1 Effortless is a myth

2 Belief in yourself has to be earned

3 Grit > Gift

4 Discipline is talent

5 Trust and loving the process is talent

6 You can do your best and still lose

7 Life is bigger than the court

Success means I get to do it again tomorrow. -Steve Albini

What I quickly realized is how many yellow blazers there are in the world and that at many times in my life, I too have been a yellow blazer—opting for easier but less authentic and less interesting routes. The podcast is part of a portfolio of things that I put in place in my life to try to avoid being a yellow blazer, to instead push myself to be more like a blue blazer, exploring anywhere I can.

this is amazing and applies to helping someone learn anything.