Trying to please everyone is a mistake; people will always ridicule an innovative mind
One thing that stuck out as interesting while perusing through the wisdom that had elevated people from normal to the extraordinary is that they were not scared to do things differently. As simple as this is, many find it difficult to walk a new path, as they are aware of the repercussions of saying no to the norms. People that had dared to say no to consensus beliefs have had their intelligence questioned, or they had felt like an outcast.
⚡️One of the norms that you should avoid is believing that being busy is a good problem.
However, being accepted should never serve as your goal. Instead, you should adopt goals that guarantee happiness.
Today, busyness is a trend, and people believe that the busier you are, the more respect you command. In its true sense, busy connotes a misguided attempt to cloak unproductivity with engagement. Not all work is profitable. Moreover, putting yourself in a situation where work becomes chaotic suggests that you do not have a time management system in place. As such, it is imperative to work smart. Stop accommodating all the distractions that burn your time, so you can focus on core issues.
“To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.”
Suzanne Gordon
Knowing that adopting the life of an outlier would put you in the bad books of many hence, the author suggested tactics that can help you maneuver attacks on your ideologies.
First, you must shift your attention from the people that do not agree with you to those that get you. Exerting your energy on things or people that do not matter is a waste of your time. Also, you should realize that there are a handful of individuals that would take your opinions personally. When you expect this, it will no longer surprise you when people attack you for thinking differently.
If you believe that you ought to respond to criticism, it is vital not to over-apologize for being unconventional.
Discovering that trying to please everyone is a mistake will make it easy to come to terms with the fact that people will always ridicule your innovative mind.