Epiphany: Critics are often really just trying to pull you down to their lowly station. So if you’re working at a startup and your college buddies say you’re crazy not to take the cake job at a huge company where you won’t make a difference … or if you’re sneered at when you turn down a cocktail party so you can see your kids before they go to bed … just remember what critics are trying to do. They’re trying to pull you down. Literally.
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