Describing ourselves on paper
Describing ourselves on paper, while blindly attempting to live up to the expectations of others, makes it all feel like a giant lie.
We’re the experts on ourselves, right? So why do we find it so difficult to convey who we are in text?
- We’re writing to seek the approval of others. Perhaps the worst part is that we don’t know who’s reading our words or who our competitors are.
- For many of us, though, the main reason we find it so hard to write about ourselves it’s so, so easy to procrastinate.
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