It’s fun to be good at something when the people around you care about that thing. The problem is that to get good you have to do it when they’re not around too.
I think about this often with Olympians. Every four years everyone loves that they put in the grueling hours to be really fast at the 100 meters.
But the idea applies to everyone.
The thankless work that no one sees. Late nights you’ll never get credit for. Levels of sacrifice that can’t be put into words. Surrendering yourself to a path most people won’t understand.
It might not be fun but it’s worth it. And it will be fun later.
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