- November 26, 2024
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People often say you shouldn’t care what other people think. But my dad once told me the opposite: “You have to care about what other people think.”
He didn’t mean you have to dress like other people or you should be self conscious about how much money you make, etc. He meant that you should consider other people’s feelings and that you should have empathy. He also meant that a family name was worth honoring, and that meant that you should act in a way that would be deserving of other people’s respect — not necessarily their admiration, but their respect. He meant that dignity was not an old-fashioned virtue.
That advice has helped to drive me to work hard and not be willing to settle for a second-best effort.
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