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Stop Leading & Learning the Hard Way

Turn this one thing OFF & turn this one thing ON

Raphael (Raff) Louis Vitón
Slalom Build
7 min readDec 9, 2021

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You & I both have piles of potential. We have this abundance of unspecified potential re: everything we could be in our lifetime. But none of it is real, until we realize it. Accelerating that realization of potential is a lot easier when we 1) learn to turn off autofocus and 2) learn to turn on the multiplier effect of social learning (i.e., relationship, environment). Life, in general, is a lot easier when we learn faster — it helps reduce a lot of the unnecessary suffering. #MORElearningLESStrauma

Some of us are in love with the mystery of potential, focusing on the self-authored eventuality of what might be.

Some of us love the reliability of the past, focusing on the story of “what once was” and the nostalgia of our past accomplishments.

Some of us are just trying to get through this season, hoping for the best, letting “fate” and socially-defined pressures and inertia decide what we focus on.

Either way, it’s a matter of focus.

POTENTIAL IS A BET ON SOMETHING EVEN “BETTER”

“Some people argue that only rational, autonomous, and self-conscious beings deserve full and equal moral status…because these beings are the

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Raphael (Raff) Louis Vitón
Raphael (Raff) Louis Vitón

Written by Raphael (Raff) Louis Vitón

We're always building something - let's focus on building what matters most. First things first, Build U. #iamaninnovationproject

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