Learn English, but Avoid Perfection!
English Like A Native Podcast
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A Diamond Is a Chunk of Coal That Did Well Under Pressure
I have to remind myself not to allow my pursuit of perfection to impede my ability to achieve something good. There's a really great quote from Henry Kissinger who says, A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. For example, you rarely get an athlete who started off being fantastic in their sport. They often had to work really hard to get where they end up in a place of success and achievement. Even those people who are polyglots with multiple languages under their belt, they're able to speak fluently in all of those languages. And you look at them and think, wow, they must just have a knack for language. But actually, they've probably gone through
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