On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 5:15:20 PM UTC-7, Brad OHearne wrote: > > > At my own peril, I'll echo the latter comment, speaking primarily to a > much younger and more foolish version of myself. While it is always > admirable to shoot for the top, and understanding the desire to be > recognized for your achievements, don't let others define you and tell you > your value or the measure of your talent. Nearly every genius that has ever > walked the Earth was ridiculed by the establishment and by "normal" folks > who couldn't see beyond mediocrity, and nearly every great achievement has > been accomplished by someone who was told they'd never succeed. > > Nuts to everyone else and what they say -- many if not most will never see > what you can. Walk to the beat of your own drum. Let what you put your > hands to be all you, so that your greatest trophy is being able to look in > the mirror knowing you gave it your all, and you can sleep well. >
Thank you for the words of wisdom. That is very much on topic to discuss the why as long as we are discussing the how. To be clear, I don't think becoming a Top Developer as something that is essential for my self esteem. I am more interested in the cost/benefit analysis. At this point, trying to get multiple apps with a million installs at least sounds fun, while setting up the political connections may be a bit beyond my usual ability. > Good luck...whoever started this thread -- create something great. > That would be me. I shall. It will be great not because someone created it, but the great thing will be that I created it, whatever it is. Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
