James, you have provided some very good guidelines for everyone with this article. "Giving your strong suits a Purpose" is how I interpret your words. Know yourself and be the best at it. Cultivate relationships that synergize with your strong suits and purpose. Let others cultivate a few of yours who are worthy of coming into your garden. Thanks, Peace!
I enjoyed the simplicity and clarity of your recommendations, James, and couldn’t agree more with the value of your thesis as an important skill for a satisfying life. I think the strongest examples you list, and the most supportive of your point, are the ones that a person can change. The physical attributes like height and Caucasian hair/eyes someone is born with and they did nothing to earn or create.
Yes, I hear you. There’s a lot to be said for focusing on things that you have some agency over because a person gets an additional benefit from self-improvement. That said, for purposes of finding status to support self-esteem, I encourage people to find it wherever they can, even if they were born with it. True, this highlights how the world sometimes operates unfairly. But that’s sort of the point with status. No one says it will be fair.
Putting yourself into a dimension you can dominate is a brilliant idea, James.
Thanks, Denis. I think my friend Niccolo would have liked the idea. It is a pragmatic way to approach this competitive world we inhabit
James, you have provided some very good guidelines for everyone with this article. "Giving your strong suits a Purpose" is how I interpret your words. Know yourself and be the best at it. Cultivate relationships that synergize with your strong suits and purpose. Let others cultivate a few of yours who are worthy of coming into your garden. Thanks, Peace!
I enjoyed the simplicity and clarity of your recommendations, James, and couldn’t agree more with the value of your thesis as an important skill for a satisfying life. I think the strongest examples you list, and the most supportive of your point, are the ones that a person can change. The physical attributes like height and Caucasian hair/eyes someone is born with and they did nothing to earn or create.
Yes, I hear you. There’s a lot to be said for focusing on things that you have some agency over because a person gets an additional benefit from self-improvement. That said, for purposes of finding status to support self-esteem, I encourage people to find it wherever they can, even if they were born with it. True, this highlights how the world sometimes operates unfairly. But that’s sort of the point with status. No one says it will be fair.
True - superficial traits ultimately don’t provide a deep sense of satisfaction to mitigate that inherent unfairness.
Excellent lesson, prof.
Go for the self-improvement and not the parade.
That’s it, Ralph, thank you