Perseverance, Perseverating, and Persevering
When I was a kid growing up in New Jersey, I wanted to be a rock star. That was all I wanted to be. Specifically, Springsteen. So I got a guitar and played and played and played. But I never really took lessons, I never really played in a band (well, I tried once or twice), and I was just alone in my little echo chamber imagining that if I tried hard enough, I'd get good enough, and then end up in a band, and then... I had perseverance, really no talent, and was getting no fe
