Summary: The author believes everyone has a unique purpose and a place in the world. Our diverse interests and experiences create many opportunities for people to find their niches. However, finding these niches can be challenging, and it’s important to help others discover where they belong.
I don’t just believe that there should be a place for everyone. I also believe that there is a place for everyone, and there’s plenty of evidence for that belief, and there are some unfortunate reasons why not everyone believes it, all of which I present to you now. (View Highlight)
99% of people are extreme in at least one way. Which is to say: statistically, everyone is special. (View Highlight)
everybody, no matter how much of a nobody they are, has at least a few people who are counting on them, whose lives they can ruin or enrich, and it’s hard to do much enriching when you’re fretting full-time about who’s gonna be the next president. (View Highlight)
If you’re trying to figure out which car to buy, which person to date, or which taco place to try, there’s are whole industries waiting to assist you. But if you want to figure out where you fit in, you’re on your own. (View Highlight)
When people fail to find their niche, and when we fail to help them find it, we don’t just suffer from their absence. We also suffer from their presence in the wrong place. (View Highlight)
We all have a stake in you finding your place, because we’re all better off when you like your life. Well-slotted people make good neighbors, bosses, partners, and parents. (View Highlight)