Matt Alexander reflects on the lessons he learned during the past year of writing at OneThirtySeven. It’s a fantastic look back on his work and great advice for everyone – for writing or life. I think one of my favorite lessons is this:

The lesson is that pursuing things you are passionate about and enjoy will inevitably benefit you in an astounding manner. But, if you choose to pre-define the shape of these gains, you will find yourself disappointed and disillusioned.

In this context he’s talking about making money off the writing he does – which he admits isn’t a whole lot. But the takeaway is that by doing something you enjoy doing, you’ll be successful and that being successful has different meanings.