No matter what you want to do, from being a better mountain biker to learning how to code, you’ve gotta practice. Practice is what takes natural talent and amplifies it! But practice also takes a complete lack of natural talent and makes up for it! So when you feel like you’ve reached a plateau while you’re trying to improve, you should learn the art of deliberate practice!

You can feel very lonely when surrounded by the wrong people. And, you can feel very joyful alone. We're wired for connection, but sometimes when we run from our loneliness, we fill that void with people who don't fire us up. People who, even if they aren't bad, don't motivate or inspire us.