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Thank you for this wonderful advice!

• ColinWright 6y ago
  That's a great reaction ... I was hoping you'd take it as positive and encouraging, that's certainly how it's intended. There's a lot in this world that takes time to work on, and time to come up to speed with. If you have seventeen lifetimes then you can do a lot, but otherwise you need to make choices. There's a lot you can appreciate from the sidelines, and agree is amazing, without necessarily understanding it all. But other things you will want to get stuck into and get your hands dirty with, and it takes time and effort. Smart isn't where it's at ... persistence and resilience are the critical components, combined with a desire to make progress. Absolutely you can look at something and choose not to engage with it, but if you're interested,have a go! Be methodical, be persistent, read around, ask questions, and go for it. By the way ... I certainly don't know everything ... far from it ... very, very far from it, but if ever there's something you think I might be able to help with, just let me know. If I can't help, I'll say so. If I can, I'd be happy to do so.
  • lovetocode 6y ago
    Thank you Colin! I think what spurred my comment was that I feel like I have hit a brick wall and just feel exhausted. I am not getting younger, got a wife, two kids and a demanding career as a principal engineer. I want to desperately build my own start up again and learn something new. As you said, persistence and resilience are the critical components to getting through that barrier. Like many others here I assume, it can be exhausting wanting to learn about everything :).