Going vegetarian. Losing weight. Mastering a skill. Getting into the college that you want. Kicking filthy habits. Whatever. Someone told us these things were hard so we expect them to be hard. We half-ass our attempts and when we can’t get there we feel validated because, come on, these things are hard.

So we try for zines instead of books. We make cover bands. We go halfway because someone told us that going the full mile right off the bat is just too hard. Someone told us that we have to work our way up the ladder.

Well, now I’m telling you that that’s bullshit.