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“I traded a huge ambition for a smaller, truer one and I've never been more at peace.”
The big dream looked like the point for a long time. Then you saw it was mostly someone else's idea of success bolted onto your life. You chose smaller and truer instead, and the peace that followed told you it was right. Trusting the bounds of your own real desires is harder than chasing more.
Your Practice
- Name the ambition you let go and why it wasn't really yours.
- Name the smaller, truer one you chose instead.
- When the world calls the smaller dream 'settling,' don't flinch.
- Measure it by your peace, not by anyone else's scoreboard.
The Architects
“Go deep on things. Become an expert.”
Patrick Collison, "Advice" essay, patrickcollison.com/advice, section "If you're 10-20" (first item)