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I came away from it thinking the author places far too much value on self-esteem, and on self generally. How you feel about yourself is really important only to yourself, and often overvalued in that case. The view that you are not all that important in the vast scheme of things is the best antidote to this.

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Hey there. I am actually the author. I completely agree with your point. The issue I was having starting the company where my immaturity and naivety hurt me was investing too much into "my problems, my issues, my company." I think a lot of people fall in this trap and come to that realization that you made that placing value into yourself or accomplishments is where you'll inevitably falter. I actually wrote something as an antidote later about the importance of shared purpose in organizations: https://medium.com/@DanielTawfik1/fencing-in-the-mirror-23d5...

Thanks for adding clarity.

That is encouraging. I think many learn that lesson sooner or later, since the end of pursuing self is always bad. For some, though, it happens so late in life (or never) that recovery is near impossible.

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