Invert the applicant mindset
the “applicant mindset” where you go through life asking people for things and hoping they say yes is pretty much guaranteed to make you miserable
— Sid (6/100 digital art) (@ftlsid) October 2, 2022
Stop asking for things and instead make yourself a focal point for opportunity in whatever it is that you’re doing. Try to be the one with options. This is how you escape the public market (Never public markets).