First, what holds talented people from fulfilling their potential?
- Imitating the desire of others
- Trying to please others
- Chasing status without questioning why
- Trying to do it all alone
- dividing attention between too many projects
To improve you have to:
- Do lots of research (explore widely and see what is possible)
- Do lots of iterations (focus on one thing and try-out many variations)
- Do lots of repetitions (stick with you method until it stops working)
Education should be about learning. One should follow their interests in education. Improvement and learning are battles that must be fought every day. Give your best effort again and again.
Be driven by curiosity. Ask questions and listen carefully!
The biggest generator of long term results and the very definition of discipline: Learning to do things when you don’t feel like doing them.
Discipline is more reliable then motivation.