There is a specific kind of hunger that doesn't make sense on paper.
If you fail at your sensible job, you are just unemployed. If you fail at your mad glory quest, you are a legend . You are the knight who came back without the dragon’s head but with a scar and a hell of a story. You tried to bend reality. That dignity cannot be taken from you. mad glory quest
The world has enough sensible people. What it needs is a few more fools chasing glory that doesn't exist yet. There is a specific kind of hunger that
Let’s not romanticize this too much. Most mad glory quests fail. The company goes under. The gallery says no. The mountain sends you home with frostbite. You end up back in the coffee shop where you started, with a lighter wallet and a heavier heart. You are the knight who came back without
Go on. The dragon isn't going to slay itself.
Chasing the Mad Glory Quest: Why We Break Ourselves for the Impossible
