garry’s subposthaven

There's no global standard that determines what people deserve. Don't worry about what you have and think other people should or shouldn't have. The world isn't fair and people you don't like or you think aren't talented will be successful whether you like it or not. You can only control what you want and how you feel about what you have. Any thought you waste worrying about others is one you aren't spending learning or doing something new.

Never think you're better than anyone else. You're not and someone else's choices are just that, their choices. You might have done things differently but ultimately that doesn't make you superior, it makes you different. Thinking you're better only makes you a worse person whereas learning from someone's mistakes will only make you stronger.

If you’re creating art for maximum instant impact, you’re playing it wrong.  You’ve got to create art that lasts for the long haul, that sounds as good three years from now as it does today, because that’s when much of the audience may finally hear it.

Hat tip @thisiskahlil

A student was playing a handheld video game during a class.

The teacher called on the student and asked him what he was doing.

The student replied that he was trying to master the game.

The teacher said, "There exists a state in which you will not attempt to master the game, and the game will not attempt to master you."

The student asked, "What is this state?"

The teacher said, "Give me your video game, and I will show you."

The student gave him the game, and the teacher threw it to the ground, breaking it into pieces. The student was enlightened.