What’s shocking is that when asked to make predictions, depressed people are more accurate than optimists. It’s called “depressive realism.” The worl… - Eric Barker

We spend too much time trying to be “good” when good is often merely average. To be great we must be different. And that doesn’t come from trying to follow society’s vision of what is best, because society doesn’t always know what it needs. More often being the best means just being the best version of you. As John Stuart Mill remarked, “That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of our time.” In the right environment, bad can be good and odd can be beautiful.

And knowing yourself, in terms of achieving what you want in life, means being aware of your strengths.

School has clear rules. Life often doesn’t. When there’s no clear path to follow, academic high achievers break down.