Chasing safety can make you small. Years from now, the raises blur; the spine you kept becomes capital you carry everywhere.

The thought behind it

It measures on a longer timescale than your patience currently runs on, which is exactly why it is worth reading. It sits under Quiet Power because the hard part is doing it with no audience to confirm you were right. The line turns on “17” — remove that single word and what is left is advice you have already ignored.