One side note: being good enough doesn't
let you off the hook to be lazy. It’s
not an excuse to spend your twenties on your parents’ couch admiring your
enough-ness.
* let
someone off the hook: to excuse someone from a duty or punishment
ex> Do you really think you deserve
to be let off the hook after doing something so reckless?
Note> This expression originates from
fishing, where letting a fish off the hook means setting it free.
It’s not like a free pass to get out of changing and growing and maturing. No, it’s
just that when you are free from
self-doubt, you fail better, because you don’t have your defenses up, you can
accept the criticism.
* free
pass: the right to break a rule or not follow the societal norm
ex> “Don’t think you get a free
pass because you are a star athlete,” the teacher said to James.
* be
free from: to no longer have something in one’s life
ex> Many people want to be free
from money troubles and think the lottery is the answer.
You don’t become so preoccupied with
that failure that you forget how to learn from it, you forget how to grow.
* be
preoccupied with: to be engaged in something to the exclusion of everything
else
ex> Most people are so preoccupied
with themselves that they never notice the poverty in the world.
Note> “Preoccupied” means the same as
“preabsorbed”: already completely focused on something.
When you believe in
yourself, you succeed better. Hours spent questioning, doubting,
fearing, can be given over to working, exploring, living.
* believe
in someone: to think highly of a person’s abilities
= trust in yourself; have faith in
yourself; have confidence in yourself
ex> I have always believed in
you even when you didn't believe in yourself.
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