What Brandon Taylor thinks about ambition
American novelist and critic, author of Real Life, The Late Americans and Minor Black Figures; writes the newsletter sweater weather on literature and culture.
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1 dated position, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Brandon Taylor has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingRelying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy.
Their wordsThere comes a time when you have to realize that more of the same aspect of yourself isn't always a winning strategy.