15 Truths About Things That Suck
And Why That Might Not Be Such a Bad Thing
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Some days just suck.
Some jobs suck.
Some meetings suck.
Some seasons of life suck harder than a Dyson vacuum on Black Friday.
But what if "sucking" wasn’t always a sign of failure? What if it's actually part of the process?
Below are 15 truths about things that suck, and the hidden wisdom they carry if you're willing to dig just below the surface of your own frustration:
1. Sucking is the starting point of mastery.
Nobody is amazing on Day One. You're not supposed to be. Sucking is how you earn your stripes.
2. You can’t improve what you avoid.
Avoiding hard, uncomfortable things is like saying, "I’m cool staying stuck." Sucking is often just truth with the volume turned up.
3. Everyone sucks at something.
The only difference between you and the people you admire? They kept going through the suck.
4. Your standards create your suck.
What “sucks” for you now might’ve been your dream five years ago. It’s not always the situation that’s worse — sometimes it’s your taste that’s better.
5. We confuse comfort with progress.
Easy doesn’t mean you're winning. Sometimes sucking means you're finally pushing against your limits.
6. Sucking is a sign of engagement.
If you never suck, you’ve stopped trying new things. A life without any suck is a life without any stretch.
7. Your relationship with failure is more important than failure itself.
If you treat sucking like a signal to quit, you’ll never get where you want to go.