“Don't be intimidated by anything. In the vast majority of the professions and vocations, the people who succeed are not any cleverer than you. The adult world is not full of gods, just people who have acquired skills and habits that work for them. And specialize the great human achievement is to specialize as a producer of goods or services so that you can diversify as a consumer. Self-sufficiency is another word for poverty.”

Matt Ridley’s answer to “What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the "real world"?” from Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris