Great post Luke! I just wanted to add another argument to point 8:
8. We need to be careful how we talk about ambition (or we might overload and disappoint people)
I think another related aspect to this (in my experience with High Impact Medicine) is that you also want to be careful about this because even though people might be ambitious, their personal and professional situation might preclude them from taking an ‘ambitious’ leap. Even though on the whole I think it is net positive to encourage people to be ambitious, we should also caveat this with an appreciation of different career and life situations. I think a failure to inadequately do this can make people feel like they are not doing or are enough.
Great post Luke! I just wanted to add another argument to point 8:
I think another related aspect to this (in my experience with High Impact Medicine) is that you also want to be careful about this because even though people might be ambitious, their personal and professional situation might preclude them from taking an ‘ambitious’ leap. Even though on the whole I think it is net positive to encourage people to be ambitious, we should also caveat this with an appreciation of different career and life situations. I think a failure to inadequately do this can make people feel like they are not doing or are enough.
Definitely. Thanks for sharing that argument and example!