The basic idea is: quit waiting for someone to choose you, save you, validate you, give you permission, or swoop in with that job/opportunity/connection you need. Choose yourself (for whatever it is you want someone else to choose you for) and then find a way to start doing the thing instead of waiting for someone else to make it happen for you.

Side note: A good idea, definitely not a new idea.

If your well-being matters to you, be your own savior while you can. — Aurelius, Marcus - Meditations

It’s definitely steeped in a certain kind of privileged perspective that makes a lot of assumptions about the freedom/abilities/security net/resources you have at your disposal. It’s a little bit hypey, a little bit hustle-bro, a little bit chase-your-passion, but also a lot of sincere, personal insights, and some good practical tips.

…master the form you want to operate in, get experience, be willing to be imperfect, and then develop the confidence to play within that form, to develop your own style.

Forget purpose. It’s okay to be happy without one. The quest for a single purpose has ruined many lives.

It is only a myth that we have evolved to a point as a civilization where we can count on safety. The only truly safe thing you can do is to try over and over again. To go for it, to get rejected, to repeat, to strive, to wish. Without rejection there is no frontier, there is no passion, and there is no magic.

Highlights: 📖 Altucher - Choose Yourself