Then you see that person, usually younger, absolutely crush your skills by a landslide, making things that kept you several nights awake, seem like child's play.

Then you start to question what were you doing all this time, were you lazy? Did you have a good path to the point you are? Are they just special? Are you just lacking? Will you be able to keep up with that person (this applies mostly when we're talking about a job)?

Then you realize no matter what you think, It is what It is, but now you can't even muster any strength or aspirations, because you will never top their speed, you're just and old and incapable thing, drifting away.

Get me a cigar.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago

If there's one thing I've learned is that there's always going to be someone better. I know that while I picked up my trade quick and I do it well, I'm not a prodigy, and it's fruitless to compare to that minute percentage of people that are. I take it as a different method of thinking to learn from, to see the way that they see, and use it to improve skills.

You know what the one thing the youngsters don't have that you do? Experience. An experienced person knows what will bite them in the ass because they've been there, so you've got that going for you, which is nice.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

In my field there are others like me and younger and better. But these youths are standing on shoulders of Giants because I'm their manager and I helped them with the craft. So one day they can leave the company and go to another to crush souls