I just got a small chai, and printed on the back of the cup was the following:

Failure’s hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you’re successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever — Po Bronson

I suppose I should let the be a warning to me. It’s basically the same as saying “do what you love”, but from a perspective of fear, and without any sense of hope.

I’m not totally sure I want to go to Starbucks again anytime soon though… I mean, if I’m confronted with the hard truths of my existence every time I order a grande nonfat caramel macchiato, it could trigger an existential crisis.