Being the best at what you do

Day 265 / 366

This entire year I have been trying to figure out what it is that I need in order to feel content again. Is it money? Is it respect? Is it validation from others that I am doing a good job?

I get the answer anytime I see a person who is just killing it at whatever they do, although I keep forgetting it. It is Bumrah bowling these amazing yorkers, or Virat Kohli hitting those 2 sixes off Harish Raut’s bowling. It is Tanmay Bhat getting cancelled multiple times, yet still starting from 0 and reaching the top.

Whenever I see these people, that are the best at what they do, I know in my heart that this is what I am yearning for. I want to excel. I want to be amazing at my work, be it writing code, building a company or mentoring interns. When I am not doing good work, I am pissed off the whole day. As a programmer, I hate seeing bugs reported in my work. Don’t get me wrong, I am not angry at the tester. I am angry at myself for writing bad code in the first place.

Now that I have this figured out, I know what to do. After today there would be 100 more days left in this year, and I want to spend each one of them upskilling myself, fixing my shortcomings and doing work that I can be proud of.