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What if the hardest part of pursuing your potential isn’t what you can become, but accepting what you never will?
I’ve realized there are more versions of myself I could become than there are years left to become them.
And there’s a strange kind of grief that comes with letting those possibilities go.
In Part Two of The Polymath’s Dilemma, I explore the hidden cost of ambition, the lives we’ll never live, and why choosing what matters most might be the ultimate form of freedom.
How do you make peace with the versions of yourself you’ll never become?
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I used to measure my progress against where I thought I’d be at a particular age.
Now I’m questioning why I gave my younger self the authority to establish those expectations.
One of the gifts of having children is being exposed to the world through someone who hasn’t yet learned which questions they’re supposedly not allowed to ask.
I think everyone experiences this at various points. It’s a valuable feeling. The key is to cultivate the ability to not let external circumstances dictate your internal feelings.
Let us know what you find. They could be doing abortions on the side of the road, you may end up joining the Muslim brotherhood etc. who knows what may be across the border?
I can’t help but build a little bit on Sunday too though 😂 my ultimate rest time is usually Saturday night to Sunday morning.
In every conceivable way. Say goodbye to your former self. Thank them, appreciate them, mourn them. Then, move forward.
They seemed to be just right in every way. Finding things to explore, riding the wheels off those bikes.