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The Confucian Self-Cultivation Ladder
The order of operations Cece thinks most founders run backward.
How it works
- 1Cultivate the self first, then extend outward: family, friends, community, country, world.
- 2Most founders run it backward, trying to change the world with a messy internal architecture.
- 3Sitting with yourself is the skill; meditation can be cooking, cleaning, or piano.
- 4External validation is nice, but you should know your worth without it.
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