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Why You Must Make Success an Ethical Duty and Obligation
A counterintuitive reason for leveling up your life
I have a unique take on why you should focus on being as successful as you possibly can.
It’s not that being successful is all that great, but rather the idea that being a failure is not only bad, but creates a never-ending downward spiral that gets worse over time, or at best, hums along at a low level of anxiety that never seems to go away.
And these words — ‘failure’ and ‘success’ — are totally subject to interpretation.
Honestly, I don’t care what you do with your life. It’s your life. I’m here to reflect your own thoughts back to you and help you make the best decision.
Only you know whether or not you’re living up to your standards, if you even need standards, if you’re content or not. I can’t know. Do yourself a favor and be honest with yourself.
And don’t get too stuck on the idea that you have to be super successful else you’re a failure, but focus on the direction your life is moving it.
Understand that there’s no such thing as ‘being stagnant.’ Ask any bed-ridden person if ‘doing nothing’ has no consequences.
