The Importance of Conviction

"I often think about being younger and caring so much as a kid about being quote unquote cool or uncool," he says. "The things that feel big now probably aren't, right? Their little details masquerading is life or death decisions." He adds: "Was I good to the people around me? Did I do what mattered to me?" It's hard to describe, but we never really understand how little these social variables will mean until some time has gone by.