⏱️ Achieving (some) dreams and why being “good enough” isn’t the problem

I. You won’t achieve all of your dreams, but that should not stop you from working towards achieving some of them.

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I. We often blame not being good enough at something when the problem is follow-through, not a deficiency in talent or skill. We say things like:

Yet many of the things we are “not good” at have nothing to do with skill level; they simply require the discipline of follow-through.

You can be "good enough” if you decide to be.

Seymour Chwast on when working harder is not the answer:

“If you dig a hole and it’s in the wrong place, digging it deeper isn’t going to help.”

The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough

I honestly knew nothing about the Johnstown flood that happened in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in May of 1889. In all, it likely took the lives of over 2,000 people.

It was an interesting read, and I am always fascinated by how historians can dig up so much information about so many people and places.

To that end, the book did a really good job. The biggest drawback was how hard it was to imagine the river, dam, flood, etc., from the descriptions that were given. Though I'm not sure that is the fault of the author. But at times it was hard to picture certain things that were written about.

Because the flood itself was a one day event, much space was also given to various people and the histories of some of the families involved. In all, it was a good read, but at times it was hard to track with.

7.5/10

P.S. Everyone must follow the same rules.