"The whole process of becoming an astronaut helped me understand that what really matters is not the value someone else assigns to a task but how I personally feel while performing it. That's why, during the 11 years I was grounded, I loved my life. Of course I wanted to go back to space - who wouldn't? - but I got real fulfilment and pleasure from small victories, like doing something well in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab or figuring out how to fix a problem with my car. If I'd defined success very narrowly, limiting it to peak, high visibility experiences, I would have felt very unsuccessful and unhappy during those years. Life is just a lot better if you feel you're having 10 wins a day rather than a win every 10 years or so."
- Chris Hadfield in "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: Life Lessons from Space"
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