From 9243522261d7d12469bd51116fbd7d2334e950e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 01:54:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update latest post title and pub date --- src/content/blog/fear-of-falling-behind.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/content/blog/fear-of-falling-behind.md b/src/content/blog/fear-of-falling-behind.md index 9168a78..1ada0b5 100644 --- a/src/content/blog/fear-of-falling-behind.md +++ b/src/content/blog/fear-of-falling-behind.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- -title: Fear of Falling Behind +title: fear of falling behind description: The looming pressure of keeping up with everything -pubDate: Aug 25 2025 +pubDate: Oct 1 2025 --- I am lucky enough to be in an [environment](https://kennethnym.com/blog/your-environment-dictates-everything/) where I am surrounded by bright-minded, high-achieving people that are doing incredible work every day, and they are nothing short of inspiring. Safe to say - I am the dumbest person in the room. On one hand, I get to learn from them every day, driving myself to get better. On the other, comparison inevitably arises within myself, and it has been slowly getting onto me recently: will I ever be good enough? @@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ There is always a looming pressure within me to work hard to prove myself to peo Truthfully, no matter how hard I work, it will never feel enough. In the same vein that [validations](https://kennethnym.com/blog/the-pathological-desire-for-validation/) numb my insecurity and my wounds, working numbs the fear (which stems from my insecurity.) Neither makes the source of the problems go away. The answer to this is obvious: one should work not out of insecurity, but for the love of the game; for self-improvement; for themselves and **themselves only**. -The problem now lies within addressing insecurities and wounds within each of us. For many, including myself, this is a life-long journey of self discovery: processing past events, learning from failures, powering through traumas, and sitting with discomforts. Regardless of what one does, always remember: symptom relieves are never the solution. \ No newline at end of file +The problem now lies within addressing insecurities and wounds within each of us. For many, including myself, this is a life-long journey of self discovery: processing past events, learning from failures, powering through traumas, and sitting with discomforts. Regardless of what one does, always remember: symptom relieves are never the solution.