Safeanew said: this belief in one's duty can only be that one is facing the possibility of one's failure No. Ask any sufficiently successful person and they'll tell you no. |
Thanakos said: Safeanew said: this belief in one's duty can only be that one is facing the possibility of one's failure No. Ask any sufficiently successful person and they'll tell you no. To ask another person for an answer is only a question of trust, so why should I trust what you call a successful person? What is a successful person? |
Safeanew said: To ask another person for an answer is only a question of trust, so why should I trust what you call a successful person? What is a successful person? I knew this would devolve into a semantics game. I would leave it up to the reader's discretion to make what they will of it. If their ideas are in line with mine, they'll know what successful means. |
Thanakos said: Safeanew said: To ask another person for an answer is only a question of trust, so why should I trust what you call a successful person? What is a successful person? I knew this would devolve into a semantics game. I would leave it up to the reader's discretion to make what they will of it. If their ideas are in line with mine, they'll know what successful means. Your argument is appeal to authority, so I wondered what you base that authority on. |
Safeanew said: Thanakos said: I knew this would devolve into a semantics game. I would leave it up to the reader's discretion to make what they will of it. If their ideas are in line with mine, they'll know what successful means. Your argument is appeal to authority, so I wondered what you base that authority on. Research papers on self-esteem, anxiety, happiness, and life satisfaction. The definition they use of 'successful' person is roughly my own (cf. paper on grit). |
Thanakos said: Research papers on self-esteem, anxiety, happiness, and life satisfaction. The definition they use of 'successful' person is roughly my own (cf. paper on grit). Nice link That papers definition of grit matches my description: "We define grit as perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and pla-teaus in progress. The gritty individual approaches achievement as a marathon; his or her advantage is stamina. Whereas disappoint-ment or boredom signals to others that it is time to change trajectory and cut losses, the gritty individual stays the course." Keywords that I link to anxiety is: "despite failure. adversity, and pla-teaus in progress." and "disappoint-ment or boredom" Sorry about the clumsy question before, I meant to ask why I should trust what a successful person says, but you answered that anyway. |
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