Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them. This makes living in big cities invaluable because you increase the odds of serendipitous encounters-you gain exposure to the envelope of serendipity.
Nassim Nicholas TalebLearn to fail with pride - and do so fast and cleanly. Maximise trial and error - by mastering the error part.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb