Personal Growth

This excellent essay from Karolina was the best I’ve read this year. I can related with many of her point on why friendship muscle looks different for every person. Abroad, I meet local people who don’t hang out with expats because they have their Martas. Every time I hear a Dutch or British person say “we’ve known each other since we were little”, I can’t help but feel a pang of regret. I’m moving countries, schools and jobs and leaving those valuable connections behind, while people who stay in their neighbourhood are easily bound to their friends by time and proximity. ...

This is a fantastic reminder from Herbert: If you want to do something, like really want to do it, you need to prove it. That starts with you proving it to yourself. In difficult circumstances, do you make excuses? Or do you face your problem head on? Are you willing to make difficult decisions to do what you’ve committed to? Are you willing to put out bad work in order to improve? Are you open to taking feedback—even if it hurts—in order to improve? ...