Cam Johnson’s Reviews > The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse > Status Update
Cam Johnson
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“Striving for superiority over others creates the feelings of inferiority that it purports to solve; it is highly contagious in cultural systems and social structures; it creates distortive and deceptive views of reality; and incentivizes the pursuit of low-value goods for the sake of status and minimizes the value of excellence.” (Pg. 17)
This book is not a doozy 😮💨 a lot to chew on…
— Sep 22, 2025 01:14PM
This book is not a doozy 😮💨 a lot to chew on…
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Cam Johnson
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(In light of Luke 14: 12-14) “… Kierkegaard explores a less obvious question about the story: Why does Jesus call the meal for the rich relatives and friends ‘a luncheon’ or ‘a dinner,’ whereas the one for the disadvantaged he calls ‘a banquet?’ (Pg. 50)
Powerful 😮💨
— Oct 03, 2025 06:36AM
Powerful 😮💨
Cam Johnson
is on page 47 of 208
“Christianity has no interest in stripping humans of differences. Far from wanting to create some generic pure humanity, its goal is ‘only to make humans pure’— with all their differences.” (Pg. 32)
Such a neat chapter about the harm of restless comparison. A peaceful call to the “joy of being” in Christ and rest in God’s love for us despite our skills, looks, and other characteristics.
— Sep 30, 2025 06:19PM
Such a neat chapter about the harm of restless comparison. A peaceful call to the “joy of being” in Christ and rest in God’s love for us despite our skills, looks, and other characteristics.
