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APX-VI-0011

“I built something from scratch and it's actually working.”

APX · Pillar II, Apex APX-VI · Reject the Victim. Become the Author.

Creation is the most direct form of authorship. You didn't wait for someone to hand this to you, you built it. Own this fully. Not arrogantly, but clearly. You did it. That means you can do it again, and more.

Your Practice

Document what you built, what worked, what you'd change, what surprised you. Then identify the next thing to build. Don't coast on this win for more than a week. The builder's identity is maintained by building, not by remembering that you once did.

The Architects

“There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.”

Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), title essay, trans. Justin O'Brien (1955)

More under APX-VI

APX-VI-0001“I keep telling myself I'm a victim of my circumstances.”APX-VI-0002“I stopped making excuses and started making moves.”APX-VI-0003“I took full ownership of my life and everything changed.”APX-VI-0004“I've been blaming everyone else for where I am in life.”APX-VI-0005“I successfully rebuilt a habit I'd lost.”APX-VI-0006“I've been waiting for permission to pursue what I actually want.”
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