When Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, he didn’t acknowledge it for weeks.
No statement, no interviews.
He did not attend the awards ceremony.
One can assume that he couldn’t care less about the world’s most prestigious prize.
Grigori Perelman is considered the greatest living mathematician.
In 2002 he solved one of the seven mathematical “Millennium Problems.”
He was selected for the Fields Medal, a Nobel Prize for mathematics—which he declined.
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The need for validation is coded into us through evolutionary biology – to retain or gain status in the tribe.
But what if we played the Solo Game. A game where:
-we are the player, and we are the judge
-we celebrate the small but meaningful milestones along the journey
-our mission is our compass, and impact is the reward
Ultimately, the impact of our work is our highest award.