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Re:Taking Credit for Success by jmzbond on Thursday May 08, 2014 @01:30PM (#7716451)
I agree, but would add a caveat. I feel like many Millennials have grown up in a world where we were so afraid of failure we over-emphasized success. Everyone is a winner, everyone gets a sticker of some kind.

As many times as I see people not wallowing in their success, I see people who wallow in it way too much. A balance is really important to ensure that one success doesn't derail you or over-inflate your ego too much that you become, by consequence, more sensitive to risk and afraid to fail.

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Re:Taking Credit for Success by ilikescience on Friday May 09, 2014 @10:38AM (#7721070)
I think the difference might be in giving yourself a pat on the back, as opposed to looking to everyone around you to validate your success. The 'everyone gets a sticker' mentality is totally harmful. That's why it's important to realize success on your own terms — you don't need the sticker.
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