Everything I need to know about Life, I learned from Chumbawamba's TubThumping
Everything I Need to Know About Life, I Learned from Chumbawamba’s Tubthumping The thesis Life will knock you down repeatedly. What matters is that you get back up. Everything else is commentary. 1. You will get knocked down This is not a metaphor. You will fail publicly. You will get blindsided. Sometimes by bad luck. Sometimes by your own bad decisions. The song does not pretend this won’t happen. It assumes it will. Repeatedly. That’s realism, not optimism. 2. Getting up matters more than staying up The goal is not to avoid falling. That’s fantasy thinking. The goal is recovery speed. Fall. Get up. Repeat. That loop is life, careers, relationships, health, money, and leadership. Resilience beats perfection every time. 3. The chorus is boring on purpose The song repeats itself. A lot. So does life. The basics do not change. Show up. Do the work. Recover. Keep going. If you need novelty to stay committed, you’re not serious yet. 4. Celebration is tactical, n...
