Following your bliss is a recipe for paralysis if you don’t know what you are passionate about. A better motto for most youth is “master something， anything”. Through mastery of one thing， you can drift towards extensions of that mastery that bring you more joy， and eventually discover where your bliss is.

A mathematician's work is to find patterns where others see chaos.

乐观不仅仅是一种特质；它是一种可以培养的技能。