The line isn't straight

Hey friend... I used to believe progress was a straight line going up and to the right. More revenue, discipline, everything and always climbing. It's a cute idea. It's also wrong. Real-world progress is pretty messy, kind of like a stock market chart. Or the image I drew below ↓ Me being more human while P.S.ing about AI. This new world is a balance. There are dips, plateaus, and stretches where life ebbs and flows. I wasted a lot of energy beating myself up during those stretches. I'll bet...