Maciej Ceglowski:

It can be uncomfortable not to have a name for the thing you do. You have to make sure you plant your feet, and take care to pick the right spot to stand on. You can work on a lot of projects, but you will only get a couple of opportunities to work on something long-term. So I would say pick those carefully, do things that are intrinsically rewarding, and be very loath to abandon them.

Decius:

Be careful what you get good at.

Economist:

If man is an iron-balance that weigh pains and pleasures, the scales are sadly askew.

Doing well is not enough: we also want to do better than our peers.

An Everest Guide:

The most dangerous thing about Everest is everyone else who's trying to climb it.

Colin Dickey:

Our age gets the mountaineers it deserves.