Another lesson is to not rely on the opinion of the opposite gender (or the same, if you prefer...not that there's anything wrong with that) for your self-esteem.

Also, don't give too much weight to well-meaning writers who ask you to do more and dream less.

After all, we're no more than little grubby organisms clinging to a dirty, water-covered rock in a rather humdrum star system that sits on the edge of a pretty ordinary galaxy. Against that backdrop, even the Apollo program is not much better than your soon to be forgotten project.