If your friend is critical [of your work], you have to have a very thick skin and a thick skin is something that only builds up after it's callused for awhile.
The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
Connecting dots is not that rewarding of an experience.
At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.
If you do something awesome, you should be proud of yourself.
Just put your best foot forward and hope for the best. You also have to acknowledge that you're going to make mistakes.