Do small things. If you love software get some job that pays you to write code. Try to improve the status quo of the code at work in small increments. The smile

Do small things. If you love software get some job that pays you to write code. Try to improve the status quo of the code at work in small increments. The smiles you bring on users faces will give you the energy to start a virtuous cycle of writing more software that people care about. Dont dwell on doing significant things, dwell instead on pushing the boundaries of what you know. Equalling a fields medalist is a depressing thought, knowing more math than I did the day before is a much more meaningful and reasonable task.