There is something treacherous about letting go of that childlike willingness to try and try again. Something insidiously dangerous about buying into the idea, “That’ll never work for me.” It is this: settling for less, giving up on the power of baby steps and embracing failure, soon becomes a habit. The first time you give up, it’s painful. The second time it’s still painful but now it feels a little familiar, and there is some comfort in familiarity: it is the silent sleepy comfort of carbon monoxide. And the more you give up, the easier and easier it gets, and the sleepier and sleepier you
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