For me, being number 1 is overrated. My ego naturally knows no bounds already, so I don't really seek validation outside of the echo chamber of my own mind (esp

For me, being number 1 is overrated. My ego naturally knows no bounds already, so I don't really seek validation outside of the echo chamber of my own mind (especially from strangers on the internet) As long as I'm number "anything", it means I'm still alive, and I get another day to keep on keepin' on doing the stuff that I do. And yes, I realize how folksy and unhelpful and "Joe Dirt" that comes off, but the truth of the matter is, you gotta find your own happiness and personally decide what success means to you and shoot for that. We live in a period of humanity where 'achievements' are often overblown by media, misrepresented, packaged and sold to us as branding exercises in such a subtle fashion that we don't even realize it. Plus, they say "never meet your idols" because it's quickly laid bare how human they really are -- best to leave something to the imagination and seek inspiration from the one-dimensional representation of them that you hold in your mind than to find out how flawed and fallible they actually are. Anyways dude, unless you're completely miserable at your day job, you're probably doing just fine and are on the right path. Enjoy the journey. It's cool to aim high but it's just as cool to never actually get there too. A lot of the time, "there" turns out to be a cold, lonely, shitty place anyways!