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If discipline is required for success, that means not paying much heed to the state of affairs or everyone else. We only focus on the goal ahead.
But isn't that a self-enclosing process?
Ignoring so much in pursuit of just one's own self-improvement?

And does a single-minded approach ever lead to benefits pertaining to entities beyond the singular?
Shouldn't there be some leeway, space to generate an equitable share for the community instead of just a lopsided piece of the pie?

Is this why kindness is often regarded as a weakness?

Yet there's a far more dangerous precedent; about how self-centric development leads to 20240308_ASeriesOfUnintendedConsequences_pen