My favourite comment on YouTube

Under Jonny Mozza’s video “You’re way more interesting than you think you are” , Jacob Motl wrote:

I’m a composer, visual artist, game developer, and writer, all of which encompass my career. My day job is frying chicken at a deli. Amongst the composers, I’m not the best composer but I may be the best at frying chicken. Amongst the deli workers, I’m not the best at frying chicken but I may be the best composer. Yet in each arena, I have plenty to learn from others.

I have spent too long trying to understand what I can be the “most” at, which usually feels like staring at a brick wall. Seeing Jacob’s words made the air in the room feel lighter and the brick wall seem more interesting. It is okay to be a mosaic of “good enoughs” instead of one perfect, polished thing. And there is plenty to learn from others.


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