First, think carte blanche first principles. Think from scratch, don’t think like the Germans or the Japanese by analogy or iteration. Anti Kaizen thinking and approach.

Second, don’t follow traditional notions of “success“. Also, Maybe it is best for you to create your own standards of success, or just simply detach yourself from all notions of “success”.

Third, it seems wise to study the past. Studying past history, philosophy, ancient Greek thinking, ancient Greek literature, like the Iliad and the odyssey. Why? You realize that all these modern definition of “success”, are anemic at best.