介绍： Why You, Too, Need a Nemesis
You've tried shadow journaling, manifesting and microdosing. But to really succeed in life, have you considered getting a nemesis?
I totally recommend it. After all, willpower fades. Apps rarely change your life. Even frenemies aren't reliably hateable. You need the kind of fuel t...

介绍： Why You, Too, Need a Nemesis
You've tried shadow journaling, manifesting and microdosing. But to really succeed in life, have you considered getting a nemesis?
I totally recommend it. After all, willpower fades. Apps rarely change your life. Even frenemies aren't reliably hateable. You need the kind of fuel that's born from unadulterated jealousy, from focused indignation. It's a feeling that boils down to: That guy?
Many successful people understand the power of a grudge — athletes, pop stars, your mother-in-law, our president. Emotion can pick up the slack even after training and talent have reached their limits.
Yes, celebrities often seem to be handed ready-made nemeses: opposing teams, Oscar competitors. But grievances abound. You just have to find the right nemesis for you. To whittle down the possibilities, concentrate on people whose curated accomplishments are exactly what you secretly wish you could brag about, too.
I know, deep down, that my desire for a nemesis often comes back to my own insecurity. I am afraid I can't do something — win the job, excel at the new hobby — so I refuse to try … until I get mad enough. It took a work reorganization and parenting two toddlers during a pandemic to finally get me to lace up my running shoes, a longtime goal.
My routine is thus: I put on '90s rap music. I wave goodbye to my kids. I set off down the street. A montage starts playing in my mind, like that crescendoing scene in a movie where they're preparing to fight the aliens, except this time it's just me on an imaginary track, sprinting past everyone who's ever wronged me.
I feel amazing.
内容拓展
Cheerfully to combat and to feast, not to sulk, not to dream, to be ready for what is hardest as for a festival, to be sound and innocent.
高高兴兴去战斗、去赴宴，不做忧郁的人，不做空想的人，准备应付至难之事，就像去赴宴一样，要健康而完好。
——《查拉图斯特拉如是说》尼采
生词好句
nemesis 英 [ˈneməsɪs] 美 [ˈneməsɪs] n. （本文）宿敌；报应；天罚；（古希腊）复仇女神
frenemey 英 [ˈfrenəmi] 美 [ˈfrenəmi] n. 塑料友谊；假装是朋友，其实是敌人的人
unadulterated 英 [ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd] 美 [ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtɪd] adj. 完全的；纯粹的
adulterate v. 掺入杂质
unadulterated happiness 百分百的开心
jealousy 英 [ˈdʒeləsi] 美 [ˈdʒeləsi] n. 嫉妒
indignation 英 [ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn] n. （因为受到不公正对待而产生的）愤懑
grudge 英 [ɡrʌdʒ] 美 [ɡrʌdʒ] n. 怀恨，不满，积怨
bear/have/hold/carry/harbor a grudge against somebody, bear somebody a grudge 对某人怀恨在心
Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against him?他生前是否与人结怨？
grievance 英 [ˈɡriːvəns] 美 [ˈɡriːvəns] n. 委屈，不满，抱怨，愤愤不平
nurse a grievance against the boss 对老板心怀不满
abound 英 [əˈbaʊnd] 美 [əˈbaʊnd] v. 大量存在，有很多
Salmon abound in that river.那条河里到处都是鲑鱼。
Rumors abound.谣言四起。
whittle down 缩减；削弱
whittle v. 砍；削
whittle down our salaries 削减工资
whittle down the possibilities 缩小选择范围
curate 英 [ˈkjʊəreɪt] 美 [ˈkjʊreɪt] v. （本文）在社交媒体上精心挑选某些内容发布，以构建某个人设或展现美好生活；策划组织（展览、表演）
brag about 对……自我吹嘘
They never stop bragging about their alma mater.他们天天拿母校自吹自擂。
wrong 英 [rɒŋ] 美 [rɔːŋ] v. 冤枉；伤害