Ambition vs. Meaningful Goals

Leo Widrich at Buffer recently wrote about how he has been reflecting on the dangers of ambition: “[Ambition] gets in the way of doing the great work of our lives, of living out what we’re already naturally gravitating towards. It also blinds my awareness especially of accepting things how they truly are—instead of making them … Continue reading Ambition vs. Meaningful Goals

What Makes Ambition Good Or Evil Is…

Image courtesy of madonna-pix …Mindset. My pal Ben just posted his thoughts on Joseph Epstein’s “Ambition.” In it, Epstein tackles our ambivalence towards ambition: “In the modern world, and especially in America, a new distinction, a cruel twist, has been added: not to succeed means to fail. Leaving aside for a moment what it is … Continue reading What Makes Ambition Good Or Evil Is…