The waitress at this restaurant keeps asking “Are you happy with your choices” and I think she means the food but I damn that’s a deep question

It genuinely doesn’t matter how many technical skills I’ve learned. The skill I use the most is ‘writing clearly’. Being able to explain and communicate anything simply is more important to me than any degree of wizardry.

all your half-finished projects are still experience that contributes directly to your skills and confidence. the dozen half-finished projects are the seeds of the finished one that you could never have handled a decade ago.