ambition - by Elaine - manners & mystery
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attachment to an outcome is necessary
Bridget Riley, Conversation, 1992 Is it possible to pursue your ambition without being attached to the outcome? I want to believe so because it’s healthier—less precarious and emotionally taxing—but I’m pretty sure that the more ambitious you are about a project, the more attached you are to its success, and there’s really no way around this. You could rationalize that accomplishing a certain outcome is desirable because of XYZ. And those reasons would drive you to work toward your goal. But reason alone is not enough to sustain an ambition through all the trials and obstacles along the…
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