Rule #14: Keep Iterating
"Become the best in the world at what you do, keep redefining what you do until this is true." ? Naval Ravikant
The fastest way to learn a new skill: Use it to communicate something you care about to people.
Your competence increases your perceived value.
Your curiosity increases your ability to produce consistently.
When your curiosity makes you more competent, you have exited the realm of competition entirely. You are getting paid to play.
It took a long time to deny the instinct that work should feel like work, but there's a distinct difference between working because you want to, and working because you have to.
Deciding you want to make the hall of fame is not the same as deciding you're going to spend every day becoming a better player.
You get a lot better a lot faster when you enjoy the game.