19/01/2022
“The art of taking feedback is such a crucial skill in life, particularly harsh and critical feedback. We not only need to take this harsh feedback, but actively solicit it, labor to seek out the negative precisely when our friends and family and brain our telling us we are doing great. The ego avoids such feedback at all costs, however. Who wants to remand themselves to remedial training? It thinks it already knows how and who we are - that is, it thinks we are spectacular, perfect, genius, truly innovative. It dislikes reality and prefers its own assessment.” - Ryan Holiday
The art of learning is such a crucial skill if one’s goal is to progress in life. Your ego will continue to try and convince you that you know everything. You are worthy of that promotion you received, you are worthy of that marathon medal, you can do anything you put your mind too. It takes a special individual to step back, let purpose over rule passion, and be a realist. None of us know everything, which is why it is so important to continually seek out knowledge, stay humble, and progress slowly. Don’t let your ego stop you from achieving your true potential in this life.
Focus on your own internal goal. Do it, not for some external reward, but because it is what you were put on this earth to do. Take the steps necessary to reach that goal, stay humble in the process, and move on.
