Success is a Social Construction

This tweet caught a virus and generated fun responses.

The most successful people I've met:

1. Read constantly
2. Workout daily
3. Are innately curious
4. Have laser focus
5. Believe in themselves
6. Build incredible teams
7. Admit they know very little
8. Constantly work to improve
9. Demand excellence in everything they do

— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) June 10, 2018

One of my favorite responses centered on a good drinking song from the 1990s, the most glorious of decades.

The most successful people I've met:
1. Drinks a whiskey drink
2. Drinks a Vodka drink
3. Drinks a Lager drink
4. Drinks a Cider drink
5. Sings the songs that remind him of the good times
6. Sings the songs that remind him of the best timeshttps://t.co/8u5zppPMn4

— Nick Hannula (@NickHannula) June 14, 2018

I was just sitting on a chair in front of my house listening to a good song on my phone ("Gold Rush" by Death Cab for Cutie) and my neighbor drove by, flashed me the peace sign and yelled "Happy Father's Day homie". I responded in kind and started thinking about social constructions such as "living the dream" and how people define success and happiness. Anyhow, I'm glad to have a good neighbor and I'm going to go back to listening to Death Cab for Cutie.