04-03-2024, 12:02 PM
Today's Pet-Peeve: Videos designed to be "motivational."
I rarely react to them the way I'm probably expected to react. I think people would probably say that I'm too cynical or just looking for excuses for my own failures. But so often when I hear these "motivational" stories, or advice given, all I can see is the holes in the story and the advantages the people in the stories had but seemed completely oblivious to.
One half serious example - People on reality TV shows constantly talk about how they quit their job and risked everything to follow their dream to the successful business they now own. And then you find out they were a practicing lawyer or worked on Wall Street.
I rarely react to them the way I'm probably expected to react. I think people would probably say that I'm too cynical or just looking for excuses for my own failures. But so often when I hear these "motivational" stories, or advice given, all I can see is the holes in the story and the advantages the people in the stories had but seemed completely oblivious to.
One half serious example - People on reality TV shows constantly talk about how they quit their job and risked everything to follow their dream to the successful business they now own. And then you find out they were a practicing lawyer or worked on Wall Street.