Ravi – Nine Years Stuck Being Average
Ravi's batch-mates from 2016 became team leaders, switched companies, started ventures. Ravi stayed in the same role for nine years — not because he lacked talent, but because he'd quietly stopped caring about the small things. Here's what conscientiousness could have changed.
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