The fact is, people who base their self-worth on being right about everything prevent themselves from learning from their mistakes. They lack the abi… - Mark Manson

They forgot that the world doesn’t run on information. People don’t make decisions based on truth or facts. They don’t spend their money based on data. They don’t connect with each other because of some higher philosophical truth. The world runs on feelings.

All peoples are more the same than they are different. We all mostly want the same things out of life. But those slight differences generate emotion, and emotion generates a sense of importance. Therefore, we come to perceive our differences as disproportionately more important than our similarities. And this is the true tragedy of man. That we are doomed to perpetual conflict over the slight difference.

If you’re afraid of looking stupid, then you’ll never do anything smart. If you’re afraid of being hurt, you’ll never feel loved. If you’re afraid to fail, you’ll never find success.