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not good enough
Sometimes it’s nice to complain about things with other people. There’s something in the raw venting that feels good. You know it’s your emotions talking and half the stuff you’re saying is stupid, but it still feels great to say them. I was having one of these emotional vent-fests with a friend one day and he was talking about his boss screwing him with a decision. He pulled a power play and didn’t care about the result. In the midst of his venting, my friend said, “I shouldn’t be surprised he did that. That’s his fatal flaw. He does it all the time.” My friend said the fatal flaw comment so casually that it caught me off guard. I’d never heard of the concept so I asked him more about it. He told me every person has (at least) one major fatal flaw that holds them back from accomplishing everything…