When your opinion angers someone, it seems on the surface that they are angry about what you believe but usually they are just angry at your willingness to express it.
They see communication primarily as a tool for social maneuvering, so when you use it to express yourself it is a rejection of their worldview.
I had some sort of subtle epiphany recently that I should just be myself
I know that’s obvious but somehow I’ve internalized it in a way that allows me to practice it better than ever
I feel like I’m just existing and doing my thing without looking outward for anything like a tortoise in the desert
I am realizing that the grand breakthrough will never come. Rather, you experience many breakthroughs, periodic waves of realization and improvement, and these little breakthroughs add up over the years until you’re a brand new person.
Increasingly believing the key to life is to be able to take Ls in stride without missing a beat. Just letting it roll off your back.
Two reasons:
1. Doing things means you will constantly make mistakes.
2. 95% of Ls are a lie you are telling yourself and it could easily be reframed.
Embrace the Ls. No second thought