When a friend told me once her dog didn’t eat enough, I almost couldn’t believe it. At that time our dog would never pass a chance to eat. She swallowed her meals so fast that we had to buy a special slow feeder. She would scavenge from the trash bins on our daily walk in search for delicacies like damp and moldy bread. We couldn’t leave her near the kitchen even for a single minute, or she would steal everything, including raw cucumbers, a whole pack of butter, or two pounds of cheesecake at once.
Love this framing. As someone from the rural south who now works in tech, I've seen a few people come from humble beginnings to high salaries, and not knowing what to do with the money. They still put the same constraints on themselves they've always had. Similar to the fable about the elephant who had a rope tied to it's leg as a calf, and remains bound by it even when it's strong enough to break it.
Love this framing. As someone from the rural south who now works in tech, I've seen a few people come from humble beginnings to high salaries, and not knowing what to do with the money. They still put the same constraints on themselves they've always had. Similar to the fable about the elephant who had a rope tied to it's leg as a calf, and remains bound by it even when it's strong enough to break it.