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LC Frias's avatar

Have you recently said fuck you to the traditional definition of “success”, too? -->I quit my job 9 months after being promoted to a mid-manager position to become a writer. I would say yes to this one.

What does “doing just fine” mean to you these days?--> Secure the future of my kids within reasonable grounds.

Where do your ideas of success and failure come from? Blaming your parents is totally acceptable here.--> I grew up with a single mother. She paid the bills while my dad travelled around the world for fun. I think we all have a part of the blame for this.

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Daniel Puzzo's avatar

I was voted 'most likely to succeed' in my high school yearbook.

Now look at me:

* unemployed for nearly 2 years

* book sales trickling in slowly, not quite keeping me afloat

* debt up to my eye balls

* divorced

* a refugee with an apartment in Kyiv that might get bombed any day, taking most of my life savings with it

If this is 'success', I'd hate to see what 'failure' looks like 😭🤣😭🤣

(seriously, I have to laugh at this, it's my only way to cope!)

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