Willingness to look stupid(sharif.io)
691 points by Samin100 | 237 comments
Personal essay by Sharif Shameem arguing that willingness to look foolish is an underrated advantage, or moat, in creative work.
#personal-growth on Hacker News
4 stories tagged personal-growth, newest first.
The Moat of Low Status(usefulfictions.substack.com)
338 points by jger15 | 141 comments
Cate Hall's Useful Fictions essay arguing that people should accept the embarrassment of being a beginner (the 'moat of low status') to learn new skills.
Root for your friends(josephthacker.com)
383 points by rez0123 | 149 comments
Personal blog post by Joseph Thacker arguing that genuinely supporting and celebrating friends' successes improves career and happiness.
Do quests, not goals(raptitude.com)
551 points by zdw | 154 comments
A Raptitude blog post by David Cain arguing for framing personal ambitions as open-ended quests rather than fixed goals.