Though, I don't agree that wanting to amount to something that you perceive as greater than your current self, and holding yourself accountable to progress toward that goal, is damaging or delusional. It certainly can be, if it makes you miserable. But it can also be inspiring and motivating.
"Drop all delusions about ‘amounting’ to something other than yourself."
Complement with this riff on non-teleological thinking: https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/11/09/steinbeck-log-from-the-sea-of-cortez/?mc_cid=876ac17d69&mc_eid=88aae3f004
Though, I don't agree that wanting to amount to something that you perceive as greater than your current self, and holding yourself accountable to progress toward that goal, is damaging or delusional. It certainly can be, if it makes you miserable. But it can also be inspiring and motivating.
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