Day 238 - Labels
August 25, 2016 - Labels bug me. The labels we apply to others, the labels people apply to themselves. They all bug me.
We label people so that we know they are like us, or they aren't, and then the world becomes reduced to "us" and "them", and that really bugs me.
Some people want labels because they think the label brings prestige and that makes them proud and lets them feel important, it provides a personal identity, one that's often not warranted.
If I ask you what you do, I want to hear something about your work that excites you and ignites you, not a hollow and meaningless title that just sounds pretty (or silly).
Be proud of how well you do what you do, not the label that's attached to it.
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116 Photos in 2016 - 89. Proud
Day 238 - Labels
August 25, 2016 - Labels bug me. The labels we apply to others, the labels people apply to themselves. They all bug me.
We label people so that we know they are like us, or they aren't, and then the world becomes reduced to "us" and "them", and that really bugs me.
Some people want labels because they think the label brings prestige and that makes them proud and lets them feel important, it provides a personal identity, one that's often not warranted.
If I ask you what you do, I want to hear something about your work that excites you and ignites you, not a hollow and meaningless title that just sounds pretty (or silly).
Be proud of how well you do what you do, not the label that's attached to it.
More at The Philosophical Fish →
116 Photos in 2016 - 89. Proud