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Beware of the Visionary

February 11, 2019 by Justin Kerby

fake it til you make it
Gaping Void / envoyworld.com

It’s fine to be a visionary, as long as it’s not a self-appointed title. If it is, I’d argue that your vision is quite limited. I saw this fantastic design from Gaping Void recently on the subject and thought I’d share it. Way too many people fall victim to their own ego, especially online.

We used to identify with our job. I’m a dentist, a doctor, an artist. As the world went online, that began to change. It feels like we’re in a world with more voices, and more competition, so more and more people are feeling insecure. Thus the need to self-identify as a “dreamer”.

If I could give one piece of advice on this subject, it would be to under sell and over deliver. This Ryan Holiday’s article on Thought Catalog about faking it ’til you make it continues to be one of the best things I’ve read on the subject. It’s a must-read.

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