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What you most want in life
A different way to approach your ITCH is this ‘poem’ I swiped from today’s Monday Morning Memo
It takes four people to make a world.
1. One person wants acceptance.
They hope to save the relationship.
Under pressure, they acquiesce.
2. One person wants accuracy.
They hope to save face.
Under pressure, they avoid.
3. One person wants applause.
They hope to save effort.
Under pressure, they attack.
4. One person wants accomplishment.
They hope to save time.
Under pressure, they become autocratic.
Most of you will recognize yourself… some won’t.
I am, no surprise for anyone who knows me, the socially awkward fourth person.
When my mom left me in the street because I was heavy and slow, I heard that part, instead of what the other three types would hear, that she didn’t love me, that she didn’t care, that I didn’t matter.
