In a peculiar way, failure can sometimes be simpler to grapple with. You can simply resist it, dismiss it with a defiant ‘to hell with this, to hell with them’, and return to square one. Conversely, success can be considerably more subtle and insidious. While initially thrilling, relieving, and intoxicating, it can harbor a profound hollowness, which makes it more challenging and bewildering to confront.
Andrew McCarthy — In a peculiar way, failure can sometimes be simpler to grapp
In a peculiar way, failure can sometimes be simpler to grapple with. You can simply resist it, dismiss it with a defiant ‘to hell with this, to hell with them’, and return to square one. Conversely, success can be considerably…