At 23 you could be about to enter the best and most productive point of your life, or perhaps you'll find your pace at 33, or maybe 43 or 53. point is, you have

At 23 you could be about to enter the best and most productive point of your life, or perhaps you'll find your pace at 33, or maybe 43 or 53. point is, you have a while yet. Most people rue time wasted on 'frivolous' or 'pointless' activities, but I'd argue that Carmack, much as I respect him, wasted most of the only chance he'll ever have at childhood. Being a kid is about playing, and it sounds like you did a lot of that, at least. You've got to remember that the vast majority of people aren't actually special, yet we all get to read about the literal ones in millions who are, and so compare ourselves to them.