The true test of a mathematical idea is its ability to inspire further questions.
I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.
'Jeff, what does Day 2 look like?' 'Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death. And that is why it is always Day 1.' To be sure, this kind of decline would happen in extreme slow motion. An established company might harvest Day 2 for decades, but the final result would still come.
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing.