My everlasting pursuit of knowledge is limited in only wondering how far I could have gotten If I had tried harder. Where would I be, who would I be. The choices in the past direct us to the future, surely there can be only one path, but the options are infinite.
My endless pursuit of one-ups-manship of those who have spited me have gotten me farther than most I know, however assuming I didn't set out to acheive more than the rest, would I still be here? The competition isn't the motivation, but rather the challenge of success.
Many I know fear it, avoid it. I thrive for it, even in failure I can get some success out of it, even if it is the lesson of working harder. It's 2:45 am and I'm at the 60min of UV/VIS monitoring of my compound. I will be tired tomorrow but eventually it will be all worth it. Right?
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