Keep one dream private for a while. It grows better without everyone’s opinions on it.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
Saying a plan out loud too early does two things to it. It invites opinions from people picturing a different version, and it hands you a little of the credit before any of the work. A new thing needs a while to get sturdy before it can survive being discussed.
Pick the one you care about most and keep it to yourself for a month. Work on it quietly, badly, without reporting progress to anybody. When you do tell people, you will have something to show rather than something to defend.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Whose opinion would you rather not hear about your dream yet?
MORE IN SOLITUDE & SELF-KNOWLEDGE
- Ask yourself if you’d still hold an opinion if you’d never seen anyone online argue about it.
- There are people you become a little worse around. You don’t have to hate them. You just have to notice.
- Your taste in music, books and clothes gets sharper every time you choose something without checking what’s popular…
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.