Why ambitious people try to over-optimize everything
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I have 2 theories: 1) ambitious people love shortcuts, and 2) ambitious people are deeply afraid of not making enough progress
The other day my sister called me to ask which Apple Watch she should get. I sat there confused for a second because, for context, - she’s broke, she’s a student, and I have no idea where the heck she was going to get the money to buy an Apple Watch from. My immediate thought was telling her how much of a bad decision it was, and that she was being careless with money. I stopped myself though. In an effort to be a more supportive older sister, I thought to understand her thought process a bit more. So I asked, “well why do you want an apple watch?” and she replied “I want to start…
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