There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
I'm struck by the insidious, computer-driven tendency to take things out of the domain of muscular activity and put them into the domain of mental activity. The transfer is not paying off. Sure, muscles are unreliable, but they represent several million years of accumulated finesse.
Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.
I don't generally feel anything until noon; then it's time for my nap.