This might be the most underrated CS Lewis essay ever
David Perell (@david_perell)
C.S. Lewis wrote about this in an essay called First and Second Things. He said that paradoxically, you're more likely to get what you want when getting it isn't the most important thing in your life. If you put the highest thing first, you'll often get the second thing as well. Put the second thing first, and you'll lose both.
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