Agreed, and it's a major detractor in the movement to "build in public."
Something I told 12 yo and 8 yo on the way home from school: You can put your energy into being good at stuff or seeming cool, but not both. Any energy that goes into seeming cool comes out of being good.
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Being good is working on yourself, being “cool” is working on others (at least back in school). A great illustration of trade offs!
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Maybe next time as an epilogue, let them in on this secret: Being good at stuff *is* cool
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Or will be, eventually
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Self confidence is the essence of cool. Self-confidence results from being good at stuff.
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So they are good at being cool
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Being good at stuff is pretty cool
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i'm fucjed
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