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Perfection is in human effortEffort both reveals and shapes you. I think there's nothing more beautiful than human effort, and I've come to realise that a lot of what I admire about accomplished people would still be admirable if they hadn't succeeded.Life#effort#ambition#courageRead musing The Cost of Becoming “Great”“Greatness” has a good publicist. Hustle culture and success cults don’t show the full picture, and they don’t pose the right questions: What does “greatness” mean to ME? What am I prepared to give up in MY pursuit of MY definition of greatness, and why? What am I unwilling to negotiate or compromise on?Life#greatness#success#entrepreneurshipRead musing A functional depressionThis won’t feel complete, and is unlikely to even feel coherent. I’ll write it in one pass: no edits, zero polish, no take-backs.LifeRead musing