Jon

If you make it seem like you’re not doing well, people can no longer expect greatness out of you. They can no longer depend on you. It frees you from the weight of responsibility, but locks you in the prison of victimhood You sigh, complain, and blame as a defense mechanism to signal to your parents, spouse, and friends, “Hey, I know you believe in me, but I don’t believe in myself, so stop believing in me because it puts pressure on me to need to actually live up to my potential and not be a disappointment” You can’t be too secure in yourself, or else you set the bar too high for what others should demand of you. But if you act jaded, you lower that bar of perception and doing the bare minimum suddenly comes off as a significant achievement Have the courage to acknowledge your own stupid games. You can just drop the act right now and finally allow yourself to thrive. Always could and always can at any moment