Counterpoint: If You Want to be Successful Don’t Keep Your Options Open

It’s classic advice to tell someone to keep their options open. Most of the time, this is bad advice. There is only one reason why you need to keep your options open, and that’s when you don’t know what you want. Moreover, when you don’t know what you want it doesn’t matter what option you […]

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Counterpoint: Fans are the Only Ones Allowed to Blame the Referee

One of the main complaints of Super Bowl LV was how bad the referees were. A large contingent of fans (who were mostly rooting for Kansas City) were mad at the referees for making bad calls. Subsequently, many people on social media went as far as to claim the fix was in and that the […]

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Counterpoint: Expectations are More Powerful Than Goals

If you have a problem reaching a reoccurring goal you set for yourself year after year, chances are your problem is not with the goal. Instead, your problem is likely with the expectations you have of yourself. You get a reward for achieving a goal. Conversely, you get nothing for meeting expectations. Think about it, […]

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