When you start caring more about credit than truth, your judgment decays.
The scientist racing to publish first overlooks crucial evidence that doesn't fit their story. The writer chasing popularity loses what made their voice worth hearing.
The strange thing is that recognition comes most reliably to those who forget about it and focus simply on seeing clearly.
A serious surfer doesnβt plan to go surfing next Tuesday at 2 oβclock. You go surfing when there are waves and wind and the tide is right.
-Yvon Chouinard on not forcing it