Wow… this post doesn’t just hit you in the face; it tattoos itself on your chest.
How hard it is to realise that much of your ambition wasn’t born of a dream but of a wound— and how easy it is to disguise it as “I want the best for my family” when what you really seek is self‑validation.
I’ve been (and still am) there too: running, ticking off goals, earning well… and wondering why it feels so heavy when my wife says, “Can you put the phone down for a moment?”
Thank you for writing this. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s exactly what some of us needed to begin rewriting the script.
Really, really loved this, Kevin -- and thanks for the shout-out! I keep thinking about this all the time; I'd even forgotten I left that comment way back when! So if misery loves company, just know it's something I still meditate on and struggle with...
The bit on Walter White here is really on point - it's easy to promise others (and ourselves) that what we're doing is for the benefit of our families, when in reality it's to satisfy our own ambition. It's a lot more difficult to recognize that in ourselves and make a change.
Wow… this post doesn’t just hit you in the face; it tattoos itself on your chest.
How hard it is to realise that much of your ambition wasn’t born of a dream but of a wound— and how easy it is to disguise it as “I want the best for my family” when what you really seek is self‑validation.
I’ve been (and still am) there too: running, ticking off goals, earning well… and wondering why it feels so heavy when my wife says, “Can you put the phone down for a moment?”
Thank you for writing this. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s exactly what some of us needed to begin rewriting the script.
Really, really loved this, Kevin -- and thanks for the shout-out! I keep thinking about this all the time; I'd even forgotten I left that comment way back when! So if misery loves company, just know it's something I still meditate on and struggle with...
Has been a delight to see your insight pop up all over the comment archive.
Rad. Big ups to launching reboot and your first cohort of rebooters.
The bit on Walter White here is really on point - it's easy to promise others (and ourselves) that what we're doing is for the benefit of our families, when in reality it's to satisfy our own ambition. It's a lot more difficult to recognize that in ourselves and make a change.
We all saw Breaking Bad! And we entirely missed the point.
All I have to say Kevin is: Hell Yeah. Reboot looks awesome.