For most of human existence when we looked around us there were one or two hundred people in our tribe and we could be the best at something. We could stand out and be special and valuable. Now our context is a global tribe of seven-plus billion. There’s always someone better to compare yourself to, and the media is always reporting on these people, which raises the standards just when you think you may be close to reaching them. If these mental expectations weren’t bad enough, the modern world has actually made things more competitive. The talent market is global—which means if you can’t hack
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