founder's mentality

might take 6 more months, might take 2 years. it doesn’t matter. we’re locked in until this becomes real. there’s no quitting, no shortcuts, no backing out. every single day we get closer. we’re gonna make this happen no matter what, because that’s the only option. lock in

One of the biggest reasons it gets harder to do new things as you get older is that new things are generally undignified at first (indeed, this is an excellent heuristic for discovering them) and the older you get, the more dignified you're expected to be.