Gael Almaraz’s Reviews > The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence > Status Update

1. Do not be an "entity-theorist", do not relate results with identity, relate them to effort.
2. Progress is in failure, the transition between shells (think crabs). Avoiding it stagnates you.

"When we have worked hard and succeed at something, we should be allowed to smell the roses. The key is to recognize that the beauty or those roses lies in their transience. It is drifting away even as we inhale."