"**Our vanity, our self-love, promotes the cult of the genius**,” [[Nietzsche]] said. “**For if we think of genius as something magical, we are not obliged to compare ourselves and find ourselves lacking**…. To call someone ‘divine’ means: ‘here there is no need to compete.’”" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ego]], [[training]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[consistency]], **Source** -- [[20241030 - B - Grit]] **See Also** -- [[20241030112149- AtN - The Narrative of the Hero's Journey is a Self-Defence Mechanism]]