Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent

Don’t cook the sauce before catching the fish.

why do you do what you do?

“See much, study much, suffer much, that is the path to wisdom.”

it prevents us from getting any better. Studious self-assessment is the antidote.

Find canvases for other people to paint on.

Instead, you must do nothing. Take it. Eat it until you’re sick. Endure it. Quietly brush it off and work harder. Play the game. Ignore the noise; for the love of God, do not let it distract you.

It’s a type of storytelling in which eventually your talent becomes your identity and your accomplishments become your worth.

the drunkenness of passion.

Find out why you’re after what you’re after. Ignore those who mess with your pace. Let them covet what you have, not the other way around. Because that’s independence.