我不是赌徒。我不相信运气。我相信努力和准备。

There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.

I'm not a rapper, I'm a rock star.

Stories are how we make sense of the world, even when they don’t make sense.