The more I leaned into being myself, the more everything started to work

When I was a kid, I would work hard to fit in, but then it would backfire with bullying or whatever it might be. And then eventually I was like, well, maybe I just want to be a contrarian. Then I found the space there that I liked, and then it worked for me. And then that ended up allowing me to better fit in because I was more true to who I am. And it's not that I never tried to fit in. Like, you know, you do things to fit in, because I think humans are creatures of community. Without community, you have nothing. But the more authentic I can be to myself, the better I always do. Because being yourself isn't comfortable. Very few people know who you actually are. So the more you show that in public, the more vulnerable you're being. But the more vulnerable you are, the more people relate to you, and it's completely counterintuitive. If you want to get more of this, follow us and get all of our hacks for free.