[Anacardo]

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It's probably more fun to whine and complain all the time secure in the knowledge that you are one of the smartest people in the world, as opposed to actually going out and trying - and finding out that, lo and behold, there are actually a lot of people out there better and smarter than you at just about everything.

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Actually, it is. I've been there and done that, and while it feels good for awhile, it is quite unfulfilling (obviously). One of the most disturbing (and life-changing) things told to me when I was 18-19 years old was by a co-worker who said: "Kyle, you don't do anything unless you're excellent at it, do you?"

Initially I thought nothing of it (in fact, I reveled in the quasi-compliment), but after a few days, I realized what a downer that comment really was.

Hopefully Anacardo can take that to heart. And if not, he can go [censored] himself, because I look back at myself 4-6 years ago and see present-day Anacardo and think "What a [censored] idiot."

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This is very, very true. There is nothing I hate more than the feeling of incompetence, particularly public incompetence.