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The more you promote something, the less of it you have
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It seems to me that the more people talk to you about a
quality
they have, the less of it they actually do. Think about people you have met at parties, who try to impress you by going on at length about
themselves
. Often, what they say is entirely false, a girl who goes on for ages about her
compassion
and
love for humanity
is likely a stuck up
bitch
who could walk past a
beggar
in 150$ shoes without giving him a
dime
.
The same goes for those who
boast
of their
intellect
, their
wealth
, the
awfulness of their lives
,
etc
. People do this because they are trying to make themselves
believe
they have the
quality
they are boasting of; even while they know they are
stupid
or
cruel
or
dull
they try to cover it up with belief
borrowed
from the people they boast to.
This can be seen on larger scales too. Company
mission statements
, or in Canada - the
'distinct society'
of
Quebec
. Think of
Goths
, all
rabidly
screaming about their
individuality
.
We all do this, we all
lie
to
ourselves
to cover up our bad spots, we say "well, I never liked
math
" or "it's too early in the
morning
for me to
think
". We all try to cover ourselves, and
occasionally
we believe our own
lies
. But we cannot
improve
ourselves this way. To put it bluntly:
We cannot grow and become better at what we suck at,
unless we realize we suck.
I know that this has been said
before
, but it never really
hit
me until I thought through this, so I hope it
helps
someone else too.
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