by Remember those silhouettes in the newspapers, a black outline of a man with 'Success ' written underneath, where you can pay for a course to learn how to become successful? Hey, our society is all about becoming successful, and if you haven't become successful, then maybe you're a failure?I've certainly worked very hard in my life, at work, and at college, as I was a workaholic, but I cured myself and nowadays. I prefer Buddhist non-striving. [embedded content] Work hard, always hustle, never sleep… bad advice for 99% of people. But that’s the gospel preached by well-meaning dudes like Gary Vaynerchuk, Casey Neistat, Elon Musk and Eric Thomas. I love all those guys, and every now and then their words are exactly what I need to hear. But perhaps more often, I need to hear the opposite.
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I've certainly worked very hard in my life, at work, and at college, as I was a workaholic, but I cured myself and nowadays. I prefer Buddhist non-striving.
Work hard, always hustle, never sleep… bad advice for 99% of people. But that’s the gospel preached by well-meaning dudes like Gary Vaynerchuk, Casey Neistat, Elon Musk and Eric Thomas. I love all those guys, and every now and then their words are exactly what I need to hear. But perhaps more often, I need to hear the opposite. You too?