You're only as interesting as you are interested in living.
- curiosity
- interest in life
- charisma
When you see the structure of interests, you understand: nothing in this world is personal. No one wishes you harm. Everyone is simply pursuing their goals, tracing their vectors through space. And if you see this, you're no longer a bowling pin getting knocked down. You're a player who sees the whole board.
A person who has eaten only sweets their whole life doesn't know that sweet is sweet. They have nothing to compare it to.
Until you take a step, nothing will move.
Perfectionism is not a path to happiness, but a road to chronic self-dissatisfaction.