Another funny personal story: since someone shared one. Started developing a taste for studying and computers at age 12-13. Did not hit a stumbling block till

Another funny personal story: since someone shared one. Started developing a taste for studying and computers at age 12-13. Did not hit a stumbling block till 40. Oh yes there were bad times but it was always one valley to another peak and at 40 the tide turned. I would not say it was the Midas touch, it was not, there were others way more successful but I look at my growth based on my aspirations and capabilities. And then the fall. Took 5 years to realize the fubar situation and then maybe 6 years of perseverance with a course correction ;) Even before the article I realized that the lack of failures in early days probably hurt me in the long run. Once again, this is a very simplified version. Even I could find flaws in my presentation of details if I needed to.