Live in the arena
... instead of judging from the crowd. If you play the game, you 'll produce average work, you'll make stupid decisions, you'll get beat by someone who is faster, or better.
It's better to work on things that are important to you and feel the frustration of failure than to play it safe and never push yourself.
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