"The message was: **If you’re unfortunate enough to be the runt of the litter—if you lack endowment—you don’t have to be an utter failure**. You can be a sweet, adorable little slogger, and maybe (if you really work at it and withstand all the scornful onlookers) even a success." ([Location 743](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01M036N60&location=743)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ego]], [[humility]], [[slowing-down-not-stopping]], [[failure]], [[growth-mindset]] **Source** -- -- [[20250429082504 - B - Mindset]]