Posts
All the articles I've posted.
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On Confidence (2/3)
The School of Life argues in "Confidence - The Battle Against Timidity" that confidence is a foundational capability that enables technical skills, intelligence, and experience to have real-world impact.
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On Confidence (1/3)
The School of Life suggests that enduring confidence comes from recognizing that hardship, frustration, and slow progress are normal features of meaningful work rather than signs of personal failure.
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Crisis Competence
In The New York Times article “How the Oldest Old Can Endure Even This”, Mark Brennan-Ing explains that many older adults weathered the pandemic with resilience drawn from a lifetime of overcoming prior crises and hardships.
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Inaction.
Bill Gates observes that people tend to exaggerate short-term technological and societal change while failing to appreciate the profound transformations that accumulate over longer time horizons.
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Wallace
In Real Life, Brandon Taylor portrays the psychological weight of academic power dynamics, where harsh criticism and conditional validation compel Wallace to suppress humiliation and continue working relentlessly.
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2019-20
The School of Life article “The Capacity to Give up on People” argues that true self-respect sometimes requires recognizing when others are unwilling or unable to change and having the courage to walk away rather than endlessly blaming oneself.