so bad in theory but in practice it creates problems such as:…

related reading

• YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT OR YOU CAN JUST GET OLDmindslice.substack.com
• How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) — Wait But Whywaitbutwhy.com
• I am rich and have no idea what to do with my lifevinay.sh
• Advice to Young People, The Lies I Tell Myself - Jason Liujxnl.github.io
• What's stopping you?gleech.org
• Advice to Young People, The Lies I Tell Myself - Jason Liujxnl.github.io
• Advice to Young People, The Lies I Tell Myself - Jason Liujxnl.co
• i think about it all the time - by Claire Wangclairebookworm.substack.com
• Advice for People Who Want to Leave their Jobsjessyin.world
• Dear Self; we need to talk about ambition — LessWronglesswrong.com
• Mini Blog Post 15: The illusion of doing nothing - Neel Nandaneelnanda.io
• i think about it all the timeclairebookworm.substack.com