If it comes as a constant surprise each and every time something unexpected occurs, you're not only going to be miserable whenever you attempt something big, you're going to have a much harder time accepting it and moving on to attempts two, three, and four.
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I have a pet goat.
Life is hard, but we make it much harder.
I don't play videogames and generally think that online activism is a giant waste of time.
Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction - only disappointment.
If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time in school. It's always a mentor, a particularly transformative job, or a period of experimentation or trial and error.
If you're shameless enough, you can sell anything.