Repeating easy tasks again and again gets you not very far. Attacking only steep cliffs where no progress is made isn’t particularly effective either. No, the best path is an endless series of difficult (but achievable) hills.

If you think cat food is for cats, how come it doesn't come in mouse flavor?

What I mean by art is the human act of doing something that connects us to someone else

If you have no wish, how can it possibly come true?

It’s okay. Let your ego push you to be the initiator. But tell your ego that the best way to get something shipped is to let other people take the credit. The real win for you (and your ego) is seeing something get shipped, not in getting the credit when it does.

In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure. In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible.

You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome.