The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.
The problem with competition is that it takes away the requirement to set your own path, to invent your own method, to find a new way.
I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.
Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.
Debt creates stress, stress creates behaviors that don't lead to happiness.
If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.