Traditional advice says to find your passion and decide where you want to be in 10 years and then go after it. But that is wrong because the world is constantly changing and we are constantly changing. Your identity is not found through introspection but rather emerges through experimentation.

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"Before dreaming about the future or making plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you – as entrepreneurs do."

- Reid Hoffman

Self-awareness

"Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you – as entrepreneurs do."

- Reid Hoffman

Self-awareness

"All humans are entrepreneurs, not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA."

- Reid Hoffman

Inspiration

"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team."

- Reid Hoffman

Teamwork

"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team."

- Reid Hoffman

Teamwork

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"Today’s challenges are tomorrow’s routines."

- Unknown

Adaptation

"Just like games, no matter how well you have things lined up in your life, there’s always something to keep you on your toes."

- Junichirou Kagami

Adaptation

"The nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there - on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it."

- The Grinch

Adaptation

"Embrace each shift in your life like a dragonfly zips through a summer breeze"

Adaptation

"Like the dragonfly, adapt and conquer your skies with elegance and power"

Adaptation